Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-21
From the Wing and Register.
Hum on the Liquor LAWS.

The last great effosI made by him for
this purpose, is a most outrageous speed
against thr Liquor laws. Ire Methniisrs
and the Wing party, pusIishers IN lh
Dubuque Express, and designed, douh.
ess. fnr the market I" he found in tn,
Catholic Dlocese If Dubuque.
Mr.. Haun thinks that The Temper
ance cause - the great measure whic;
the Wings have pni in mo ion 10 over
throw the Democracy and that the Meth.
ODDS, preachers are The special advocate,
who are pushing on this reformation
and he is consequently excee linaly bit
ter against the cause and all who favor j.;
IL dlo not intend to haze said an,
thing on THE subject, but the course II
has taken, aud The broad assertions made
hv members. as well as The damnabr
design attached to this bill. feel bound
t" give full and free expression of my
views. although have no great ohjectinl
to The bill itself. say the design il
damnable, coming from the source whicl
II does, and should be hurled back upon
its authors, with all of its whitening ef:
tecis. The whale object is To cnntroi
the ballot. box, as | think | can show be
You'd doubt, by circular Published b,
all immaculate and holy Union Temper
ance Society of this city, dated June 2lst,
1850, purpor'ng TO he a circular address
ed TO the people of the State of Iowa b,
the Iowa City Union I emberance Snci
ely. from which shall quote LIBERAL,
and think it will need no comment ol
mine to show the Infamous design of the
movers in This measure On page Is,
under the head Of Temperance, not Il
party question, reads as follows: The
Temperance work is great moral re
form, next t. importance to, and CLOSELY
identified with the principles of religion
sought To be effected through the inslru.
mentality of the Bible, and which, il
successful, will be seconded only in i'm
porlance to the reformation in The days
of Martin Luther. II is therefore q sub.
ject worthy of the most profound con
sideratiOn of every American freeman
at the pols.' Now sir, you see that,
we must let temperance and religion go
hand in hand. and for whai!-the refor
nation of man! No sir! i, is for the
purpose Of controlling elections. Aud
from farther quotations from this immor-
tai circular. You aud every other homes!
man must clearly see.
/ have few words more respecting
this Union Temperance Society, and
must now reier to Their recently publish
ed BY Laws, in which they offer to lei
any man or woman, white or black, who
will remit The Secretary of said society
ten dollars in cash, be a fe member
and also whoever will remit twenty Fl e
dollars. i, entitled To be an honorary VICE
President. ! want Tins house In view
the scheme closely, and not be deceived
by what This great pretended neral ref
orn purports To be; but look al the facts
connected, and you will see p"Uer is all
that is asked--by allowing any man To
Join them who can pay len dollars-lel
his moral character be what it may
Suppose they could get one thousand
life members. they would have a fund of
$4,000, which would 60 far towards
swa, ing elections.
"On page 0 will be found 'their inef-
ficiency. speaking of palliative Laws is
the legitimate result Of the false founda-
lion upon which they rest, in attempting
to regulate that which can onlv be rem
sdied by lars ~hoiy prohidtory."
"Nuw sir, it will be necessary 10 re-
fer back, in order to show the consisten.
cy Of this holy .des;g "ed and Hrar n
bonn Union Temperance and will add.
religious contribution socipfy. You
will collect that Methodist Preacher
beat Judge Mason for The office of Sn-
perint.ndan, of Public lnstrnciion-and
sir, must here remark that l consider
Judge Mason one of The puresi. best
and most profound jurisrs within our bor-
ders-slanding alone on his own merits,
boldly advocating equal rights wiihou'
any hypocrisy or preience Of religion.
or without making any attempt to de-
ceIve by any coloring whatever, save
that Of being high minded, honorable
man. Compare Harlan with him, aud
where is he!-you find him ascending
from the sacred desk of his Redeemer,
covered with his religious cloak, and ask
ing men, and honest men too. Ia vote
for him; for whai!-because he is a
Preacher-l will not say christian -
Aud. sir, he was successful--beat our
best man for the most important office
in oul State. ! want you To understand
this was a ,ohi, move to ring in Meth.
odist preacher.
1.-The Democrats took warning and
were too smart for the wings next time.
They ruE brother Benton and had III.
lie Jeii. ion too, and beat the minister Of
Harea aud The wing party at their own
game"
Now this Mr.. Ilaun takes il for grant.
ted that if Temperance men carry GU
their principles at the polls. il must re-
sui, to tie advantage of the Wing party
and therefore he would influence The
Democracy TO oppose this 'dannablt
design" and infamous measure"
lie presumes that Harlan will he q
candidate for Superintendent and there
fore seeks Ia array whatever anti-iem
perapce prejudice and ami. Prutes'an