Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-11-20
no TIC FaIBSDs OF TEMPERANCE !!


yHHHE SUBSCRIBER proposes publishing
IN the town Of Wilmington, N. G., pro-
vidpd sufficient encouragement is offered, a
PAPER to be caiitd
I'Gle Temperance Sentinel.
TO DEVOTED To4
temperance, Literature. Science. .7gri-
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
eau for the suppression of that great foe to human
piness--IvrENPKHANcE IL those who are
desirous tu see the downfall of this monster will
My come forward to our support will endea-
vor to give him such thrusts will, time. per-
haps cause him TO absent himself from our 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 not one or more pa
pers published devoted to the Temperance cause.
hall it he said, North Carolina cannot support a
paper of this kind For the honor Of the Z" Old
North State" should I've sorry I" 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 vou but they
have all fallen to the ground 70 the want Of suffi
ciert encouragement to enable Il EN- to make a
start. TIE mai reasnn for the repeated failures
we think. may I've Justly attributed ic the lack Of
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 reven
this proposal from sharing the same fate it:
predecessors We hope SO.
Friends and Brethren in the Temperance cause
10 call , ~,
this great work. We ask you not only to sub
scribe yourselves hut to use all your efforts to pro
cure subscribers for US. Let not this attempt fail
We believe if the friends ofsthe cause will onl.
come up to the work, that North Carolina not on
ly CAN but WILL support paper whose every Ell
fort WI be put forth to extermlnate that Hydra
headed monster-lNTEMPERANCE. The evI
should at once he arrested in its onward march
nor longer let it hive its coursc--frec and I'm
traunmeiled. It's pathway is marked 10y the tears
of the widow and the orphan. 1t is daily bring
ing our friends and feIOw-czens to--what =
4 Drunkdrd'S Craze Yea. verify ~ome o
the most gifted men in cur land have been Gu
down in the verv height of their brilliant career
hunters of our young men who have given early
evidences of talent, and have been looked upon by
a fond father a doating mother, as who wa
distned TO fill high place III the hearts of theiI
fellow-ciiizens have had all their buds of promis,
nipped by the approach of this insIdious fne--t
fIe who is no respecter of persons, hut treats al
who tamper with him alike, and brings them L
an unIinely and dishOnored grave When WI
look around Us and see the rAvages which intern
perance il making throughout the length AM
breadth OF our land, we should rise up as one maj
and swear never to cease our efforts until we hav
banshed thistvlant from our otherwise happy land
TO the Brethren of the independent Order Il
Rechabtes, both here and abroad, we affectIonate
ly appeal for support. As tie Organ Of the Or
der in this State, will do every thing for its al
vanccment that eau he done. The blessed prin
ciplrs Of our Order call upon us to exercise BE
NEyCLENCE and CHAuITr-- Temperance, FOril
tude and Justice These distinguished virtues an
rxcellences it will he the primary object of III
SENTINELto inculcate upon the minds and heart
gifts readers. In It's columns, the Rfchahites wi
ever find their great objects and interests failhfu
y advocated and zeaously supported.
In addition to its advocacy of Temperance
The Sentinel will contain great variety Of inter
esting aud useful matter, such Moral TALE
PaEFRY, ESSAYS, ANECDoTEs, &c. DC, and n
pains will he spared to make il worthy Of tn
patronage nat only of the Members of the Orde
and the friends of Temperance but of the rea,
ing public generally.
. weekly report of the Wilmington Market
together with the Markets of other places conneC
ted with this in point Of traic-Arriva and d.
Parlurcs of Vessels to and from this port, togeth
with every thing of interest which transplrrA DO,
here and abroad, will find place ia the column
of the Sentinel
And though last hut no; least the LADIES wi
ever, we trus find it a welcome com anion
the phrlor or boudOir No article will ever find
place in its columns which can tend, in the rem
test degree, to raise blush upon the cheek of Il
most iaslidIouS
The SENTINEL will be published weekly {
a Royal sheet at So per annIm, payable on u
receipt of the first numoer We will issue q
first No, as soon as we receive suffic ent nur
her of subscribers to warrant US in the rndert
king We hope our friends will not let Wi
long
AS native-horn son of the "Old North State
we cali upon our fellow-cizrnS to extend 10
that support which is our due AS son OF
New Hanover we ask of our tellOw-county m
TO cJmc forward and sustain at least one paper
their county which will he conducted by naiV
born Wllmingtonian. Having dwelt among "
from my infancy up, think have right to
mand of you that SUPPORT which shall use eve
exertiOn 20 merit
It's cheGDnesS should induce every one tn 81
scribe, and lend US a helping hand to establish
paper Of this kind in Wilmington. 1t will conta
the same amount of information as the other !
pers published here. relative TO the Markets, d
aud at less cost, and we trust that will be sui
Gent inducement to our country frlenos to give
large circulation in the surrounding counties.
And to the friends of the cause in other porto
Of the State we affectionateIy appeal for aid.
WILLIAM J. YOPP.
October ed, 1916.
- Editors throughout the State will confer
favor on US by giving the above Prospectus fe
insertions in their respective papers, and CALI
the attention of their readers to it. w. ]. Y.