Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-31
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| differ from a CountryInan," IN sup
posing that a writer in the Gazette, OF tue
| 18th inst, shit the nail exactly on the head
in his defence Of running steamboats, on
Sundays. They are both mistaken in supP's,
log that this holy horror" has sprung up all
NJ once, for il has been felt and talked Of for
some years past, but, like many other things,
no action taken. As to the charge that the
people of this community have encouraged the
owners of the Columbia in their selection oil
Sunday as the best day to pass up the river
by showing q preference for her IN their pa
t~ropage, | would aUswe IN the language OF
those who run tho boat, "that freight, aud
not passengers, pay the expenses" which ac-
counts for their holding on, from year to year,
whilst other boats TALL through. Let the gen.
mep (%citizeus of Alexandria, 90 a little i1r-
Their, now they have begun, and compare the
travel on the Alice Price with that Of the
Columbia. fr,m Cone River to Washington,
aud they will fud no small majority IL
favor Of the for ner. Force Of circumstances,
then, and not preference, comPels us to use
the latter.
| Should like to know Of observer" what
have been the duties of vestrymep, d%eacons,
class teachers, &c, in times past. II they have
lust begun to read their Bible? What has
become 0! the early lessons taught In child
hood tv every mother, found in the Church
catechism, and among them the ten COM
mnudments in which wo are told, who
soeyer shall keep the whole law, ana yrt
offend il one point, be Is guilty OF al!
Praise Coo il bis Sanctunry,' Ii the co.,
mand J. md giver; and not on steamboats,,
amid the various Interruptions OF whistle
blowing, bell ringing, segar smoking, money
charging, and last, though BOT least tue
woii-known wink given, when a party are
seen descending the iorward cabin, wneie
thew are welcomed by the very gentiemably
bar keeper, Dick, with the inquiry, what
| will YOU take 20 drink, gentlemen" Far more
sin in this, than in riding to Church IN q car
rage drawn by horses, and driven by a SER
yant. kept solely for such purposes, AID who,
after arriving there, can, With his master,
enter the same Church, and etJoy the same
services. =,
If The writer's above referred to, would
read their Bibles more, they would find an
instance given where the SaSiour entered
Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, sitting upon
a col, the foal Of an as" entered tue tenn
pie" &c. And where are we to mud a letter
example!
Without meaning to dctract from the we'll
deserved praise SO often bestowed upon Inc
| officers of the Columbia, | should st the same
tine be sorry to believe that no other set OF
men were so deserving. Allow nc TO cite a lew
instances where they have been much II r. sc.
The vessel boarded "a short time since by n
uarty of ladies, under the protection Of a
proper escort, though a perfect stranger
agreed to take them along. Arriving at the
Mace Of their destination in the Di9ht, the
Cantain very politely dropped anchor, and
there remained until morning. when they
we're placed on shors-he positively refusing
10 receive any remuneration. l. last year,
saw the steamer Maryland. after passing
Pope's Creek, Md, some distance, tu:a back
for d single passenger, whose signal had not
been seen. Dolly this morning. did tue Pow
batan leave her course a considerable dis-
,apsc, TO enable a boat CONTAINING but two
messengers to board her. The 81. Nicholas
will stop in the stream even for O letter, or to
deliver a package. Upon the other band,
the Columb ia has been Known to pass a ooat
containing passengers, waving their haudxer,
chiefs, who were DESTROYS OF boarding; and
declining way freight, unless :here be u pas
scneer to land, &c. mention these facts, to
show that The galiantry OF the age is not con-
fned 10 q single boat. CIlOTANk.
King George Co, Va, Aug 18th.