The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-19
The sabbath to be Desecrated.

We learn that it is the intention of the fire
companies of Davenport to form in process
sion, headed by a band, come over TO this
city, parade the streets and then repair to
the bluff for a drunken frolic, on Sunday
next. If such a scene takes place we hope
the sheriff and city marshal will take proper
steps TO arrest the leaders and enforce the
Sunday laws If We have any. Our children
and those of older growth are becoming de-
moralized fast enough without having such
Genes placed before them. We hope there
is respect yet left in the hearts of our people
for the Sabbath, and we may be spared such
baccanalian scenes as are proposed. We I'M
dsrstand our fremen have received an invi-
tation to join these men from Iowa and that
they will not accept the invitation. We
have high respect for our firemen and hope
they will not do any act to disgrace them
selves in the eyes of the people who believe
the Sabbath should be kept holy. We regret
to see the customs and habits Of the people
of Davenport transferred TO our city. 1t has
been customary over the river, for some time,
to open their theatres ON Sabbath evenings,
and we have been told that their Fair
GrOunds are thrown open to horse racing,
etc. We do not wonder at the frequent rob-
berries in that city, and that 1t is not safe for
a person to be about the streets after dark
A terrible state of things is upon us, and it
behOoves every well wisher of his kind to
raise his voice against any attempt to desc
crate Gods holy Sabbath.-Rock island
UnOH Of last erening.
We are requested, by members of the
Western Engine Co. No, to say that the
foregoing article is gross perversion of the
facts that they think no newspaper is iusti-
fed in making such Wholesale charges with
out first ascertaining their truth, and that
the Union ought to make the amende honor
able
The whole story is simply this The MEM
bers of Western Engine Co. No. will take
dinner on the bluff, back of this city, to NOR
row Sunday and they have invited their
friends of Pilot No. 8, of Davenport, to come
over and dine with them. That is all there
is of the matter, from beginning to end. No
drunken frolic will be had, nor do they in
tend to desecrate the Sabbath any more than
members of churches do when they 90 out to
slde and dine with their friends on Sunday
+ or indulge in innocent recreation, or social
Intercourse.
Rock Island fremsn do not engage in
1 drunken frolics, nor place themselves in posi-
tons to be arrested by the sheriff or the
narshal-the Union need give itself no I'M
saslness on that point. They are among our
most respectable and law-abiding citizens,
4 and they keep the Sabbath" quite as "holy''
As many who make greater pretensions to
d Plety.
The Lision could not repress it's hate of our
ucsuau fellow citizens, but hits them a rap,
IS follows
81 We should regret to see the customs and habits
81 Of the people of Davenport transferred to GU
sd CITY 1t mas been customary over the river TO
81 some time to open their theatres on Sabbath eve
81 nngs and have been told that their Fair Ground,
"a are thrC wn open to horse racing, sc. We do moi
wonder at the frequent rObberes in that city, ant
81 na' 1t lie not sale for person to be about tht
Streets alter dark. terrible state of things i
N upon u.s.
The Davenport Gazette copies the articl
lfom the Union, and says:
sA The Union has certainly been grievously i'm
posed upon, or it has borrowed largely from i'm
asinaton tor It's facts. Davenport fremen do nc
1 Engage IN drunken frolics at any time. No NOR
4 uNeriy and no more respectable a Uody OF me
4 edh De found In any city. With very few exceT
1 S'hs they are citizens who become firemen solel
ION desire to render to their fellow
%0zens IN saving property and life. Therefor
u POSES .4 a#rss
moreover, horse-racIng is not INDUCED in o
S Sabbath In Davenport, therefore the Fa
wounds are not thrown open, sc.
f.
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