Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-08-20

!, before leaving, an OLD man, tuYetl
) keeper, cnqnired whether was com
/ ing to this convention, 10 which | an
swered in the affirmative. Ho knov
that pfohibitory Legislation would b.
proposed, and said he would help b.
paying something towards expences
He said II sell whiskey, but dbomin
alto tho business. When you go tht
Maine law, go it," lean assure th'
Convention that when prohitory mea
surcs shall be brought before !hepe
pie, the North will be ready wit
thcir votes.
Mr.. Alex. Mcdonald, of Lynch
burg, stated that he could give no spe
cial information as to the temperance
cause in that city. but thinks that he
is safe in saying that It is as prosper
Gus as in any par; of the State. There
are many efficient working men ii
Lynchburg. Our delegation issmall
only two, when we expected at least
a dozen But | know that they ale
with US in heart, if not in person.
There are over 400 Sons of Temper.
ance and many temperance men in
Lynchburg. L, is in my opinion pro.
bable that a prohibitory law would
pass in that place by large majority
at this time. We have a large number
of grogeries-a few of which are IL
censed-but mostly unlicensed. They
scllto slaves, a great number of which
arc employed in the tobacco factories
and the evil consequences are daily
to be seen. Many ofthe colored pop.
ula,ion are degraded and brutalized
by Intoxicating drinks obtained from
these places, and as l am informed
by manufacturers manyvaluable hands
arc lost every year. A strong sen,i,
ment prevails in favor of prohibiting
the traffic.
Mr.. VIM. Hedrick, of Rockingham,
said that he was not prepared to state
definitely, the condition and prospects
of the temperance movement gener-
ally, his county being very large. and
in great degree mountainous. In
the valley, the cause is steadily on the
increase. We are ready to speak out
on the subject of prohibi.ory legisla-
lion. At tho county court i'll May
last all applications for licenses were
obtained by one majority. We feel
enconrrsel to believe that our efforts
thus far have not been in vain, Still
we need the rightlsor, Of effort; we
ineeu 70 nave me -MaIne Law fafFIy
and fully presented to the people, in
order TO carry a similar measure. Tho
gentleman only spoke Of his own part
Of the county.
Mr.. A. S. Fleshman, of Charlotte;
said his county was the cradle Of the
temperance cause in Virginia. At
times the cause seems hourishing, and
then again appears to have vanished
out of sight, but nevertheless temper
ance is on as firm a basis as ever. The
bulk ofthe people desire that intoxi-
eating drinks should de done away
with, and at least one half the voters
are opposed to license. If this con.
yentiOn will present something which
promises to secure the result, Char.
lotto will sanction it.
Col. Fontaine, of Henry. said that
his county was iarup among the noun
tains, and that the temperance move
ment had commenced there at la.
ter period than in counties further
east. We got up petitions and sent
them to the legislature-but they
were thrown under the table. We
called a convention and resolved that
we would not vote for any man unless
he would pledge himself publicly Ell
ther to oppose license, or go in favor
of "a prohibitory law, There was a
fierce opposition arrayed against us
as we expected. but we are determin.
ed. to fight it out, and the next election
for delegates, will send man ofour
own creation, who will regard Our
wishes.
General Cooke. ofFluvanna, arose
amid loud applause, and said that he
could not speak as definitely as he
wished, as he had only been in the
county about four months during the
past year. The county is divided by
1.-The Rivanna River and between thai
and the james River, nolicenses are
granted. On the other side liquor i:
sold. There is crime on the latter
side, but none on the other. Indeed
if the statistics Of the two portions o.
the county were published, they wo't
furnish a powerful argument agains
the liquor traffic. Wherever efforts
have been made, they have been tri
umphaht. lhc people nave uccoms
more industrious and more MORAL
We have held meeting in which i
was resolved to support no man 70
any oflice-and especially for dele
gate-who is not opposite to licens'
and in favor of prohibition: Tha
+ humbng, that Temperance had no
thing to do with politics." ought II
be done away with. People talk a
though politics had close eonnexiol
with, and an exclusively right to, al
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