Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-11-13
The Temperance Sentinel.

III tIl6 to"h vi WfultHglOns IN. ", pro-
vided sufficient encouragement is offered,
paper to be called
The Temperance Sentinel.
TO BE DEVOTED To
Temperance, Literature, Science, .4gri-
culture. The Markets, &c. &c.
In laying this prospectus before the friends of
Temperance and Morality for their sanction, we
are actuated alone by the wish to do all that we
for the suppression of that great foe to human
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. If those who are
DESTROYS to see the downfall of this monster will
only come forward to our support, we will endea-
vor to give him such thrusts as will, in time, per-
haPs, cause him to absent himself from other
wise happy commonwealth.
There is at present no paper devoted to this
Philanthropic cause published in North Carolina,
whilst there is scarcely another State in the Union
within whose bounds there IS not one or more pa
pers published, devoted TO the Temperance cause.
Shall it be said, North Carolina cannot support
paper of this kind T. For the honor OF the Old
North State should be sorry to have it said Of
her. Why is 1T, then that there is not an organ
of this character in existence Numerous propo-
sails for the work have been before you, but they
have all fallen to the ground for the want of sufi-
cieEt encouragement to enable item to make
start. Tue mdin reason for the repeated failures
interest shown towards them by the friends of the
cause. Will they not listen to this appeal and
use every means within their power to prevent
this proposal from sharing the same fatesas its
predecessors? We hope So
Friends and Brethren in the Temperance cause
We call upon you TO assist us in carrying forward
this great work. We ask you not only to sub
scribe yourselves but to use all your efforts to pro-
cure subscribers for Let not this attempt fail.
We believe if the friends of the cause will only
come up to the work, that North Carolina not on
ly CAN but WILL support paper whose every eff
fort WI be put forth to exterminate that Hydra
headed monstcr-INTEMPEnANCE. The evil
should at once he arrested in lis onward march,
nor longer let it have its coursc--free and IN
trammelied. It's pathway is marked by the tears
Of the widow and the orphan. 1t is daily bring.
ing our friends and feIIow-citizcns to--what =
4 Drunkard'S Craze! Yea, verify some of
the most gifted men in our land have been cut
down III the verv height of their brilliant career
numbers of our young men who have g ven early
evidences of talent, and have been looked upon by
fond father a doating mother, as one who was
distined fill high place in the hearts of their
telow-ctiZens, have had all their buds of promise
nipped 10y the approach of this insdious foe--a
foe who is no respecter of persons, but treats all
who tampCr with him alike, and brings them to
an unllLleIy anu GlSnOnOfeu grave. w men we
look around us and see the ravages which intem-
Perance is making throughout the length and
breadth of our land, we should rise up as one man
and swear never to cease our efforts until we have
bsnshed thstylant from our otherwise happy land
To The Brethren of the Independent Order OF
Rcchabites both here and abroad we affecticnate-
ly appeal for support. AS the Organ of the Or
der iii this State will do every thing for its adj
vanccment that can be done. The blessed prin-
Cipl.s of our Order call upon us to exercise Be-
NEvCLENcE and CHARITF--Temperance Fort.
ttsde and Justice. These distinguished virtues and
exccllcncies it will be the primary object of THE
SENTINELto incucatc upon the minds and hearts
of Its readers In lis columns, the Rechabites will
ever find their great objects and interests faithful
ly advocated and zealously supported
In addition to its advocacy of Temperance
The Sentinel will contain great variety of inter
esting and useful matter such as MORAL TALES
PoETRY, ESSAYS, ANECDOTES, &c. &c., and NJ
pains will be spared to make it worthy Of thu
patronage not only of the Members of the Orde
and the friends of Temperance, but of the read
ing public generally.
A weekly report of the Wilmington Markets
together with the Markets of other places conncc-
ted with this in point of Lrade-Arrivas and De
partures of Vessels to and from this pot, togethe
with every thing ofinterest which transpires bott
here and abroad, will find place in the Column
of the Sentinel
And though last but not least the LADIES will
ever, we trus:, find it welcome companion t.
the parlor or boudoir. No article will ever find
place in It's columns which can tend, in the reno
test degree, to raise blush upon the cheek of tn
most fastdious
The SENrINEL will be published weekly o.
a Royal sheet at So per annnm, payable on tn
receipt of the first number We win issue tn
first No, as receive a sufiic ent mum
Der of subscribers to warrant us in the undertG
king We hope our friends will not let us wa
long
AS natve-lom son of the cold North State,
we call upon our feow-Ctizens to extend to L
that support which is our due. AS son of o
New Hanover we ask OF our felow-county me
to come forward and sustain at least one paper i
their county which will be conducted by a native
horn WiImingtonian. Having dwet among 20
from my infancy up. think l have a right to do
mand Of you that support which l shall use ever
cxertion 20 merit.
Its cheapneSS should induce every one to sui
scribe, and lend us a helping hand to establish
paper of this kind in Wilmington. 1t will contai
the same amount of information as the other p;
pers published here, relative TO the Markets, &c
and at less cost and we trust that will be suff
cient inducemeut to our country friends to give l
large circulation in the surrounding countless
And to the friends of the cause in other portion
OF the State we afactionately appeal for aid.
WILLIAM ]. YOPP.
October 23d, 1916.
- Editors throughout the State will confer
favor on us by giving the above Prospectus a fe'
insertions in their respective papers, and calm