Spirit of the age., 1853-07-13

This view of the case believe incontrover- |
tible, and sanctioned by many sound and
Jealous g Liquor Law" men. I agree with
you that" The obligation of a Son Of Tenn
perance should cause him to feel bound to
promote the Advancement of th4>Gause, and
aid in the suppression OF ofintemperance by all
hlgtut and proper means :. but his partiah-
ty fog certain measures should'nsSe Ser lead him
to violate his obligations, and the rights of
his brethren of tie 0rder, ,>av sdnetonipg the
passage Of Improper and d'nfla lawff lets: The
Pasquotank Division raises no q 5eetion to
| any member of the Order detoting al the en-
ergies with which he is endowed, in his 1ndi-
riduat capacity, to advance the interest of The
/" Liquor Law" They will never murmurn
the State is canyassed from one extremity to
the other, from the mountains tothe sea bQsrd,
by Sons Of Temperance exercising the rights
| of free citizens They will not complain of
!" fair assertion Of principle and declaration
of rights, which every freeman has the au-
thority to proclaim" but they do object to
see an institution organized to Z sustain each
other in the paths OF Temperance, Virtue and
Honor, and to afford mutual aid in the hour
| of adversity," made dirty political machine,
4 suited for the base purpose OF every design
| ing demagogue that feels disposed to mount It
and ride into power. We place our Division
upon the basis OF the constitution OF the Or
der, with firm determination to observe
strictly the rules, expressed or implied. lad
| down for our government, to use all " LdtctII
and proper means for the suppression OF IN
temperance and the liquor trahc-to fight
faithfully, uncompromisingly ly under the ban
4 ner which we have thrown to the breeze, and
to respect in the most sacred manner the
/ pledge and promise made TO initiates. Such,
sir, is the resolve Of the PaSquotank Diyis-
ion, and trust in God she may ever enter
tain too exalted sense of the obligations res
ting upon her, to deviate or swerve one point
from the course thus laid down.
The incalculable injury likely to result
!, from the course of the Gatesville Division,
) think easy of demonstration, but pass it by
, fearing to trcspass too much on your space
Any inference drawn from the resolution:
} of the Pasquotank Division going to accuse
: the Gatesville Division with intending Il
r plunge the Order in the "-dirty pool of part,
politics." is manifestly unjust. We believ
it to be the inevitable tendency of such
? course, as every candid mind must admit
I, but we do not undertake to impeach the me
! tives of any man or set of men.
: Denunciations, harsh epithets and fou
j names, pass current only with ignorance an
d yulgarity, and can never be mistaken fo
s reasons or argument, but Invariably fail t
: have the effect intended. ] cannot pretendt
n explain the meaning fythe sentence, tha
g !" they are freeing it (the Order) from th
slavery Of base Purity 9aft7sfosss, Y ees
't nection in which it is used would Justify a
It inference that hope you5did not intend it
III ba 70 IF Hn1Uovop iIofhrd To fh.
e every Son Of Temperance that refuses to sa
10 rifce his political opinions, at the behest
IS those, who, carried away by fanatical re
i in the cause Of Temperance, adopting po
d cy at war with the principles Of the Orde
t. and detrimental to it's best interests, is
70 =" base party minion," would respectful
to remind you that there are other principl
re besides Temperance equally important to
IN observed, which our Order seeks toinculca
among It's members, and in the place of su
to epithets as those above, award to all, puri
I'd OF motive, but a wrong conception oftheir {
p legations. This | think would be rather me
On charitable, and chime in better with the 10
which we profess to entertain for each 9th
10: The resolutions as adopted received the sal
as ton of some of the best liquor law men
d, the State, but not men so blinded by entf
or siam, as to lose sight of every thing else
nd evincing disposition to fall into the comm
re error that " the end justifes the means -
msM fes usdice ST sm4loxsd A9 B he eaffaeif
es guaranteed rights Of those diferingin op
of ion from them. The men who sanctioned
he resolutions in question, will yield to none
ed devotion to the Temperance cause, or to
III principles Of the Order of the Sons Of TIE
perance. None can be found more ready
eff willing to battle in the front ranks agai
in the combined faces of liquor selling and
ry quor drinking, and believe none are m
~ effective in the blows which they are G
nix stantly inficting upon the great enemy.
} keep the Order in its pristine purify
in from political influences, and to raise it alb
the party squabbles Of the day." has
duced the passage of the Resolutions.
A MEMBER OF PAsQUoTANK DIVISION