The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-01
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THE LIQUOR MEETING AT HEM
DRYSBURGH.

BY the last Chronicle IL appears that FAC
cording 10 previous notice large and res
pectable number of Kirkwood Township an
vicinity met in the grove near Samuel Ran
kin's." Good for yoa.-"Of Kirkwood Town
ship and vicinity" 1t is well to have mum
Der that is not only large but respectable. A
large number of respectable citizens, perhaps
you mean. All the same. We are not guilty
of the folly of expecting entire accuracy o
expression from the advocates Of the liquor
traffic. What you resolve upon is more i'm.
portant.
You resolve, that, Gas our fathers rebelled
against British Tyranny" SO you will rebel
against call laws and ordinances having for
their object the suppression Of the manufac-
ture and sale of sprituous and fermented Ii
quors."
Worthy sons Of Revolutionary sires! How
discerning is your perception of parallel CO.
ses. Our fathers rebelled because of the op-
preston of foreign Legislation; you rebel a
gainst the Legislation of your Township and
State. Our fathers rebelled against foreign
taxation and imposts, stamp acts and duties
upon tea, they fought for the privilege of reg
ulating their own trade, and manufacturing
their own fabrics; they acquired the right of
enacting their own laws, and thus governing
themselves: and you rebel against the law
prohibiting the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquor; you fight for the privilege
of getting drunk; and if you carr, out the
parallel by success equal to chat of the Rev.
olutionary patriots, you will accomplish the
ruin of many men, and bring wretchedness
and desolaton to many family.
But you don'i mean that.
You think that wine is good familiar
creature if it be well used. You war only
against its abuse. You hate drunkenness;
but when sober man wants a sober drink
you think it is quite too large an abridgement
ofhis liberty to say he shan't have it. So men
have always thought g. acted. You and allyour
friends have drank upon the principle of tenn
perate drinking, but have you never commit
ted the excess of getting drunk! don't mean
you exactly, but just put to you this ques-
ton. Can any one of your large and respec-
table numbe- put his hand upon his heart and
truthfully say that no one of kin to him
has ever made himself and his family wretch
ed by habits Of intemperancei know that no
one of you has been so fortunate as not to
have now, or at some time to have had, a
drunken relative. Such is the all pervadng
nature of this ruin. The blight and desola-
tion of intemperance has fallen upon every
CIRCLE Of relatives, and you, people of Hen
drysburgh and vicinity, are very fortunate i'll
there be not several circles of relatives at this
moment who are suffering from the touch of
the monster evil. To some eof you the DESC
lation has come very near. Was it not your
father, sir, or your brother, or your son who
was the victim And in the face of this ex-
perience you come forward and resolve that
the temptation shall not be withdrawn.
And you have resolved upon thorough or
ganization. You have Central Committee
for the Township and subcommittee for
each School District, and the names of all vo-
ters are to be enrolled, who are willing to be-
come members of your association, and to en-
gage "heart and hand in the cause of freedom
and the rights Of man."
Cause of Freedom and the rights Of man!
Madame ROLAND, the noblest hearted woman
that perished in the French Revolution, save
only CHARLOTTE CoRpAY--Madame ROLAND,
as she stood before the Guillotine the mo-
ment before her execution, turning to the
Statue of Liberty, exclaimed, o, Liberty,
what crimes are perpetrated in thy name!
Do you think, most "large and respectable
number" that you can dignity your advocacy
of the liquor traffic by clamorous endeavors
to identify your cause with the cause of Free
dom and the rights of man! All wrong, my
dear sirs Only loud and large talk to brazon
over its hideousness. Mere whsting to keep
your courage up. Have the manlness to look
your case straight in the face and call it by
its right name. You go for the free circula-
tion of the liquid poison regardless of the con-
sequences which may flow from it.
In entire conformity with your freedom and
the rights of man is the following resolution:
Rocs Jhs, s., sons Of Liberty we sIs sdfs
laws and ordinances gotten up by biggcts, dema.
gogues fanatics or FOOLS having for their object the
Infringement Of our per onal liberties
Do you mean, Gentleman, that you will
have no abridgement of your personal lib
critics! Do you, on all occasions, utter such
nonsense as that? Or is it only when advo-
eating the cause of the liquor traffic that you
lose your senses. Why Gentlemen: Do
you respect the rights Of property! Do you
happen to know of such relation as that OF
husband and wife! And does that relation
impose any abrdgement upon your personal
liberties! And you resolve that as sons Of
Liberty,-O Liberty; what children you have!
You are not "biggots, demagogues, fana.
tics or FOOLS" No indeed, you are "large
and respectable number" Grave and reverend
saignors! Liberal, sincere, sober-minded and
wise SONS of Liberty and loving liquor ant
will have it. And you will oppose at the bal
. ,lot-box all abridgemen:s of your liberty o.
getting drunk and making others drunk. Yor
will vote for the liquor traffic. Well, yor
succeed. Your Candidate is elected. Ant
crime, w-etchedness, premature death, yol
and the Devil have liberty for time.
SAT the same time" you say, "we are il
favor Of Legislative enactments to regulat,
the same," (manufaeture and sale OF spirituoui
and fermen,ed liquors) "and to punish it
abuse"
Why, you most nconsiderate, most recre
ant "Sons Of Liberty" don't you know tha
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