Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-24
Gbc DaiIp 0irainian
by REQUEST.
From tic RcpubhcaR
TO the Members Of the Hastings
Court Of Hynehburg.
my REoUEsT.l

have suffered no Inconvenience from my sup
posed neglect ! intend for The present To bring
these numbers to a close, and should not now
trouble you with this one, i'll did not rhiuk the
sul iect shall BRING 10 your notice worthy OF
your regard.
That book. whose procepls and laws We are
bound TO obey, says: "Wo unto them that
decree unrighteous decrees--that take away
the right from the poor Of my people. that
widows may l. their prey, aud that they may
rob the latheress. lsa. 10 chap. l and 2
| Yer.
DO you not suppose that the above quota
ton is very appropriately applied to those who
issue license To vend ardent spirits! No laws,
or rather decrecs, have made so many widows
prey, and robbed the iatherless. as the license
system. That you are responsible for all, or
most of the mischief arising out Of this traffic,
have clearly shown in the past numbers.
In order to more fully understand the extent
of the evil growing out of this trade, wish to
draw your attention To the character of the
houses, and to the, mariner OF the trade which,by
your decree, is carried on in this city. All
others who have applied 10 you and paid for
the privilege to sell their wares and goods, eX-
pose to public view the contents of their stoi es.
Not SO with him who has a decrce to sell ar
dent spirits by the glass: every profitable means
is resorted to, To hide from tho public gaze.
not only the articles for sale, but also the poor
miserable victims who frequent their dens OF
vice Day and night the work OF death
never stops. With me take your stand near
the private entrance Of those places where,
unobserved, after midnight, you may see ie
males Il do not say, oil course LADIES' seeking
the pleasures of the social glass. and mingllng
in the drunken glee. by this hint | only wish
to show you the character of the company the
youth of this city nightly congregate with IN
those places which, by your decree, you have
set up for their moral training. Is it any won
der we witness such excess OF dissipation In
our streets2 Do you enjoy peaceful mind
knowing you have granted decree TO those
to sell a poison that is sapplng the fondest
hopes that parents cherished towards
their oifspringi Oh could the deeply aiilict
ed mothers crowd around the court room, when
you were dispensing your favour and sending
forth your decrees and tell their tale of woe
and msery-the legitimate results of the liquor
traffic, it would drive you mad.
ITS sad to the drunkard's wretchcd home
Despoiled by poverty, and wrapped in gloom
To see the shattered roof, the crumbIing wall,
The wretched inmates, and TO hear the call
OF furnished children for their ruined sire,
Blasted and seorched by rum consuming hro'
,
The thirty thousand annual victims rise,
The warm blood chis-we almost curse the clan
Who wage wnr Mike with God and man;
Trample Justice, mock at misery tale
And mercy tenrs, Till even hends grow pale;
Aliict the wretched poor insult the good
And falten on the price OF human blood /
Here is true picture. Could you stand
on some point and view the vast stream OF
distraction, made up as it is Of smaller ones,
and have one general view Of the great pana-
rama as it passes before you, you might per
ceive, that instead OF sprngng from single
source, this torrent OF FIRE was fed by many trIb'
utary streams. There are hundreds OF poor
wrechcs, struggling and just sinking IN the mer'
cless flood. Here you ray see the Venders
actua ~ pushing their nelghbors from the
treacherous bank, ard others encouraging
them to plunge in by holding up the hery
temptation 20 their view. 1t will not case
the pain the oe infliels, because churchmen
are engaged in the traffic. | confess 1t is great
reproach on the cause Of christianity that
men, who take up themselves tne name OF
disciples, are found, for the sake OF dollars
and cents, dong not only evil to he bodies OF
her customers, but sowing the seeds OF eter-
nal destruction IN them also. 1t will not exten
uate your guilt, because, iorsooth. wine par
ties al e held at the residence Of an Elder
/ deacon or oteWdfuj WildL ulIciCHcC VIII ~
make if our youth first learn TO drink there;
and then see them reeling to the streets, or to
make their starting point the gilded saloon
The traffic in ardent spirits. and its legal sane
tons is a mere refinement on cannibal cruel
ty. A sacrifice to fires more dreadfl TO body
:. and soul than v ere ever kindled at the funeral
pile of Pagans.
! In sober earnestness and without any inien:
ton to reflect unjustly on your character,
would suggest thai The rum'raffic in ,hls grow
ing city be represented at the worlds far to
be held in New York next spring. 1t Is
far TO suppose that every department OF trade g
will have its allotted place. Lynchburg will
not let so good an opportunity pass without let
ting the worlds representatives know that
men of skill live here. AS you have spared
no pains in the manufacture of drunkards by
the decrees you made, would it not be right
that specimens Of your handicraft should be
exhibited.
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