The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-08-13

verify, they would very likely be told that
the Christian Sabbath has been established
by statute in the Keystone State, and that
thew must observe it or take the conse-
quences.
1t would, perhaps, be hard to find one
more strenuously opposed to Sabbath des-
ecration than myself; but while claim the
right to act for myself and think for my
self in matters of conscience, yet | would
not compel another to conform to my views,
and especially would / not purchase my
religious pleasures at the expense of 9TH
ers. No man should be your judge in
matters of conscience, and when | see laws
in operation compellingmen to respect other
mems religious convictions not my own, I re-
gard it as species of insuferable tyranny
l believe that he who said, "My kingdom is
not of this world never intended the
church and state to be united; and when
see the ministers of religion going about
other peoples business, and endeavoriig to
make the law and the gospel meet and kiss
each other, feel as though there is lack
of purity on the part of those ministers.
In former times, when men could only be
Christians under great difficulties, the
Church was pure, but now it has become
the fashion.
On the Thursday preceding the decision
of Judge Thompson, in the Jaendell case,
placards were posted around the State
House, calling meeting of citizens in IA
vOr of running the cars on Sunday. The
meeting was called for Saturday evening,
and when the interested parties saw, by
the afternoon papers, that the case was de-
cidcd against their wishes, they were pro-
vided with new arguments, and they made
good use of them About halfpast 8
o'clock, nearly an acre of ground was COW
cred with people, anxious to hear what
should be said by the speakers. AT inter-
walls they cheered the speakers and groaned
Judge Thompson. 1t partook of the char
acter of an Indignation meeting. Eight
speeches were made in favor of running
the cars on Sunday, and long string of
touching every point in the
Sunday question, were passed unanimous
ly. The speakers levelled some very hard
hits at the clergy, for which they were en-
Enthusiastically applauded. This is the sec
ular side of the question.
The next day the clergy fired off their
big guns, laundering their anathemas
against Sabbath breakers, &c. Among
those who preached sermons against Sun
day travel were the Rev. J. f. Berg,
church Seventh street, opposite Brown;
Rev. John Chambers, church Broad and
Sansom, besides others. The Rev. w.
Cathcart, pastor of the Second Baptist
church, preached a pointed and beautiful
sermon, on Sunday, in which he took the
ground that all compulsory measures to
enforce the observance of particular day,
is persecution.
Now that the people have taken hold of
the matter, it will doubtlessly be brought
to a political issue, and decided by the bal
lot-box, for believe that a majority are in
favor of Sunday travel.
l see by the police reports that riot
took place between a number of colored
persons i'll the neighborhood of Sixth and
Hirst streets, between four and five o'clock
in the afternoon of the 23d ult., and that
three police officers were badly beaten in
attempting to arrest the rioters. Another
police force arrived during the disturbance,
and arrested some seventeen, among whom
were several females. They were each
held in $1,000 bail to answer the charge of
riot [ made enquiry in the neighborhood;
concerning the affair, and learned that a
colored man and his wife were disturbing
the peace of the neighborhood, when some
of the police officers, who are very oppress-
i've in their conduct towards the colored
people, attempted to arrest the offending
parties, when general fight occurred. ]
have been informed that one of the young
men held to bail for riot was not near the
spot at the time the fight took place.
Late on last Tuesday night, Lieut. Paul
lin, with a posse of policemen, arrested
fourteen persons at house in SAMSON st.
below Eleventh, while in the act of gam
bling. They were each held in five hun
dred dollars bail for future good conduct
and the keeper of the house was required
to give security for his appearance al
court in the sum of one thousand dollars
Another party of gamblers, (colored,) y four
teen in number, was arrested by Lieut.
Goldey. and a posse of policemen under