Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-15
lTHE LETTER 49,,
GAnplSRR, Me August =, leoJ.

Irur LETTER
GAnDlsRa, ME, August q, loo5'
Recerena ard Dear Sir:
IN YOUR queries / reply, briefly. in their order.
t)ues l. Did this prohibury law originate IN Tue schG'nes
OF politicians for other purposes or ou s'a"u " '' As
| islature upon lie own meiltsi t "a
Ans have very little knowledge OF the opGtaTns o. po
r;nns amongst US; and undoubtedly Individual Leaders OF
n,h.,s members Of parties may have been ntiuchcea o5
heir pu,icg interests in sustaining or opposing is meas
ur. Blu, SUPPOSE that beyond all question: he Ia" of'@i
n,cd i'm uersons who solely concerned ot the sup
PRECISION of aiempe'anct; and that u was passeu oy W
cause il believed 10 be demanded ny great SJ'y VI
the pe opla for its own merl!s
q 3 Hus il justified the expectations ehcf'aheu u
| BY ITS feeds Of the time OF It's passugei
What were their actual expectations cannon vensuIr
10 saw but every reasonable expectation must nave oen
more Than satisfied Whatever II ID in the power oi pro-
hb,ory aw 10 accomplish without cxreIe severity or IN
uuisuria scrutiny, this Ia has generally ~ my opi"oh
accompIsled Those who bent on oblacnE quur can
and do surceed it has ceased 10 be un article oil Hai
has ceased 10 present any open e youn orc
sue aud all The evils OF public drinking shops
ard bars are removed together with the Interest OF afgc
body UNFOLDING them Tor their own pecnhary ad'
IS. Have there been any reactions in public opinion,
80 as TO induce the belief that lu'ur day It may be re-
pcued} -,
| A. 10 my opinion quite the contrary Should The law be
teyealed which seems the hghcs degree iInfc0abie, u
will be The result merely of political arrangements bn' 10
believe that any political party would venture on oa.
sure 30 hazardous 10 prospects Undoubtedly many
discreet or conscientious persons strong objections 10
some features Of The law and still feel their io1cc But null
li,ues who doubted tho expectancy ut aooPg III "uuiu
| believe, regret resist It's repeal.
e. l. Has The law been generally executed and The amount
Of inoxicaon been greatly diminished in The State IN con-
sequenccl
not every here with energy and the amount Of nIoxi
cation has been in consequence most evidently st&ngV
and even. think may say wonderfully diminished
q 5 Has the ,ieuh, wealth. morality and general proc
ptnty Of the Stale been apparently promoted by III
| A UEqIesonahy.
O. 6. Has The law been found ia its operations, oppIcs
| sye any citizen not guilty OF It's ylUlaiiUni
4. So far as know, not in the least
10 thus answering your enquiries would avoid every
thing like The Intrusion Of opinion respecting The praci
cabty wisdom of such measure elsewhere | never
appeared here It's public advocate; and ON not blind 10
though is peculiarly humane In ils operations npon
sous, sweeping with reference TO things Nevcrthe
less devoutly grateful for The practical working
of aw believe that every family in Maine il is vi
more value than easily be computed.
/ am, very faithfully, your friend and brother,
GEORGE BURGESS
Rev. c. W. ANDREWS D. D.
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS BIZ THE FRANK
LIN.
THE CASTERS QvEsrIoS,-A ,eegraphic dispatch dated
Consia nnuplc October l7h states that the combined
fleets had passed The Dardanees ind would proceed 10
Constannople. The Turkish army in Asia were receiving
daily fresh recruits
Omar Pacha Wddn, directing the works prepara.
tory crossing the Danube for which purpose ase num-
Der OF boats and pontO0ns in readiness. TIE bridge
between the fortress of Widdn and the island opposite was
already occupied by Turkish troops The Russians
marching in great force to kulala opposite Wlddin.
twas rnmored at Paris tina, tho text Of q Russian
manifesto had reached The French Government, which
ained something very insulting To France tcrizng
e as The hot bed OF revolution One Of lis expressions Is
said 10 read US follows:
u am IN the right and will defend H. n well az The rights
OF my rot'SiohlSis against oil foreign Intercourse what
ever and shul not stand slunc"
ConnercIai men, IN London and pus notwithstanding
the unavorable aspect Of affairs still hoped that djplonarv
had not yet been exhausted.
The cholera had brukca at Jassy.
The Russians were going into winUr quarters OF Bucha
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| ,,s ' "' ''"s '"'' 1' " 'eu'" ''e' several
P' n ,l r c. p,.,
saSe c VI wal ny 'ne fn''e had Produced
very Puu sensation IN worm nussit hc uf'nY and civil
service wse ot war oul IN he epuh Tue sentiment was