The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-10-07

former occasion that my habits Of life hat
= made me more thinker than talker, vet
do not feel like thanking him for the solici
: tdue he expressed for my character--that
am willing to leave with an appreciatng pub
; lie, and would say TO him and to those who
, write or speak in favor Of the Maine Law, that
} when they charge US with scurrility, they
should place their hands on their mouths and
cry o shame, where is thy blush! for of O
truth more scurrilous set of speakers and
scribbers cannot be found out of his Satanic
Majesty's kingdom. "He says, as 10 the en-
croachments on the vested rights Of the peo.
pie, it is claimed the enactmen ut Of prohibtorv
laws is an unwarrantable interference with
the liberty Of the "subject." | would say to
him were he present, and do not know but
he is, or his spies (this word spies I know
does not sound well to the ears of on Aneri-
can citizen, yet it is nevertheless true we
have set Of men in our midst who have their
spies and informers) that he certainly could
not have been educated in a republican school,
or he would not call the sovereigns Of this
land subjects" the language used by Mon
archists and lavorers of Despotism: and then
to quote from British law commentator to
enlighten freemen. But in perfect conformi-
ty to this is the expression, or rather declar-
alton OF the address adopted by the Grand Di-
vision of the self-styled Sons of Temperance,
at Circleville, on the Goth of Oct. last, ga
man can enjoy his civil liberty as well under
despotic as under Republican government.
| read from temperance tract No. /. If this
be sample of the first fruits what NAV we
expect from the maturity Of the full crop. "a
man can enjoy his civil liberty as fully under
a despotic as under Republican government
! Who would have supposed for a moment
that we had in our midst band of Mon
archists, American citizens, Graded in the
lap OF liberty, who would promulgate such
doctrines! Is it not enough to alarm the
friends of rational, civil, and religious liberty
What would have been the fate of those who
would have promulgated such doctrine some
sixty years ago! Would not suit of tar g.
feathers have been awarded them! | say is
it not time to be alarmed for the safety of our
republican institutions, for the liberties be-
queathed to US by our revolutionary fathers!-
Are there any here who are prepared to look
idly on, to bow the neck to the yoke about
TO be prepared for them, to recklessly, to un-
Willingly submit, and to give ready assent
to such political dogmas, coming authoritative
ly from men who hold their secret meetings,
their midnight CO nclave in the upper story Of
some building, least their nnhallowed deeds
of darkness should come to light, who have
their corruption found not only to bribe voters
and Legislators, but are paying two dollars
per day to clerical impostors, worshippers OF
Mammon, wolves in Sleeps clothing. Inf
des, scotlers at religion, to aid in securing a
majority in the legislature of your state, for
what! To violate your constitution, to trample
on your reserved rights and thereby furnish a
pretext for future innovations, under the
special plea of prohibiting the liquor traffic
and driving intemperance from our land.
Those hired lecturers, those sangwhangers
are retailing the most, contemplate slang a.
gainst all who do not coincide with them in
opinion, and agree with them in their hank
erng after kingly powers. And let me say
to you, bow your necks and tamely submit to
the yoke now off red ycu although guided by
the special plea o.; reforming the pubic
morals, tamely submit, and farewell the last
hope of human liberty. They are bold to
| liquor who oppose their unhalowed efforts to
disgrace the statute book of free and an en-
! lightened people-but who cares for the
SCOTS Of fanaticism and biggotry! In the
days Of Oliver Cromwell Biggots and Fanatics
scoffed at Christ himself, and called the son
of God winebibber. Our Fanatics and
Biggots call US sons oil liquor. The supreme
ruler of the universe is equally as obnoxious
to the epithet son OF Liquor. He too allow
ed of the temperate use of wine. And the
first miracle Chris: ever wrought was the
, changing water into wine at wedding feast
at Cana of Gailee, and the last act of his
life was taking wine with his Apostles. But
says one, how do you know that it was wine
or that it had any intoxicating properties.
Tha. it was wine Se have the same authority
we have for saying that Jesus was the Chris
the Saviour of the world. The Evangelis
said so, and so say we on his authority. Ant
that if the wine in those days had intoxcat
ing properties we have the fact that drum
kenness was forbidden long before that time
But, says another caviler, that was unferment
ed wine used by the saviour and his Apostles
| would ask where is the evidence OF that
The record is silent, and we are forbidden t
either add to or diminish. These selrighteou
Fanatical Biggoted reformers will have t
say, as preacher Hull,the Abolitionis tsad,' 81
the Bible sanctions slavery,I say burn it," The
would have to say if the Bible sanctions tn
manufacture and sale of wine, burn it. o
perhaps it would be better to call an anti Bibl
convention, or by law prohibit the sacre'
record altogether, for both it and its author
are sons of liquor. God promised to brin
his chosen people Israel to land o: corn &
wine. He also said to them, thou shalt ca
before the Lord tithe of thy corn an
wine. And again he said to them, if the wa.
be too long SO that thou be not able TO carr!
thy sacrifice, then shall thou sci. it and bin
the money in thy hand, and 60 unto tn
place where the Lord thy God shall chose
and there bestow thy money for whatsoeve
hey soul lusteth after; for Oxen and 70
sheep, for wine and for strong drink, and 70
whatsoever thy soul desireth, and thou shal
,, eat before the Lord and rejoice, thou and tn
household, And again, Israel shall dwell il
. =, cat. he fnnntain oe Terra al shall he unon