The Delaware herald., 1854-04-26
Communications.
correspondence of the Herald.
4" Sephus " Again.


l !" Taxpayers everywhere, let ask you whence t
originates IhreefOurths OF all your taxes Unhesa-
ngy you may answers the drinking shops of the =
country, wickedly licensed by law."
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-Sephus thinks, or at least {
says, when he gets with us, (Which we think is
hardly possible, for our waterregimen would
not suit his fastidious taste,) that he will be his
+" brothers. keeper" until he gets the Maine
law, and then he will have rule over the antics
as Cain had over Abel, and will have the law
keep them, and if it kills them, he will then
say, L" Am my brothers. keeper o.
suppose that he means by that raphsody, to
make us believe that the Maine law will really
be the death OF some of its opponents. Its op-
ponents will doubtless receive their political
quietuS. But l do not imagine that any real
danger or dlreful consequences will accrue
thereby, to the interest or well-being Of good
and peaceable citizens. But, on the contrary,
that it will have tendency to enhance private |
and public security and happiness. And, in
fact, that upon its enactment and vigorous en- |
forcement and execution, to the full extent Of !
the law, depends, In great measure, the future
social and intellectual position of thousands Of
our citizens and that it would be beneficial in
checking the fearful influx of drunkenness with
which many sections of our country is already
inundated. guess, however, that he means by
such scrapng and throwing dust," !" to get some
of it in our eyes, For fear of such consequences
we will keep at respectful distance from this
courageous champion, until he g cools off," and
then we will again bait him to the ring; and,
as we have a sharp, bright sword, with some
experience in its use, we don't feel at all alarm
ed, but would, for the " fun" of the thing
rather provoke him to the contest. We want
| him, however, to keep "right side up" during
the coming contest between Young America"
and "Old Fogyism," for we must confess that
we have some inkling of pleasure in the success
of the former; and shall not aocep when, on the
second Tuesday of November next we sha!
bury the latter, silently
"WIth his martial cloak about him.
And leave him alone III his f4dei glory"
AS before said, do not apprehcnd that the
interests or happiness of any good citizen will
be placed in jeopardy by securing the passage
and vigorous enforcement of u PrOhbtory
Liquor Law. Some of the rumscllers would
probably be little " "out Of pocket" in the way
of " small change but nobody would feel
interested in such deficiency but themselves
= and those really phHanthropic q gentlemen
g who are panied o at the sight of want and
, misery, q viz Sephus and his coadjutors and
assistants. expect thathcy would sympathizC
with them, because Of" the wine that would be
! cut off from their mouth" But they arr toe
small a party to make much ado
But in my pleasant little country home, which
| have christened 'Roseville," their murmurs
= "would never reach me more;" unless, indeed
they should speak of their suffering through
the Herald in such case, | should be sure t.
S remit, by return of mall some words Of conso
lation. And it is quite possible, as we nave set
# tied here for brief season. that the columns O
y the Herald will be perfumed during the comm,
compalgn, with the scent of the Rose and il
e which is quite possible, the UdSe should ge
Jared IN the fierce strife of conflicting parties
we will say, wit Moore:
"You may break, you may ruin the vase if YOU will
n But the of the Roses will be round it still"
10 Again, Sephus thinks if those n.hirelin
clergy who are such Jealous advocates for tn
passage Of Prohbtory Law, shall get it pass
cd, that he will soon hear these gentry pleadin
for some other law, in which they feel interes
IN ed; and that they will never quit crying 'giv
of give! until they rivet the chain of tithes an
r taxes upon us, as tight" &c.
ho There is vein of low, vulgar slang, runnr
through the above quotation that, we think,
Vi quite out of place, coming from the source
does. 1t sounds bad enough, Mr.. Sephus
your pulpit harangues, (and would Just viii
per to you, that no intelligent and libera-min
ed individual, even Of your own particular pc
r. suasion, cares to listen to such nonscnsic
So ribaldry, and it only tends to disgust those
ro- other religious persuasons,) but it looks mu
,xt worse when calmly viewed in a newspap
~, article. | suppose, though, that you are
on green hand, and we must not look for perfect,
lbt yet awhile.
gh judge, from the tenor Of the above, tn
you have particular reference to the ministo
on of the Methodist church. We will answer, a
ch speak the sentiments entertained by the gre
ith body of this persuasion: We respect and 10
my our ministers, and are ever ready with q
by purse or pen, to aid or defend them; as well
lal to contribute literally to their support, and
er- the support of that gospel which they preac
ext endeavoring, by such contributions to pla
ich them beyond the reach of gripping want and
cw ioe take upon ourselves the pains to provide
them, and for their families, we conceive il
of be none of gour business to be interested in {
hey church regulations, and if you were toiSe y
en- would not do it. And, further, we regard tn
we'd as an intelligent, amiablc, enterprising {
llth useful portion Of society, apart from their div
the commission TO 60 out into all the earth Q
sort preach the glorious Gospel of the Son Of Go
the That, by the advocacy of'a Prohibitory liql
law, they are seeking to rivet the chain of tit
-, and taxes, we consider very ignorant and
we phistical assertion, and which deserves to
rom marked and labelled No. !. Rum has ia,
ltly and tithed the people, until they are gett
nth restive under it; and now, Mr.. Scphus, we M
eie- to break from the bondage and servitude Of y
the god Moloch; and all the ignorant clergy,
lun- yoursef) with the rum-drmkers, and the n
eci- sellers and the noIitical demarorues nm;
banded and twisted together, can't again m
has us true and loyal subjects to the RumocrGcs
NOR this State. We throw the gauntlet in d
,s;z- very teeth, and dare them to the contest
roof We thaukyou, Sephus, foryour sincere wis
i = for our present, future, and eternal welar,
mt a But we most respectfully decline obeying
spirit and injunction embodied in your exho
ton, which, we suppose, was appendageC
quor your arguments for our special benefit
ot so if you think that we are wicked, and our
fate unequal now, we don't know What you
think by the time we get through the pre-
campaign; for, we are, verify, going into it
iosy q ,oiH, and with the heroic daring evncec
ene the giant Sampson, when he laid hold on
pillars of the Philistines temple and bo
himself with his mi0ht