New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-12
THE GIBSON LEAGUE IN CORTLAND co.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Ccrresponiepce Of The ". Y. Tribune
HOMER "Wednesday, Aug. 9, i-5l.
About two years ago the people OF Homer found It
necessary to form League to shut up the dramshops,
all other efforts having failed Hearing of the sue
cesses of T. L. Carson. the people formed Union OF
League upon a capital of $l50000 (Which sum was
promptly raised) subject to assessment under Tue COZ
troll Of Committee.
The announcement startled the rummles throughout
the county. The first consequence was, rum was more
freely drank but the town officers were more closer!
inspected In fact every thing that money and liquor
could do was brought to bear upon our town elections
in favor of the rum interest, without avail. Temper
ance overseers were chosen-compalnts were proper!
made 10 them--eyidence abundanty procured Oy
bold and efficient Prosecuting Committee OF the League
and verdicts and judgments were found against tho
runlsellers.
OF course the passions Of the rumseers were
aroused-ther gatherings were more frequent
liauor flowed freely and vengeance was proclaimed.
The trees of our beautiful Mgpearenue must be peeled
our property destroyed-destruction must come on
the TEMPERANCE League men if they persisted in
prosecuting They needed neither the threats nor her
execution. They had made their resolution IN the
League and these threats and ADMINISTRATIONS ana eu'
strengthen the resolve. Samuel Plumb Esq, tor
tupately was one of the overseers-the very man
needed at this crisis. He bold efficient ana true;
therefore his beautiful shades In the street. before MS
house and in his yard were cut down. and MS Darn,
horse, carriage, hay and grain, &c, were consumed
nv FIRE in the dead of night pering his dwelling and
the lives of his family His name will be ever hon
ored in Homer and the County Of Cortland, as the
strong man who went forward at 50 great sacrifice
to rescue them from ruin
GEO. w. SAMPSON, Esq, too, venerable man and
temperance landlord in Homer OF great merit and
reputation should also be ranked in this connection as
the special target of liquor persecution. THOMAS
HARROT the keeper Of an elegant and expensive liquor
hotel in Homer among the first upon which the
Carson League pounced. Harrot was tried in the Su.
preme Court and made to pay large penalties, and
finally sold out to Mr.. Van ADdcn (who now keeps an
elegant temperance house. and literally driven
from the county by this League. But not so driven
until he had commenced suits against the venerable
Sampson and others for damages. In his madness he
commenced those suits against the League men, and
in their madness his friends pledged themselves to
stand by him and by those suits 10 the last. Those
suits, after some eight months or year were to be
tried at the late July circuit in Cortland. Harr0t
came on but how changed the scene. The friends
who were pledged to him were nowhere to be found.
TLey surrounded him so long he had rum to drug
them with, but now they had disappeared and the
Temperance flags waved triumphantly from Wsdoms
Gate and Van Andens. The rum flavor had gone
from the atmosphere of Homer and Harrot cursed the
spot cursed his alcoholic friends who were 10 stand
of. ''' "''"' ''' ''' 'N wv WV w "
To conclude. Tic League has trumphed The iye
rumselers of the town of Homer have stopped sell
ing. They have stopped toostng. The last suit was
tried at the July term of the Supreme Court and Wal
pole (the of o. Bowrn) who took the house.
TO sell in spite OF law and the battle throrgh-who
Joasted that he would let the Temperance men kaoo
that he could not be frightened settled the suits by
paying $500 cash, and giving judgment for $500 more,
to be collected in case he sells hereafter.
Thus the sale of liquor in our beautiful town is
crushed. We are strongly arrayed against it that
think there is little difficulty i'm keeping it crushed
Our course has stimulated the other throughout
the county to act, and you may learn that this
county is free from the horrors of this dreadful traffic.
HOMER.