The Delaware herald., 1854-05-03
DoGBERRY
Correspondence of the Herald.

GEORGETOWN, Del, April oath, 1854.
MEssRs. EDIToRs The Superior Court in
and for Sussex County has adjourned, and upon
examination it appears that the number of Lii
censes granted by the court, to merchants to
sell splrltuous liquors, has been diminished at
last one hundred per cent within the last wear,
a fact which may well inspire fear in the
minds of the rum loving portion of our communi-
ty, lest there potatlons will eventually be stop
ped.
At the April terra 1853, the court granted
43 licenses, and at the recent session of court
20 licenses only were granted. This fact ap-
pears to us to be rather hattering to the inter-
ests and prospects ofthe cause of Temperance
in this county. 1t demonstrates that the cause
is advancing; that the people are more alive,
upon the one hand, to the great benefits growing
out of Temperance, and upon the other, to the
countless evils arising from the sale of ntoXica-
ting drinks.
1t is apparent that the subject of Temperance
is agitating ~the minds of the people of this
County to an extent never before known; it is
the all absorbing topic there has been mark
ed change in the feelings and sentiments of the
people for the better, upon this subject during
the past year. They have seen during that
period that the condition of affairs was not suit
ed to moral community and now we think
we may be justified in saying that the prevail.
ing desire appears to be for the "Maine Law"
Many country merchants have become dis.
gusted with the traffic and have abandoned it
and it shows an improved state of affairs wher
we state that the licenses of some were obtain.
ed with the gratest difficulty, and that some
merchants who desire to procure license could
not, on account their inability to obtain the
requisite number Of signatures.
J This condition of affairs, we conceive, is the
harbinger of the dawning ola better and bright
er day upon Old Sussex "a day when our citi
zens are to be released from the thraldom of in.
temperance and liberated from the manacles o.
King Alcohol, then which there are no chains
or fetters more CALLING and oppressive; wher
we are to be no longer witnesses of the multi
tudinous evils resulting from the. unholy ant
unwarrantable traffic, but when Temperance
shall reign superior in our midst, and the run
sellers occupation, like that of Othellos, b.
gone. Public opinion and sentiment are doing
much to effect all of this.
But to speak more specially and in References
to our town. At the present time there is bu
one firm in our place licensed to sell the Tine
ture of Destruction to the rum afflicted portion
ofour community, and that firm obtained Licen
Sc at the last October term and are therefor
privileged to sell until the coming October, q
4 the expiration of which time they will be YER
willing, we conceive to discontinue the traffic
There was but one application at the recen
session Of our court from this town for license t
sell spurious liquors, and the merchant VIII
presented this petition failed most signally, hav
ing withdrawn his petition after he presente
it, he having found that he was unable to pre-
cure a sufficient number of petitioners
Now does not that circumstance speak we
for the good Judgment of our citizens & w
epine that irdoes. 1t demonstrates that the
are becoming impressed with the immortality {
the traffic, and also that they are determined t
use all the means in their power to suppress tn
. sale ofardent spirits, Danish the cure from ou
midst, and thus restore to us cur good name an
, fame. 3.- Buffers.