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The following short debate took place upon MT. Johnson's presenting the Report respect ing the Mails on the Sabbath: ,e

 MT. Johnson. of Kentucky. from the Com mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to whom had been referred several petitions in relation to the transportation and opening of the mails on Sunday. made a report conclud- ing with a resolution, that the Committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. y#saa-asae

 Mr.. J. moved that the reading of the Re- uort he dispensed with ,and that it he printed. He requested that more than one copy for each senator should be prov osided.that he might send copies to his constituents. He believed that legislation on the subject was highly im- proper ,and that nine hundred and ninety nine \sn a athousand were opposed to any legislative iSrterference. ce.inasmuch as 1t would have ten dskcy to unite religious institutions with the royernment. u

 Mr. Chambers moved that one thousand CO., n;es be Aprinred, and MT. Hayne that three thousand copies be printed for the use of the Senate. A 6 5s. 7ss.

 MT. CkdudEey said he had no objection to 4he nrinting Nf asy number Of copies, except as to inc principle St did not appear to him that it was right Q otder large number of cOpies to bc printed 1htill the Senate knew what it was. and that they should not be or jiered until the report had been road, as it might seem to imply that they approved of the report. sHs <ASs \.

 MT. Johnson said he iaadlm to dispense with the reading Ofthe report, because he did X not wish to trouble the Senate with the read, ing of any of his reports. He believed fhesS; petitions and tneynorials ip relation t2 Sunday mails, were but the tenteging wedge of ' schetnS t0 make this government Il religious instead of q sociai and political institution \ tEev,werd widely circulated, and people were induced tosiRn them swithont fedecting upon thaauhiect DF the consequences which would result from the adoption of the measure pro. posed. There was nothing more improper chan the interference of Congress in this mat ter.4 sa sssssst ssf,

 Mr. Ckahs5srs disagreed with the gentleman ftop3 Mainey that ordering d. large number would imply any assent to the principles u topted tn the report. Neither did he agree with the gentIeman from Kentucky, that the adoption of the measure prayed for, would have a bad tendency, and. that legisla. tion upon the subject. would Nhe i'm. proper. Some had asserted that this meas ure did tend to unite religious with political institutions. and others had asserted that such would n0t be the result. The petitioners took an entirely different groilnd. They said that the observance Oftte Sabbath was con. ssectad with the.cisii interests of tue Severn nsent. He di4 not mean to be understood, however. as having formed any oplnlon upon the subject .ss M

 MI. 1ohmsoa said he would state, iu justice to himselL that he believed the petitioners. were govefned by the purest motives; but 4 ths geIltI tIeman would look at the proceedings Of 4 0e.sting 1t Salem, in Massachusetts, hs s,1a.Id iinss. lt f;d not niatscr what was the