The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-11-16

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their tastes. The current news of the day
will receive our special attention.
]. SHERIDAN.
Tho niScailod Temperance Re-
fOrmcrs.o
The temperance polilicians,-and when
we speak Of This class, we refer 10 the
politicians exclusively, and not TO the
honest mass who were anil are no,U hon.
eslly seeking a removal of the evils Of in.
emperancc,--ihe politicians Of that fac
lion, we say, will never forgive nor forget
lIIe terrible popular verdict Of the lllh. of
October, which consigned their unhalIow.
ed pariizan i~ntrlgues tu a domination So
deep IhaiIhey will never see the light of
day during the present generation. Their
conlOrllons aud writings resemble a den
Of scolched vipers. The SANDERS. billings
gale aud vituperalion of their organs have
no precedent in p~aTtizan warfare. There
is "A paper published in Cincinnati under
the title of The Ohio Organ of The TEN.
perance Reform, purporting 10 be edited
by Gen. s.. f. CAREY, which oulstrips all
lis competitors in brazen mendaciIy and
blackguardism. For some of its villain
Gus llbels against Mr. ROBINSON, editor of
the Enquirer, that gentleman instituted le-
gal proceedings against the person whose
name appears in the Organ as its editor,
when Mr.. r. and the public were inform.
ed by Gen. CAREY that he Was not the
editor, but mereiy 4 contributor, and in
no degree responsible for anything that
appeared in its cOlulAnsl No gentleman,
we presume, who lays claim TO any posi-.
lion before the public for honor, decency
truth or good iense, would he willing TO
rest under The impulaiion of being the
conductor Of SO vile Il newspaper.
Prior to the late election, some black,
guard was permitted, through The columns
Of this filthy sheet 10 SANDER and libel the
editor Of IhIs paper. A friend has scntus
a late nu..ber in which these lying and
blackguard attacks are renewed. Where
we are known, these assaults are harm.
less land where this writer b." who
is evidently a blockhead as well as a
BLACKBOARD, Is known, he is incapable OIL
iujuring or sllndeEing any one. Our
equauImily is not, therefore, disturbed by
The ebulIitIons Of the irresponsible sculIion
But what do temperance men gain BY
giving their countenqnce 10 such an Or
gAn!" DO they expect 10 WIN tie popu
lar heart IN behalf Of their cause, through
a journal, The outrageous calumnies 0
which are a rank offence 10 every right
minded aud intelligent man in community
If they do, they will find themselves mis-
taken Ia the future as they have been /
the past! This character Of warfare vii
mol be tolerated by an honest and lhinkini
people. The day when such weapon
were available, is long since past. = W,
can bear our testimony, upon this lhresh
hold of dlssolvirg our editorial relation
with the readers Of the Union, that, so ia
as We are concerned, we are more indeble,
10 the bitter acrimony aud envenome t
ISLANDERS Of our political opponents, for til,
friends We have, Than 10 any merits Of OH
own. We have been pursued by p%oliiica
opponents with a degree Of .animosiu
which few, Of as humble prelensions Al
ourselves in this would, have had TO en-
coun'er--and verify they have alicia,
their reward!
That excellent and able Democrats
journal, the Philadelphia PsnnSyiUanian
has the following sensible remarks upol
this suljrct:--
"The subject of Temperauce--on,
claiming HE attention Of The good of III,
land, aud one lnlriusically important
has all along been seriously injured and il
many places entirely arrested, by the al
tempt Ia make il a source of honor, prof
aud political p%relerlsen,. No sooner va
this subject likely 10 become general an
popular, some ten and fifteen years ago
Than numbers Of Temperance LECTURER
arose In all parts OF the country, who ex
pected 10 make money by it. They woult
pass from place to place and retail before
children and women. with whom their au
dlences were filed, their horid details o
deep depravity--not hcsitating to inform
their hearers Of their own former caIeel
OF iniamy, incompetence and debauCheryi
thus poisoning the minds of The young ant
making our females familiar with scenet
entirely too gross and obscene for modest
ears. Public scnlimen, soon put a stop to