The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-06-25

GOD ana humanity, Tor the WluoW ait@ tii0
orphan, for the father and the mother, Tor
the wife and her children, for the sake OF
posterity--on to the noble strife.
YoUSa., Of Maryland Had only to say
that the Order is now in far better condl'
ton han it was one year since Last win-
ter we came within Ave votes Of getting the
Maine law, and are determined TO have It
yet.
CUSxISaHAM, Of d. O., formerly Of Vir.
ginia. l am going, sir, to do something
wicked, but reckon there are others equal
ly wicked.
A MEMBER. Not in this body, brother
! call the brother t0 order, No State has
a right to more than one speech You
ought not to ask news from the District
when Virginia has taken nearly halt Of %
and Maryland is seeking for the balance
They have left us merely small triangle
But, sir, we are sincerely and earnestly De
sirOus Of obtaining the Maize law. Butoul
hands are tied by our local legislature. Il
YOU of the States will send sober men tC
Congress, we shall triumph. But when
Congress is filled with brandy drinkers
wine bibblers, and bloated drunkards, wha
can we do. We are tired of such mem ane
implore the people Of the States to reFnenl
Der, that in voting for members Of Cggg
they are giving as local legislature.
uaainbaY shis. and 5sf nes a1i
r. j. EVANS, Of Virginia. Our Order hafI
is highly prosperous, but we are far behinl
those who have spoken with reference t
the Maine law We have not taken MOT,
than step. But the time will come whes
it will I've the law-the main--the chief law
The principle is tree In this | am q
teetoetaller These groceries are nuisances,
and should be abated One difficulty,
however, has presented itself to US. Il is
its execution. For fifty years we have had
law punshing the survivor in duel as a
murderer, and yet, during all that period,
there has been but one trial on this ground,
and then the party was triumphantly. ac-
quilted. But public sentiment is changing.
Several petitions have been before our pres
ent legislature. l received petition from
a number of gentlemen of a county, which
l handed over to the member from that
county and for several days he knew not
what to do. At length, however, he handed
it in. Another gentleman received one
from sundry of his male constituents, but
not caring for distinction, nor very solicit
Gus to gain favor, he put it in his pocket.
Several days elapsed and one came from
many, of the ladies of his county. He could
hold out no longer, but presented both.
This is one of the fondest days of my life.
When the g. d, of Virginia met, for the first
time, in this city, there was but a handful
and the next day, persons would say,
Evans where did those men come from
| didn't know man among them, save you
and Sam Price" But now the question is,
"Who is not there ?" And when, on Friday
we pass through these streets, they will
think, that from all the States and provin.
ces men have come up here to enact the
Maine law, any how.
JOHN B. 0D0M, of North Carolina. II was
said, of Xerxes, that he was last to come
into the field and first to run. But thi'
cannot be said of North Carolina. She maj
have been last, but will stand by our ban
ner as long as any. Our motion is onward
We are tired Of persuading men to abandon
! the traffic, and In four years shall have
| law similar to that OF Maine. We haV
buckled on the whole armor, and will neve
cease to fight until the traffic is extirpated
EGeNTeN, Of 0fKentucky. You expected +
hear from strangers, and am none such
as Kentucky is daughter of the Old Do
minon. But, if our mother does not haste
we shall beat her in following that sta
which has arisen in the east. We are fol
lowing in the footsteps of Maine, and hope
ere long, to redeem the State.
S. f. CARY, of Ohio / would have pre-
ferred to remain silent this evening ano
heard from my worthy colleague. | live
sir, where it is not only drank, but where
immense quantities are manufactured. From
the door of my dwelling | can see the
smoke of the peoples torment ascending
from at least thirty distilleries and brewer.
les. During the past year the people in,
serted a clause in the new constitution for
bidding the enactment of any law favoring
the traffic. But this did not content Us.
We then began to labor for the Maine law.
And great was our reward, although com
plete success was not secured. On one
day saw $4,000 petitions presented to the
legislature. Que member rose in his place
and felicitated himself and the house, that
no such petition had come up from his
people-they were too intelligent for that.
On the next forty or fifty gentlemen, came
u distance Of as many miles. bearing with
them a petition signed by 4, 100, of his con.
stituents. But, in some instances, even our
ladies have routed the Tum-seller. In a
little town there was an establishment
which was doing much mischief. It was
one of these retreshment houses. FouI
young ladies, whose brothers were being
ruined by it, determined to break up The
establishment. Aiming themselves with
bludgeons, they repaired to the house and
demanded of its keeper, if he intended Il
give up the traffic. He cursed them, ant
seeing them advance towards him, he tool
up chair TO defend himself Severa
young meniwho were present, and had beei
drinking, now advanced, whereupon tht
ladies turned to them and eaquired, "Whicl
party do you join, gentlemen, his or ours 2
Yours, Of course" was the response---ant
the liquor seller dashed down his chair anc
fled. Aided by the young men, the decan
ttrs were broken and the ardent spilled
after which they went home. At the in
stance of the vender, writ was ISSUED
against the girls for riot. The young anC
old men met and resolved, that If the girls
wereimpriscned new jail would be needed
They were not molested. the liquor selle
decamped, and the people of Knox county
subscribed an amount sufficient TO present
each of the girls with silk dress of the
finest fabric to be obtained ia New York
The last legislature came within four votes
OF adopting the Maine law, and the next
will probably complete the work.
u One hundred years will have elapsed on
the 4th day Of November next, since General