The Columbian fountain., 1846-04-17
PHlLADELrnIA. April Is. 1916.

aoahl consider me very irregular correspon-
dent, bat II is because | am not disposed to
burden your columns with unnecessary or un
affairs. yet renew my promise 10
appilse you OF any important matter bearing
upon the great question Of moral retorn,, be
where | may
Oi such character was the tcmperance
meeting Just adjdu,oed from Independence
Square in this city. The history Of this meet
ing, Tor il has a history, is this
The Ladies' Union Of This city and county
sci 10 work early in the winter 10 obtain an eA-
preston Of public opinion in reference TO the
license law Of Pennsylvania, and such was
their success, that they sent 10 Harrisburg 25-
600 names to a petition, asking for their has
bands, fathers, and brothers. the privilege to
exercise the right Of lreemen through the bal
lot-box IN relation to the rum trlQic. And, al
though IL was granted 10 is or ~ counties. 1t
was denied to Philu'l phia, aud lhls meeting was
called by a number Of citizens at the lustance
ot-lh2 Ladies Unlou TO express an opinion in
The premises, as evidently, if the Legislature
Is right, the ladies' are wrong.
The SPEAKERS were our Brother 2, S. White,
Dr. IongghoFe. Rev. s. Aaron aud l3r, Ery
an. The speech Ut Brother White was elc-
quen' and practical. He did not arse, be said
10 denounce any man, but to contend lorrigh,.
and # II was right for onc man to sell luu,, it
was rlght tur every man to do so; but the law
denies this, else what means the license II
was a bundle Of absurdIes and contradictions.
this license system; ii said il WAS wrong to sell
rom, and then made it right; it pronounced it
right. and IN the same breath made il wrppg.
unless recthed and morazcd hy the law But
can law and law makes thus transform evil
into good ...#. ...... ....
lie was listened TO with deep interest. al
often upon the same subject; he concluded by
offering set Of resolutions, setting forth in the
strongest manner the arguments against this
partial and absurd system of legislation
He was followed by DR.. Lopgshorc If
Bucks or Berks county, Il could not hear
which.) He differed from his friend, The last
speaker. He came there to denuunce rascals
and rascalitv, not ruusellefs--but' those who
make them. The siypers to his application
the Judges who grant them--and above all, the
Legislature, the fountain head whence came
the authority
know not whenI have heard more scah
ing, withering, sin exposing speech was
particularly pleased that he noticed the effect
that tie proper action Of the old keystone
might be expected 10 exert on Maryland and
Virginia.
Next i'll order came Rev. S. Aaron OF Nor
ristown, who, for more than an hour (I should
Judge, for could "take no note Of tune, ~ en-
chained the mass Of mind before him. He re.
garded law as an emanation Of Deity, all things
were subject to law, from the planetary orbs 10
the rude pebbles beneath our ieel-he was
law. obeylng man, but the law must be based
on justice, honor, righl-was the license law
one Of hlS character Then followed most
beautiful auay Is ol tins question His friend
Dl L. nhu put vi olStti plaStcf, he sup
posed it would devove on him to apply the
emolllent the cabbI9e leat. He then stated
the NVhig doctrine Of politics TO elevate. 10 i'm
prove, to develope our great resources, our
land. our mines our mighty water power. our
mIghtier steam power. our Yankee ingenuity,
to take all these III their lullness and perfection.
and TO make US the greatest nation upon earth
D. they carry out their principles by their rsup-
Port 1t the rum trade
The natives. too, though many of them did
the clean thing, stick 10 the rack--yet whal was
their creed They, Che called them Natives
protested against the introduction o paupers
INTO this country from the mills Of Europe
where they had been doubly stepped for cen
tunes. did they protest and act against the ma
Hufac,ute Of The same article at home
People once supposed that all the money to
paw the taxes came through Mex 4lddle, but
that now is an obsolete idea" an exploded
notion. Whelc, then. does IT come from NV
lads Our of your hard earnings, your laior
supports that aims house, Sc
Next cane the Democrats; their great poit-
zeal doctrine wa, give every man a chance,
aud when they sought Office 1T The hands Of
the penplc they prJmI ed to give the chance to
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