Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-17
PUBLIC LEDGER.
MX1na IeFgIs'
wednesday Evening. March IL. 1862
i Tri.Cornered Question - Prfaen'
org women and Cold Water.

Three of the papers in this city, inc
Christian Advocate, Appeal and Ara-
lonche, have expressed themselves
mildly this week in regard to preachers.
Iii not exactly a three barreled relIgi-
Gus duel, but if the principals are not
held back by their seconds, and their
thirds also, the results may become inte-
resting, 1t is not within our province as
secular journal to interfere unless pub
lie morals are greatly endangered, and
even then only IS pescemsker.
TIE appeal of Monday morning-a
dav when items generally look like they
had come out before Notwithstanding
ed. among others of sprightly nature,
the following, under the head OF Con
uecticul Blue Laws;
We found on the docket OF the
secosd district police, yesterday, the
names of TWO ciiizsns charged with the
novel offepse of keeping open confec-
,iouery shop on Sunday" We asked
since when this had become al offense,
and were informed that they had orders
10 close up not only the contectlonerles
hut the cigar stores also Brother
Pearne is surely trying himself, to see
how odious he can make himself to the
people. But we warn him that this IS
not very healthy climate tor Connecti-
cut blue laws.
The Christian Allocate, which ap-
peared yesterday, copied the foregoing
and commented as follows:
Brother Pearnp." in his attempt to
net the presiding Elder" as well as the
"Cbief Of Police" we do not commend,
even if the union of the two offices does
nav we'll. But to the Chief of Police in
his vigorous efforts. first, against the
game of keno" and, now, against Sab.
bath breaking in the city, We say Well
done" and we assure him that notwith'
standing The appeal raises q mad dog
cry" and worse, against him, he VIII
herein enjoy The approval and support OF
the law.abidiug, Sabbath-lovlDg people
OF M.mpbis.
By singular coincidence the Ara
lanche, the same day, had an article on
preachers leader ofsomething less than
a column, occs.iOned by the presence
OF a minister in the city who formerly
commanded Forests old brigade. and
who is described as a model soldier and
q Christian gentleman. But the Ard'
lamchs regards him as aR exception to the
general rule, and goes at the rest of the
race with the following chunks of law
and gospel:
Preachers. 20 a general thing, are
nothing bus fsul-huders. They scold
with all the volubiliiy Of an euraged We
man, and if many Of them wonld put on
prim night-caps, with big ruff ss, take
their seats 10 the chimney corner, and
ubuss end upbraid as ia their usual habit,
Ms Csudle and Mra Pariington would
no longer be ny,hs, but living, breathing
realities. Ministers Of the gospel have
license to lay violent hands npou every
body shd every hing. They seem TO bave
an admiration for the character OF an
Ishmaelhe To rail and damn they
seem to think is their chief duty. 10
their character Of common Fcolds, they
vindicaie their title to the treatment men'
tioned by Blackstone as il hicted upon
such characters in the virluous days oil
she early Common Law: Lastly, ssys
Blackstoue-and the common scold is,
iudeed, the very last of cres,ion-a CON-
mon scold. communis Tfratrfr, is pub
lie nuisance in her neighborhood. For
which Cffense she may be indicted; and
If convicted, shall be sentenced to be
placed 10 a certain engine OF correction
called the trebucket castigatory, or duck
ing stool, which, in the Saxon language.
is said 10 signify the tcolding stool
though now IL Is corrupted into duckiHg
stool, because the residue Of The judg
ment is, that, when she is placed therein,
she shall be plunged into the water fos
her punishment reasonable number oil
times.
Whether this is all intended for the
p eseheIs or some poor eop,muHis Yix
dtriz "a common seold aud female Al
that is solemn question. Common
scolds we're seated on ducking.stoo
and soused into the water, according 4
the enormiiy Of their scolding or tb,
length of their tongues, and eur eotem
porary thisks that preachers generally
would be benefited by tits soothing
operation. Bat Colonel Kelly REV.
must havs been socihed alnos, to sleel
By the comforting assurance Ina, he 81
not one Of this class Of puritanica
scolds, who go nOsing about from day 4
day huniing fos something 70 curse "a
abuse"
The docking stool or ,hoSsr ba,
may be most salu,ary a. means ,
eeclesiss.icsi ind domestic dssipiinl
but We can hardly see why The !-iely au
yeeresn: husbands should be exclude,
TIE sutjse. IS too extensive and COZ
plica,ed 10 be discussed thoroushly {
once. But il our neiehbors eonclude
have & meeting ia Arkansas We hope Il
weapons selected WI be ducking-stos'
and II Co last s=ass eo<saPorary 81