, 1874-12-21

appreciate tho high value Of precodonts. or
that 1 fail 10 conceive lhoir influence
upon onr social and poi!tleqh H.. H. aud
tn bo understood that Judicial dccis,ona aro not
to be blindly followed and oboyod. and TINT tho
fundamental prlNclplca-tho innate. elementary
spirls,of our Republican institutions are ot i'm
meusely, greator wolEht Importance, and MI.
thori.y. tllan tho moro iPsi di1h Of any Judge
upon the Bench, aud thRt whcnoyor tho tllctun
Of the Judge eontlicta c1oariy aud palpab!y with
9s S as St ns no s sy + y no i M GUY So
or hls act upttl tho dctum is Ecconsidorea and
AID NOW ron THE APPLICATION
Of this criticism. Tho suprclno Court Of Penn
nylys,la in tho caso Of spccht w. Common
supported OH tho ground that ita sole mission Is
to ,ucutcato a temporary wookly cessation from,
lAbor, aud bocnltso oxpariouco haa demonstrated
lint ono day'a 'rcss ID neodful TO rccuporato
An absurd thoory-indeed, lanio and i,npotont
apology fur an unconstitutional law. Tho Sn-
rrcn1o Court OF Icnnsylrauih dlsregards tho ro-
ligioua Dasin OF tho Sunday law; Il attempts by
tion Ct the groat. principle Of religious liberty.
a,il violates III tho annlo breath tho equally great
priuciplo OF personal liberty.
Well ,nay Judge Cooley say, 10 commenting
upon th1H duciaipu
II appears to lis, that II thc benefit to the individual
law which he may make. WHO hRs already observed
'ho seSeatn guy Of 1ho week. is unaaswefaole'
III urlogical deductions. Docs It not nppoarto
you that not only tho Jow may complain, Il
llu IL commanded to take recreation
on tho first day Of tho week, whon
no has o already as,s rostea 4, on tue scTenth m
jew; Christian, or lcathon, who 10 not Of tho
Puritanio persuasion, jcorardized whom Ito IL
prevented from enjoying tint kind Of recreation
which Is most congeiaial to Lis tasto habit, md
education? Can tho State proscf'oo tho word
mud tnniincr OF rocroattol' and rest OF tuo ill.,
tl!'lluai citizen! * 1t ~ source OF recreation
TO ono clans OF mon to shut thc1nrelYes up In
sheir houses on tho SABBATH TO pun Gown tlo
Wintlo",shaties 20 aa to exclude consciouti9n5ly
tno ircSl alr a'ld joyous llt o. tloAfel, anu tho
oi'M "ul1u "i.nuus - e' liz 1 IT, tia.t ~
ot ',,;ta sa,on;nus rnnn,o
iltso"h snua} "asm ~ ,'n ~ l,a'
.o ~ ,. ~ t1,arorrn H.. st%na th;
u le', ae,, , 'arwn. T. .arsa as s,G nT
r".o rnst nd ,'.I rocrcoiinn ~ othors? 1os~' -
ieH' "'o t's4 ."'!o' ~ os"s.s.
- THE lous L"HohE"
to be deprived Of tho only oasls ~ the dosort OF
.iia lile A1o ny pMoiio passs ~ 10 e'oacu 10
him ou snndhyF Shall Ao be deprived OF tho
pleasure ol listening to tho strains Of muplc Us
they Aoat har1nonlolsBy ou tho lAlfo nllu islys-
otatiug air tint 10 him is a blessing for which
no niE'H IN VAIN III hls Worhshop or ~ tho low
A,lu u!nEy apaIiulouta " nla nolHo! o;alt tho
nlato WA il'u snat Ntlat ~ Goncetscs u pe lec
le'tioll, mHns no ch!'a tehs iot uis poot pouy
a'1l tfoupicu llcaTs ib M olleilso asahst to aw.
ai'a lnaI theIo ~ out oa Iloao u EYE wllch l!lo
patefnaa commonwealth poIhl9s, anu tnat ~ tte
Ieht u tuh C"'FHiist "nn t4e iuItnn irtno
ntato can nfosctDo LUG tlnao anu ''lla o1 fecEoa-
1oli, anu ta's SIMPLY ~ moaanfo
nlsntnB A',B ~ y Luz hoxtn u 'no pnpAc, WY
cou!a not loF lno sa1no reason
feEulH'o tho humber u eonfsea ZOE otlr a'nhefs.
conltsato IL, a-llsG'lits and % ln'nce pes abolish
tn9 cotsets auu nEtl1ncetou uootb u tne laolebt
ald m l pass eoae OF. !hwa wtleh Wonla Tor
ail 1lno 70 come PROVIDE iot ns one ~ OF tafo
:, 1t sGetns to me l mn ts!lly Justified Ill eaYlng
that thls rennss1Pahia uoetfltlo whleh attempts
70 ulsfcRald tne fei'eious h''pslfatum Of tho
sunday NV W., a.!a 60 de1eha IL oh t4o sfooha OF
pupilc nealfns III
A rALrApLE EVASION
Of tho roal gist Of tho question, and that, when
Ycdueea to its logical eonnesl luencas, it btaAas
thoro III lts naied AuHurdlty to 20 held III cou-
tempt by ofery FREQ and appropriated inau who
has courage enough to discuss aud alft l. quca-
ton Of public conccrn and to Gull things by
thor tr1o namo.
But this rcnnsylranln theory is not tho ony
one which hus bncn forced into tho service of
supday-law udrocates, who Areauxlous to ignore
tho religious lssuo involved in It,. Thoro has
Ioen attompt upon ,attolnPt BY tho supramo
Courts Of The sescta! States Of this Republic to
justify tho Sunday 1"~s rs q legitimate
EXERCISE Of THE POLICE powER
Of the State. Theso authorities claim that pub
lie anluaocsts OIL Sunday IRE tho source Of dis
order md critne Nud that ii g therefore tho duty
Of tho police power to suppress ttsenl with ;ll
means al It's command. haSo no hnaltat'on ia
4ohhlns th'a rroposftloh slao III nero Bubtor-
lnso 70 es4ue tho tea! Folht q lssno. IL u ~
clhslaca that tlIo seIllng OF Intoxicating drunk
Walhnat tne opening u placcs u lutps!c resort on
otiluay, ny ieaalhi ah unemployed people INTO
u! hoith q teurtasiona. III tno eaaso OF
cflho anu dlsotuefly condnct} at'u TINT, ~ ofder
To pT1LEEL EDGlGkT tnIluhL LuCa0 1tlGgit1btU Or