Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-03-16

for they will order him to damn you and others OF
your ilk, with more assurance than you will tell
your boys to keep clean faces and hands. And " hat
Is all this you are doing. You and men like you,
are disturbing the order of things. You are be-
side yourself, I must tell you the truth. Look what
YOU are doing and proposing to do. 1t you don't
stop you win spoil this grand affair, and just think
.0f tue mischief.
S4yiIi point ont . little of the mischief by way of
caution, and if that don't stop you, you may-but /
won't utter threats, take care till lit is so hard to
keep Of you, you are so naughty. Why you will
axe such confusion. The jails viii have no body
II them, and the poor house viii be nearly cleared,
and the "good, moral" greg sellers viii have to go
TO work. The poor Sherifs and Constables viii
have but little to do, and the Clerks can go home two
hours earlier per diem. And the Lawyers viii
lose so many fees. and the Doctors viii not have
ta chase away the blue devils from their spiritual
patients.
You viii spoil the fun Of the boys. for there viii
hardly ever be another row in the streets and on
muster grounds, they viii hare to go home without
their fun. Shame on you to be so cruel to boys
| No more liquor barrels viii be hauled aboutto teach
men how to vote and fight. You win break dowr
the revelry and ioliity Of the legislature and seno
them home in half the time-and Of course Loss
t1ose glorious spseches, and they the per diem FOL
tie time. IF 7ou dout mind I'll call you 81 abolition
isl, for you are trying t~oaboiish the market Of th'
poor negroes for their stolen eggs, chicken, beef am
D~N0I4s COtt9A GEA EDtatJCSs
Now wont it be q pity the poor houses should b
untenanted, tie jails deAsrted and the whipplnj
posts and g~alloEs, pat u2 ct 50 much cost to tn
counties, to be Of no use7 And the great Asylum
q Raleigh, the glory Of modern philanthropy,
haYe no innates. What do you niSaR 10y interior
ing With privileged il -erest after this fashion. |
N4Eht taat these sttdgy, sober fslfows VII
wont spend a dime for greg. should pay taxes, ths
these constable may have money to buy o dram &c
the good people, and the sheriff get extra fees, tbs
pc may have something to treat on at elections
Why not let them sober rascals who won't drink
drop, pay for all the poverty in the lend. VIII
they ought to be taxed to keep benevolcnce alive
They have no rights. Their children are nobody
Who cares if they are injured, they won't patroE
lie the monopoly. I expect you want to bring Q
something like the Maine liquor law, and then mi
chief indeed will follow.
That glorious revelry and ~festivity at night abol
our good moral Taverns will cease. The poor di
tiller will have % be off. and 20 to bis business if
Las got any. Wont it be horrible for these goo
moral men to have 70 go to work like other folks.
Now sir, you let things alone. If you sober me
do have to work and pay taxes, and keep mp schto
! and churches in the land as well as build rail road
: plank roads, &C., you ought to do it, for you ha'
l money, ana We have not, who 60 so often to Il
: grog shop; and besides, you can work for yourselv
{ order made 50 FOR public services.
You are free men, but We are slaves, sold to a mo
opoly, to work out our days in supporting idlene
and poverty.
| Adieu for the present. DTKOS.