Grass Valley telegraph., 1853-10-27

through the hestreets, and it is not an uncom-
mon occurrence that this day of rest closes
with savage and bloody fight. What is the
effect of such state of things upon the NOR
ais of community? Children soon learn to
copy such examples young men follow the
precedent set them by those more advanced
in life older men become accustomed to it,
and relax in their high estimate of propriety,
and finally yield to the seductive influence of
vice. st-s+if - eA'i
Children, and youth, become depraved
young and old men spend their hard earnings
foolishly, when perhaps, their families home
are suffering and the husband, the father, the
son, if he ever returns to the bosoms of those
who fondly expect them, may return drunk
ard, a gambler, debauche- in short, with
morals corrupted, victim of vice.
Do you like this picture? No, it is not
pleasant to look at. 1t is unpleasant to con-
template, but alas tits too true. Just look
into our saloons, and houses of prostitution
on a Sunday evening, and see if they are not
thronged? Look into our churches on a
Sunday morning, see if they are tbronged?
and mark the contrast. Then, on Monday
morning, look at our business men, you will
see them jaded and worn out with the exces-
sive labors of the day of rest-illy fitted for
the labor of the week; and amidst all this
dissipation, is it strange that men grow des-
perate-even to the commission of crime?
When their money is spent, their morals cor
rupted, their spirit broken, their next resour-
ce is-to steal.
The miner wants a day of rest-and he
takes it. Is he not wiling to accord the same
to business men? In his heart he is, but he
reasons justly, that so long as business men
will do business on Sunday, and will take no
rest. why he may just as we'll close up hisweeks
work on that day, as on any other, and he
does it, and then he can spend the remaining
portion of his time at home, at church, at
saloon, at house Of prostitution, or in
lounging as his taste and inclination dictates.
And who is to blame for this state of things?
Who, but those doing business; the business
community of Grass Valley. If all should
ClOS0 GuGIT SUITES, dIlu GIl6lT OluC6S OH SUNDAY,
would not as many supplies be sold during
the week? If the Express Offices should
close on Sunday, would not the Miners sell
the same amount during the week? l have
heard many Miners declare, that at home,
they did not do business on Sunday, and only
sold their dust now because the offices of the
buyers were open on that day, but they should
be perfectly willing-nay, would choose if it
were general thing, to do as they have been
educated to do at home, to do their business
on a week day. And what are the reverend
gentlemen Of the pulpit doing? Preaching
from the stand on Sunday about vice and i'm
morality to the fer who 60 to hear them
But do they think that they preach to the
multitude, or only to those whose opinions
are already formed.-Do they talk to the bu-
sness men personally on the subject? Do
they reason upon the physical necessity of
rest, as well as the religious immortality of
labor on the Sabbath? Or do they consider
this as not within their province How is it,
gentlemen, have you not the courage to take
the bull by the horns, for fear it may iniure
your popularity? A fig for your courage.
1t rests with the business men to put stop
to much of the immortality among us, but the
matter should be properly represented to
them, and by those who have time to devote
to the subject. A MINER.