The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-02-23
"THE LIQUOR LAW"

type. intended for to-day's paper.
81 "THE LIQUOR LAW"
Tn our last, we gave copy OF the act OF
81 ssemblv. commonly called the Liquor
Jaw.
We hail the passage Of this act, as the
harbinger of better times in this State. 1t
the first great step towards amending the
leteriorated morals Of the community. 1t
will shut up those sinks of iniquity, where
The degraded and fallen victims of the cup
hre invited toswallow in the beastliness OF
its denominations. 1t will take from youth
Ind inexperience the most dangerous OF all
tenptations, and will relieve the land of its
deadliest curse.
The act is believed to be constitutional
and valid; and from the duties which it inn
poses on all peace officers, it must be en-
q forced. 1t will be in the power of any citi-
zen to coerce the magistrates into the per-
s. formance of their duties in this behalf, it
they are disposed to neglect them-which
we are confident will not be the case in this
county.
Now is the time for the friends of good
order and of good morals, to take firm and
decided stand: to not only frown upon and
bring to punishment all who violate this
act. but to discountenance all attempts to
repea! it. We doubt not it will be made
test question IN our next election. If the
friends of-virtue and morality are true to
themselves and their principles, they can
overwhelm all influences which the bottle
and the dram shop can bring against them.
LIE, this be looked to in time.
Commemorative Police of Jefferson
County will meet on Monday next, instead
of Oath March, as enormously stated in our
last weeks paper.
The Legislature of this State adjourned
on the 18th inst.
We have omitted to mention that MIR.
Trevor T.. Fowler, of New York, is painting
the portraits of our citizens in a style OF
excellence hitherto unknown in this Sec
fion. Mr.. F's temporary studio is at the
Mansion House, whittier we invite all to
repair who wish to breathe on canvass
and who have got money to pay for the
qualification.
AuER,co VEspucc1-A lineal descend
ant ofthis Florentine navigator, who sue
ceeded in cheating Columbus out OF nam
ing this Continent, is now in Washington.
It is said that the Signora America Yes
pucci intends petitioning Congress to grant
her a to vnship of land somewhere 10 the
West. in consideration of her lineage
Some Capitolinian swain thus apostrophises
RE Signora, in the New York Mirror:
TO AMERICA vEsPUCCI.
BEST was thy ancestor with death1ess fame,
When to this western world he gave his name;
Bnt far more blest, methinlzs, that man would be
Fair scion who might give his name to thee.
Fl
From thy forefather, lady, am styled
American! Proud am of the title:
But am not ungratefnl Would his child
Might claim my name, by way of requital!
Thy great rogenitor, fair maid, unfurleds
F11scautass to the breeze, and found a world;
But could his discovery unnsake,
I'd lose world for his descendants sake.
j. They tell me thou dost ask state, or more,
From the vast heritage Vespuccius left US;
All! ere THOU wonld'st extend thy sway, restore
The hearts of which thy beauty has bereft u.s.
p. r.
The Vicksburg Wing sneeringly states
ant ssRodney has one barber's shop, two
sbrorreries, and ten pin alley" If we
could import few lynchers and incendia-
ries, Rodney would be nearly as contempti-
Bile aplace as Vicksburg.
The Bills on the G. Gulf Rail Road Go.
are redeemed at the company's Bank, in
floes6 s. says the Correspondent.