New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-05
City Reforms.

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such thing as making oneself too ohcious. aui
temperance man. although have not signed the
pledge, as consider that my word spoken IN SIN
cerity will go as far as my name inscribed TO piece
0! paper: -, -, --o,-
shops on SUNDAY: very we'll as there are laws
enacted TO close them. let them be sniorcrd: i'uI
! allow me 10 ask you whether, by cioSlus 'hrih'
/ would not hase an injurious eject on thousahi''-
| For instance, 4 & is a iahorng man; out ei the
| seven days he is hard at work the six Perhaps I'D
the morning he goes 10 Church. and IN tic afternoon
ne meets lew friends IN quiet orderly tiVe'n'
and there sucially conyerses over glass oi G!e.-
Now this man being deprived OF hi> Only ENJOYMENT
what is he 10 DO Why he must necessarily pAf-
chase his gr0g on saturday nIsni' anu 5i ,aAe a
home, where his wife and children wall see MN, ah'
he has sons the example vii be followed bY i'e'
and they viii 60 and do likewise.
! Again I've heard il said that hr. Harper intends
! 10 prohibit the conveying passengers o"' ~
! Harlem. on SUNDAY: why sr consider t'';t Iot'i
one 81 the create blessings Ill lie oltv. iof on "'
dav can The aboring classes ENJOY the pleasant 'et
due OF the country thereby arouslng ID 'iier i''iu'
more heavenly ard fouS thoughts than many q ION.
sermon preached III The City. Let Nh H. carr ou.
the reforms he Promised before his eeciion ana hot
70 seeking the stntuye-book for almost obsolete ones.
Let him give clean streets. protecuon rom ''''e't
! and u.obs-so that when we are worshipiis acCuiu-
!
If he does not, with the words OF Gov. stes, !.
close. That he came into power with the consent
of all parties, and by the consent OF all parties ne
will go out.
OXE or THE GLORIOUS AND TRUE 529!.
Remarks.
We agree with our correspondent entirely as 10
the mpoiicy and wrong ot stopping the Harlem
Railroad on Sunday, for we believe City me-
chanlc or Iaborer vino IS obliged TO woFk haFd
and constantly SIX days in the week TO support
MS family IS not forbidden by any Divine and
ought not TO be by any Human law, to catch a
breath of fresh air on Sunday By sobeF'y and qn-
eily riding few miles into the country. Others
read the Record differently, and have perfect
right to their own opinions, though rot to en-
force them upon others. BGt ii there be any
State or City statute torbidding Cars to run on
Sunday. wesay let the Coanc ifit have not power
To repeal it, see that it is enforced. They were
elected 10 see that the laws arc duly obcyed, and
have no right to Judge that some laws are un-
popular OF unwse, ana therefore 20 be disregartcd.
They have 10 rghiiul discretion in the premises.
The American Republican, Of yesterday states
positively, however, that the Mayor has made no
| attempt and does not design to stop the Sunday
cars.
AS to erng shops, VIC disagree entirely with onr
correspondent. Orr plan would be 10 shut them
up ycry early in the morning of the lst January,
and he sure to keep lhem closed Till late at night
of the 3lst of. December-but for this the law
makes no provision and public opinion Is not YET
ripc Meantime, there is plain, undenablc law
for keeping them rgdy closed on Sunday, and
every man who takes out a license virtually
pledges himself TO conform to the aw. We cant
afi',rd to countcnance violations of the law be-
cause men will do wrong in some other way If
YOU don't let them in this. Il man wants
srog. g.shop 10 spend his Sunday IN because ne Is
ashamed to be tipping at home before his children,
that is an excellent reason why he should not
drink, but no reason at all for letting salu;ary
aw be openly and constantly violated.
Our correspondent, being (as we were one of
the voters for Morris Franklin, does moi stand III
the very best position to give advice 50 magiste-
rally and abundantly to the Mayor Il Co. Lei
them take their OWN course, and if they swamp
themselves, it is certainly not our business.
l. TIE aurora, in arguing against our re-
| cent remarks with regard TO Municipal Iegula-
tons, says:
Ii the argument the Tribune holds good in instance.
il i ennily Applicable nil and II the new Common Coun
c wete all the compoor' at work on sunday ioi
aoaay IE ~. "sI .a F Of the movement and is ow
opinion, would sustain the enforcement OF what TIE law oi
| ;llS State.
We DO not think the law is rightly construed
by the Aurora; but if ii is, we heartily wish it
were enforced We have TO do some work on
Sunday for Mondays paper, but we dislike 1t
exceedingly, and would gladly escape from it
We never issue an Extra on that day, though
very important news often reaches US from Eu-
rope and elsewhere VIC keep our Office closed,
and would gladly unite in general agreement
of the Morning papers not to lit a type from
sunset on Saturday night 10 the same hour OF
| Sunday evening. But were this to be done,
new paper would be started in week, offering
to give the fullest news on Monday morning,
and thousands would be attracted 10 It from
those now published. Nothing but law can en-
force the unanimiy requisite; and if there is
any law for sending officers into printing offices
to stop all work there on Sundays, the sooner it
is thoroughly enforced the better we shall like IT.
A SLY 'PoLK'-The Madisonian of Monday.
in letting off little Texas glorifcalion, merely
by way of keeping lis hand IN, We suppose, puts
sly hit into the ribs OF the Polk Loco Focos,
which mus, be exceedingly unpleasant to take;
,l,o Ii tho.
ton OF Texas, hitherto published, the conspicuous
part taken by The Texas HERO. Gov. Pok, cannot
have escaped the observation OF the public.
ig@ The corner stone OF new Methodist EpIs-
opal Church was laid at Elzabethown, n. J. yes
ierday afternoon. Appropriate exercises were per-
formed and highly interesting addresses delivered
By Rev. I. B. Sargent, H. Slicer and J. Collins
OF Baltimore. The concourse OF people was very
large and about $3.50 was collected in aid OF the
funds.