Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-01
Other States.

O'ne' The Pro
NINE cHEERs FOR MAhILANs lar branch
hibitory Law has passed the pePuias .,e. by
of the General Assembly of tHls .erna-
the decided vote of Jorty-three intDs .lnost
tive, to twenty-five in the negatNn ,orious
two to one in favor of the law :, and
little State, the first one south q Nn most
Dixon's line to espouse and adoP
righteous measure. 80 fery
The Baltimore Clipper Zone per-
best papers in the Union) says e adj sem
NIT itself to doubt the willingness 2 .sme
ate to pass the bill speedly-just 2 I'M de-
from the House-and that by an eq' .osure
cisire Uote. The opponents Of tn's !, uere
have claimed all along that the oues-
not ready for the law and THAI I y could
ton should be submitted to tnem' ..;ori-
De decided IN the negative ~ h1,e taken
ty. Well, the friends of the law = al to
them at their word. They have PREF 1856.
enact a law to go intooperatlon IN T. the
and next November give the cisSSp non
State an opportunity of voting yes ,oers
the question, and if a majority OF rby
shal} be found to be opposed to ene ipN' ,ious
then the Governor viii suspend its opols - is
until it shall be repealed. This qa,. frn,
now presented i'll such a reason =" ling
that we cannot beiieve any Senator
any respect for tho
ents, will hesitate g them a" OpPoI'u
ty of declaring tho asure '''he Dailoe
: box.
The Clipper saws people f NJ nryland
will sustain the law least .oea ty thou
sand majority! Yerf G signSl "a e tunes
are propitious.
e MIssoURI.-The prbf itory estion Is Dc
: ginning to be talked of flissou one or TWO
e large and very respect TEN papers
e have recently been ST d ine State and
: like other States, the dktion prohibition
e will soon be the great uest OF the peo-
t pie.
t V1RG1NIA.-When thegrebody of the
? Memorials were presenft to Legislature
. of Virginia, some weeI s go2 friends of
: Prohibition urged thai bey'eierred to a
special committee. But 10, was refused,
/ and they were turned ore T. regular Ju-
dietary committee, a committee a ofsr-
crowded with business, and IL 1sOrty
o known, in advance, To be opp, " re
prayer of the memorialists. 'tee
refused all investigation and exa.t.Un In
to the merits of the question, "t'nout
eeO0rtod
giving scarcely a why 81 wherefcpOf'ea
adversely to the petition and t'.
n tremendously secuted from the - me
Legislature. This outage upo00feu
right of petition awakened sue OF
ne indignation throughcud the Old lo as
OF to cause these political tyrants tD&e on
US account of their mad, unjust cor Jew
ng memorials have been received aoH'eo
M since the general ovefslaugh, o nave
y, graciously been referred to a 0oh-
I'd mittee !
nd 1t is too near the close OF 70
hope for the passage Of a Pr ID"
OF this year; but the hand-writin the
a. wall that will seal the doom Esty
tyrants who refused Il
au- ing on this subject. Tfeople a fair hear
nd ten the day of deliyera1conduet will has
dly at the next session of tand we feel sure
is ture a Prohibitory law Virginia Legisla-
question be submitted be passed, or the
out latter may yet be done The People. This
der onresknt session.
ma An esteemed Iepfo
~ ding in Mississippi, wrinal ffend, resi-
lature of that State is MS, thai The Legis-
is generally believed win session, and it
iting the sale ofardent SIS a Iw prohib-
~ ship, unless the seller It's in very Town
do from the Police Couns a thence SO to
no power to grant licencwhieh Court has
will obtain the written less TIN applicant
of the heads of families rent Of ! majority
oro ship. To such a law Ting in sad Town
Of objection by the friends can be- but littl
cen. by the applicant. Their reform, and nom
Won guard. The Police G. also al fddltiona
has a right to imposed Of the Kownshil
in many instances vine license Zee, whic
as will amount to a prohib be 50 hl.h that
use? now in force in many rislOn. IN law
the enactment, and operates wnsnApS : specl'
'"o well.
m ALABAMA.-The whA
took the movements of roeo PIE staVe 10 "e WI
and intemperance is assaiA III or VI
and halls, and stalwart bio eu ilat
9 liquor traffic by fearl1 FS arc IN
such the people. We have : yes
from passed at this very 81 n9p Iii a J
'our- sale of ardent spirits in F@.Iabama eng
rmer tho gloriops uorL ~ ism
ages.
MASSAcHUSETTS.-A committee IL
~islature of this State has reported inhe !
the repeal of the Prohibitory lawfayo
will be no go-the People will fro b'
3 are any and every attempt Of the kind. n O
ques- Smith, of Boston, in the mean time NJ
llttle ming golden opinions for the interests is
COM in enforcing the Maine Liquor Law he
y are coming fully acquainted with all II an
we and wants of the public schools by d
q visitation. per
- New YoRK.-The Organ a ys:-
pie may confidently reckon upon o. d
Ic in few days the law they have so a a
- prayedfOr, and that without any unc :
and unnecessary submission clause or =
. INC NeeN III
IT. we "HoT CoRN."-WRen we first reed
Vith a WORK bearing this title, we spoke OfitV'
e. mendation. We found it contained !
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