Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-30

Ntus tuiu tut squire, WHO WIS NJ
tie curious 10 know more about the ori-
gin of the threat, "who told you. IL did
not come, rwould be sorry for 1t next
town meeting doyl"
"O-nothin'--only Mr.. Dotv kinder
'luded tew it Jest as | was startin'. |
s'pose how he didn't mean nothin' b. IL
-he's good friend o. yourn. You see,
squire, il Ticker is taken away, you WON'T
be so likely TO be run in agin. \ good
many vote Jest as Mr.. Doty and Mr..
Sparks tells 'em tew, for drink CLICK
er. Over In Grog Valley there's more'n
twenty votes jest as Mr.. Doty tells 'em
tew."
"Why, Ned DO you believe that is sol"
"By gosh, squire, | don't b'lieye moth.
in about IL; kRoD IL. When you was
run, | had barrel o. whiskcy hid In the
old borsc barn. M. Doiy told me TO
take them ar Grog Valley iellers and
giyo 'cm est Rs much "a they could
drink; and ho told me TO be sure and
tell 'em every time that you was no cold
water man, and would 90 for license
Gosh, Squire. tho way rolled In the
votes for you that day was curious. And
eat at night happened to think OF old
Sim Bacon, who was sick, and couldn't
come. told Mr.. Doiy on Il; and he
sent up arter him with his top carriage,
Jest 10 glt his vote for you, squire,
cause you said you'd 60 for license, III put
in"
To this disclosure Of the stratagcms
employed TO secure his election the
squire had no reply 10 make.
AS they drove up to the door, the
multitude gave three hearty cheers for
Mr.. Henderson; and poor old Joe Fem-
ing was 50 drunk he lay flat on his back
In the mud, swinging his hat 10 express
his Joy. Mesars. Parks, Doty, Snibbs,
aud Freelin gathered around him, aud
commenced telling him what the tenn
peranco men were trying to do, and
painted In glowing colors what would be
the result II they succeeded; closing up
by reminding him that he was elected by
their cxortions, and that they would elect
him again, ii he would vote right on the
quertion at issue.
The hour OF adjournment having ar
rived, Mr.. Blakely called tho board TO
order,an stated that several applications
for license 10 sell spirituous liquors tho
ensuing year in the town had been han
ded In In writing. Before taking his
seat, he said "lf there are any who wish
to address the board on this subject, they
will now be heard"
John Scribner,who was very strong
temperance man, and son OF Natha MEL
Scribner, arose to address them. His
appearance, os might be expected, cre-
ated no small stir among the liquor ad.
vocates. The old dealers we're well sat-
isfed that, while John Scfbhor lived, nj
least once n year they would be obliged
10 hear something on.the subject OF ten.
perancc. After short and pertinent
introduction, no sald,-
"Firsf: you are 10 be satisfied that q
tavern is necessary for the actual &C.
commodation of travellers Now, gen.
tlcmen, there are Eve applications al.
ready 20 keep tavern IN this town, and
some two or three for grocer's license
Can you believe they are all necessary
for the actual accommodation Of trav
ellersl You know, gentlemen, that
one good public house will accommodate,
all the travellers who pass through OH
village. but suppose five are necessary
must they have license TO sell llquorl-
Must they be clothed with power By
this board 10 acnd ruin aud misery int,
our famlllesl Who does not know tha
throe lourths Of the travellers DO not uat
Il, aud had much rather put up at hout,
whore II u not eoldl II you consider
yourselves bound by tho law TO glvo H.
cense because you consider publi'
house necessary FOR the accommodation
OF trayellera. hope you will bear II
mind that the law was enacted In th'
dark agos,when liquor was considered a
necessary for tho health and comfort o
man aa bread.
"AgdiHi the law makes Il your dull
10 license none, excepting sneh NJ hayI
aood accommodation but, gentlemen
do YOU not know that the law In thl
respect has been rockleasly violated b.
every b9ard Of excise We have ever hat
In this town. II has been their uniform
custom to license every applicant, with
out any regard TO hls moral character o
accommodations Of his house. Some o
the applicants before you too day are no
entitled 20 license according 70 the lay
by which yon claim 10 be governed.-
They have not the prescribed acc ommo
dauons. They have no sheds, 40 con
Portable barn.nnu no ont buildings whar
property can be safely intrusted 10 them
They have poor. dillpidatcd dwelling,
that look more like deserted barraek
than public houses. They have no suit
able furniture, no comfortable bods; in
deed, there Is nothing about their 90
tablishments that entities them TO a Il
censc according to law; and yet thes
men have been licensed kOm year {
year, not to accommodate travellers, bu
townsmen."
"Mr. Supervisor" interrupted Doty
81 have heard enough OF this pettiioggin
and blackguardism. l hope he viii b
called 10 order. know what he is CON
ing at"
keep cool father Doty," cried OF
, John Donaldson; "Mr. Scribner Won
say anything about poor old JoseP
crcu,."
; Donaldson was the son of Jeremia
! Donaldson. He was a warm advocal
of the temperance reform, and u read
wit. The injury his brother Philip r,
ceived. the unhappy marriage OF his sil
ter Fanny, aud the fearful death OF h
associate, young DAWSON, served to CT
! liz, bis feelings on the side OF temper
( ance. At the age of eighteen he lc
his netye place, aud took up his res
i dence Ia the State Of Georgia. He hO
) returned home few days previous
5 this meeting of the board, to assist
settling his fathers estate, and 10 sper
n the remainder of his days ut the hom
g stead. Tho "Joe Orcut" to whom !
!, referred was u poor vagrant, who hI
d spent the most of his time, for thr,
@ or four years past, at Doiy's tavern, al
j. did chores about the house and barn f
h his liquor aud board. One mornn