Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-31
else proclaim ,hn, peopIu und. for and uuen-

else proclaim maj peopie uhli' ior anu uneh-
,iiIed to sell-governinent. Pa IS
In Virginia. the ogipdon for a Liquorlaw
!, like lha, Of Maine is how so strong that ahe
Richmond Examiner, which is biIerly hos.
tile thereto is uying hard to. arouse a Vr.
ginia prejudice dgaihsilhp Temperance ad.
vocu,es. s,igmatizog them as Yankees, in
lerInpers. medders with what is none Of their
business, &c Yel Die, work will 60 on.
In Ken,ucky and Tennessee, the first blow
was struck al lhe eieclion last Angus. by The
enemies Of prohibition, who deiea'ed Two
Wig candidates for Congress in Wing dis
trcis and TWO Demdcra,si in Democratic dis.
,ricts because they We're, Sons OF, Temper.
I,asce, aHdtEus pfssdsap,iSeiy ProKiBiiipnisss,
though they made no saEeve for prohibition,
and said noihing on the subject. Several
stamp candidates FOR the Legislature in Ken.
lucky came oul for Prohibition, bu, were
nearly oil crushed between the upper and
neither millstones of party; bu; in the impor-
tan, county Of Shelby. Tennessee-incIud-
ing the city Of Memphis--lhe friends Of
Prohibition took the wise and true course Of
questioning all ,he candidates and adopting
those who answered lavoraby, and The re.
suit was their signal triumph, showing how
the work is TO be done in other counlies al
the next opportunity. Thus The question
was brought before The House, on Il propo-
siiiun to submit 10 the whole People the ma
ked question Of Prohibition or no Prohibi-
ton--nol to ralily n bill already enacted,
but as guide 10 future legislation. This
ruly Republican proposition was. voted oul
-46 10 29--showing that the adversarles o.
Prohibition dare not trust the people. even ia
Tennessee. Well n Legislature may voIe
down. bul canno, Keep down Il Prohibition.
|. will 60 TO The People. that's cerlain.
Missouri is now awaiting 10 Temperance
oglalion and will have more of il from this
time 10 npxl August, when new House and
pnrl of Senate are TO b. chosen; ,he polil.
cal fight being Triangular, the friends OF pro.
hibilior will -enjiv such advantages as they
improved in New York i, lhe recent cleo.
lion. Wetrusl they will be as successful.
In Texas. large and influential Temper
ance Convention was held AZ Austin. the
catitai. simultaneously with the meeting OF
The Legislature, by which the question Of
Prohbuion was brought directly. and point.
edIy before the Peuple's Representatives.
The Lquo. interest is evidently alarmed nj
the prospectus. The lndanola Bull nin. for
instance, is arguing iAal law oi prohibition
should moi be passed, because it canno, be
enforced, which is, in substance saying that
i,he majnrily Shall no, make such laws as
they deem essential 10 ihe public well being
because The minority will not obey them! II
thai is n ynld Kensun. WE No snlid arnnnd
Wherein 10 justify any penal Legislation what
ever.
On the whole. the cry Of hapless wives
mothers, and children for protection agains
the i'm measurable wrongs and woes 10 which
they have So long been subj 'cled by the Ii.
quor Traffic, begins 10 be heard aud needed
+ from one end OF The Union TO ihe o'her.--
California Will not be the last State 10 enac
and enforce Prohibition. for she has suffered
deeply from inlemperance. and the slo~es
communities 10 move on this subject are Ihos'
that have suffered ard are suffering easllron
The (ungs of the Alcoholic demon. Give u
ten years more Of steady, rrsoute Temper
; ance effort. wilh liberal ind unlailng dis
seminaIion of Temperance documents. ant
the last State in he Union will have enacted
on effective law of Prohibition. -Ne,c YOr
Tribune.