Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-07-28
Pittsburgh Correspondence.

To devots leisure hour to the psnning Of
q letter.
Oar liquor law takes effect on the first
Of October Distillcrs and soskers are
alarmed. The former are selling "pine
top" at reiuced prices and the latter.
Judging from their tOttering steps. red
and large heads, seem determined to go it
strong while yet the little lasts. lntem-
peranee disgraces our city daily by men OF
talent, reputation and good social position,
are seen reeling through our streets. In
short, Alcohol is King, and his subjects
are as numerous as autumnsl leaves. But
his reign promises TO be short-0cteber
will see the monster deposei. and before
November rolls around he will lie placed
in the grave, the food and poison of "a po-
litic convocation ofworms." s."-"Rest, per-
turbed SPIRIT, rest"
The weather is intensely hot. Isstei-
day the mercury indicated ninety-eight de-
grees in the shade-to day it is about the
same and makes us pine for the delightful
brccacs and quiet shades Of the country.
Our political world is beginning to fer
ment. The old line Wings and Democrats
talk of Fusion, and the probability is that
they will unite for the purpose Of defeating
the Know Nothings at the approaching
fall election Whether they will succeed
or not, l am unable to say. One thing is
certain they will strain every nerve to
overwhelm the new party.
The Know Nothings seems to be loos-
ing ground. At fist they were a powerful
party, and every movement they made was
crowned with complete success. But am,
bilious and unprincipled demagogues crept
in among them-disappointed Wings ano
Democrats became their leadcrs-ignoran
brawlers and bar-room patriots took
prominent part in their proceedings-as
pired to Offices they were unfit to fill, ane
claimed merit they never possessed
Twe,ve months ago Know Nothingism ii
Allegheny County was as vigorous as
young giant refreshed with nev wine
ow it resembles man prematurely old
ard galloping to the grave. All this ii
owing to the baleful influence of pretended
friends who Joined the party in hope o
sharing the spoils of office-who profess
atriotism, but would betray their countr,
tor shilling-who seem to love the dea
people, and prove it by obtaining Stat
contracts. and plundering the public, b.
shaving notes and grinding the poor. b.
speculating in real estate under the ham
mer, and reducing their neighbors to wan
and starvation. Such men are permitte
by the laws of nature and the General AS
sembly to exist, but they are a disgrace t
manhood-to their country and to tn
principles they profess to espousc. shoul
they be allowed to control the action of tn
American Party, they will experience
most disastrous defeat and be consigned t
an early political grave.
The business seas,n is over. Our me-
chants are engaged in making cut the
semi-yearly bills, but imagine they a
not very successful in their efforts to co
lect money. The idea ofmen paying the
debts hare or elsewhere is simply ridiculou
Our different Courts have aljourned.-
The Judges of the Quarter Sessions a
in the country, where it is hoped they wi
remain for an indefinite period. The pe
pie are heartily tired ofthe fooleries of o.
judicial Dignitaries, and would willing
increase their sa Iaries if they would pled|
themselves never to hold Court again
our midst. One Of our Judges is dev
ted follower OF Izaak Walton. 1t is t
prayer OF every good citizen that he mi
spend his days in angling for fish. He,
tofore he has been libel on the iurispr
dence of the country, and strange to So
has thus far avoided the punishment Of
laws he has outraged. 1t is singu
fact that but few of our laws are violat
when the Criminal Court is not in sessit
1t has also been observed that the meeti
"Honors' is the signal for riots, murde
assaults and batteries, and outrages Of
cry description.
This is a most lamentable state Of aft.
and one which should induce our Jud
to resign office which they certainly do
adorn, and which nature, education
public opinion unite in saying they are
qualified to fill. Here, no respect is en-
tanned for them still. when we
one of them in the street we recog
him and call him "Judgc," but
on the lucus a non lueendo principle,
for the same reason that the blacklist q
in the land of strolling Ministries is
versally called "Snowdrop."