Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-27
seize upon the circumstances a a
ing them another opportunity 70 .

seize upon the circumstance q.
ing them another opportunity 70 N
E.sarras ~. elsas.....
In this matter. however, the Go.
ment unquestionably have the ro
Of the people at their back. thonal
much can not be said Of their sJsa /
Of the Affirmation Bill. That nv
contemplated the extension 10 .II
elected members Of the House oscea l
mons Of . privilege already enioy..Sa
Quakers and Moravians. eyiT;yas
privilege ofafnrming their alleeisn,,l
the Crown In case they obisctsS
any reason to taking the ParlismsS.'s
oath. Nothing could be NOR 80
more harmless than such A ,sSsse
viewed In the abstract, but tho ns
tuBate circumstances Surrounds; uaie.
and which were undeuiably ths ;u
diate cause of It's introduction cHt at
the character Of . bill for the , syss
Mr.. Bradlaugh and for the admis.iai
legislative powen Of Svowed s,hOta
and despite all protestations to tea
trary. the people at large insisted ~ e'A
looking at the bill In that light ups
they were opposed to il. The d.i.as
the measure by only bare msior,s
three Is misleading As TO the "!R
State 81 Public Opinie..
That this was preponderately rns,,
Die to the legislation contempIs,sT u
shown by the flood OF petitions tbs,ss
before the House, and the mos, ",'
observer could feel this oppos;,ias
the Dir. Mr.. Gladstone himslfsTa
ted that the blu was in advance o MN
ular sentiment, but justified his p.n,
tence In trying to pass 1t on the ,OH,
ground that where great princ0I:
were ut state, as in that case ,ba na
should not be follow ed, but Led 'T&
q significant fact, too, that somsvs.
first favored the bill, and womb
voted for 1t had the division occp,, NV
few days earlier, changed Their nv,
finally and went with the Opno..a
These, It is an open secret, had Ny
from their constituents, and il ;. A,
pretty generally admitted on t -.
sides that the more the views osn
electors were canvassed the more w..
found that the country was no, ,...
tor such legislation. Mr.. Glads,on.
Wa Not DisSraesd
By his defeat, neither should va Il.
severely ceusure the people for Their
position, for this plea for liberty spJ;n
tice came to them under n stang ~
guise. They regarded It as An s,,.r,
to give infiGelity foOthold in the cons
ellis Of the nation, and they were ann.
right In concluding that, whelbs,
intended or not, il would open the d.,
OF Parliament to man who fri oS
jected to taking the oath, aud the, a.
clared, to use his own Language. "t,,
he was willing to take II, and 10 kis, !,
so doing, either the Christians T.,,
ment or Chinese platter, since bo.b
meant the same to him" That N.
people should revolt from such c,nS
and such a man was inevitable ton
their religious antecedents and Wei
known love ofreligious forms, andns
doubtful ola Parliament will ever b.
elected in this land that will allow NJ, /
Bradlaugh to take the oath or that vii
pass an Affirmation Bll lille he stand.
behind It.
1t Is q matter OF common remark and
with many of Reorganization and Thanh. |
iulnees, that the influence Of
The Hsuse OF Lords
had much to do In defeating this mev
ure. II Was well known that h,ith. 4
Commons passed II the upper Hou~
would have thrown II out, but this pre-.
rogative Of their lortiships Wa. f,rr.
stalled, and the necessity for It's eI1
cise obviated, II In said, ny social sai
moral pressure brought Ia bear upon
the lower tribunal while the bill w
under discussion there. Thus, Tie
Lords stand out, I'm q sense, NJ the COZ.
servatorsi Of the religious tradition, d
the nat on. Only on last Sunday
heard this thought advanced in a pub
lie assemblage by speaker belongint
TO the working classes, who exclaimed
"Thank God for the Peers OF England
there La still force and power in the old
aristocracy; we are not going 10 the lad
as fast as some people think"- 4 re.
mark that was loudly cheered.
Night before last the House Of Lord
In refusing to consent to the openingS
museums and art galleries within the
metropolis on the sabbath day, DID
another act that will not only
Call Forth the Gratitsde
of the religious people Of the county,
but that will strengthen the impresslos
alluded to, that the Lords may
be Especially relied upon TO defend The
Christianity as agains, the
more liberal tendencies Of the House u
for 1t appears that while 10
the lower House, as shown by reoeE
votes, sentiment favorable " the sun
day legislation In question has bsi
growing, the tendency In the uppf
House has been I'm an opposite dire
ton, the vote OF " 10 81 by which tb
was defeated on Tuesday s
ing not only absolutely but proportion
ately much larger than that regi.teri
two years ago, when the subject w
last considered, the vote then standia
only IL against the proposition 70 ~ u
its favor. The Prince Of Wales in'
Duke Of Edinburgh voted with the ~
nOrity In favor Of Sunday closing.
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