Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-10
RICHMOND typographical SOCIETY.

AT a meeting of the Richmond Typographical Society
held at Odd Fellows Hail. Saturday evening last the
Committee appointed by that body at previous meeting to
wait upon the Proprcors of the Daily papers of the city
and solicit their cooperation in the abolition OF Sunday
word their various Offices offered the following CORES
pondence as their reportwhich the Society ordered be
published:
To the Editor, and Proprietors of The Richmond Uhg,
Enquirer Times, Republican and Dispatch:
GESrLEaES: The undersigned have been appointed a
Committee by the RICHMOND TYPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 10
address you the subject OF Sabbath Labor with the view
OF aboshin The Printers have long ard earnestly desired
to be relieved from working the Sabbath, and from the
evils which flow from it, Upon calm and deliberate consi-
deraon have concluded TO make the efor' and we
specfully solicit your cooperation, which deem
| tia to harmony and success.
We think gentlemen that there is real necessity Tor
Sabbath Work. and even there were feel conscious of
the crong do in violating the moral law of Creator
which furs III the rong we do IN setting at defiance the
statute law Of our Commonwealth thus giving
ample to the vicious do the Same in this and other
specs; the rong infic upon our persons, ply sicay
mentally and mOraly The rrong do our families and the
community which live; all which considerations, We
| uutnbly trust will have due weight with you
We wish simply do right in the premises We desire to
secure ourselves the enjoyment of rights and privileges
secured to all classes OF community and, far
throw ourselves upon inaenabe rights and refuse 10 la
the Sabbath but our interests being peculiar, and
perhaps intna affecting those of employers prefer
10 CO operate with them in eectng amcab!c und perma
nen adjustment Of the matter
Az certain means OF accomplishing an OBJECT so desirable
we propose that the newspapers 10 be issued Monday
morning shall be press on the preceding Saturday
night The alpracce, which IL is the object OF This COM
muncaun correct results necessarily and entirely from
Keeping Mondays paper from the till Sunday night
solely for additional by that days mail But
rence shows that there is actual necessity for doing
scarcely happens year. that news so ncrcsng and
cxtraordinar justify working on the Sabbath arrives
on the evenn. of that day Besides if all the papers
nut TO press Saturday night the news which now arrives
On Sunday could be recgtarhed Saturday evening" in
| time for Mondays paper.
The concurrence all the editors of our city, in the above
suggs s,ion while il would place them on equal footing,
would cnahlc u.s. as craft, and with great satisfaction 10
ourselves 10 enact such would most certainly
abolish the evil OF which we complain.
Believing the interests OF all would thus be most
eminery promoted, and The moral intellectual and physi
ca interests OF The community and ourselves particularly
be materially advanced,
We have the honor 10 be gentem:n,
| Yours. most respectfully,
JAMES b. BINGHAM, !
WIN B. ALIEGRE
THOMAS BAlLIE SCommittee
FRANCIS $. WEST
r. ID. GRANTLAND,