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Show As old colonial Sunday law, of the dale ol 1727, or one hundred and fifty years ago; bus just b-en un-eaithed un-eaithed at Washington and found to be in full force and etiect. Tho first section punishes Sabbilh-breakers, under which head the Sunday papers have come, and provides that any one who shall blaspheme the Savior, deny the trinity, etc., on that day shall, for the first olfenae, bo bored through the tongue and fined, for the second of! rise be branded with the Itiller B; tr doing any bodily work on the Lord's day, a fine of 2iH) pounds of tobacco ia to be imposed. Unless speedily repealed, this law will ruin Washington society. |