The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-07-29
HamiltOn County.

The following extract from a letter
received from Bro. w. CLARK, M. d.
Of Elizabethtown, in the western part
of the county, viii be read with pleas
ure by every friend Of the cause IN
and out Of the county. We have
just as cheering news from almost ev-
cry other part of this county. The
question is beginning to assume suCha
serious form that the old political
hacks are getting alarmed. They can
be seen in squads in earnest conversa-
tion-they begin to feel that all is
not well-that the powerful influence
OF PGrty-THE PARTY-is beginningto
wane-that men are beginning to
think and act for themselves; and
ere long. with one eye upon the rich
pickings Of the public crib, the cry
will go up: "What shall we do to be
saved from these temperance fanat-
les? The good cause of temperance
will be ruined, forever ruinedl" How
they love the good cause when there
is danger that temperance viii run in
to pOIitiesi
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"Our Division, whitewater, No.
1853, is moving harmoniousIy forward
in the great mission of our Order; we
are circulating tracts, temperance
documents, and what we consider
as very important element of sue
cessfnl effort, a goodly number Of
our paper, (for we look upon the Or
gan as such.) The neighboring Di-
visions of Cleves, Miamitown and
Harrison are also prospering finely,
and the members, Of whatever politi.
cal family, are openly pledging them
selves to vote for no man, to make
our laws, who will not show his hand,
and define his position clearly, on the
Maine Law question. AS an evidence
Of the unanimity Of the friends Of
temperance on the question, | may re-
fer you to the action taken, and reso-
lutions passed, at a public meeting,
held at Berea, on Saturday, the 10th
Of the present month, Of citizens Of
Whitewater, Miami, Colerain and
Green townships, and the proceedings
of which, we expect, will appear in
the next Organ. Hamilton county
has been looked upon with justice as
a hard county, and this section Of. it
has been regarded as a hard corner Of
a hard county, nor do we attempt to
deny that there are powerful, very
Il powerful, influences here to contend
with, which are not felt in other places;
i yet, / think | can safely assure you,
that many are rising superior to all
these considerations, and are deter
mined to do their whole duty, as Pa
triots, Philanthropists and Christians.
\ 1t is true, there are still among us,
some who, for fear of affecting the
i price Of corn, would prefer to have
our State governed by the whisky in-
terest, and also few, (though l am
sorry to confess it, who not only pro-
fess to be the friends of temperance,
but make loud professions of the reli-
gion Of the Bible, who are SO welded
to party, either from prejudice, want
Of common sense, or desire for office
as to seem to be willing to sacrifice
every thing pure and holy in their
/ profession, on the altar Of their idol,
or to sell their country to the spoilers
for less than "thirty pieces Of silver"
but we hope that the number of those
who are low really opposed to a pro-
hibitory law, is small, and we believe
that, if we do our duty, as temper
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