Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-16
tCoMxUyIcATED.
To BFNEVOLEN,

T. ~ "
In your nouees q the sabbath Schools" in our city
you might with propnsiy have said Two Hundred
There IN this city and within sounds Of the Church
bells, over Two Hundred Shops If Shops they deserve TO
be called here those branches Of "Ora Dstruc ton
by you 1dusrOGsy taught taught too by those who
in instances enmoEous Of their rights eiti
# they violated ,he laws b. which they are
protected in their practices u guilt and immortality Csfy
Street, Rockets and BuichfoTn, alone destined 10
blush this crying shame their chsfacers Main Street
will vie with either, and Broad Street is not whH behind
any Of them ~ emulation Of the honors Of these honOra-
bic practices Some few Sa5baihs since counted about
30 open doors between 9th and gh streets on Broad Street
between 10 and II O'clock A. 81. and Nam Street
there over 30 who thus the face Of law aud Justice
perpoaing practices which should be voluntarily
donra It not lOrebly stopped by legal authority.
osn fully satsfsd that in this City there sufficient
strength IN The lgwuyiBg nizens Of both te gious aud IT.
religious who would 60 with you snd myself in ell
sonlbe measures 10 atop this eyi, coEd any plan be hit
upon that would not SAVIOUR Of prescription. hlye con-
suited with many and this lprcscnpuou TO be the
stumbling lhayc been really surprised at the tame
submission that citizens eyince in this matter Here
ave few comparatively citizens who have determined
IN defiance oi law 10 set themselves up proscrptons
10 tho whole community. They prescribe you aud me
they prescribe every principle o. nDrsty and religion
tho Law and lie ofeefs-hey prescribe the master and the
msress opening way for the servant 10 violate eli com
rnpnds and lave igr mast mistress and yet We who
profess TO be the dies PIES u law aud order and in many
cases professors u the Religion o. e bible not only ae
y submit, butts many clses actually psons such persons
| ~ giving them our support iu trade
Bov MRssE. Editors and Mr. "Bcncvolens lei ~ take
smother thof loot q these schools and there q not
more behind the curtain. WHIST crime b. there on record
that may not Be plenty raced bsct 20 this common orr
gin 81 ruin and dsgrnce, Sabbath bfeaknRl What muir
dcrer ever eSpsed with his life the offence that Is &c
buusy keeper Il the Slbbaih Hoy1 or even respectful
~ u % iue the crime may not have been committed on
ths sabbath Gu' % tho principles taught yuf school,
ihs bsH name eCeT head Jgr hsm) the pupil owes
bis sWiit progress IN cfmo and is sOn-cauenc,s" Por
there 10 not more prolific source ofmisory min d,-arace
and DEAN in OIL The sources Of human abilities put together
Than this one, u in fact the mother e social owls And
BLESSED y TIE nan on 3en who engaged n the schools
your paper intended 10 defend, sg1 have % doubt but
mat there arc thousands will say yea bssssd arr
hoss who have toe moral courage take W on occupation
That was 90 doubtful Of favor with the public and ho no,
discouraged BY the vigilance Of ose whoso eyes can only
&c what their pfeudces condemn; but following the hig
eieaWs Of planif ply haze struck ths evil mot az lie
roots h'nb bci lie branches Tor wh-fho human mind
lends 70 evil 70 long VII ihes bn found those who will
pauonHe vice; and osong ,oro ere yays sysn 90 long
VII mere he willing vJinres the shame d the rJacfcrs
NOW DO not see any nocesy Tor any stores being kou
open on the Sabbath tApothecurcs acepcd aud hey or
TO insh medical proscpdons) Here nro leciions
Hea Dry gooes h1is, shoes boots and groceries and groo
shops' and TAO markets. ell ip igiI operation Ii
"c'O" upon h" christian end les losing community.