The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-24
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Tho Sunday Question IN II1tsburxn.

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Pittsburg is greatly excited over the
question whether the Sunday laws shall
be enforced. Some OF the Germans
there propose to celebrate the Fourth oi
July on Sunday. The religious part oi
the community are very much adverse
TO the movement, and on Tuesday the
Grand Jury made the following special
Presentment, which was read in open
! Court and ordered to be filed:
To the Honorable the Judges Of The Court o.
Quarter Sessions Of ALLEGHENY County:
The Grand Inquest to whom this
Honorable Court lInparted certain mat
ters pertaining to the well being of the
citizens of this comfy, make the fol-
lowing special presentment of the
views entertained by said Grand Jury
in reference TO the proposed celebration
of German citizens on Sabbath, the
Fourth day of July, 1863. -
That the Grand Inquest have learned
with regret that it is contemplated by a
portion OF our German fellow citizens
10 celebrate the coming anniversary OF
American Independence on the Sab.
bath day-a thing that to our knowl-
edge has never been done since the for
nation of our Government. We can
not believe That they will carry out
/
must, that by, SO doing they will Insult
the religious sense OF all classes of our
people. aH- ~'-f -.s-.or ~ "a
we sincerely trust that such demon
stration will not be made, but that in
celebrating the day ofthe nations birth,
they will conform to the long establish
ed usages OF the country of their adop-
ton. ;stF
The Grand Inquest are not Bectarian
in their views, nor do we feel desire
| in any way to interfere with the legiti~
mate exercise of any of the rights of
our fellow citizens, but we do hereby
most sOlemnly protest against such
wilful and tlagrant violation of the
Sabbath day AS that referred to, and
hope that the intended demonstration
will not be carried out.
We have reason to believe that such
design Is entertained by very small
| minority of our German population,
and we trust the majority will prompt.
ly trOwn down the. projected violation
of the religious feeling of the comEu
nifty.
The Germans are very, resolute In
their determination TO celebrate the
Fourth when and how they please.
They held a meeting Tuesday night at
Turner Hall, appointed committees
AMI perfected their arrangements for
the celebration. The following "red
hot" letter, addressed to the Chairman
OF the Committee of Arrangements by
the Germans of Salem, Ohio, shows
about the way they feel about It. The
letter was published in the German pa
pers the same evening: :- ~ o.
To The Germans Of Pittsburgh and vi
ci7lity:
In the name OF that Independence
which wrested the Netherlands from
the despOtic grasp of Phillip II of
Spain, and of that which banished the
tyranny of Great Britain from the soil
Of our own country, we ask you to
stand firm against the despotism OF the
churches which would keep the yoke OF
their tyranny upon your necks and
compel you to serve their superstition!
''AmericAn Union" means freedOm!
Let Germany, remembering William
the Silent, help 10 make that No meantng
good! Go on and proclaim to the world
that no day is too sacred to forbid the
celebration OF the birth of the D2Clnra-
tion of Independence, the doom of
kingcraft and all the despotisms that
nsurp the right of man. stand Tor the
Fourth of July, and accept our thanks.
The Germans propose TO retaliate by
compelling the rigid enforcement ofali
the Sunday laws. Those laws prohib-
it every kind of labor or business on
Sunday. The tavern keepers held
meeting Tuesday afternoon, to take
steps to compel strict enforcement OF
the laws-being opposed to them, and
believing with President Grant, that
this would be the best way. to secure
their repeal or modification. One OF
the speakers was severe on the clergy,
for having fairs, festivals and rnles in
the churches. Another spoke of the
injustice of allowing the street and
other railways to run cars, and glass
houses TO burn fires on Sunday, and
yet restraining the tavern Keepers VINO
paid three times rs much license ms
any other class ofdealers. He was Tor
enforcing the laws until all others who
work on Sunday, would join in having
them repealed. The following letter
from u city lawyer whose name was
not given, was read; - sStt Stss
GENTLEMEN OF THE PROTECTIVE
ScCIETY.-My opinion being asked IN
regard TO the prospect OF your society
accom- pllshiDg the object OF enforcing
the entire observance of the Saopath
dav. have thu honor to advise that the
InIs reach all classes of labor where
money is earned by services Of secnlar
kind, except carrying the mails ana
such works; as are OF necessity, sucn as
medical attendance, &c. That running
the street cars and local. railroad trains
(when no malls are carried by them)
and all other secular employ yments,
save those excepted, are liable Tor
breach of the Sabbath laws.
NV advice would be to select some
one bf these employ nents as q test and
II that Is successful, then you can pur-
ane the balance. think the. street
cars and livery stable keepers are most
nIainlv liable. Ny advice would further
he for your Society to appoint an ex.
ecutive committee of five or seven and
give them full power to carry ont the
objects of the Society. Thls ls the ohiy
practicable way OF etfecting your object.
This letter was applauded;a and con-
mittee was appointed to secure an At
torney and begin hostilities next Sum
day. = III
AFTER Mr., Raymond's death there
was found lying on his desk an unhn-
ished editorial paragraph referring 20
Major General Mcdowell, probably the
last words that flowed from his pen. y
breaks offNabruptly, leaving the seq
tence incomplete, .as'if hewriter had
been suddenly INTERRUPTED at his work
and called away. :'i = IL