Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-29

we trust win receive the sanction of our rulers.
It is an acknowledged fact that most q the
crime that is committed within be bounds
Hohori STATE, s. dirsetly the 4esu 81 dirDiihg /
Ind Ambling and nod orbt, 4 & g trutl was
Known, the dsstruction Of ae 5ortnleS and
characters Of those who weIe once wealthy,
and an ornament TO human nature, and the de-
lipht Of the social circle, could Pc directly
traced to the bar-room and the laro-table. We
have not, as yet, seen the bill, but CLEAN the
following abstract of it from the Ou:hern
Sun
Is Ii repealsall pxistipg laYsallawing inn.
keepers and hers ID retail spirtuous H.
quors in small quantities; prohibits all
/ persons from selling liquor III Jess qaantis
!, iies.fhan one gallons; requires tbahGquOr.
shall not be drank in houses Wheresit is
purchased; prohibits, the sale of spirits to
negroes aud indians IN nyquantities. &c.
To enforce this prohibitions ispFOvided,
that all persons convicted of violation of
the law, shall be fined 10 a sum. not less
than $500, for.ahe first offence, and suffer
. imprisonment for. a period not less than
one dau, nor more than ten, at The sdlsere-
!. tiOnsof the Court. The second offence is
punishable by fine, not less than. 8 ,0O0,,
} t0nd Imprisonment for period not less
than fen days, nor more than three months.
Il further provides that all iDn-keepers
shall hereafter give bonds and good secu-
rites in the penal sum of $4,000, condi-
5 toned that they will not retail into xlcating
liquors that magistTaies7an eonstabies
e hereafter elected, shall iakeand subscribe
an oath to give information to the proper
authorities, .of5allr violations of the act f;
: that the Judges of the circuit courts shall
.lgiYe the specially in charge to all grand
. jurors, dc. TIC alsio,guf3
1t will, therefore, be perceived. that the
act strikes at the very root of evil. and i
: adopted, will tend TO abollshtippling.
North CARoLINA.-The Legislature ofthii
}. State adjourned on the 9Th January, after {
: session of ftty-om days, and passage of l0i
acts and 46 resolutions of public and privat,
:. character. The resolutions of Mr.. RayneT
e instructing Senators Strange and Brown, d,
e not appear to be understood by those worthless
IS and they forwarded letter to the Legisla
) ture requesting some information relative Il
d them of which the following is copy:
If WASHINGTON Cry, Dec. 81, 1888.
1t To the Hon. The General ASSEMBLY o.
+ N. Carolina. -Gentlemen, Having learn
e ed from an unofficial source, which, how
d ever, leaves no doubt upon our minds O
% the correctness ofodr information, that Ger
! tain Resolutions have passed your honor
n able body expressive Of the opinions of
majority Of each of them upon politica
matters, some of which have been, and 9th
y ers still are, pending before the country
? we have been induced to anticipate the
% coming to hand, and respectfully address
Or you concerning them. In thus anticipa
y ting the reception of a copy of the Res
is olutions, through an official channel, W
n trust, an apology viii be found in the in
Or formation we have received of the inten
ton ofthe Legislatureto adjourn at an eur
. ly day. The Resolutions do MOI express
i " instruct us to carry into effect the opin
ions expressed therein, nor were we adj,
" to preceive in them implicitly any author
= itative command, such as instruction
u convey. We are, therefore, left to info
'e that it was the intention Of the Genera
D. Assembly hot to exercise the right o
N Instruction, from the absence of the fnanda
e tory terms heretofore used when the Gen
~ EetaI Assembly Of North Carolina Ia
m thought proper to resort to it. TIL
4. ground herelofor occupied by us, is Who'll
ID Ily unchanged, and scarcely needs recapit
" ulatiot. 70 We,have publicly declared, tina
70 whenever Instructions are given by The
a Legislature, we v i'll resign or obey them
mi We therefore respectfully ask your honor
7 able body if we -eer, in our construction
T of the Resolutions, chat we my be Sc
r Fright in time to act as becomes the posi-
" ton in which we stand. ssh . ssa.
re With a view to prevent any nIisrepre
m sentation Of our motives we disciairn am
te tintenlioh Of disrespect to the Legislature
v considering il not only duty to ourselves
is thus respectfully to make this request, Blu
"a that we oweit TO the people oflhe stale o
in North Carolina, whose interests have beer
i tconfided 10 us in the Senate of the UniteC
] States. ssafo a 7a - oe1
: n We have thehonor to be, with great
Z respect, your obedient servants, 7SfI IS
!. I" e s. B. BROWN, s1i
Y 'a 'aa 5t'e y r. STRANGE.
: The Legislature, conceiving the resolution
sufficiently explicit. adopted the following. res
olution, which We think, places the honorable
" Senators in .aFidicnlous and embarrassing stu
n alton. ..u ar.,s...s. -.
" RESOLVED That the resolutions passed b
: this General Assembly; and transmitted to on
z Senators in Congress-, are sufficiently plain an,
a. ineligible to be coInprehended by any one dc
Of sirots Of understanding them; that we be
"a Ileve this commune alton, anticipating the rs
ception of said resolutions, and making induifl
= as to their meaning, isnet in good faith: ant
that ltEwoaldsbe Inconsistent with theTseIf
respect Of this General Assembly - make an,
p reply to Mediterranean did q ess1a..gs
n KENTUcKY AND, OHIo.-The Maysvilli,
+ Eagle says James T. Rorehead, Esq. Ex
Of Governor ef KeptnclIy, and John Spec,
It Smith Esq5lata Speaker If the House Q
d Representatives Of Kenturky, have beeaelee
a ted commissioners, BY the joint vote Of teI. 3
3 gslature, to proceed to Colannbnss with view
70 urging upon the Iegislat,ulEFes o. IOhioo Il
enactment 81 law to restrain citizens 81 IA
ID commonwealth from entieing away, d adm,