Daily American telegraph., 1852-02-17
Editors Correspondence.

from our Baltimore Correspondent
A Few Words for the Typos, about SUM
day Work--The lee Bridge Mr. Demp-
ster-Miss Davenport--A stormy Night
Business and the Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1910 p. m.
I read with much satisfaction an editorial in
your paper of Saturday, condemning the prac-
tice of printers working on Sunday. The Bible
tells us, "Six days shalt thou labor, bat the
seventh is the Sabbath Of the Lord thy God in
it thou shalt do no work" &c. This is the spirit
of commandment which, if that book be true,
land none can doubt it, comes direct from the
Almighty Sovereign of the Universe-from him
who, when he had completed the creation of this
earth and all things therein, rested from his Ia
bors, and sanctifed it to be holy Sabbath to
himself. Divine inspiration as plainly teaches
that one day in seven is to be observed as day
of rest, as it does the immortality of the soul.
1t is, then, incontrovertiby wrong, sinful, yio-
lation of Gods solemn command, that this sanct-
fed ordinance should be broken. We live in the
very heart of Christianity. All around us, on
every side, the gospel is preached; salvation to
the world is proclaimed; holy men enter the
sanctuary-the house of God, and there, in his
very presence, and on the day which he has COM
manded shall be kept holy and as day Of rest,
tell, in the language of Heaven, that the Sab
bath is to be respected. Aside, too, from the di-
rect teachings of the Almighty, nature plainly
declares that one day in seven of relaxation from
the cares and turmoil of business is indispensa-
BILE.
Why, then, permit me to ask, should the
printer of morning newspaper, of all others, be
singled out and made to violate openly, palpably,
the divine law? Why leopard his eternal salvation,
when other craftsmen are accorded the universal
prerogatve of resting one day in seven? What
does the poor journeyman printer do? He stands
at his case night and day, late and early, week
day and Sunday, but to pick, pick, pick-havng
no variety but the ceaseless click, click, click.
Noah's dove, when it left the ark in search of
resting place, and went out over the measureess,
dreary waste Of waters, had more pleasure lone
as it was, in listening to the silent solitary music
of its own wings.
At whose door shall the sin be laid? answer,
partially at the door of him who submits and be-
comes the actor; but more especially-yes, in a
tenfold degree-at the door of him who asks for
the submission, and is the prime instigator. To
be plain, the employer-though he work not him
self, and perchance goes to church, feigns to be
sanctimonious, dips in the same dish with the
sits at the same board, eats and drinks
of the same sacramental symbols-he is the
-
of this terrible violation of divine, moral, and
physical law must rest Better work himself on
Sunday, if work need be done, than play the
hypocrite ut church whilst others work for him.
Such things make religion almost seem farcical,
and tend to disgust honest sensible, well-dsposed
men with what might be turned to good account.
1t is hollow mockery. Let those who are guilty
pause and reflect. The public, with one universal
voice. will say In Gods name, let the printer have
rest one day in seven! Even the brute has this:
why not man? Again, let the proprietor say to
himself What will it avail me if "gain the
printer throughout the world as he values the dig
nifty of his own nature and his independence as
man, should rise at once and strike against this
monstrous servility. The common slave has his
Sunday and holidays. Why, then, should the in.
telligent printer be subjugated, in violation of
moral and physical law?
The express train from Philadelphia came
through this evening in good time, and crossed
the Susquehanna on the ice.
Mr.. Dempster, the favorite Scotch balled singer,
gives concert here tomorrow night. He is on
his way to Washington.
Miss Davenport is drawing full houses at the
Holiday street Theatre.
We had quite stormy night-snow and rain
falling alternately.
Business is active-breadstuff firm Sales of
Howard street -four to-day at S4.44-an advance
Grain steady-red wheat, 98@97c. white do,
S1@107c. Corn, 56@5sc per bushel.
CHESAPEAKE.