The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-24

carried horror aud disnay. We sush irv,son "
tho ohjat Of our afeoitons % Ini the iensah
Far higher ground than tho eNscts which mnss dos FROM
Me breach Of toe Sabbath Before g,Og :ptt, lei
ray word NJ thss. efscss yoc 20, mi. lhsse rmp
MICS 20 exercise ther vosA;ioe sunday sod make mo
ney hoS yon 10 STOP shs merchant Mark " chest
nut street when ne cperc his atoe? II Eaese cpenpsrss
do this thing, right 7ore n's utn the eac zion
az law, what you give hnY % Of tne psck
smith, the foantrynsn the ~arshoasamAa, taa svsoa
spinner tne butcher hns ne tsysfa sasee 90, Nex.
thing viii be- oDsart operas aes.ras osa, saosa, csni
organs, hs.loon asoeDsops horss and eoevy ~p
ance Of ashor and deep.ron pniisaepha Spovee ino
fas Can hs he possible under sAtnLs 0! Pennsyvl
mia? proceed The foundations OF hs
The EDensh statute Of 80 Charles II In greisy ,afaror
TO It Ihat statute only prevents men from exer,sing
their peculiar caIints snb css'pa excap.ous ~rch
does no. The Bret Pen nssvana statute thai o.
17Qt. in advance OF all tho legislation tns sub
ject, makes feel p'o1d OF 1mn0nwe
do Of statutes saseSy and the degree OF murder
fe- days beso tie pssssge ACT had pAsssd
eosn'zug the sxs.sDce OF ainsnss God OF mis- Son our
Saviour ana OF the Holy SPIRIT and containing vast deal
OF SOUND theology. {ae,c the act read sro0a Lat
Smiths lass. psge Afer retiug Ios, VIC fsel no
PRISE at the pnraseooey Of tha Sab6ssa a~ OF l7o5
refers In pointed the example Of the primitive
Chris ens and 10 the aheoute OF th5
day Of reef Then rollcw s t,rectory and pepx provi
sops (Which bege and commented On) Un,e.
tots law good ora went on for sOetnpg a4n
eighty ior aeD ihis ger railroad pnlseoony
next tina. Of 1856 (~hsn here commented
uoon) SOW, beg yon to marx the aud forn
o. tha next change RE French revolution SCI 10 about
three sfterwarda and ragged with lsss no
lepee rp to November, 1893. or tho 0,h Of
that month the Goddess OF Reason crowned
sno worshtpped, aud about the tins ths
seventh Gay seoshed. and the tenAh day vas sab.
tutnIad festival. Nesa of these evenIs rsu ,nsd
here probably, 10 J.uussy 1884 Tue Leg,sissnrs wa,
IN eesioc and si,h 6ngsncs uhicn showB vita. they
though. o. she great interests thus pur psr orig
mated and perfected toe &C. OF 22d aorI 1894 For
txty five yegfs which have since elapsed it
ali he attacks Of 1bjsly Sas he preserved Cor
children, snail IL be this day up the roots? roe
oooeloo VI VIC o.nea eee ~, As soe'e care I'm we
driver can only ne boad rnas ", the Car will msGs
twenty dollars, the Zoe Will be four dollars and the ODm
pany Will pocket sixseen-a very fair sDocot Of she
pcor mans mopey truly. Nov what spectacle u tbs
Esrs s corisrsalou deriving very exsence from the
power which formed ths Sabbath la~ and ackro Sledgns
that poser its creator ard yet Insisting taA Vt may
snpie under FOOT hxt sarred law pay tour do,ars
srano Tree Of all blame NJ BIZ thus do;Jine blown
up by Lore hos, before the gea. grand asaer oil the
Oldest man IN tbs house h0rn for he he'd ;C.rtnaws
Reports, 25l that the imposition OF 8ne
Of sels. by necessity prohibt,on OF tie Too
IL violation Of the act OF 1894 and breach o: the peace
What are the facts in regard TO this deeDian.s arrest
II" sSs driving car nj the time. II ass fu o. paseo
gers One is found 70 have been intoxicated. Another
cheered crowd folloSed the sidewalk. After the
arrest followed horrible that hardly chs.
rscelize it Those inside OF sang Christian
Doxology to the tune of sod Hundred" Yea, 10 Phia
oelphs, within hearing OF . Chrsisd congregation,
what ought 70 nave been peaceful SABBATH morning. the
inmates OF this oy vi derEion, 1c
contempt Of all law, human and divine, to,k upon
lps In song the sscyed II the Saviyar the
holy Ghost Was this breach Of the peace 0 the Sab
bath day? CoOpe-l xdvertef conclusion the follow
ing cases, and discussed them eag.h:-In,hel vs..
Smith, Bnney, no. Upiegraph vs Commonwealth, IL
s. aud r., 2o4 Commonwealth Dupny, r. /. jour
nal, o13. Commonwealth vs Tsu'snu. l Pnia1a. Rep >,
167. Smiths Iawe, "a S.s,oses ut large 3SS 6-ad
ford's Lnss Of Perna, a. Common wealth Johnston,
10 Harris, 102
SPEECH DAVID WEBSTER. ESQ.
Mr. "sPsTEE followed Me- Porter, and sad that he pro
vss not cwrosed 20 follow his learned friend upoa che
other SIDE ID inc wide range he mad taken his argu
tbe Foundation Of tie Sbbah there are vsry Divers
bed Views upon the Subject and every decide
for himself. All this nas nothing to do With tae
qnet,,on before tie Court snd the speaker appealed
with much confidence to the Judge not to suffer
bDse TO be swayed By the sec.ar,an views which
been urged support of the views par ties who woad
enceavor - enforce their Mons by OF tho law
Christians differ the O! the Sabbath sBd
they even dher ns TO the Gay Of the which should
be observed as the Sabbath CO1aSuL then re-
Gently converted TO Chrstsoy established the Chrsiau
sabbath. Which be did not term the Lords day. out
which be pave The heathensh Of the Day Sun
But all this 10 foreign to the question before tina
Court Mr.. Webaier had q sincere respect for tue re-
igioos opipons Of oshers but be did not wish to
secsran aspect given 70 purely legal question Ee then
ne history Of the cse snd said tbs the
Question was the acs charged cosnizlois before
Court OF Quarter Session.? Is the offence charged
under The Of 1894 breach OF the De .cep The
Mayor nos assumed that the mere running Of railway
Car upon sunday s breach OF the peace aad upos
astumPtou Dno engaged in awIu, calling arrested
While pursuing IN quiet snt orderly manner
70 sDewer on the charge Of breach Of thu peace. &r
webster reao lbe act of 1924 and cocepded that fixed
speclhc ltpafV ior nsd offence, Sud tast the
oriver the could be held under tia,
delleJ
offence ana lays down Tue penalty eIpncIty ana the Law
should DOT be stretched accomplish any SPECIAL our
pose In the case of Barr tavern keeper. Vac
ltied unotr the net Of 1884, upon The charge keeping
tipDing bouse, becSUse he eDld LIQUOR u0on sunday
Juoge Woodward decided that the 793 Gxed 1he
offence ana the penalty that man could not be he'd
ior an olepce uncer toe Law Oh IT,
otner wordE II at the offence could be taxed from
ore law and the penalty from another. Ths act Of
1866 Specially provides that offence could not
be tried at COMMON law wuen there WAS an enact
uent which hzad specif, peuaty Tor ,he offence
Mr.. Webster commended that II Sunday travel ia IA
evil ed enlightened pubic cent n,ent will correct H. Il
rs prchc question, ana let DISCUSS IL IN pu bic su
per- IN Town meetings sad through press but do mol
sHa the lag 10 accomplish SPECIAL purpose rns ques
toh OF whether mere breach Of tee Law wss oros;;
o. The peace, was very fully considered by MIR webs,er
VINO argued first tn 1t travel Especially Iswfu uooD
sunday aud that all who hsc the right 70 rts 10
Car uoh mat Gays second that the driver Of the car
performing that duty quiet nnd orderly naooer VA
snnenaole only 10 the law which ind De for WORKING
upon Sunday and no, Tor breach Of n.
peace. av. is awfal, and the incident 70 to a We
hce passing aiopg be construed into ds
ofoer. Mr. Weoref read number Of ansbotes to
that mere breach u the Sunday ia gOe brs,n at
t1e peace ana he asserted that 10 to the
OIL fscord IN England, Spo.sDd, tine Uoed St,es He
also cohtended thai under the nc. Of 1894 arrest
ihe driver w2s Illegal ns offence TIE most but
working upon Sunday II there was aoise and s3afus on
be held responsible for the offence which DO had
oorsneo, without any regard 70 the circumstances
were not wrhin his control Mr. W. copreaoec that thy
idee OF nose and confusion had been greatly exss
serated In this case ana he expressed lhs oplpioa
o
the company would not anooy any persoa in
any OF tho congregations along the rou,e Ia 1888 Sir
Andrew Agpewa distinguished member Of the Briapn
far'sent from Scotland introduced Dill in Aoise
Of COMMONS, which be wed IN 1887 torouib am BOG
ooer thugs, the RAINING OF Sunday uains on rawa3s
but on the deah Of William ", 1at year. and the
consequent dissolution Of Parliament, the btu fell S
Ahore~ became candidate for eleccn not faiied 10
OBTAIN his seat. He, however. organized Sabb.,arap
movement ocung the secntirns Of Sco1and and BIZ dn
OF pepho meetings., menoris g. speecnes, publications.
a. we vass machinery ~hch heps TO make Temporary
pubic opinion, ne succeeoeo, November iStG Ia in
oucns the railways Scotland TO oeeist from clryio.
passengers on SuDosy, nhc 10 carry the mais
cay The tAiis had never ceased be regularly trans
ported Oh That Gay. Eut this victory c,mp.o
mae elected betstea the class Represented bs ST. Al
Grew spe~ OIL ihs ODE the directors of toe raj
way companies On the oLer. Parliament had pot inter
feted lns oh0o regulation against tbs ca,ryng Of
psshehgers on Sunday, adopted by companies them
tevlb, was found 10 DC Buco baIdeip upon III people
aod 60 epp2psn. In their fesngs and oonvi;ions teas
1ieaChcDsTJ aantnisot Immediately abo eed Itself u.
tad I'm feb usry, ltse tue subject brought befos
Parhsnent ana the government asked bring N lii,
10 com. railway compaoitS 10 carty passengers
daye. On Tie 30 OF Aprd, /, year oil was nteo
cuccd in the Commons to loe public a in,tsc
ts earrk that IL {.