South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-28
The German Cry of HDOwn
with the Observance of the
Sabbath!''

The representatives of twenty
three German Societies, OF CiBcin>
natl, who are Incensed AT The at
tempted enforcement of the Sune
day laws IN Cincinnati, which close
up the dram shops and beer gar
dens of the city on Sundays, met
in that city en- Saturday evening
last, and passed the following reso-
lutIons:
ResOlred, That the question whether the
individual citizen shall observe q day of
rest from labor, and what day he shall sell
ect for such observance, or whether he shall
do business or labor or abstain from il on
any day, is not a public question to be reg
ulated by legislative snacIments no more
than he question what hats or clothes be
shall wear, but a strictly private matter,
the determination of which should be left
to his own conscience, views of propriety,
interests or desires.
ResoEred, That the so-called Sunday laws
and ordinances requiring men to refrain
from common labor, aud making it a penal
offense to do acts on Sunday which are law
full on any other day ofthe week, and which
do Eot interfere with the public peace or
ne Ilkulb anu llpcIticS VI any Ooo1 niuot
be considered an encroachment upon indi-
vidual rights, incompatible with the spirit
of our state constitution.
Resolved, That these laws cam OF be uni
formly and impartialiy enforced, AMI that
a partial or arbitrary enforcement of any
law comforting privileges and immunities
on some branches of business or industry,
or on some particular avocation. aud also
on certain classes of the people, which i'm
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avocations, must be considered a violat;on
of the principles of republican equality and
off'equal and exact justice to all"
RESOLVED. That the question whether or
how TO observe a day Of rest might and will
IN its general features be regulated by Gus
tom, like the observance of the 4th OF July,
and Christmas and New Years HOLIDAYS,
without lel ~islative interference with pri-
vste affairs or Infringement of personal lib
erty.
Resolred, That, for these reasons. we, the
undersigned citizens of Cincinnati, respect
fully petition the common council of the
said city to repeal the Sunday ordinances
now in force, the same being entirely su-
pe-huous, even from the standpoint oftheii
advocates, as the ground has been fully
covered by acts passed by the state legis-
lature regarding this subject.
Resolved, That we shall use all lawful
means to secure the repeal of the Sunday
and temperance lSvs, now on the statute
Books, BY applying to candidates Of all par,
ties and organizations for the Legislature
for an expression of their views on the sub
ject, and en6eavoring 70 elect only such
men ascoincide with Is in opinion, and
that for this purpose tho organization effect.
ed by the different societies and ~associa-
tons of Cincinnati will be permanent until
eur object shall be accomplished.
The above resolutions show plain.
ly what German liberalism is, and
also what the old political parties
are trucking to. The reason Gen.
eral Noyes. Republican candidate
for Governor, and Samuel p. Hunt,
Democratic candidate for Lieaten-
ant Governor and Judge Geddes,
Democratic candidate for Supreme
Judge, would not address a tenn
lpersnce meeting at Springfield, al