Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-14
psLAvAn oNrHEMAInE Law.

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Mr.. T.. G. Delavan writes, dating June 4,
at Ballston Center, letter 10 the STATE Regis
ter, in which he reviews the history Of the fem
Iperance Reformation in this State, and expresses
his opinion of the Maine law From the be-
ginning and the end we extract as follows:
In consequences Of the analysis by that emil
nent chemist the late Lewis G. Beck, in 1884,
| felt impeled by sense Of duty to have my
whole stock Of liquors destroyed, and they were
accordingly poured into the drain, and found
their way into the Hudson river. To have
used myself, or sold TO others TO be used as a
beverage, such deleterious articles as Dr. Beck
had pronounced my liquors to be, would have
been in me great sin. And yet, my liquors
were Of the most noted and expensive kind,
supposed to be, before that analysis, OF the pu-
rest quality. 1t was not intended at the time,
that this act should be made public. 1t, how
ever, became known, and such was the uni
versal condemnation of it, even by my person.
al temperance friends, that supposed, for a
season, that my influence in the cause was at
an end.
alude to this fact to show what mighty
change has taken place in public Sentiment since
that time. Then an Individual was deemed al
most madman, for doing with intoxicating
poisons belonging TO himself, what, after lapse
of twenty years, State after State is passing
laws to do, with intoxicating poisonS generally.
Though felt at the time that 1 had a right 10
destroy my own property mself still do not
know that / should then have thought it right
for the public 10 have sent an officer 10 seize
and destroy it, The vast majority (about 70,
000) obtained in this State in favor Of ''no IL
cense," few year since, and the almost imme-
diate repeal OF that law by an overwhelming
ba L, Ii L.,
full the expediency OF the law Of the land, in fa-
yor of the temperance cause, at least in the cx-
isting state of the public mind.
A ch1nge so radical as the Maine Law con-
tempMtes, is not 10 be brought about till the
great mass of the people desire it. And when
that shall be the case, it will be brought
about. Till then it were absurd as useless to
ATTEMPT such measure. 1t is neither absurd
nor useless to prepare the way for it, by the
education Of the public mind. 1t may take
year, it may take years, but the time will come
when an enlightened community will no longer
license dram shops for the sale OF poisons, to-
make paupers which that same community
must raise provisions to feed or TO mako Grim
inals, whom they must build prison houses toI
conhne. When this frightful evil shall be full
ly seen, and this enormus injustice fully felt;
when those Ilat pay the taxes shall come
to understand their rights and feel their power,
there will be occasion FOR sending additional
agents to Albany TO insure fidelity on the part
OF those whom the ballot box has delegated toI
do the bidding OF the people, whose will, as
then pronounced will be obeyed in the Empire
State. Then, when our dram shops shall be
closed, our poor houses deserted, our prisons
empted, those orphans provided for, and those
grieis assuagod which rum has caused in so
1arb bnarts.
prepared, having forever wiped the stain Of le-
galized inemperance from our character, 10
take our stand beside those States which have
already wiped away that stain from theirs, and
lco-opcrste with them in sending forward the
same redeeming influence TO the S6suth and
West. .. ..... ....
Religious instruction from Fashionable Mother.
"Jane, What's the chief end OF mann Don't
know? Well, its the most astonishing tEing
that that Assembly's Catechism don't stay in
your head any better! Ii seems to 90 into one
ear and out of the other. Now pay particular
attention while tell you what the chief end Of
man is. The chief end of man is--is-well-
iI-why don't you hold still? you are ALWAYS
putting body out! You had better run up
stairs and get your book. Here stop minute :,
and let me tie your sash straight. Pink is very
becoming to you, Jane; you inherit your moth
er's blonde beauty. Come away from that glass,
Jane, this minute; don't you know it is wicked
to look in the glass on Sunday See if you can
say your "creed" that your Episcopal teacher
wants you 10 learn, Come, II believe lin
less than one week your toes will be through
those drab CATERS, Jane.) Goodness if there
isn't the bell! Why didn't you get your lesson
Saturday evening" Oh! recollect: you were
at dancing school. Well-you needn't say any.
IL ahn that ia teorIar L.
cause there's "a time TO dance and a time to 20
TO meeting, and now it is meeting time; so, come
here, and let me roll that refractory ringlet over
my finger once more, and then, do YOU wall,
SolcmnIy along TO church. as baPtised child
shovld.
Here! stop bit! you may wear this coral
bracelet of mine if you won't lose it. There;
now you look most rs pretty as your mother did
when she was sour age. Don't toss your head
so, lane; people will call you vain; and you
know have always told you that il makes very
little difference how little girl looks, ii she i.
only little christian. There, goodbye; repeat
your catechisnn going along; and, don't LEI the
wind blow your hair out Of curl
NEws FEoN FoRT kEARNY.-We are in,
debted 10 Mr.. FoRREST Of this city for thG
peTusal Of letter from Mr.. PErrR II. Loy,
All who lef this place for California n few
weeks since, from which we CLEAN the following
items. The letter 10 dated 10th June, and com
putes the number Of men that have passed tn,
Fort up TO that date, az 0444; women 22O6
children 80l7, Horses OPAL; mules 1881; eattl,
e9l25, wagons 3499; sheep 36665; goats Is
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