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

answer be read in her sanguuary slave la "
the oslracism of Aiistides, and the iudici
murder of Socrates.
Where then shall weGnd the foundation
National happiness and National elory =
Where, but in the hearts of The popuIac,
The annals Of the past, as well as Reycla
ton, furnish ample evidence that virtue
moral integrity lis The embodlment of llber
ty. That which enables a man to cbai
his passions, and which induces him 10 re
gard msnkind as his brethren, is the soul @
National independence. A commonwealth
composed Of such men will be free under an,
Constitution. however imperfect while sci
FISH and luxurious people will be bond men
even with The greatest political advan,a ges
1t follows then that whatever tend, to ga,
fup, the public morals is in difec, an,sgouiso
TO public freedom.
And II this be correct, Alcohol mus, be
giant foe 10 the dearests interests of man. A
monster who hungers for flesh aud lhirsls 70,
blood and whose ears are charmed with the
~aIl'ngs OF The stricken and the groans of the
dyng-~ho stalks over the world in phas,.
ly triumph, trampllng under his iron heel the
sweet filwers Of friendship and love, over.
throwing governments, and entombing ma ions.
Nor are We lelt TO speculate on this subject.
Our own happy land has groaned uuder hi,
ponderous tread. Aud The only reason he has
not, ere this, torn the r.spanyed banner
into ribbons, and spread sack cloth from the
81. Lawrence TO lhe Rio Grande is that he
has teen held in ehttk.
But aie We mistaken, mad are those cor
rect who represen, Temperance Societies, ns
beng hostile TO liberty I And is he " ho can
drunk without restraint the real freeman +?
linen lei us all ENJOY this happy exemption
from Tyranny. lie, Ibis nectar Of liberty
be qusfled to tho foil by our Federal and
State legislators, our Judges, our voters, and
cur soldiers. And let US have drunken leg.
'sla'ion, drunken Jurisprudence, drunken suf.
frage, and drunken wars on sea ard land
Let inemPefanee have the sway, and what
viii be tho result I Does it require a pro
phe; TO feretell that our fair Columbia would
soon become either the sea, ,f some rut HESS
or the home Of .atyrs and serpents.
Ehher the theatre OF cruelty, or a perpetual
desolaliorr For Ichdbod must be the epi.
ieph Of oil those nations which are under.
mined by moral corruption. Our loved land
might be desnlated by war, famine, or pesl,.
leHce, and afterwards bloom with beauty and
smile with plenty F; but, from the ravages Of
tae monster We oppose, there IS no recovery.
The Roman Empire was triumphant so long
ns her citizens observed due degree of ab
slnence. That mighty tree struck deep its
roots llfled It's top TO heaven, and spread lis
branches 10 the utmost verge OF the known
"ot'u bat no" STANDS sapiess, eStfess
ffuitess and lmbless, with no green vine TO
bad up ls shattered deco, ing. and totterlne
Irunk-.A melancholy monument of the
evils Of indulgence-A true picture of wha,
We shall be, # lntempefance ever numbers
our halcyon days. How appropriate, then
that on this glorious Anniversary, we all
should vow eternal hostility to the worst
foe that even hell itself can muster against US.
And have we declared war; The mex,
step is to find out where the hearf or the enc
nay ls-~hat Is his vital part. But here,
there is no d iliculty: It is obvious that the
TRAFFIC is the concentration of h,s strength.
The making Of ardent spirits by every fami.
y is imptae'lcable, and If the world is sup.
Piled with this beverage, il must be by CERTAIN
persons who make il business. for the pur.
pose Of getting gain. Hence, whenever the
ItDilic ceases, the evil ends. The next aues.
lion Is, then, how can we best assail this ini.
qu'tous business By moral suasion Yes
lei the public mind be operated upon. Let
us speak against !, 10 public and in private,
and let our example give emphasis to our
words, until the work shall become so dsre
pu'ahle that none but tho dregs OF creation
will engage in il. But what shall we do with
those dress of society who are still bent up
on the ruin Of the young and uuwsry =
Shall we conquer them by lovel Who are
they, and sha, are The prospects OF such
victory? Some who sell liquor may not be
utterly destitute Of humane feelings; but as
a class, il is NANTES, that they are deaf to