Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-06-18
"The First Stone Cast"

mse VI the temperance pdIty1 CHASING them
with abolitonists, profane swearers, &c. The
Editor opened with Gas we should Judge from
the caption) criticism on the dongs ola tenn
perance meeting in Wilmington and the politi-
cal bearing of its resolutions but, before he
bad fairly got underway, he turned aside to his
usual proclivities of SANDER, vituPeration. &c.
The text for such a TRADE was a resolution
which reads as follows:
yResotred, That we consider the continua nee
and permanency of this law paramount TO all
other questions, and therefore sOLemnIv pLedge
ourselves to vote for no men who will Earor It's
repeal"
Like Rip Van Wrinkle. the Reporter has
been slseping-we won't pretend to say how
lOng-but, perhaps, until some sudden impulse
broke the slumbering chain, when, startled by
the dazzling light around him, he made the
wonderful discovery that the Maine Law men
= had cast the first stone in the political course,
by "solemnly pledging" themselves to vote
for no man who would favor the repeal of the
Prohibitory Law. In this, he sees the near
affinity" of Maine Lavish to Know NOTHING
ism! The Reporter, notwithstanding it pro-
fesses TO know so much in regard to "Maine
LawIsm," shows objectionable ignorance in
drawing this affinity" thereby wishing to cast
odIum upon us by such a classification. The
temperance men made solemn pledges be.
fore Know Nothingism was ever thought of M
every one who is acquainted with their past
history knows. What justice, then, can there
be IN classifying them with organizations from
winch they are SO widely separated! The
temperance men have for a number of wears ,
commended that the subject of temperance was
paramount to all others, because, by prohibiting I
the traffic in ardent spirits, the principal cause
OF felony, misdemeanors, fghtings, riots, &C., I
would be removed; and, therefore, believing. O
as they did, that the abolishing of the sale of O
rum would do more good than the suDre,nocu n
OF their respective parties they have, like hon. d
est men, pledged their support to that party Il
which promised the most good to the country. t.
MS was done sometime anterior to the rise of r,
Nnow Nothlnglsm. But the Reporter saws. "
: iDey (the temperance men) have cast the first o.
'i"ne. Let us examine the subject. We a,
would refer the Reporter to the resolutions n,
'@Ssed at the Democratic meeting held at Della in
ware City, on the 18th of May, 1854, which e,
rev the lines so tightly over the heads of the di
sHPeTanee men as to exclude them from that 10
'ody. Again. at the Democratic meeting held
! the same place, few weeks since, resolu. q,
ION was passed implying utter hostility ia tho M
'oh'o'tory movement. Thus we see that in CO
either the campaigns of "a or 80, were the no
hrst stones cast by the temperance party.- nj,
ne reporter seems considerably pleased and m,
chuekied" over the attitude in which the ,c
importance party is placed--an attitude which oo
icy nave not sought, but been forced to take 20
any honest men, by the course now in yooue IFS
Ill De eJected from their political party. he. CHI,
use they cannot be made accessories 10 tho for
mon power OF rum. The temperance partv :
not political party any further than the far
hintenance OF what has been scornfullv form sto
their zone idea Ii has ever been coro- n,o
SEQ o. men OF both or all political parties, gat
when 1t has been kicked out of this or Gin
IL party 1t must not be blamed for BLESSING cro
hand that administers to them nourisbmenI fer;
d comfort.
Inc charge that Maine Lavish is Of tho ven
ne principle as Aboltionism and KNOW No,h- had
'lsm' rs old and threadbare. Ifhowever. the at ii
'ing OF our voices against the evils which in
sc 'he community, brings down upon us the said
rye OF "fanaticism," then we are willing 70 inst,
IL We will bear any name sooner than pillow
me means OF propogating evils for indiyidu- war,
interest, appetite or party. inte,
The charge which the Reoorter br;n,,. u,s
INST us Of being profane party is some. spir;
ig new. We are sorry to learn this. because
" ministers OF the Gospel are identified O
us. Grave charge this, against a body If arriy
VINO are laboring to build up morality = news
', We have always had pointed ont 70 no LII
- "." as u'e embodiment of profanity, ernm
" '"e i''F'''eT wishes to pursue this SUBJ Great
"''', '7certdlh how many in his party of the
not aud we will how many that does use Unite
Inc language, and compare them. Our Minis
nporary would do well to leave this subec, lation
re 1t IS; 1t really seems too much like Sa. Buw,
eproving sin." tent.
a. nc 'nafges US with Inhdelity-not as an adjust
body. but part Of the leaders. WeDever two G
''eu 10 oe immaculate, nor is it required cOuntl
lhe party shall be composed of protesting even
''a"s' an'' WINE we make no test in re. when
to mans faith or religious opinions. we Cramr
the rum party with its prolab
ianalian rites-but any organization ont port,
{ the church, for a comparison of moral be sus,
u'sf' cial III
lhout adyerting to the other epithets an
TO us by the Editor, we close-ouotino OF
'er, one paragraph contained in his won. AmeriC
production. 1t speaks for itself: N. ~
en-, too, OF known and avowed infidei and and w
heal principles, are known to be combin. the frs
these pseudo moral aud religious move. The
.c,;n,r. ,h.a,.,,h ,l ohg most zealously nominal