The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-09-28
TEMPERANCE.

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quite number of projected reforms on this sub
ject die out, and be buried in a deeper toni
than that Of all the Capulets The Anti-Spir
Societies" which allowed the drinking Of wine
and fermented liquors, the " "Teetotal," tn.
/" Washingtonian," have all gone, leaving be-
hind, says the great Temperance lecturer, Mr.
Cough, more evil effects than good ones. The
Sons Of Temperance" next began to reign
but it was too soon apparent that, except for the
purposes Of mutual insurance in cases of sick
he'> SO, they were not going to leave their
marx. ~ kinds or .ssociations took the field
Inc hechaof>>s" "Temptr-~ce Alliances .
and many others, wff'-e name is legion,,- Zen, n,
to use their own phrase, 'ft>.he heIp Of the Lord
against the mighty" One BY one they fell
away, first in body, then in name. 1,e Maine
law men are yet alive, but in the place OF 18th
the idea begins to grow dim. The papers of tIt
sober and moral city of Boston denounce tn.
law as fruitless humbug, and some month.
since Neal Dow, its originator, felt the loss q
former favorable public opinion in being beaten
for Mayor of Portland. SIC transit gloria,
We have now TO chronicle another advent ol
reformers, which will float its time on the wave
This system has been tried in nine counties oi
New York, and it is said, with excellent results
They call j, the " Carson league and the
patentee, Mr.. L. l.. Carson, in letter to the N:
Y. Times, thus sets forth its objects and modus
operandi.
The object Of the The Carson League is the
| abolition Of Dram Shops and utter extermina.
ton OF The rum trade II proposes to do this by
combining the Moneyed power, The Political
power, aud the legul power Of the State The
| following is its plan:
l. Each member Of the League gives the
6ount of his property the assessment roll,
far mnch as he will, 10 be assessed pro rata
I,ws 0rosec0iion Of all violations OF Excise
i. 81 Them exed for runs dongs they must be-
lderers az S!Rxed to fine and imprison the mur-
nance and nSsmilies, rather than TO counte-
fr,v the ernenrc St,se murderers, and to de-
: Of their own children imprisonment and ruin
\ g. Through the BA
pledged to get possession ON soon u'e neagu. =
Towns, Counties and State me ifRe ounces IN .he
prohibition Of the traffic may be .nem ':..s lne
ana that they be not embarrassed in fl4pue' fl4E"e..'
Without the Legislature, we cannot ha >.
.uaiae Lao. Without Judges and Jufsmae
onersHS ana Cons'ablss, District Attorney AMI
Poor Masters, nothing can be done to execut,
such law, or any other for the prohibition of th
trade. Any man who has not this end at hear
is not fit to hold Office.
). The Legal Power. This is virtually in
cluded in the above. Without the Judiciary al
Temperance laws are unavailing. 1t is to b.
had through the ballot box, and 10 be set in mo-
tion by means Of the monied power Of tn;
Counties and States.
The League forms a joint Stock Company
any persons being allowed 10 become member
BY -aking one or more shares of the Capita
Stock. The following is the form Of the note
given BY the members for The Stock.
For Value received, | promise to pay the
Treasurer of the Carson League Of the County
Of, for the Suppression Of Rumsellng
-Dollars payable in pro-rata assessment.
on the whole stock of said Company, net to ex
ceed. IN any one year, fifty cents on thousand
dollars, according to the provisions Of their Con
| stitution.