The Delaware herald., 1854-05-03
A. POULsoN.
For the Delaware State Reporter.
SPRING MILLS, April II, 1854.

OfHlNu ulLLos Aplll La AOCt'
Mr.. EDIroR,-DeGr Sir when the char
acter, principles or motives of an individual are
assailed, it is but Justice that he should have a
hearing through the same medium i'll which he
is assaied. VIII you please publish this article
in your paper, that your readers may Judge for
themselves.
Were interested for myself only as an indi-
vidual, would not attempt an explanation in
vindcation of my course; but this attack
reaches beyond me as an individual.
As for my character will leave that, on the
present occasion, to take care of itself; but
when my principles and motives are assailed, |
consider that through me, that cause hold as
dearer than Democracy or Whiggery is assailed
Also
AS to my principles they are so we'll known
throughout this county that it is useless for me
to reiterate them here. But my motives none
know but myself and my Maker, and in order
that all who have confidence in me as man OF
pro6ity may know fully my purposes, will try
to give them the whole truth, as nearly as
can find words to express it. In clearing the
track for the car of temperance, | shall have TO
say some things that are unpleasant to my
feelings, but shall speak from honest convic-
tons.
will say, however, in the first place, that
my great object and aim has been to ameliorate
the condition of my fellow-men, by removing
! the great cause of temptation out of their way;
in which cause have been zealously engaged
for near fifteen years-sparing neither time MOI
money, and laboring without fee or reward
and expect, if life lasts, to be engaged fifteen
more, on the same terms; for have no expec-
tation that Prohibitory Law will effectually
and Immediately cure all drunkenness. The
matter will have to be kept before the rising
generation until all the Hard Shells have run
their course, and the force of their example il
buried with them. ,-~
Now, sir, permit me to review the article
alluded to in your paper. In which, allusion il
made to myself, individually, and in which you
unfairly and unjustly criticise the resolutions
and proceedings of the late Kent County TEN.
perance Convention. l will first notice tn,
resolution to which you take exception--and al
they are not yet published l shall have to quots
from memory. The resolution,a as well as car
remember, say first "That we shall have NJ
third party; second, /" That we viii vote for n,
man unless he is knoson to be in favor of a Pro
hibitory Law, and will, if elected, vote for sucl
law,with provisions to carry it out, and ensurt
its execution" Now, sir, contend that il i
not the business of any one, except tho TEN
perance men themselves, how they get that in
formation. There are MANY men whom we nigh
address in our individual capacity that woul,
willingly give ust their views, who would, if yol
} nail them down to an arbitrary rule of conven
ton which says you shall answer one way or tn
!, other, spurn the letter and turn deaf ear; an
we should be left with the alternative of yotin,
third ticket, or violate our declaration in tn
resoiution--just in the satuaiioit the gentleme
: of Queen Anne's county, Md, were last fall
Thirdly. "Thst IL the s~o great political pai