Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-06-21
Won rnE sr1n1r OF THE AGE.
Ten Reasons for Entire Prohibition
to sell Intoxicating liquors, as a beverage.

to sell Intoxicating liquors, as beverage.
CONCLUDED FROM OUR LAST.
6. No man has any moral right to enslave
men 10 any vice much more to so destruc-
five n vice as drunkenness A man who
had been a tavern-keeper in Rensaleer coun-
w, State ofNewiYork, after many years gave
il up, and slwGysshewed deep remorse, when
his former business was even alluded to. A
friend, enc dav, inquired the cause of his
regrets. 81 will tell you," he replied, OPEN
ing his account book. There arc the names
Of IA men, all Of whom were my customers
ut the liquor bar for years. Thirty-two of
these, to my certain knowledge, lie in a
drunkard's gravelll Ten of the remaining
twelve are now livingl confirmed sots -
These" said he, "are the fruits Of this
dreadful and degrading business I" Can a
man follow this traffic, and be a christian |
Forty " out Of the Al accounted for as to
the other two-who knows Forty two souls
lostl / had rather be the means Of freeing
~ souls out Of hell, than ID free all Europe,
Asia and Africa, with political freedom t.
Knock off the letters Of the soul the chains
Of filthy, brutal, degrading vices that's
Christ's liberty /! lie that obeys sin, is the
slave Of sin 70 " If the Son of God shall free
you, you shall be free indeed I"
7. No man has any moral rightto veto, or
oppose u Prohibitory law, enacted to free "a
millions, soon, to be 200 millions of christian
people from the only real curse and bondage,
comparatively, they now suffer The obiec-
tor must answer il, not at the bar of the Ii
quor yender, or to his drinking customers
but to'God TO his Country, and to his con-
science. lie may say, Pm opposed to the
Maine law J" Is he not opposed to the law
Of Moses, tool TO the law OF Christ, also?
Noses, by Christ's command, forbade muir
der, RIGHTEOUSNESS, stealing, lying and COW
etousness, disobedience to parents, breaking
the Sabbath, and disobedience to the Great
Godl So did Jesus our Saviour, forbid all
this Does the Liquor traffic encourage men
20 keep these holy laws of God No but
the Maine law does encourage men to keep
all the laws Of God and Of our Country. So
Der men, allourJ Judges say, don't come into
Court often, as criminals!
8. Nc man has q right to oppose a Prohib-
itory law, which demands that the voters
should be pure from drunken brides, and the
Legislators should keep sober during the
Session Ask the Washington CITY. Rich.
mond, aud Jackson Miss. Editors, how thi.
is you know, perhaps, ia your noble City O
Oaks. "Ive not seen a drunkard in Jack
son, says the Mississippi Editor, since the
Legislature adjouTned ~ Fie on you gen
element turn sober, or we'll turn you out
The sovereign people can veto, too ! Abused
power is taken back!
o. No citizen Of the United States has nm,
moral right TO pass laws, encouraging or Ii
censing the Liquor Monopoly traffic. Sixteer
millions of Agriculturistsl Two millions o
Merchants, one million OF Manufacturers
Professional men, Mechanics and laborers
one million; one million 6f shippers, "a mil
lions o slsves. Kere arc % millions Of PEG
pie taxed to stand by, and see the fres o
perdition sweep over and desolato the md
for what? For three things, LIST, 20 enricl
100000 Liquor dealers III End, To kill
each one, ton citiEensl $4,000 people! Sd
Ten souls, for each vender every year, reel
ing out OF lifel towake, whereof What woul
an Angel Of God think Of this! A great, free
rich country, these United Statesl At 30,
ton they killtheir officers, in the execution {
their just, and scriptural I laws in order I
free a slave, who admits in their hearing h
had a kind master I and then, submit to /
enslavedthemselves, to the worst tyrant tn,
ever cursed wretched humanity
10. No man can stop the tide Of God
truth or mercy towards our blest country
God wills that the Liquor Traffic shall /
abolished in these United States! The me
will il ! the women will It'll The childrt
clamor for i'll The Pulpit, the Press, Il
Farmers, the Bench, the Bar, the Merchan
the honest Mechanic, the Faculty of Med
cine-even the humble slaves, for the la
twenty-five years, cry out for it "Freedol
from the Rum FeRd's Tyranny" is the W,
cry Of God and Humanity II triumphs ev
ry wherel No fines, no license, stop Liau,
drinking as q beveragel you cannot " reg
late" 50 subtle q poison as alcoholic bev
RACES II has been tried faithfully here,
Europe, and Africa, for 800 years It wi
hy to the head, and to the heart, poison Il
soul, corrupt the body, and cat up the spil
of man, that God put in himl Down wi
the accursed traffic What con q man 81
in exchange for his soul2"
The good old North State was the e.
State to declare Independence Of the Tyre
ofGrcat Britain She has much Of the sa
nerve, mind, heart, muscle and blood, in
people, now She knows that no drunk
I The angel sent HagaE back to a cruel mistr
Gen. l6 ch. 2. V.