The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-31
Tn. sunday mn,,. aud the Sunday Fanatics

The Sunday mnsis aud the Sunday Fanatics.
We perceive that an effort being made by
eeTiain religious fanatics in the State of New
Jersey, TO abolish the Southern mail which leaves
New York every Sunday morning, and that a cor
respordendence on the subject has been entered
INTO between Mr.. Brady, the Postmaster OF this
city, and the President OF the New Jersey Railroad
Company. A similar attempt to stop the mails on
Sunday, and on that route in particular, was made
few years since but il created a storm Of indig-
nation and opposition which overcame the fanatics;
end from that time, until very recently, they have
let the matter alone. 1t appears, however, that
they have recovered from the defea, which they
ths n sustained, and have renewed the agitation, to
De again defeated, we hope, in the same manaer
~ they were before.
Oue OF the grounds assumed by the fSnaues, in
thtir efforts to abolish this mail, Is the alleged
fact that the Sunday Southern mail il OF no great
consequence 10 the country, and might, without
prejudice TO the community, be done away with.
This IL not the case. The Southern mail is at all
tunes important to the Southern States, and espe-
efaIy 10 the commercial interests Of that region Of
the county; ard il frequently happens that the
very Sunday morning natl Of which 20 much has
been said lately, is the most important Of any.
Why is il 80 Because, ~ very often the Case
particularly during the summer moaihs-the British
steamships arrive this port with the foreign mails
On Saturdays, after the regular Southern mail for
that day has closed. Again, as general thing, when
she British steamships arrive at Boston, their mails
are frequently received here on Saturday. AFTER
~ almost all cases-the regular Southern mail has
elcesd from the post Office IN New York. The
early receipt, by merchants, Of their private
rssropdenee from the other side Of the Atlantic, il
q great desidsratum. In fact, we believe that, AZ
agenersl rule, no merchant, or operator. or sPecu-
htor, ss the case may be, will undertake any ven
cure until he has received his puvate dispatches;
% leasi, he Will not do 20 to any great extern
Nov, n, on the one hand, the steamship arrives AZ
shis ror On Saturday, or q, Boston at time
when her mails cannot be received here before
Saturday afternoop after the closing Of the regular
Southern mail, would IL not be great injustice to
that influential and important class q the com.
muniy TO deprive them Of the privilege which they
now enjoy, Of receiving their fsreign cores.
poudenee BY the esrliest means potsiblef We
.p,ak Of the Southern merchants. who are certain.
" o. much interested AZ those OF the North the
character Of the intelligence which those steam
ships brinei Decidedly they are; and. we would
ash. are the interests Of oar Southern merchants
between new ON ana new Oflehhs 70 DC IN
Iured because few fanatics in this region, who
care nothing about the foreign markets, imagine.
IN the plenlsu6e Of their assumed godlisese, that
locomotive commits ain by running on the Sab
bahi
But this 10 net the only objection that we have TO
che proposed reform, # such il may be called. II
these very CONSIDERATIONS and Sabbath-revering
fanatics succeed in her efforts 10 stop the Sunday
mail from this city to the South, they will no, be
fstis6ed with that bot when tina, IL accomplished,
they will want something more Not believing in
the system Of remission Of SINS or indulgence for
committing them, they establish ooe Of their own,
snd Asuer themstlves-or al at least a erea, many
of them do-that il they do bat, IN the Of re-
heion, exert themselves to stop the Sunday mails,
she vsry odor Of the good act viii act psaaces
20 their wounded copsciences for the many dis
heness tricks and knaveres which they practise
during the week. THIS system Of scmpounding
fslon,es with the devil win not do. Tfthose people
whcse conseences are 80 extremely sensitive, can
not find any better way OF jusufylsg themselves
Cor the SINS Of the week, than by attempting 10
a. n. Ill Al ~ -.