The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-01-15

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sernIp fiaelr Folss.
And 1hsl Is bern lhe Eesulls II ~
easily tod. 1Reransea u iemPrranoe hzs
been made . Raol. Is enemies hsse b.
come more sAd 180ie bed n iEampling 4 il
alle dnsi, - ilaied. worthless lliiEg. TIE
time hss aesin come hark nP0a y. when
= rsDlidair for Vailir iasoaE msy u rcfn
graFeiy le~diug uP. n open day. eonPs-
ny ol unfoxansie men % = lrhi,kg cart,
and giving them what be knows i Destroy
ing hem, soul and body. turning theiF
wives into heari-slrirken y idops. anhil.eir
ehil4len oai up0n sorseiy. miserable "a
grants. And then, - 1 lhey lad done =
Eiriuous al. ium round with nnblnshing
ei'l0nisry and cal On temperance men, ~
well p Others, ~ plaee them in spsne seal
OF honor. And Too Often have Temperance
men responded 10 this rall!! The time
has again come bark uPnn ", when an
honorable. highminied. EiFiu0us man. - ho
scoRs Ia 10 > mean thing. may well shrink
bark from entering the political arena Ia
contend for the places Of trust Wliieh iEe
people hare 10 hssl0w. For he knows
lRi no well what means ATE 20 be nssL by
his opponeni u defeat him.
What. then. are i.ie friends e Tempe
rance To do. fHs one. have made up
nv mind. al:ef years Of sober reflection.
| have chosen my ground, and here mean
10 stand. iill by reason ! am driven from
IL. | mean never agaia. knowingly. TO
vote for any man who seeks public Office
by the pernieions practice Of treating my
fellOw-men with Intoxicating drinks. II
this be his mode of warfare. If this he the
Argument by which he urge his claim for
promotion, then for one am willing that
he STAY n home aud rot in utter Obsenriiy.
! care not though he he Wing Of the first
water--or the very pink Of democracy
though he were the father that gave me
being, and fed me in my tender Yeas
though brother narsed at my side: yet
cannot and 4 will not aid in putting him into
an Office of public trust, il he seeks promo
lion by such foul means. The man who
will not treat with common respect, the
principles which / have espoused and
which know to he worthy 0f respscl--
the man who will deliberately inIlicl muir
deross stab upon acause which | so iondly
cherish, and which know deserves 10 be
cherished by every friend oi humsaily-
for such 4 man, | cannot entertain a very
exalted respect, nor can | vote for him Ia
be my ruler.
| What say the friends of Temperance iC
"great Temperance mass-meetins," Il
he held in Ilillsborough at some early
day! In such a meeting we might readi
" exchange views, and take such actor
as may be thought most eXpedient. VIII.
not speak out boldly, like men conscious
of being on the right side! Why not say
to each of the two political parties who ar
soon to bring out candidates for the peo
/ pies elee,inn-" Give US men who vii
not treat, or we will not support them"
II all the friends of this noble cause wer
thus TO take their stand. and thus To speak
they would be heard. they would he res
pccied, and their request would be granted
Nor need we, by taking such stand, be
come liable TO the change of disturbers o
the political peace. Such convention
as proposed above, would Of necessity b.
composed of " higs and Democrats. w
meet OH the common platform of Tempe
+ rance, aud we adopt one principle, tina
treating must be excluded from the politi
, cal struggle. This done, each may sa
10 other" Go back TO your politics
ranks. bring out your men who will ne
play this foul game upon us, then We wi
to thescontlict like men capable of "deed
, of noble daring
Up, shake off your apathy, We friend
Of temperance! Hear We not the wall {
the widow, the piteous cry of the orpha
for bread 10 eat, for clothes TO shieR hin
from the priereing winds otwinter! Suffe
ing humanity bieeds at everypore. Eve
now, while We sleep, the enemy is awake
; and busy, kindling his fires under a ho'
, of distilleries, consuming the bread whic
an offended God has given us in mercy
, Grop-ehops are still in active runous OPP
ration, exerting an influence like the bla
of death wherever found. Our holy sal
bath is openly desecraied by gangs Of drul
ken men of both colours, gathered abol
these sinks of iniquity. The good pril
> ciples of ourservants are likely TO be ute
!. ly corrupted by the temptation TO carr
> corn from our cribs, and exchange it for
Jug of whisky
oh, are ye he cursed with anoih'
generationof drunkards! Must your TEL
: der, happy daughters he doomed 10 ling,
tout wretched life with drunken, brutis
= husbands! Must your sons, instead.
! being the pride of your lie, the comic
: and support of your declining days, be CO..
! verted into ayenging spirits 10 goad al
! pierce you, as you 90 down in sorrow
the tomb! Or is it your PRAYER" &c
I save us and our children from the woes
= intemperance!" Then rouse We like me
! and stay the progressed this flood Of des
liation. II not, then. you will be cur
!, ed with a curse. even ibis whole nation.