Smyrna times., 1854-08-23
what are we n0Ine .


pO'i'eal sea-none of those mighty up
neavlng sillows which usually precedes the
uAy taat ends the storm are seen. Particularly
Is thls so IN regard to Temperance. But one or
Two meetings have been held during the whole
season, and tAey were the regular Conventions
None OF the weekly and monthly assembling in
church and school house, town hall and grove.
to urge upon the people the righteousness and
absolute necessity of such course as that of
prohioning the traffic by legal measures,-the
ola custom of appealing to the audience to de-
sist from dram-drinking and become sober and
worthy men, and passing the pledge among
them ali, is entirely obsolete The cause has
moved step beyond this. They found that
appealing to reason where th9re is none. is
about as eff etual as beating the air. Notwith-
s'ahdmg ths aPplrent calm, is there NOTHING
d1lng! Never since the first Temperance or
ganizauoa-thirty years lgo-has there been
such mighty effort going on in our land
1here is, though silently, such revolution
taking place in the minds of the people that will
make the royal adherents of King Alcohol trem-
bic worse than did the Tories, at the news of
iHe surrender of Yorktown. The friends of
liberty are doing this-freedom from TYRANNY is
the anxious wish OF every lover of his country.
The red noses ond bloated cheeks are PROVING
pale with fear, ana the large, round. plump ab-
a0alen Will yet become beautifully less!"
mere has been more stir and confusion in
New Castle county than elsewhere This has
oteh altogether, among the League Law men
"iat they have, or will accomplish. is vot 70
be seem Their strength, we presrma cou1d
ce very easily ascertained. The energy mani
les'ed by them is worthJ of commendaton-
never did old Gen. Put den a wolf with moro
daring than have these men the ant-nrobib;
tiOnists.
" In such a theme 'twere i,npio,s IN bo o.,..
fssSion Is reason, transport temper. berem
FfaiseWorthy as zeal always is, it NAV uo
aheao OF prudence or knowledge. We think
they have "out-stript the tide" in their aff,rt
10 reach the head Of the riycr! II ,vould cor
tainly have been much better TO have u,o;tod
until the completion of the nominations Of tho
olaeF'nt parties. We have not ARGUS eyes or
we might see very differently: if we thourbt
lneif course the most feasible one. we corto;nI,
would enter into it with all our enerov W.
Know not what the Old Liners are doiro
they' probably, have adopted the present mode
OF political wariare-to keen tho fir, b,,.,;
"loef the boiler, bat not let off the steam until
election day,when they will explode Rumocracv
10 atoms. Why can there not be plan adont-
ed that will suit both parties! Are tbev NOT
oolh running for the same prize! Prohibition
Is all they say they want How easy it wouId
be Tor all to unite in the cause, and tbus-u,;th
d greater power than that of Hercules, for he
was unable to Kill the Hydra-crush. with ON
blow the very life of this monster.
The temperance men of New Castle co,,,,,,
nave It IN their power to redeem us from this
the worst OF woes, or curse us with its eont;n,,
ance. Which will they do,
Kent county is all right on this subject :
W have no fears in regard to the issue here
1t our New Castle friends will come mn. with
q bold front. for Prohibition, we are certain of
d law Beng passed by the next Leoislatura
giTng the people what they so much desire
Inc action taken by the Democratic Conyep-
'ion' last week, at Dover, is an exhibition ~
the feel throughout the county. The leaders
are WISE enough 10 see this, and have taken a
step Which nev was taken before in anv of
their councils. They dare rot recede. We
eHpecl nothing less from the Wings II is said
that they are ready and willing to make Do,nj.
llatioiis tiratwil satisfy the Temperance party.
ne election two years since was proof of the
feelI"g in this county. The whole ticket was
a temperance one, and if the other deleostcs
had been as true as these, we should now have
a PrOhibitOry Law.
lac Independent Rum party held another
meeting IN Dover week before last. Lut d;j
nothing more than We could expect from sucb
nen-whoae proceedings consisted in the abnse
ind SANDER Of their very best friends. They I
nay poll few votes, but cannot extend their !
nhuence, as no decent man will identity him !
'eif with them. Tney are not regarded. S
we have no news from Sussex, except what '
re occasionally receive from our correspop-
ents. Though far behind Kent and New Cas-
le, yet there Is cn''. change with the neo,Io
n laFor oi Frohi1.iion. At the April term. )
500, OF the Superior Court, 43 licenses were
granted. At tlc Apr.I term, Ie5i. onlv On
we're granted. = o4uil4snIur at least of o,s 4
iundred per cent. a correspondents savs:-
temperance shall reign supreme in our midst r
nd the Rumseler's occupation. like that ofI !
'theilo's, be gone. Public opinion and senti- !,
lent are doing much to effect this. ..s
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N, -zE4 sHEA y
THE SrREETs.-our Town Commissioners h
eserse a great deal of credit for the improve n
ient sa'le to the streets in the centre Of the Y
Own, ,iIlut there is one tbipg which tl,ey have = =
egles.trd, that may let resuIt in serio,s :.
soffle One-that IL, the open cutters at the al