The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-11
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The Sunday Law.

| Communicated
The Sunday Law.
EDITORS EMPIRE VIII you permit me
again TO occupy a portion Of your columns
upon this Sunday Law question: | may
be the "dull instrument" the Journal Il
pleased to call me; nevertheless, desire
to call the attention of my fellOw-work-
lngmen to the innovations that are being
made by the enactment Of such laws Of a
special character upon the religious and
political rights and privileges Of the lator-
ling and producing clAsses--to show their
tendency, and the INSCRIPTIONS manner IN
which they are enforced in the moral, yir-
tuous and Christian State OF Massachusetts,
You will pardon me, therefore, i'll trespass
upon your Kindness by asking the inscr-
tion Of the following, clipped from the
old Colony Sentinel, showing how the Sum
day Law Is administered by its "God and
humanity" officials in Plymouth County,
down among the Puritans. Says that pa
per:
1.-Two or three weeks ago one of the de-
| teCtives of the State Constable, In the per-
son Of Isaac p. Hersey, son of the Trial
Justice In Abingdon, called at the private
| dwelling house of Mr.. Mark p. Hudson, OF
East BridgewateT, representing that he was
from North Bridgewatef-giving a false
name-and asked as q special favor that
Mr.. Hudson would sell him blanket, de-
clarlng that he was wet and cold, that he
had tried at several places to borrow with
out success, and had been told by Mr.. Wa
terman, the stable keeper, that he might
purchase one Of Mr.. Hudson. After nu-
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| Mr. Hersey have a blanket, and upon his in
slsting upon payment he took just what he
paid for It in Boston. ...
"The next Mr.. Hudson heard ofthe mat
| ter was to be arrested by George ii. Morse,
Deputy State Constable for violation Of
the Sunday law aud for selling without IL
cense, arraigned before Trial Justice Os-
borne, with Hersey for witness, when a
fine and costs Is imposed amounting to
some thirty dollars; and subsequently he
Is rearrested and fined by another Trial
Justice for keeping his place of business
open on Sunday one of these hired Witness
es testifying 10 have seen Mr.. Hudson's
carriage-house door open and three men
standing In the doorway, and upon this ev-
idence another fine and costs is imposed
the whole amounting to some forty-live
dollars. And these facts have been brought
| to the notice of Mr.. State Constable Jones,
I
ates. And this is what is called liberty and
Justice In Massachusetts," st .'-.
And, | believe, gentlemen, that this is the
same kind of "liberty and justice" intend
ed for this people, when these laws shall
have become thoroughly fastened upon us.
Spies and pimps will be used to entrap
those who may be obnoxious to the officials
employing such spies and pimps to do their
dirty work.
| Imay be "dull Instrument" but shall
endeavor to throw of a shaving OCCASION
ally for the inspection of workingmen.
Let them pick it up--examine II, and Judge
for themselves, as to dullness of the edge
of the 'bltn of my JACK PLANE.
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE. The old gen
tleman who for n number Of years has been
regular attendant as delegate from his
township to the numerous regular and ir-
regular Abolition pow-wows held in this
city, was made the ''victim of misplaced
| confidence" when he went to Beekel Hall to
the Abolition convention, advertised by
the Journal to come off at that place, at 10
O'Clock, sharp. The old fellow was proRp pit
to time, as usual, and with becoming digni-
ty approached the building supposed to
contain the assembled wisdom of the Cod
and-humanity party, entered the doorway,
and l... .... ..... ....,.
With eagerness ne stepped each stair,
| Popped into the room,
There was nobody there,
Only the chairs and broom,
Finding his way out again he descended
and seated himself upon the outer steps
determined to await the arrival of that
distinguished institution, the Abolition
1 convention, called to select delegates to the
State pow WOW. But alas for the vanity o
all things earthly, the convention didn'
come up 20 the hour of the old man
departure, P. NJ. Five mortal hours di'
that old veteran of the cause in Montgom
cry county set waiting for the convention
to come along, while the late arrivals from
Warren county, now running the Aboli
Ition car in this county, sat in their office
chuckiing over the cute trick they hat
played off on old honesty and his friends
by assembling before the appointed hour
and fixing the thing up totheirown liking
We felt kind O. sorry for the old gentle
man, as he sat there keeping his lonel
vigil, but then, as we remembered hoy
often we had warned the people of th
little, sneaking game of these politica
confidence men," we had to smile as W
tgazed upon the woe-begone countenanc
of the weary watcher for things hoped fol
! but not realized. Alas for the victims G
misplaced confidence I who tluttsr aroun
these Warren County political wire7puller
: Like the poor, deladed moth, they wi
J, never be content until they get their wing
! scorched. aa..a...-A .' '.".
: EEThe suspension bridge at Clncinna
y cost $2OOO,OOO, 1t Is 1000 feet in lengt
II and is only for common road. The Obi
River Railway Bridgeat Louisville is to
1850 feet long, besides the pivot over Il
II canal, and the whole expense will not el
i ceed Sl,5OO,O0O. Its entire length will
), $3.50 feet, with Il pivot bridge across Il
IL canal of $50 feet. The location will be flXt
10 sompwharp between the Elm Tree GardC