The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-02-25

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perhaps little import in themselves,
Show in what direction the great cur
rent of popular feeling is running.
have been accustomed for years, as
business or inclination have led me
over the country, to note whatever
might be interesting to me, as indi-
ealing the drift Of public feeling on
the temperance question. Hence, the
following little incident, Of little con-
sequence in itself, but important as
showing the feeling Of the community
where It transpired.
In passing--lt may be a month
since-through Harrison and Carroll
counties, ! came late in the evening Of
a wet and chilly day, to the little vii
lage Of Leesburgh, in Carroll county.
In the bar-room, or common reception
room, for / learned that the former
contents Of the bar, after being long
banished from the house, were now in
a back room open only to the initiated.
| found q large FIRE, well suited to the
soaked condition Of my outer man,
and perhaps dozen indiyiduals-men
and boys, All were earnestly en-.
gagged in the discussion of an event
which had occurred in the village a
few day previously. The particulars,
as / learned them, were these: On the
line of the Steubenville and Indiana
Railroad, now constructing near the
village, a large number of d0ggeries
ofthe most abandoned character, have
been established, to the great annoy
ance of the villagers. One of the very
hardest of these retailers of death,
who had several times attempted the
murder Of his own wife, reached the
edge Of the village, after dark, with
two barrels of whisky-real red eye
and was, for some reason, compelled
to leave it unguarded for short time.
Now, Leesburgh is not only famous in
"the region round about" for tenn.
perance, but also for "SpiTit rap
ping" so that when the poor whisky
bloated Tdshman returned to hfsbar-
rels, it was but to catch the last faint
murmurings of the SPIRITS departing
from the tenements in which, for a
time, they had sojourned. The bar
rels were hauled to town." the spr-
it had departed" The scene the
next morning was said to be truly
ludicrous. The bankrupt Irishman,
for the two barrels Of whisky were his
stock in trade, and his wife wringing
their hands, and crying around the
empty barrels, as they stood in the
street, with a few friends, whose red
dened eyes told the depth Of their SYM
pathy, gathered about them, were a
group to which only Cruikshank could
have done justice. But what made the
matter more intoIerable to these poor
Irish, as I understood the case, was
the almost total lack Of sympathy for
them by the villagers. Nobody knew,
"who killed Cock Robin" Of course;
but then every body seemed glad he
was dead. So far as I could learn
there were but two exceptions to the
last remark-mins host, and mer-
chant across the way, whose cellars
are not altogether innocent Of best
fourth proof brandy for medicine, at
1850 per gallon. These worthless
seemed inclined to resent the gross
injustice done the poor man; whether
their sympathy has assumed a tangi-
Bile form, and made itself Of practical
worth to the sufferer, ] know not.
Now, Mr.. Editor, this is by no
means a singular case. 1t is but one
Of a multitude Of circumstances daily
securing, and expressing more loudly
than words, the real feelings Of the
people toward those engaged in the
liquor traffic. We are told that the
Maine Law will not be enforced if
passed. But here, the people having
no l0aO. become law to themselves,