The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-07-20
EN- Es' iAs Usis~ aid Eatsr. Journal.
: When may Temperance Hen consist
sly Relax their Efforts r.

.sitly'Rslax their Efforts ."
When there is no longer a possibilii,
that the demon Alcohol will aiiemp, to re
sumo his rule; when every trace Of rum,
influence is CELEBRATED; when there i NJ
poor inebriaie 10 DO reclaimed; when III,
ioul iiend Of in,empeIance, no more dis
'urbs tho peace and happiness Of families
when the cohorts OF Rum are totally dis
persed. Not til then.
While the friends Of this great reform
wero conien, with merely talking temper
ance - while they remained outside the
walls Oft enemy's camp and did nothing
more than throw the weapons Of nora
suasion into the enomy's ranks, they were
feared very little; but as soon as the strong
arm Of the Lac was brought TO bear agains,
them they began to temblo and TO show
signs Of fear. They Immediately raised the
cry that our liberties were in dangcr-,hai
the legitimate bounds Of the sphere Of leg.
islaiion had been oVerstspped. Aud from
that time TO tho present, they have been
continually appealing to tho worst passions
Of the mos, degraded and reckless, in or.
der TO excite them to oppose the enforce
ment Of the law agains. the traffic in iutox-
icating liquors.
The friends Of Prohibition. when they
commenced tho war against the rum traffic,
were not unaware Of tho opposition with
which they should meet. They knew thai,
to attempt tho eradication OF such deep
rooted evil, would arouse tho bitter hatred
ofmany wko were making immense pecu-
mary profits by the salo Of liquor. They
knew they would be denounced rs fanatics
and ioOls-but Notwithstanding all this,
they won, abou, the work with the proud
consciOusness.tha, right, and the sympa,hies
Of all good men were with Them. The sue
cess with which they have me, Is plainly 10
DO secn. II has exceeded their mos, san
guiuo expectations. II has gained BY de-
greos the popular support; ami the ranks
Of the temperance army is steadily increas-
inc in numbers.
In view OF this aspect Of the case, does i,
seem TO DO reasonable 10 even think OF re-
taxing our efforts
Although much has been accomplished,
We cannO; deny iha, there is powerful in.
Auence exeiied agains, US. The minds Of
unprincipled men arc actively engaged in
tho endsayor to devise some means by
which the advantage which has been gain
cd shall be surrendered. There is nothing
so mean-no nc, so base that they will moi
resort 10 ], in the hope Of securing their
wicked designs. And how arc they TO be
neil They mus, DO met upon tho very
ground, when they leas, expect It.
"Tho war mus, be carried into Africa"
Every pos, mus, be fortified every man on
the alert. The numerical force Of temper
anceImen IS established beyond a doubt.
Tho only hopo OF our enemies is 10 create a
breach in our ranks, and then by uniting
the oifscouring Of every dsfunci political
party, 10 take Us BY surprise.
But this they cannot do il tho real friends
oi,emperance como up 10 tho work with a
united front. Tho orly rational mode Of
action is to cas-, aside old worn-out political
issues and como together upon a common
platform, rs the opPOsers Of a common cne-'
my. :
Our opponents will ,hrcaien-bu,le lei thor,
threaten, le, them howl and gnash their
teeth, they can do no harm. These arc but
tho sure evidences tina, they feel their own
ineompelency TO copo with tho truth. Let
Us say to them, " Gentlemen, run up your
colors lot us know whose ranks you H.
tend TO train in; unmask yourselves and
then il you dom, Get baltic 10 your hearts
content, call us eotrdrds." u.p.p.
BlDDEToRD, July, 1855.