The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-11-17
Circular.
ELKToN, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1874

ELKToN, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1849.
Dear Sir:--At a meeting oftne Elkton
Division Of the Sons Of Tenn perance,
held on the 1st inst, 1t was unanimously
RESOLVED, That there be Committee
of three appointed to confer with The
other Divisions and the Temperance men
generally throug hout the County, and to
urge upon them the propriely OF meet
ing in County Convention a, Elkton on
thursday, the / 9th of December next, to
devise and unite upoh some plan of Pc
titioning the Legislature al its approarh-
ing session, for an alteration in The exist
ing LICENSE LAW.
The committee under the above Reso-
luton, in setting about the work assign
ed them, deem it unnecessary 10 60 into
any heightened detail Of those alarming
evils, with view to the suppression of
which, the Convention is called. Enough
of the rulnons consequences of these
laws as they now exist, are apparent to
the citizens of our county, to make them
DESTROYS for some Change.
The evil has acquired too great power
anu W aunt VI TIC SuUIDSis
ton that it can be eveled at a single
stroke; the only event therefore we can
confidently hope tor, is, to procure tuch
notifications as shall in the opinion OF
the Convertio ', seem best calculated to
strip it Of its mos: dangerous weapons,
and thereby rid the ate and county of
those onerous burdens of which it is the
greatest if not the sole cause.
It is fact beyond contradiction, that
the people OF Cecil are annually taxed
for prosecution OF criminals ana disturb
)GTs of the public peace to the amount of
81 800 to s. 900, which is directly trace
able to the liquor ,rafiic. Add 10 this the
five thousand dollars, which it costs TO
support the in aud out door paupers,
three four hS tat lras', OF whom are re-
duced to pauperism by The use OF intoxi-
eating quoIs and tn. Evil becoms truly
a formidable one; TO say nothing of the
scores aud hundreds If he,wise worthy
citizens, who drag ont a mi-erable eais-
trnre, and sink into premature graves,
uncared for and unregretted-the heart
broken wives rom whose bosoms Hope
has flown never to return--or The troops
Of hat fed, half clothed children who are
growing up without education and with
cut parental authority; aud who must
from the very nature of things be initla-
ted into 1rartices of vice AID crime. and
rendered urfu 10 become useful and re-
&, ,onsble citizens.
The Commit ee feel confident tn It This
brief summary of facts cannot lal 10
prompt the Temperance men Of Cecil to
energetic action, and that they will move
with such split as vii crush the slight
es, hopes, which our enemies may have
OF the taI.u e Of our project and they
urge upon each Division to send 4 srong
delegation to the proposed Convention,
and upon Temperance men, who are not
attached TO he Sons OF Temperance, to
II in the effort TO weaken and put down
our Common enemy. Districts ard COM
munities where there are no Divisions are
requested TO appoint delegates, it matters
not whether informally or otherwise. and
every citizen having the cause OF Tenn
pe'ance at heat IS specially called upon
to atte' d. Ii is important that every part
Of 'he county should be represented
The Committee would impress upon
you that prompt AID vigorous actinn, is
essentially necessary to success, and hope
tl,iscall may meet with a favorable re-
spouse that much good may grow CAT
Of the movement, and that demonstra-
tion may be made which will tell upon
the future histo' y of the county.
N. B. The Convention will meet in
The Court House, at l l o'clock, A. NJ. on
the above named day.
The NEW CONGRESS. According to
the New York Tribune, the House of
Representatives. will consist Oils loco
tocoS and 112 who's if the free e,,;Iers