The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-29


MEssRs. En1roRs :-'E9us far We have re-.
earded the Sabbath chiefly in its relations
to the physical necessities and comforts Of
man, and particularly of laboring men, mean
ing to include in this class all who have to
work, whether in doors or out of doors, for
comfortable and respectable subsistence.
We will now advance one step, and consider
the intellectual advantages of the Sabbath TO
working men.
ihe agent or engineer, the oyerseer or
clerk, the mechanic or day labnrcr is not to
be looked on simply as a curious piece Of
mechanism, consisting OF brains, bones and
muscles, capable Of diversified and extraor,
binary services, and, like any other lngenl-
Gus piece of mechanism, to be cast of when
no longer serviceable,
/" Man is being Of mysterious com
pexity, and lie who, 10 subjugating his pow
ers to meiiiai tasks, oserlooks or blinks
this tact, commits sacrilege upon his ma
tufe. While there is nothing toe low or gro
yelling for him to stOop 10, there Is moth
ing too high 10 be attainable BY his ambl-
ton. While his feet tread the ground, his
brow fronts the sky, While his hands turn
the sod, tug at the oar, or ply the loom, his
soul, IN its spiritual outgoings, may be roam
ing among the stars. The extremes Of ma
jesty and meanness thus meet in his nature.
Ills perlshable bully establishes his affinity
with the dust, whilst his indestructible spir-
II links him with the heavens. His limbs fit
him for labor, his intellect Tor thought. The
meanest hreling is invested with an immor-
Ial mind, unshapcn and volt Of beauty, II
may be, vet lying there imbedded in the deep
mines Of his nature-dungeoned in darkness,
peradyenture, but still alive, lnuking hnpe'
fully through its bars, and struggling to be
tree-barren now, indeed, but, for ausht any
one knows, containing IN ! 4 womb the dor
inant rudiments Of noble purposes, startling
discoveries, beneticvnt deeds, or mighty re.
violations. The annals of politics, the chro.
nieles Of science, and the archives of religion,
bear witness to the bountitul upspringings d
great and good men from these uninclOscd
wastes of humanity. Science can boast oi
her heplers, Fergusons, Watts, Newtons,
and Stephensnns, and literature can point e
The names of Erasmus, Shakespeare, Burns
and countless nthcrs,-all sprung from the
iOins Of labor. Philanthropy has called some
blessed work Of fusing hostile heart, and
welding human sympathies. Religion, too ha.
ever selected her brayest and hottest cham.
Pions from the common people In prlmi.
tive times She found her John, James and
Peter following the occupation Of fishermen
and taking them from their nets, made the N
the apostles Of her sublime revelations; and
ia later times She calls her Luthers and Mar,
tyns and Brainerls and Careys from sphere:
ii social obscurity, and sends them forth Il
regenerate and redeem mankind.
Such being the inherent grandeur of man,
even in his rudest condition and in his hum.
blest functions, We may reasonably suppose
that the Sabbath, being made expressly iol
man, whilst il mluisiered reireshment 10 hi.
enrporeal frame would not overlook thehigher
necessities Of bis nobler part. Nor do these
expectations disappuint Us. The sabbath
performs a two fold function. Whilst il
sguthes the senses, il uulashes the spirIi
from lis tether. Itwithdraws the hands from
go.d-gatheriHg, that it NAV feast the intellect
with knowledge. II iaVors inactlon only ~
far a. il shall contribute TO tie advancement
Of intelligence. THUS the sabba, as cearlt
AAGNAAI> AiiaL tltE WI MI HtAAt ttan q htAiiu
demanding 10 be exercised and enriched, a.
tilat he has body signing in is WEAKNESS
for the sweet ndalgences Of rest. And how
beautifully Is ii adapted to the former, a.
we'll a. tie latter 81 these end. ItslppIips
tie great dcsidefa,um Of the artisan and nus
bandman's pIoddlng existeace--leisure lpI
profitable reading, and mental aud moral eul.
tire. H. benign influences are eminent,
calculated 10 warm into life aud nurse int,
maturity many Urtae finer attributes Of iru.
naniiy"
Il slrike. some 0r u. Nessrs. Editors, al
a safPrisiH. thing, that the working mcn ii
til. free and happy country # our, coRsii
tutlH-, a. they ID. All overwhelming maIufi
u u tie nation, aud iisdaiBlGg Il call ana
man master independent ~ feeling and cha
raetef almost 10 excess, and fe.enting thi
slightest iuifacfg1 II their legal and Cuu.ti
tgtlpnal r-at., haze continued far year, ani
vet continue ia.easill, 10 the solemn infringe
iaent II Their eJnstItutiUned and religion
privileges in tie tegJi.itiOn b. go,erumen
81 sabJath-dng ia50r on the par Of mail con
uaeturs, aud d course, all person. connect
ri win the pust.utice Ia mf representa-
tltes 10 Congress, nv yake-ieiIpss IN Iabur
iet - say IN tones that they sttall respect,
" care g. all fbas nav become man,
ba5 doIes D. Hssze none. .