The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-23

loved but Tor you, we ho are now consuu
, ed with misery and want would have beer
- as formerly, IN our prsceful mansions, viii
l"yous spirits and buoyant hopes Aged "a
( Tiers and mothers also stand up before thes
men, and The following is Their language =
us have ye bereaved Of our children. Ou
sons were strong. and comely, and wise, ant
honorable. Our daughters were fair, accom-
plished and afeclionate. Aud these our A
spring we're our solsce amid life's weps-oul
stay AMID lfe's iutmuis. Bur our sons Va
have ruined, and our daughters hearts we
have crushed, end thus have ye brought ID a
our gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. y
And Patriotlsm hath found voice, aud, poin
ting TO the tombs of some of her noblest sons.
she excams: these were my jewels these
would have qaelled civil dIscord these would
have vsnqulshed foreign foes; these would
nave added new lustfe TO my escutche on ;
and from these heroes, heroes would have de.
scended perish The improus crew who drag
ged my own ones from the seats of honor 10
graves Of iolamy But neither yrav hairs,
nor tears. nor q nations walls can affect The
deaih dealer; on he goes in his fendish ca.
reef, enfiohIng himself by casting down The
great, corrupiing the good. and by beresvine
and finally bur, ing the lovely and the help.
less. what cares he although stghs and
shfeks should aoat on every breeze al.
though homeseads should become desnla
tons = although the earth should be strew
ed with his ghasty victims although he
should shrond the world With midnight shades,
snd hur lis inhabitants down to hell
We repeat then that The traficker in this
'niernaI fluid knors that he is making havoc
Of all that IS far, and pure, and peaceful on
earth, and he knors that he is blnhtinn i'm.
mortal hopes, bu, sltIl he persists. AID
While "e are reforming one neighborhood
nc is cnfrup,tng another. And not content
WIN this, he hastens 10 ruin those whom we
we have rescued. And when he succeed,
IN re enirapplug poor unfortunate man, he
feJo'ces over hun with demoniaca joy.
The traffic is The enemy 5 soul, and We ask
asa'h how can We bes, assail il. By legal
enaeiments! Yes, by the "slrong arm Of
he Law" Let legislation keep pace with
moral sussion. We would submit to The pow
ers that be. We would lei the malority rule,
and thus put oppression far from Us. But
we would avail ourselves of every inch of
ground We gain from The enemy. We would
have the notifications in public senlimen,
which are effected from gear To wear embo.
died IN the laws OF the land. And ibus eradual,
Iy We would 90 On, until i, shall became un
in~ftt to sell ardent spirits promiscuousIy.
And this is the only way 10 which We can
save The fruit Of our ls6ors. By depending
upon moral suasinn alone, We leave II IN the
power OF the dealers 10 corrupt public senti
ment as fast as we reform H. And can we
even keep pace with them Can a score of
Temperance men cope with one gros |
Without the aid OF legislation, we shall have
an almost in'erminable struggle, alterna,el,
marked BY triumph and defeat.
Bot where IS the right to leeslale? Ii
lies IN the fact that no man is al liberty TO en-
gage ~ a calling which INJURIES others, and |
undermlnes the foundations Of the govern
ment. Aud who inlutes otheps 10 half ,he /
extent that The lqupt seller dues There is /
nc chaatcter IN txls'ence who does his fel. /
lows tIthe Of The harm which is ufi cled by |
The proprle,ors Of those places where Satan |
has his seat.
And who is the greatest foe to his coua.
ify's interests we have altefdy scent Ii is
The dealer IN alcoholic poison, who saps the
fountains Of The nations life he consumes
her resources, Supplies and debases her citl
zens, her warriors. and her statesmen. hnries
her heroes and furnishes her lmperlshable
glory.
Ard Is this foe 10 our social and civil inter
esis the only man who has rsphtsl Must
the State conlorm TO his wishes, and must an I
injured and almost ruined Commonwealth
remain silent? But We have already lepis 4
lated. The existence Of the License law set.
ties the question Of right. Aud although
this law will doubtless be- regarded IN future
as relic Of batberIsm although entirely in.
adequate II may be the beginning of a series
OF enactments which shalt ultimately meet
the necessities Of the case. Then le, US apl.
tate this question until an enlightened people
shall demand OF their legislators proper pro,
lection against the ravages of lniemperauce.
And that we have already decided the Gues.
ton ot right to leg islate on this subject, the
practical workings of the License law will /
more fully show. In Gieenville. perhaps
the most attractive Village in S Carolina,
ln'emp"rance prevailed alarmingIy until the
year ls4s. Liquor was sold at or 10 pls.
ces. drunkaids ware numerous, and the In. Il
iendent oi the town-a promising young man
died, no doubt, by the hauds of the mons
ter. A new lnendent was elected, who de
clared his hostility to the retail Of spriuous
liquors. Aud he with his council noble
men-s'emmed the torrent Of opposi!ion-re.
fused to grant License. Suit was insliled for
the purpose of compelling them. And the
opposition failing in the lower Court, carried
the case 10 the Court Of Appeals. where il was
also decided against them. Thus were they
folled. and thus were five men instrumental