Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12

Ing point. and 70 It was until he had
put five charges in the gun. Then he
called on his grandmother, an old rev.
olutionary matvon, accustomed to hand.
ling firearms, and she drew the terrible
trigger. The next moment she was
sprawIing and kicking on the floor from
the recol OF the musket. Young Amer.
lea shouted.--"Lsy still granny, there's
four more charges to go off yet," (tre.
mendous cheering and lsughter,) and so,
those who are now kicking and sprawl.
ing from the explosion Of Yesterday. are
warned to "Lsy sin ;--there are four
charges more 10 go of yet y Trernem.
dous cheering and laughter.] Mr.. DAvY
then sat down amid loud demonstrations
Of applause.
Calls were now hes I'd for JoHN CAM.
BELL. Flo rose and referred 10 the al.
most unparalleled growth OF lronton. He
did not know, until announced from tho
Chair, what the objects Of the meeting
were. The temperance pToviso in the
deeds Tor lots had done ss much for the
town as anything else. People had como
here to find refuge from Drunkenness.
They expected to find o temperance town
and the proprietors of the place could
not, in good faith, suffer The sale Of Ii.
quor. Those who came here with differ.
ent feelings-who sought 10 subvert this
regulation-knew beforehand that grog.
selling was interdicted. He was for tho
Maine law himself; but. since we had
different statue, he was in favor Of en-
forcing it strictly, The liquor destroy.
ed was not sold according to law.
He went TO East lronton, where they
were setting a boat adrifi, TO prevent the
eflusion Of blood. He counselled against
violence. He wished to see no harm
done. He used his influence 10 preserve
peace.
The Committee on Resolutions now
returned, and submitted the following
Whereas, the people Of tire town CT Ironton
and vicinity. having guarded against the evils
resulting from the "a le of intoxicating liquors
by all lawful means, and having wholly failed
the town and its vicinity having been in
Tested by great number Of the most vile and
degraded doggeries with which any community
has ever been cursed, to such an extent, in-
deed, that iorbearance had ceased to he a vir-
tue, and, in the opinion Of the sober portion
sary to abate them and this meeting having
been informed that, on ye' terday, large num-
per OF our most respectable citizens assembled
together and repaired TO the neghberhOod ina
them 10 desist tie unhoy traffic, which thew re-
fused to do after which the peop'e took The
mailer ma yer INTO Their own hands, and dest royed
andS M ahe ,hrf qnot upon ~''h lhey could lay 'her
RrsoIyrp. That however nucb in III. on;n.
ion of this meeting, the cause which rendered
IL necessary to pursue the course adopted by
Su, S e.izens, uiIIe, ana however much departure
ted yet we lv eoncup in tse sS ps
by the people of Ironton, and hereby give our
hearty appreciation, and pledge ourselves to
and n nai M we cav on ad an g1oa c1ens
pecaiy on the legal fraternity to rive their ne aid.
comlo and support to the great and glorious
cause in which we have embarked
M, sSt,.ct. na' a WV as c',lAenS oI ilon'on,
"Peace, be still" while we see men among us
filling their pockets with money that ought to
buy bread for the starving children, and that
@ sovG inO1ei Ud iI 80 ch .hat .ney would rum ool
PERSIST 10 sell sustain our % c;tye ns in denolisI. @ i
ing all such dens of infamy.
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