The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-12

-. - thu inCrained tendency
-" iN,~.'~a renresentng rural consti'u-
or,ct statutes repressiVe Oh p'o-
e"'''' ~ .,orprise We pointed out yesler-
100 e." instances of English statutes
"'S :, ,hat end. We illustrate the subject
"''''D '..;,,, with Scotch legislation.
nrr;ng tho seventeenth century the nc
,--.aod Church dominated everything IN SCOT
,aJ II shaped legislation, it directed the
r~.oo,nent of the laws. it controlled the
;rdicial tribunals. it set up arbitrary ana IRE
snousbo tribunals all over Scotland which
rr;ted in themselves all the functions OF
Government. legislative. executive anu
iudicial. 1t decreed and enforced us
DEGREES that it was sin ior any
\ Scotchman TO travel in Cathohc
country. IL was a sin for any Scotch Inn
keeper to admit Catholic into MS nm IL
was sin for any Scotch town to hold mar
ket either on Saturday OF on MONDAY oe-
cause each day was near Sunday. Cihe res
bytery Of Edinburgh by their transcendeh1
and sole authority discharged any market
to be kept on Monday: the reason was
because il occasioned the travelling OF men
and horse the Lords day before when pro
famed the Sabbath. '-fresbytery Displayed
u. IOl. Il was q sin for q Scotch woman 10
wait at tavern This order was red ana
publictie ntimat in all the Kinks OF Ediu-
burgh. "-Nicolls Diary. y. 81 It vas also a SIN
for her TO live with unmarried sisters Cfor-
sameikle as dilatation being made that Janet
Watson holds an house by herself wlae Size
aIlf
Patrick Pitcairn. elder, is ordained to adj
monish her in the sessions name. either 10
marry. or then pass to service, otherwise that
she will not be suffered to dwell by herself"
Kirk Session Records Of Perth IN The Chron-
ice of Perth, p So.
1t was q sin 10 60 from one town to another
on Sunday, however pressing the business
might be. C'Compeirit William Kin
nier. and contest his travelling on the
Sabbath day. which he declarit was out Of
meer necesstie, hayeing too waters TO crocs'
and ane impestuou5 day quhilk moowit HIM
20 fear that ho would not get the waters
crost. and so MS credit might fall. lie WAS
sharply admonished, and promist newer 10
doe the lvke again. selections from the
Record Of the Kirk Session Of Aberdeen
y. 1867 It was sin TO visit your
friend on Sunday. c"Compearit Thomas Gray
and contest that one Sunday in the morning
he went 10 Cutter to visit friend and STAYED
THAR all night. The sessioune warnt him,
opud ocia. to the next day, and appointed
Patrick GRAY. his master. TO be cited to the
next day, to give furder informatioune IN the
matter. Sharply rebuked before the pull
pit. Selections from the records Of the
Kirk Session of Aberdeen. p. l4t.) 1t
was likewise sinful either 10 have your
garden watered or your beard shaved. On
Sunday horse exercise was sinful so was
walking in the fields or in the meadows or ID
the streets. or enjoying fine weather 0y SIT
ting At the door of your own house. 1t was
certain that bathing and swimming on sun
day were sinful for God had on one oc-
casion shown his disapproya of 1t by
taking away the life OF q boy while
he was indulging in that carnal pTac-
tice These Solomons set their faces aga nst
anv one acquiring wealth and they argued
thus: 1t was clearly contrary to the DIVINE
will because the Lord bestowed wealth hDer-
ally upon misers and c1vetous men; a re-
markable circumstance. which. ia their opin-
ion. proved that he was no lover Of riches
otherwise he would not give them to such base
and sordid characters. The reader may find all
these matters and many more of the same sort
fullv set out and displayed in Buckles His
tory of Civilza ton, and We shall tomorrow
give that great philosophers opinion upon all
such legislation and upon such bills as those
Of Messrs. Wright and Saunders. Now
the old legislation which we have set
ont today and yesterday belongs 10 the
same family as the bills of Messrs. Wright
and Saunders. Al this old legislation was tho
attempt OF land owning legislators t. cramp
and curb the development of progress and
enterprise. lust as the bills of Messrs. Wright
and Saunders are attempts at controlling and
subiugating the natural laws of trade. The
bills of Messrs Wright and Saunders were up
before the Committee on Banks aud Cur
rency of the House IN theeyening Of the 10th.
and the press reports Mr.. Saunders as asking
Mr.. Munford. the exceedingly active
and able representative of Richmond
city. if he was not of opinion
that no antitrust bill should be passed Oh
course Mr. Saunders. no ant-t bill such
as you and Mr.. Wright propose should be
passed Leave the matter to the develop
ments Of commerce. II is beyond your power
to control it. and the laws of trade and COM
merce will always control the subject and
keep it within proper bounds. Every time
the Legislature lays its hand upon the subject
it must in the nature Of things. make con-
fusion only the worse COMPOUNDED. and bring
on evils that would not otherwise exist
AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.