Delaware State reporter., 1856-02-19
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A FEW WORDS

PER 10 DO so; ut the SANG Time as all Good
Citizens Should, Respect the indltiduol
Rights ofOihers, eAo do not see Proper 10
Dfialk Liqaors-Bm Nothing More.
have, as stated on previous occasion, de-
termlned to take a less active part in politics
than used to do; for the reason that while
Church and State temperance fanatics were
abusing me in all their organs, and threatening
the Withdrawal of their patronage from any
paper that published my defence, and exposure
OF their secret devices, men who sold and drank
liquors knew was right, but had not the man
illness TO write one word in my defence, or to
threaten relaliatory course to Maine law and
League men for their threat of withdrawal of
patronage from papers that published my COM
nunications. And further after was driven
to The advertising columns. and to the paying
of five dollars for each communication no pari-
otic soul ever offered to refund one cent. Thank
God however, was well able to bear the ex-
pense and only mention it at this time to
let the public know how have been treated
for defending a principle whose destruction
would render republican America worth but
little for, rest assured that if you ever surren-
der to those Church and State temperance fa-
natics the guardianship Of your natural and
dearly purchased rights, they will not stop I'M
till the last veStige Of liberty is taken from you
their descent as is alleged, on rum bottles,
only, is but cloak for other darker designs OF
tyranny.
Although, as stated above, have deter
mined to take less active part in politics, new
ertheless feeling myself Democratic freeman,
take the liberty Of directinga a few words to
men who wish to preserve their liberties, and
who can do so If they 60 to work right. ]
therefore ask the Liquor Dealers, who met at
Delaware city a few weeks back, to form a new
party to protect their rights against tie in
trigues and Vaccinations of fanatical and poti-
cal temperance associations and Carson Leagues,
do you not think all persons who drink Ii
quor, and who wish to be frcemen, are as homo
rably bound MS yourselves to oppose political
temperance and Know. Nothing lanaticism, and
expunge their fanatical laws from the statute
books If 50, then why start as q faction, and
still patronize. as they now stand, the Will
mington papers All of them are prohibtory
law papers, under the control Of Maine law ad-
vocates. Did not the following Of those papers
put you up Salt River at the last election IF
so, are they safe guides to bring you back to
civilization and liberty? l think not, and feel
satisfied that all Of @ E$sys E9a Wso viii gffe come to the
same conclusion. deeply sympathise with
you, Notwithstanding the stoical Indifference with
which you treated my warnings, whilst the
enemy was so close at your doors therefore |
take the liberty to suggest a course of action
toyou, which will, | think put things right in
| Delaware. That course is, hoist the old jack
! soGian Democratic banner, and swear eternal
hostility to every species of tyranny that en-
slaves the mind of man.
The old Wing party has ceased to exist, and
on It's ruins the Know Nothing native Ameri-
can-politeal- Temperance party has established
itself, and at the last session of the Legislature
this party gave the people of Delaware taste
Of their principles and policy. l. therefore,
| plainly and frankly tell you that the only way
successfully to meet and defeat this combina-
| tion is to bring the Democratic party back to
its true principles; and the way to do that is
to attend the meetings and pass plain, frank
resolutions, against temperance legislation in
any manner, and invite all Wings who have
been too honest and liberal to follow in the
wake of Know-Nothing temperance, TO unite
with the Democratic party as brothers, with
equal privileges, forgetting the past. Then es-
tablish Democratic organs in Wilmington. Kent
and, Sussex, with talented editors to proclaim
your principles and policy Then Delaware
will shortly he redeemed from Know Nothing
temperance fanaticism.
The above course OF action was adopted by
the Dcmocrats& Virginia and Pennsylvania at
their last elections and it succeeded. advised
it here previous to our last election, and if it.
and rotation in office, had been followed in the
nominations, w-Nothng-tcmperance fa
natics would not have carried this State.
What good can you expect to accomplish as
at present organized! In short time the De
mocratic party will organize; and, if you refrair
from acting with it, prohibitionists, claiming t.
be Democrats, may shape their course neare
Mainc-lawiSm than they did last year when near
lyone-half thcirnomineesin this countywere sup
posed to be in favor of temperance legislation ant
the new Know-Nothng temperance party, VIII
passed the abominable prohibitory law of whic
you complain, you cannot expect anythin!
from. Then, where can you throw your vot
to obtain the repeal of the odious law Yo
have no paper to defend your principles or you
policy. The Journal, Statesman and Blue Hen
Chicken and the Republican are both organs 0
Know Nothing Maine-lawSm. The DeialCar
Gasette is the organ for and against Temperance
legislation. and its Editor laughs in his seey
whilst he is making money out of your supper
publishing, side by side, your defence, an(
the fanatics defence Of Maine law tyranny.
Now, YOU have nearly all been hNrd-Workln|
Democrats, and wish you different fate iron
i that which will overtake you if you pursue
f your present policy. Therefore. consider m
an old and true friend, when / advise you t
:, shin, and hoist the old Jacksonian Democrat
banner, with your principles engraved on it, I
Q the public gaze-obtaln the services OF all abl
Q man to edit your paper and defend true Demo
cratic principles. Then. in a short time, yo
: may congratulate yourselves on having n
Delaware ofa fanaticism that threatens ever
thing liberal or free.
The Church then will find it to its intere'
to confine itself to Church matters, and Il
. politics alone; real temperance men will the
= resort to persuasion and example to furth'
J" = their views; and finally, hypocrites, who hay
made loud pretensions to religion and tempe
: ance, stirring up the passions of man again
1. man, to ride into power, will sink beneat
the scorn of decent men.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
chsriestown, Appoquinmnk Ad., Feb. l2, 1886.
In mixed company of ladies and gentleme
}, Yankee in Europe was asked:
(Which are the handsomest, the ladies