Smyrna times., 1855-05-02
Communication.
Of The Smyrna Times.
Letter from Lewes, Del.
LEwEs, April 3Oth, 1855


To the Editor Smyrna Times:
There is no mistake in the fact, that however
loud man may be in private walks upon the
subject of the rum trade, directly he becomes
an agent for the public and puts on his robes of
office, he Immediately is panic-struck with de-
mocratic thunder; and he imagines that every
man he sees or hears is designing some scheme
for his overthrow, or the destruction of the
party who has elevated him to Office, and the
cry is continually, if you are too rigid in en-
forcing the laws, you will not be POPULAR
Now, sir, my opinion is, that the friends of the
law at this time, are under the strongest obli-
cations and our duties most imperative to carry
out the purposes of Prohibition; and let me tell
you, it cannot be done by towards or persons
that sympathise with those tales of loss and de-
struction of trade that you hear banded about at
every grocery. We must keep constantly in
view the blessings growing out of a sober and
industrious course of life, compared with the
misery you see entailed upon interesting fami-
lies consequent to the rum trade. l stated in
my communication to Yog, that l believed the
Bureaus of State were Strongly tinctured and
opposed to the restrictive measures now in force
and | further say, that, from our Executive
down, through the whole line of our officials,
we scarce have corporal's guard to protect
and defend, and we need not texpect many favors
at their hands.
was amused at tie protest that appeared in
the DeIaaodre Journal Immediately after the
law passed the lower House. You recollect,
the Editor at Wilmington congratulated the
people of Delaware on the success of the
friends Of temperance, and commended the law
in terms of joy and rejoicing; but it appeared
that there was an Editor at Dover whose busi-
ness there, was to oppose its passage, and beset
our Senators by every threat to nullify.-
And they came very near succeeding, in conse-
quence of some of the members of the bar from
Sussex, declaring that old Sussex would bolt
the course, and ruin the American party. II
you recOllect, when he returned to his arm chain
at Wilmington, he put forth disclaimer-that
it was nothing of his JOY and rejoicing. lie
! thought that he had succeeded in his nullifca-
tion when a t Dover, and would be on the big
side, and have hearty shake hands with the
rummies, and take another glass; but, it ap.
! pears, he did not count right-old Sussex stood
erect, true to the well-being Of herself and
could not be bought. often lament over the
Inconsistency of many members OF the Ameri
can party, who are crying out against Foreign
Influence and Romanism, and this Pauper influx
into our country filling up our almshouses, &C.
&c, when they are at The same time Gin sus
tanning the rum traffic. giving those very peo-
pie the greatest weapon in all society TO control
the masses and command the ballot-boxcs.-
| We all know that in our cities the great mao
rity Of grOggerles are kept by the German and
Irish, and we know, also that politicians make
use Of those people TO govern the dcstinics OF
of our country. | know of nothing that will
have more direct effect to break up that inhu.
ence, as shutting up the groggeries in our land
and making those lazy idlerS get living by
the sweat Of their brows
! FRIEND TO THE LAW.