Eastern times., 1855-09-06
Dissertation Of the Sabbath-The Day
used as Political Hustings-Something
to Read and Ponderl

Dissertation Of the Sabbath--The Day
used as a Political Hustings--Somethins
to Read and Ponder!
From the Portland Argus.l
Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy
Six days shalt thou labor, and do all tn,
work; but the seventh is the Sabbath ,of tn,
Lord thy God. in it thou shalt not do an,
work.-tFourt Commandment
Republican Meetings.
.5 T. FREEMEN OF YoRk 8 u
Meetings for the discussion of the princi
Piles of Human Liberty and of Temperance, ts
which ALL the people are invited, will bs
held on the days designated, in the following
villages and towns in the County, viz: Bal
Mill, Aug. 5, 7 1-2 P. NJ, Cornish, Sunday
Aug. 26, P. NJ, Alfred, Sunday, Aug. -
5 P. M, York, Sunday, Aug. 10, P. M.
These meetings will be addressed by Mr.,
E. w. jackson of New Hampshire, Hon. John
NJ Wood, and Hon. Neal Dow. rs
The friends of Republican Liberty and TEN
perance are requested to make arrangements
for the above meetingr.
Per order of the Republican County Com
mittee.-AdUertiser.
In taking the above from the Portland Ad.
vertiser, we have omitted from the list, ap-
pointments for political caucuses to be held al
"a points in York County, during the inter-
vening week days.
II may be we are entirely in error but we
confess we are exceedingly shocked by the
above advertisement for political meetings to
be held on seventeen consecutive days, three
of which are SABBATH DAYs-the last ap-
pointment being for the Sabbath evening pre-
ceding the election. In France, the Sabbath
is the day for political assemblages. and for
elections, but we are not aware that ever be-
fore in New England, political caucuses have
been unbiushiagly announced for the Sabbath
day. We are aware that for several years
past, partizan meetings, some of them Of vi
olent and even disgraceful character, have
been held by two of the persons announced TO
address these meetings, Neal Dow and Mr..
Thompson (the same pretended Reverend that
has spoken in nearly every town in the State)
on the Sabbath, under the name of temperance
meetings But this is going step further.
We have here political meetings appointed by
the Republican County Committee and the
supporters of this political party, are request
ed to make the usual arrangements for them,
as for other meetings of the same kind.
It is done in the same off-hand business way
that the other seventy appointments are an
nounced in the same paper for Hale, Giddings,
Fessenden, &c. In other words, political
party has now boldly undertaken to appropri-
ate the Sabbath to political purposes. We
are glad there is to be no more shuffling-no
more skulking under the name of temperance,
but an open desecration of the Sabbath by de-
voting it to propagating party objects, for now
the people will see the thing just as it is, and
will form their judgment accordingly.
This proceeding is but another exhibition
of that spirit Of REFORM () which seems to
have turned the heads of many well meaning
people, and which bids fair, if not checked, to
overturn our most sacred institutions, and un-
dermine the very foundation of society.
The sober minded people of Maine will
neither approve nor tolerate such proceedings.
We utter our solemn protest against this sac
religious desecration Of The Holy Sabbath, and
we call upon the moral and intelligent people
of York and of the State, TO set their seal of
condemnation upon such proceedings, in a
manner that will not be mistaken. Why, at
this rate, these fanatics will soon want to abol-
ish the Sabbath altogether, and convert our
churches into government rum shops or know
nothing lodge rooms.