Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-12-08

mon society for that purpose. The plan is
uniformly regarded as right one, and in due
time will be duly considered publicly"
The "individnals'' in Bath who would con-
sent to such an unholy alliance, are, trust,
"fsw and far between
This same agent Of the American and For
etgH Anti Slavery Society, in another note ad-
dressed to the same paper uude. date of Wind
ham, Nov. 18th, says in reference TO this pro-
ject -
"'The friends Of Freedom and Temperance
are in for county meeting in this Town as
soon as good sleighing comes on.
III It IS understood that the meeting is to dis
cuss and unite these moral oueslions-the min
listers and the people will come together for
that purpose. The conviction is coming upon
the masses that these questions will be united
IN common struggle for life defence against
the encroachment and domination of political
and ecclesiastical power"
Is II not little singular that this christian
phllanthropist should intimate any appre-
tensions danger from ecclesiastical power on
the part Of the masses.
On the subject of the proposed coalition, the
editor Of the Enquirer saws
The association of these two kindred ideas
strikes the minds of the people with great "a
vor. The body the Stale might soon be en-
thusiasiically organized for their support were
Inc means at hand to do it, and political over.
seers could all be shut up in few months. We
urge The friends of both those great causes &c
start an organization in every town Immediate
IT, The Constitution adopted in this city is
cordially approved by men of much influence
in other parties.
AS Tor the ndmc-ihat may be adopted
which best suits each locality Names are
irifles if right things are secured.
We tell The friends of the Maine Law that i
that great measure Is to be perpetualed as q
living, powerful reality, some such Gordon
must be thrown around it as body guard"
Well, Mr.. Wiley, you may tell the friend.
Of the Maine Law what you please but some
of Us at least will not heed you, partly becanst
we distrust the correctness Of your judgment
and partly because we doubt whether YOU be-
lieve Yourself the absurd declarations YOU have
made above.
The few really honest men that are found il
the ranks Of abolition, are already with u.
heart and hand, and | believe they will be al
ready as any Of us TO repudiate this project 0
their crafty leaders.
So far as the interests Of the temperance
cause the safety Of the Maine Law is con
cerned, we need no such coalition. We de
not seek il <: we do not want il. The move
ment is doubtless got up by scheming leaders
of the abolition stripe with Interior designs Il
party purposes and whether the temperance
cause should live or die by the operation vii
matter little with them, if their ends can bu
be secured.
can see myself no necessity for such a coai
ton, nor do see at all lis expediency. have
but little confidence in the movers Of it, anC
feel quite sure that their motives, however
specious, are sinister. We shall have enough
TO do to take care of our own cause and an
confident that no one who has thus far borne
the heat and burden of the day with US, will
those blind fanatics who, in alliance with for
eign emissaries, are carrying on open war upor
our government and its institutions, and upor
our rights both civil, political and religious.
Let the friends of temperance be on thei
guard, and reject at once any and every prop
OsitiOn made for forming coalition with
band of querulous factionists. Such coalition
will most certainly jeoPardize our cause, anc
break it down. In the boiling cauldron of 20
litical abolition, temperance will soon be dis
solved and vanish into thin air." twill BE-
lost-gone forever. Let no true friend Of The
cause, then, consent 10 unite it with the sink
ing, the desperate cause Of abolition. /
doomed TO sink, let US not 60 down by any sui
cidal act. CONSISTENCY.