The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-14
nb.srrnnes Of ths sabbntl,.

observance of the Sabbath.
The communication from "Cenci,'' as will be |
seen, was nendedfor publication in the Delta. That
paper, however, declined give tan insertion. We
publish it written, without any alteration
New ORLEANS. Jan. 12th, 1850.
Mes1s. Della Since the expression Of public |
sentiment, in considerable degree, at large and |
highly respectable meetings OF our felow-citizens,
publicly assembled, that better observance Of the
Christian Sabbath is desideration in our city, |
have anxiously looked to the Press-ihat powerful
and woodworking engine in moral as well as in |
political enterpriseior expression. also, Of |
their opinon-of their Judgment the proposed |
improvement in our Sabbath habits. And in your |
influential, your independent Journal OF yesterday
morning, had the pleasure OF reading il, and am
glad to find that you cordially approve and warmly
commend it TO favorable consideration and en-
couIagement, not only a religious institution OF
divine origin, but also conductive to our health
and happiness as a community. Now, having so
well and lavorably expressed yourself upon public,
not sectarian movement, from which such deslra-
bic, such really beneficial results as health and
happiness, n-the SHDsa1ttHl bo7lHm of human ttte
are TO flow, | regret to say that to my under
standing, there seems to be, in your subsequent re-
marks in reference TO this subject, singular obll
guilty OF purpose from the with which you at
first set out. For while you give your iearm and
unhesitatng coRtme,sdatioB to the proposed mea-
sure, in the next breath you pour perfect sleet Of
chilling objections upon, and emboss with untiihely
FROST the whole project nip in the very bud
lovely flower, whose unfolding beauty and excel.
lence, in its full perfume and bloom, might other
wise aureeably to your own predicate have spread
the delightful fiagTance oil health and happiness
among US and II So can see no reason why Oo.h
Jew and Mahommedan should not unite win 'ie
OmlSuan, most cheefiuliy' IN p'o'n9tlng d fesu'
so desirable SO devou'iy To De wished linen save
that tender mower
Your iears gentlemen that TINS movement hilg M
De iliaoe tne s'ePP'hg stone leie1i'e, ~
ana hutuu heresy, tha' Jews anu NAN'
"oulo oe e&ciuueo rom gOF'S 10 WHICH, oi'tS
more ehnoolhg CONSCIENTIOUS are ii'i''e
ogNe pace ana 'ney thrown oacA ii,o ''F' Gun
u''ion oi Donuase IN "iien 'ney "eie H'e =, '-o
eSlA ages III uie event o' ou' UeoV.iins' :" -
OrleAns oetter observers Oh the 0hfisuan 'aO'a'n
are all as visionary as tie DaSe'ess ia'ii' %
dream, how' Slrs' can tnese 'hlngs Oe iinas
when II is wen known 'hat 1t was rue hed'en-ue-
scended principle oil Ohrlstanity wihch u'u anu Is
emancPahng Jewsand Heathens rom 'he slavery
ana degradation oi the aark ages anu Uiins
theih aa.y 10 the llght, hoefy anu AhoSiee :,
Tue only hVing and true eod Contrast te history q
their former degraded condition WIN the" present
eevaton-trace the causes which led TO II, ana you
VIII hnd triumphant vndlcatlon oil the incotnPa-
rabIe blessings OF Chrlstlantyto to the whole human
iahly-equally Tree to jews ana e'en'iles' ragahS
and Mahommedahs-a triumph mafkeu oy lhe uh-
errlng finger OF God upon the moral chart ol 'he
whole world How lhen' can II DC lh'efieo' oy
what logic do you arrlye at the astounding cohclu-
sloh' thal the great goou "heh ShrisIdh ciV''i4d'
ton has accomplished IN ITS infancy, In It's naturef
progress, Tor the last thousand years. should now
IN the full vgor OF youth and march oil usefulness oe
all reversed and thrown back upon the oark ages
just because The people OF New orloans' OF pof-
ton oil them, had resolved upon better observance
OF the Christian Sabbath And whence the lnier-
ence that the civil rights oil those ior whomN NhriS
tlanlty, IN connection win ciVii government has
done, and IS still dong so nuch are 10 De crushed
or impaired by a more consistent dlSeht altehton
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