Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-01-10
Gmahm-5 Temperance ab famig aaeshlr gebs paper.
The Other Side.

Quite an amusing scene occurred IN the
of Commons on the LIST inst. Mr.. b.
gle. Commoner from Alexander, presented a
from citizens of his county on the
IF Temperance. Another member
from the extreme west, with a mischievous
twinkle in his eye, demanded the reading of
the Memorial. Mr.. Boyle plead against it,
urged its length and it had not been the GUS
of the House to read the Memorials
The reading was insisted on, when 10! it was
q petition on the other side, asking that no
be passed against whiskey! The House
convulsed with laughter, and we'll might
it have been for it was a rare, a racy and a
rich document. 1t is impossible for US to
convey to our readers minds the Syntactical
peculiarities of the document. It's preamble,
according to our recollection, was composed
of illusions to the mysterious order of Sons
of Temperance, SO called of their charging
Two Dollars for initiating members of their
charging them five cents Fer week thereafter;
liquors, when they do conceal it in their Di-
vision rooms, SO called, &c. The petition
then goes on imploring the Legislature to pay
no heed to the Memorials of the Sons of Tenn
perance asking for Prohibition because it is
a species of Popery intended to take away the
liberties that e~verybody's forefathers fought
and bled and died for until the earth was
covered with the smoking gore Of human
blood. The Legislature was given to under
stand that by complying with the humble re.
quest of the worthy petitioners they would
be placed under the most profound acknowl-
e~dgements towards the members of that hon.
orable body.
A general burst Of lau ghter followed its
reading, which was Quoted by repeated raps
of the Speakers gavel. When order was re-
stored, Mr.. Mordecai, of Wake, moved that
the Memorial be printed and referred to the
Committee on Propositions and Grievances.
Mr.. Love, Of Haywood, moved to lay the
Memorial on the table.
Mr.. Patterson, of Caldwell, said he desired
the Memorial might be respectfully referred
to the Committee on Grievances that the
petitions asking for Prohibition had been re-
ferred to that Committee, and he thought it
highly proper that both sides of the question
might have a hearing.
The motion of Mr.. Mordecai to print the
Memorial prevailed by a small majority.
Mr.. Rolen, of Cherokee, said he had a
high regard for the feelings of the gentleman
from Alexander and he would, therefore,
move a reconsideration Of the vote just taken.
Mr.. Boyle obtained the floor and submitted
a few remarks. He sincerely hoped the mo-
ton for reconsideration might prevail. He
was unwilling to believe any gentleman on
the floor of the House of Commons could be
serious in his vote to print that document
for it was apparent On its reading that it was
the v%eriest jargon throughout. For the hon.
or of his County he hoped it would not be
attention whatever that the gentleman who
drewit up had since died. At that announce
ment Mr.. Caldwell, of Guilford, interrupted
Mr.. Boyle to inquire if the person alluded to
killed himself drinking liquor. Mr.. Boyle
replied that he did that the memorial was
drawn up on the occasion of a drunken frolic
/ at some public busting and he died a few days
thereafter.
t The order to print was reconsidered, ant
0 the memorial was then referred to the Com
r mittee on Grievances along with those on tn
r prohibition side.
( 1t is scarcely necessary for us to state tina
Mr.. Boyle does not belong to the class sign
7 ing the memorial he presented. He is quit
e different in his way of thinking from that
9 but the document being signed by a porto
of his constituents and it having found it
'e way into his hands, of course he felt unde
obligations of common courtesey to present i
of For ourself we enjoyed a hearty laugh o
hearing the document read and in orde
b. that light may be thrown on the subject, v
would bespeak the sending in" of ga fe
more of the same sort" No harm can accr,
to the cause of Temperance, Liberty, For
fathers or the Pope of Rome from such am
sing missiles. Let US have more light throw
- on the subject from the other side. \