The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-28
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW.

The comments upon the passage of shis
law, by the Legislatures Of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, are many and various. The
as the haibinger Of glorious time TO come
while the opponents of it, are bitter in their
denunc tons. The New York Herald, among
other evils, predicts the entire breaking up Of
all the watering places, hotels, &c. II says
"Already the people of Newport ore prepar.
ing for a general breaking up. The whole.
sale houses are selling out, because whatever
liquors are found on their premises when the law
comes into effect, will be confscated; and the
root beer and sarsaparilla men, and The manu-.
facturers and vendors of various drugs more
poisonous than Jersey lightning" "blue
ruin or any such PLAIN, simple drink, are on
the gui rice. ready to make hay while the sun
the former customers of the rum shops. liz a
single number of a Newport paper, we find
the following curious advertisement
MAINE LAW.
Be it remembered that the reign of terror,
stave-in-head, and tyranny, sanctioned nv the
congregated wisdom of our masters, is to COM
mence in Rhod eIsland, and Providence planta-
tions, on Monday, July IS, 1852. Now, there
fore, in consideration Of the high respect which
we entertain for our numerous cusiomcrs-ln-
GLIDING q large portion Of the worthy and con-
siderate Sons and Daughters of Temperance,
we have the pleasure TO inform them that we
have ON hand an extensive end chOiceiy Sc
lected stock of pure liquors and delicious
wines, worthy of praise" and suitable for all
the various purposes for which they are used
medicinal, mechanical, artistical, convivial sc.
which we shall continue to sell until it be-
comes criminal offence, at low prices in guam
titles and packages to suit the requirements oil
all sensible people for twelve months. We
pledge the most strict secresy 10 ali friends OF
the Maine law, who can purchase Of US in large
quantities, with perfect confidence, that they
need not apprehend plethora of friends and
suckers during the famine. All respectable,
honest poor people of this town, whose con-
sciences are not troubled with the most ridicu-
lous "humbug," shall have their wants sup
piled without money and without price two
days before liberty is surrendered TO folly, la
naticism, hypocrisy, selfshness, and vine gar
AGED reformers in this glorious land, where
naught but justice, freedom, cheerfuiness, and
generosity should dwell. Can ssch things
be 2" Newport May IL, 1852.
NEWTON BROTHERS.
MAINE LAW.
The subscriber is now prepared to supply,
as usual, hotels, storekeepers, and private
families, with bottled soda water, root beer.
and sarSaparIla mead, neaithiul anu InVlgOrd-
ting beverage, free from all stimulating ingre-
dents, and in perfect compliance with the
Maine law. All orders. left at the subscribers
will be punctually supplied every morning
from our wagon.
RIDERS, III Thames street,
DR.. LANGLEY'S, root and herb btters,
just received and warranted fresh and genuine,
BY r. r. HAZARD 81 CO.,
Apothecaries' Hall.
GREEN'S celebrated oxygenated bi;ters, a
z sure cure for dyspepsia, asthma and general
debility fresh supply this day received by
C. G. C. HAZARD, Agent next north O
post Office.
The next thing we shall have TO record il
relation to Newport, is a list of advertisement:
of.'hotels to lei." which will be taken, if at all
at very reduced rent, and probably turned in
10 manufactures o. oxygenated bitters, sarsa
parilla, root begr, and soda water. There vii
be, hereafter, complete social revolution
among the watering places, hotels, railroads
and public places of resort in The two States
OF Rhode sland and Massachusetts, caused en-
trely by the tyranny of the new Liquor Law ,