Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-01-11
VOL. XXv.---yO. ~,

lis true these disorders have occurred under very De-
liar circumstances. number 81 men Of wars mon,
taking advantage Of the liberty allowed by the Christ
mas holidays thought proper 10 take what ihcs might
call spree, Int Whc if qulst citizens thought prcIsr
10 dignity with the Of n fioous sssemblsga. IL
"as sufficient at any rate TO justify tho calling out Vi tho
soluntcets.
Sme persons are Disposed 10 blame the officers Of tho
'e9aGc, but surely without justice. They merely gave
thcr meh the customary liberty ,p sote tho seasen
absence OF important duties every thing demanding sucls
liberty As soon as they learned the consequences of
Their pernsson they very promptly put an end to the
whole a'alt, and renr'cd Il impossible, for lie future
Otlcls again. TIN all the blaine upon the ars hou.--
solves and they certainly very ceusarablc In nit
igatlon, buwescr.t may lie sad thai fifty SIXTY men VI
any kind can rarely meet together, where there plenty
OF liquor without letting the world know that they
alive. Muth more on is peer Jack oXctsablc who has
spon all his day Mt and proab nese heard of
Temperance In his lie They have done prbcisely what
"asio m'So b"on cNloctod-lrociscly what landsnon
would have done IL similar situation.
With more justice, thrd purity disposed Ia blame
ho sellers, those who allow I'd these Persons 10 ha,o
liquor knowing the nature of all when assembled in
arge bodies aud hcrprc disposition to disorder. Their
quit however great as is, regard only scconda
~.
We strike nj higher game tltan any OF these IT is TO
rus lieiAsl LAWS or THIS SrArE. THAT THE Cry OF
kthMoNp Is iNntbrtp. ron riIr plsrr nnAsoEs THE
LAST W KIM an anl thing be clearer; entirely
susceptible oi proot'-Mcu. III their col and sober mo
distribute uln among acrowd and straghiway the spirit
oi oNll breaks out Docs any suppose that the
atos oi all this disturbance would have lctn guilty Of it,
i they had moi been drlnhnpl And where did they get
thor liIn ~ Why irlm these houses. which the fu,c
affecting 10 etho pcrcclioaot reason, has taken n,dor
ITS SPECIAL pmtecon From these pets of our Statute
BOOK who are allowed to murder by Wholesale. tho
rate oi may be, hundred yedr. the I,ceasnp Run
stiltns II there had been 10 lccnfes there would have
been no liquor; II there had h,cl no liquor there would
have been no row
Yet there are well meaning persons. who object 10 hbol
slng the License la"s-Whyl Can things be made
"ose by M Can there be- disorder where ilrro 10
no liquor nj hand 10 stir mp the spirit Of IN sc,fl VIII
hore he more falling onl--motc fighting moro murder
than tbs eis under the system Of lccnscsl Let any
nlan come forward and show what good they have over
done whni public benefit they cohtorrcd-in what
way they have contributed In the advancement uf moral
principles. the preservation Of health ct the qencrai well
being Of society. aud We resign the whole ground ~
him.
had boon the custom fer te hundred Years previous
Il the great Evangelical reformation If the 10th century
u haAk the lopcs indu abb ui ilrol pon all tho
nations ol hrsondom and 10 give any man " ho could
all raj 10 pay tr II, full permission Ia commit any
crime. which his passion or his convenience mpht
dictate. What these licenses SCI, intoxicating
drinks but ndnGonccs. 10 certain persons for consider
aiion, mol Ia commit themselves, but To stimulate tho
commission q every offence enumerated in the Dccaogusl
The PoIes Inlulgcrc,s extended only 10 the crime com
united by the ., attracting pasiy. What a do OF
himself, Is hut small matter compared 10 " hat 10 can
stimulate hyo hundred 10 do II the rinsellar
stab shoot some pery,n me mischief would he confined
thai isolated act hut he puts into the hands Of
thousands, the cup, which, Tor auelt he knows may
,lic each one OF them the commission Of the
eadl, sins So far icy is concerned it would bo far
better or him to turn uu and do his work with his own
hands There would ut least be much less oi il.
If the present system is 10 be rnseyered ill., If there
~ hope If a change. If the people cannot be reused
sense e the OWLS lowing in upon them from this
inA nslio II misc, least let the magistrates
petition the cpislaurc allow these ndulgenres to bo
called BY their night names. Let them go by the
OF Permits 10 make drunkads sell palsy, epslcIsy,
an ap plcsy, create idiots, TO manufacture beggsrs
10 beat wives. io'arvo children, 10 recruit mad houses
r. plonish tho grave, and to fill hell po ovcrfowng