New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-10


To IL Edsos " The Tribune.
Allow me word or two in reply to your
article in Mondays paper. You state that in saying
thu, the Resolution Of the "New-York Young Mems
Christian Assocasion in reference to pettionins the
Common Council to prohibit the running OF cars on
the Sabbath was not now before the ASSOCIATION LOT
action was technical cannot see it in that light
A stated before the Resolution was laid on the table,
or If you please, under the table, and Committee ap
pointed to take into consideration the subject OF the
dissertation of the Sabbath The Resolution was NOT
referred TO them for action though the general szte:
of Sabbath Dissertation was so referred WHAT tna,
Committee will report to the Association tor its acton
il vet unknown. II may may not report such a
Resolution for action and until il does submit that
is no, now properly before them Hence, my denial OF
the fact as stated by you, cannot be techncalify
As member Of The Association wished to have the
matter correctly stated nor did desire in the few re-
marks made 10 lead you from the main point or 70
shuttle" the question aside you intimate and
think now SIS did then, that there is wide difference
between running the public Railroad on the
Sabbath and in the use OF pTrote carriage for the pur
nose Of CONVEYING its owner and family 10 Church
Nor does the fact that n individuals may take tue cars
10 correy icr 20 Church alter the case IN the least You
sew you insist that fin be wrong 10 rde 10 Church on
II
carrisee7 But, here again can see ssw'de difference
which you may call technical Il me cars were employer
on the Sabbath for the purpose Of conrtHg persons 20
Church the same pirate carriages then could UNDER
.tand the narsel which YOU draw and feel ia force too
But such VIGOROUSLY is NOT tst tacf am not unmndlu
OF the fact thlt nGny-rey dHy-pryate carriages arc
emuoyedon the Sabbath by pleasure seekers, Tor aass
mert &c: nor that livery stable Keepers reap Tcaer
harvets on that day than on any other Of the seven
know that By perhaps majority OF our citizens the SAP
bath Is used sort holiday and that the pesceaDle
quiet moral and Christian citizen Is constantly compeeu
10 witness the unholy spectacle. But, my fr1cnd you
will not am sure insist that the same laws should APP
PLY TO prUdte indird1S sins TO public nuisances ana
public grievances II that IS your meaning and II W
rate rights are 70 be subjected 70 the same kgsG'oH rs
pablo and corporate bodies affecting the public and gen
ral reifare Of societ then uust confess that have
failed 10 understand correctly the true objects oil OF egs
lation But | will not push the inquiry further now
did not intend to enter upon an argument oil the
question but simply TO answer an item or two IN your
last article do notwsh 20 be considered ~ palha'S
priroie sins any more than public overt acts lwouu
have the sacred day OF rest observed strct accorg
10 the command OF God and would have laws maze
70 bear equally upon the rich ne well a the poor am
no friend 10 partial legislation. ! am as strongly OPP
posed 10 that as any individual possibly be- but TINS
question i now beginnin. TO sgste the public mind
The Christian and phanthropst can no longer snu MS
ewes 70 the widespread decoration OF Gods holy day
You and l. read Greeley, have abored hard IN other
DAYS lin A and A., in another part OF the state as an
Editor, stump orator &c you az your post here ana
we have reioiced together in our trphs ana mourneu
de |
paper since lis commencement, and although do nor
agree with you ereTylang ySu say, yet have often
admired your manly independence your seltsacrincng
proorrssre spirit | have applaudod your noble stand
in the Temperance cause and kindred moral reforin'
The question Of the Dissertation OF the Sabbath Is one OIL
magnitude-foT that affects the temporal and eternal
welfare and ] shall be greatly Disappointed II me
Tribune he found orrcyed against ia In THIS great r.
form We cannot shut eyes TO the widespread and
desolsEng evils consequent upon the violation oil the
sacred day Of As Christians "a phlanthropsts a'
refomers, have pant 10 bear in this glorious war
fare For the question must sooner or later be met,
whether we shall have proper Observance of the Sab
bath or become a nation Of sabbath breakers.
N6o- York, Dec. 7, 1852. 10 ~
70 We publish the foregoing as it reached
us, and will refrain from exposing It's points
which seem to us weak and inconsequent, not
wishing to prOtract controversy on the subject.
We shall simply reiterate the expression OF
cur earnest conviction that any attempt to stop
the running of cars on Sunday while no impe-
diment is offered to the running Of private
coaches and even Of livery carriages on that
day-no matter whether used to attend church
or TO visit some pleasure resort at distance
from the City-will fail of its purpose and do
harm to the cause it is intended to subserye.
We find confirmation of this view in j. o. Ms
assertion, that a majority of our people now
regard and treat the Sabbath as q holiday.
Any action which may be taken must stand or
fall as this majority shall decide; wherefore we
insist that whatever is undertaken shall have
the merit at least of consistency. There we
leave the subject Ed.