Smyrna times., 1856-01-02
Communications.
Written for the Smyrna Times.
Frederick.

This ancient village (once known by the fas-
cinating title of " Jonnacake Landing ~ is be-
coming to be Place of considerable business.
1t was for long time at a stand-still-or, as
Paddy would say, stood so still that it went a
little backward--but, like the Alloe, which has
its time, though distant, for Towering, so Free
derica has its time for improvement; which is
now being made manifest by the erection of
quite a number of comfortable dwellings, many
of which are completed and occupied, and,
from their cheerful appearance, look like happy
homes. Among the late Improvements is a
very commodious store-house, being built for
Mr.. Samuel Harrington, which in external ap-
pearance and internal arrangement will COM
pare favorably with any in this county. The
stores in the place generally have been mod
ernized, and are conducted by men of business
talent, who seem disposed to contend with
towns of larger growth-particularly in the
grain market-as has been evinced by the pri.
ces paid for grain here this fall, eighty cents
per bushel has been paid for corn here when
the same was quoted at seventy eight in Phla-
calculators, and presume they have an eye
ahead, and in their own minds, at least, they
had some reasonable grounds to expect RISE
! There has been a very large amount of corn
bought here this fall. The farmers are now
busy delivering, and the grain is in fair order.
There has been sold at this place considerably
over one thousand tons of guano during the past
year, and large quantities of lime. This &C.
counts for the large quantity of grain exported
May it increase until ship-yards have to be en-
larged and railroad tracks doubled.
The Prohibitory Liquor Law has done mucE
good in Frederick and neighborhood, notwith
standing the croakery of interested persons
who would like to see drunkenness increased
rather than diminished. We often hear tina
there is more liquor drank now than there wa
before the law went into effect, but " facts ar
stubborn things" | have not seen drunken
man since; well, cannot remember, but be
lieve saw at vendue in the country, some 81,
or eight weeks ago, a man that some woul
call comfortably drunk" but have not see
a man q" fool drunk" devil drunk" or ho
drunk" for long time. | was in FredericG
late this Observation-Disclosures Eve-and wa
about town in most of the stores and shops, an
4 instead of whiskey jugs, Turkeys were all tn
go, and so much in demand that very few touch
;, ed the counter before they were engaged an
in all my peregrinations did not see a singl
= individual that looked as though he even ha
= smel of the /" critter." But while | writ
: this it pains me to record the sad tidings fro
y CamdeD. have it from undoubted authorit
that the hotel-keeper there has made himse
= an outlaw, by opening his bar for the indscr
- inmate sale of rum to all that have money
~ pay for it. ! had expected better things, an
"a for his children's sake, had hoped for bett
v things am led to believe that politics is
Is the bottom, though | cannot think that Il
h hgh-minded men of the Democratic party ha,
any conniving with it but there is class th
desire to see the law violated, drunkenne
a common and drunkards prosecuted, hoping th
d. every prosecution will make an enemy to Il
or American party aud a vote for the Il won't So
le Demucratc) other party--for the present ANA
n gannation is not the Democratic party.
IN The American party is responsible for pas
he ing the law, and in faithfully carrying out NOR
principles by sustaining it, would at least con