New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-27

inr wretch who stole piece Of mcudy bread rom an
ss6carrel Persons arrested for carving " taSs
from restaurants to those VINO ws SarOents II was
as legal act q: Is r. the s sams laws n
IRON one eon common sense should be interpreted
Sy the aid Of sense Applause no nav on
na snase !" Lcud Sppause 1t looked there
was conspiracy raise such feeng agsnsba tne sun
Sy sre bssed upoS sound principles and calculated to
the liberty and peas, OF e4S SommIny They
Interfere with no . form o. Religion yoS' Every
man has right to the exercise his own religion pro
vided he not disturb others In the exercise OF he
~ ali The religions of the earth should pass in long pro
cesSon before you-the Jew the Bnaunst tne sna
LIsma-you would be compelled by law to t,o say,
Go IN peace whether me T man NV was - as broad
rs language can frame II. III does NOT pi St
Christianity because Is the reon o Jne Sbe
teci that Christianity Is the relgon OF the peVpe ne
Christian sabbath Is the day OF rest tOr the VAST
of tue people and day OF rest Ia every seven - aAe
dictated by custom sense and tae philosophy OF human
nts IL TS nam Sa eau cease ro% his abcrs-a
fact which has been RECOGNIZED turongnou1 Ine ,
ont, md the only, rest would be that o.
she grave. Sucn Considerations have decided your
Legislature 10 tx on day In the week as DAY OF
rest. What day should they have liked ON some new
dayi IL would have been maniiesliy unjust 10 nave
done 90 when the majority OF the people fet Douno
60 keep sunday rs day OF rest In conscience 90 t1ey
decided 10 upon the Sabbath as the DAY Wheh toi
snoud srase Il would have been infringement Of
ias rgas Of the majority ID on a 'Ss o Sne WSs
day fix upon, nnstynIne out OF 100 woud nave sad
The eay we REGARD a. Common law prncples
20 set aside the day OF our iatners a dI w
common law Is 90 just ana ar tnat ~ h oaone If
fhis WAS o I'll. brews sd. urday would according
10 the principles Of law. be tne day Of res
and sit with US under the piotecuon OF our @
liberty 10 worship whatever uelty you please III your
own way; or, II nothing is tue God you Worship,
i me os S0rs as to give mp our fengon Or tue
customs heqneathcd by our ia herr and granted by
the Presbyterian Cnurch, II We s.d 20 tDem a" 1ou
must oil so TO the Catnoc Church or gu mus 80 70
might with justice be made but we 10 nose WAC seek
remember that you nave no rIgh TO 40 any tst
dis,ur6s any otner man In tho exercise OF tne same
but have not touched upon what l regard as the
soundest and best basis OF the sunday law. l
from a pulpit last Sunday, that these were blue
laws" The contrary OF tna statement Is lie iac ana Oi
ali tnat is republican, philosophical ana just 'hoy are
THIS is world of working NEIL ThreefOnrlhs of the
peoue are aOorers cmpoyed by the other ourth Now
these laws Tor tine employed and not for tee eu
fo Work seven days where no now WORKS SIX. 1he cm
ployers will demand it, and there is NO law on tn. sub
Seci the employed will have submit They would hot
sio i. OF once D,it the time would surely come.
After Justice Davis sat down, Juage Fanchfr was
introduced. lie read his speech IRON sngScHpt
md listened 10 WIN Interest ny tic duu'iiNCs
no one leaving tho hail untlI he had finished. 1t
vas, part, as follows:
Nv duty will be performed II speak TO one propo-
s1n on and Is that the laws Of he state OF New
York first day OF the week on tue ground
Of tue rgnt Of tie citizen to a day OF
rest and the ground of the r1gut
OF wOrshpPs 10 day OF quiet Ever since hs stale
was established its laws nave stOOd upon the mode
ground between Puritan sIrctDess and the aXlty OF
Some European they proved the value Of
a amet sabbath II IL wise ana rational prOYiS On ny
which weary recruits lis strength THIS law
mics tho sacredness of human DatuIe ana It's
make than that which commanded Cue observance OF
that day IGey lad no idea. purpose whlcn not
jn accordance with the rights VI the people We nave
rggI demand that the sunday law be enforced FOR the
rood all classes What, Than that laW, tended
10 lessen OF the poor or 20 diminish tine evils
of socielyl We have more priceless boon ~ transmit
10 our pOsterity Than the day OF rest
The mo y Of our people are professors OF or friends
Of the Christian religion, ana they have the rgAt 10
euana Que day in the week for their worship. What
day could be appropriately set aside than the first
day of the week Can the worship OF God
be appropriately pTactioed without quiet
Sabbath1 Tho things whioh the present laws are
unlA fu lawful on tie Sabbath such law
matter Of sound political policy. The eve-sweiling
OF lw. tell you civil society cannot
80 on without Sunday, Applause
Mr. Tracy dismissed the meeting after
Judge Fancher had taken his seat. As the
people passed up the stairs TO reach the
street they were met at the door by "wOrkin gmen
who were trying TO sell a circular in Germ an
which denounced the Sunday law, but they found
no purchasers.