The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-12

would answer for him to attend professional
consultation on Sunday, the doctor replied:
"Why, sir, when you are Of consequence enough
to oppose the practice Of consulting upon
Sunday, you should do it but you may go
n0s1." General CAss has reached position
which, in his judgment, excludes him from
the benefit Of the exceptional condition that
saved BozzY. On another occasion, however,
the doctor said something which meets his case
exactly. He was standing with friend look
ing out ON common where some bird catchers
were busy one fine Sunday morning. His
friend was shocked, and descanted at length
on the enormous wickedness OF the times in
| which such things could occur "While half
broke out upon him)-"to dance and sing and
celebrate Sunday as day of festivity, how
comes your puritanical spirit so offended with
frivolous and empty deviations from exact
ness. Whoever loads life rith unnecessary
scruples, SIR, prouokes the attention Of others
on his conduct, and isscurs the cens,we Of sin
gulority scithout reoping the REGARD Of supc-
rior virtuc."
1t was the Pharisees who rebuked the disci-
pies for doing that which was not lawful on the
Sabbath day; and it was the master of the dis
ciples who declared that it "was lawful TO do
scell on the Sabbath days." "What man shall
there be among you that shall have one sheep,
and if it fall into pit on the Sabbath day,
will he not lay hold ON it and lift it out. How
much, then, is man better than sheep2"
1t was not the life of sheep, but the lives of
hundreds Of human beings were hanging upon
the passage of the bill that was under discus
| sion in the Senate when General CAss stated
that he considered it improper to continue the
session longer. 1t was the Sabbath day. He
moved the Senate adjourn"
Legislation for removing from the western
waters the distractions which have been SO
fatal to human life, is unnecessary secular
business" which ssdesecrates the Lords day;'
| and for such business the General will snever
sit" But if it should happen to be in ,car
time, the temptation might be too strong to re-
sist. He would sit in war time, if necessary;
but he would not do it in peace, whether it
were necessary or not. Now, if it were "ne-
cessary," we would sit in war or peace; and
should think that in SO sitting we should only
act up to the injunctons Of Christianity, how
ever we might expose ourselves to the rebuke
of the Pharisee.
Touching his constitutional scruples about
sitting after l2 o'clock on the Sd of March, we
only said that they prevented him from voting"
We did not blame the General for entertaining
constitutional scruples, nor should we, even if
we thought him more nice than wise. A
statesman, however, might well enough per-
NIT usage and authority to override his per-
sonal scruples on subject of this nature;
and if every other Senator, or if a ma
jority of the Senators, had suffered under
the same tenderness of conscience which
distressed General CAss, we should have lost
the Postage bill, the Civil and Diplomatic bill,
the Army bill, the Naval bill, and the Light
house bill I! And the country will no doubt APP
preciate the extreme constitutional constituencies
of General CAss, when they reflect that he was
the only Senator of either party, from body
of sixty-two members, who played the part for
ttceLUe hours Of a "mere looker-on," without
speaking or voting on any subject whatever!
General CAss, in one part of his speech, says
that the Republic repeats an cold story with
no other view in the world but to injurc me-"
him. In another part of the same speech
he says that the people will regard the article
in another light. "They will not doubt" he
says, sthat it is an attack, not on mel am
nothing-but intended to injure the great
Democratic party, with whose confidence
have been honored on one occasion, and which
mean to go down to my grave without VIC
lating."
We beg General CAss to understand that
we can entertain no personal feeling towards
him that would induce us to say or to leave
unsaid any thing that might elucidate the sub, |
ject under discussion. We look upon him |
merely as an ssembodiment" Of the Democratic |
party; and his personal lodges we regard as the |
lodges of the great western and northwest
ern Democracy. AS for an intention on our part |
to damage "the great Democratic party" we |
certainly so intend, to the extent Of our ability
We have entertained that intention for some |
time, and have at various periods manifested it;
and if, in SO doing, we have at any time had |
occasion to speak Of the honorable Senator from |
Michigan, we have only sought to do him JUS
tice. tits not our fault if, on some subjects,
justice is the last thing likely to be agreeable to
him.
slgnorina Parodi.
We have had occasion, heretofore, to copy
some of the numerous concentrations bestowed