Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-02-20
Temperance Meeting.


the Town Hall on the 18th. After its or
ganization, r. P. Kinney, Esq. addressed
the audience on the onstitutionality of
the Prohibitory Law. Mr.. KS remarks
were Misunderstanding that he was con-
versant with the subject upon which he
spoke-and evincing considerable ability.
However, we did not agree with him in
some Of his arguments-more especially
those as to the expediency Of the Law
proposed.
After Mr.. KS remarks were finished,
resolution was offered declaring it to be
the sense Of the meeting that the Legisa-
ture had the constitutional power to pass
the Prohibitory Law. When the vote
was taken on this question we did not un.
derstand its purport. We thought the
question was on the constitutional power
of the Legislature to pass law TO submit
the question to the people. 1t seems we
were Mistaken. On this resolution-a
gentleman distinguished for his peculiar
mode Of advocating the temperance cause
took occasion to address the audience,
and administer classical dissertation upon
the character Of our law makers 1t is
very well that body did not hear it, as
they might have forthwith adjourned
without passing any of the appropriation
bills-and in some obscure corner of this
m undane shpere lead ever after this, life
of penitence, for having presumed to as
semble in Richmond, and vote on the
liquor question. 1t was scaihing rebuke.
The distinguished speaker said-That if
you train child III the way it should go,
W htn it got old it would not depart there
from. He applied this portion Of his text
to the "broughten up" Of our law makers
they had not been raised WE'LL and YOU
could no more expect to make decent men
out OF them than you could make vhisiie
out Of pigs tail" Tremendous APP
plause, i'll which the ladies participated.)
The speaker spoke most valiantly Of we,
the people-we had made the Legislature,
and we must unmake tive had built it
up, and we must tear it down. We, the
'soveign people''-were the rulers, and
our authority must be asserted
We were much amused at the high
tone Of the gentleman. 1t was something
like the dog barking at the moon-our
readers remember that that luminary went
right on its course. We hope the Legis-
lature will do likewise. 1t will be des-
perate struggle for them to get ever this
however.
But this gentleman By the way
is gentleman, and very clever man off
from the Temperance question-thiuks
every person dolt who does not look at
this subject through his goggles He is
one-idea man-every thing must yield to
Temperance-whilst he is the most in.
temperate man We have ever heard speak
on this subject. From present indications
the Prohibtory Law promises to be a most
intemperate measure, by leading men into
extremes, and consequently we expect to
announce its demise one of these DAYS,
from diarrhea Of words. In five wears
time, we venture thu prediction, that the
Maine Law and its ofisprings, will be for
gotten ; or if remembered, only to in
stance another epoch in New England
History similar to that Of witchcraftry.
". JIM GoocH, slave, sentenced to be
hung in Rockbridge, for the murder of
slave named SAM, has been respited until
The 10th of March. A great many persons
were disappointed on the 10th inst, the
lime appointed fer his execution, as we
earn from the Star. and as is generally the
case on such occasions, took too much Of
he "O-be-joyful."
" We hope our exchanges, when any
tenn is found in the Vindicator worth co.
'ying, will give the proper credit. We
observe in the Jeffersonian several news
credited to the Spectator, taken
rom the Vindicator. Give the devil his
lues.
Vs. F. J. Alfred. editor Of the Weston
Herald, has been appointed Post Master
t Weston. Lewis county, vice James A.
Hall. This is most too much good luck at
ne time. A baby and federal office -
70 it, yecripples. Name the baby Frank
fierce, by all means, Frederick.
@ There was another fire in Winches-
er on the 10th INST, by which the stable
{ Judge Parker, together with fine
orse and Buggy were consumed. 1t was
lought to be the work of an incendiary
Vs. Mr.. Douglass amendment to the
9TH section of the Nebraska bill, was a.
opted on the 18th INST, in the Senate, by
vote Of 80 to Is.
&~ We give no regular Congressional
.port this week. The proceedings are
enerally undressing. We publish in to-
avs paper the remarks Of the Hon. John !
etcher on the Deficiency Bill. !