CHAs. A. noPPIN, Mayor.

MOBILE, January 22, ls4s
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sdhuafg z1, Ao7V. Chmlrs A. Hoppin, Esq, Mayor: U'as. -it Sir; Ala meeting ofihe Mobile Temperance So- eiety, held Ut the lecture ofthe St. Francis st. Methodist Church on Tuesday evening the 2lst inst the subscribers were appointed committee to con vey to you, and through you to the Aldermen and Common Council of the city, the ,mpauyisg pssi- ton in regard to Ihe violation of the laws regula. ting the observance of the Christian Sabbath. The tiiion contains between five and six hundred na- lures. You will notice on d cursory glance at the names appended to it. that they include large Der of the most intelligent, enerprisng and subsian- tai merchants, mechanIcs, and other business men of the city, and also many names of worth and in- huence from among the various learned professors, some of whom, moreover, occupy important offcial tiiists tn the community.

 The undersigned would observe in regard to the names attached to the petition, that they were ob- tained wnhia very brief period of i,me, and the list could have been almost indefinitely extended, had been supposed thai increase of the number of slgners would have added weight or importance to the object winch is the design of the petition to accomplish. .. grt.r.f .taf4 f nmf. H

 The undersigned would further observe, that though the petition which accompanIes this commu- nicaton has specal reference 10 the enfo, cement o the IIrtnfe laws. still, the petitioners are solicous thai all the city ordinances which relate to the ob servance of the Sabbath should only be enforced but so modified and amended as to harmonixe with the statues which the Legislature of the State has enacted on the subject. In presenting the peiI- lion for signatures, a very general and earnest de- sire was expressed, that inc suggestion last nude, should be communicated 10 yourself and the honor. able boards associated with you m the government of the city. ..--,s t..- .rif1I l ..l.

 We have the honor to be, Sir, very respectable.

 YoDr tr tds and fellow citizens, sa

 Gustnyus Horton. Wm. H. Ch'dsey,

 Jas. M. Sumwall. A. Knapp,

 Wm. H. Talmadge, Alex. Mc0lmshun,

 OK. D. McLelkand, m. S,sart.

 Fl. D. Hrewster, Jalies Ekier.