The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-06-22

particular Judas sold for money the privilege
oi putting to death hun who was reputcd "a his
brother The trustees Of Ottawa have sold the
privilege OF dispensing poison to countless mul-
utude OF their brethren in humanity and Of sowing
the seeds of moral and physical death to n vast
but indefinite extent. Judas sold the privilege of
consummating single act of crime which was to
take place IN the future and might never occur
Iheb have sold TO men the privilege Of perpetra-
ing deeds OF darkness for whole year, and not
only that, but extending the privilege back over
the past, thereby screening them from the punish
ment Of broken outraged law, and the honest in
d'gnaton OF community which was finding its ex.
preston III series Of criminal prosecutions .Ju.
das sold to regularly constituted authorities-men
exact and punctilious in external moraties--the
privilege Of carrying into execution an existing
law which had been confirmed by an almost unan.
lrnous public sentiment They have sold to men,
III the habitual violation Of law the legal right to
A., tranpe on the interests of the whole community,
the wishes OF n large minority IA it was legally
expressed and the now almost unanimous public
voice, Judas was numbered with the twelve and
was chosen leader for the PRONUNCIATION of chris.
tianlty. majority Of our trustees were number.
ed with the sons Of temperance and two of them
have presided in patrarchal instead of apostolic
authority; the difference is here ,J,,dds made no
further prcteuSlons to apostleShip or christianity
but rcpented and went and hanged himself Ihsy
with an assurance worthy of a better cause still
insult the common sense Of community by calling
Themselves frldnds OF temperance and even refuse
to resign the patrarchai dignity Al were mar
tyrs but while Judas served AS his own executioner
HeR thc trustecs) have given that office to the
voters of Ottawa. In another respect they differ
Judas received thirty pieces of silver for licensing
aslngle crime, while they for so pieces license an
indefinite number. But in the one ease Jewish
Sanhcdrln, though IT could cruelty the Lord: vet,
still paid too much Difference to Justice to put the
price OF blood INTO the common treasury But here
the price of blood is eagerly clutchcd by those
hNturcs upon the public crib and it is even made
the subject OF warm controversy who shall be de
filed by It's rank pollution whether the corporation
Ol Ottawa or the county of La Sale But breth-
rem, the prospects Of Temperance were never
brighter than now; her sky was never clearer
nor did her atmosphere ever swarm with morl
I bright and beautcous hopes Those exercise cncc,
that have marred her beauty and loaded her 10 til,
dust have all sloughed off or are rapidly di,soly
ing IN their native rOttonnes and. although III,
! process has been painful and mmiliating, though
she -till sits in sckcloh and ashes and i like Ra
chacl weeping for her "SoNs," who are not We
will she not arise improved in beauty ami inyigo
rated IN health Let us remember that she la
for her defence the strong angel of truth and tina
in her own hand is the sword of the spirit whcl
is the word of God that she is the daughter o
Religion and the hand maid of Virtue: that glo
rluus things in her destiny for, when religion
shall be enshrned in all hearts, then will temper
ancc and virtue reign supreme to the farthcst OK
tent of our world. Let US then. conscious of oul
high andholy mission, arise in the strength of oul
Once cruclfied but now risen Lord and wage I'm.
compromising, uumittigated and extcrminatinl
war upon the demon of the bottle till. he shall
have fled from our midst never more 70 return
and until the last of those breathing holes of he'll
which now pollute our beautiful village shall b,
forever closed, and the way of the Lord mad,
plain lest he come and smitc us with n curse.
Ottawa, June -. H.IH