Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-23
Won't let me Alone.


alone," said liquor seller to NE, as urged
him, in consideration of the public good, to
abandon the traffic. But it is not true
Thousands and thousands In oar State, never
use intoxicating drinks themselves; they let
the liquor alone, yet their suffarings in con-
seqr ence of its use by others are great, and |
ought not to be endured
Mrs. Albro is lady of superior talent and
education. In early days, and for the first
few years Of her married life, she was sur
rounded by kind, loving friends, and had all
that her heart could DESIRE Multitudes al
most envied her as they viewed the Leauti.
ful mansion. her peaceful and happy home
with her afertionate husband and brautifiI
and we'll behaved children. But a sad change
has come over her. That kind and faithful
husband began to visit, with boon compan-
ions, fashionable saloon, he soon acquired
an appetite for strong drink. The habit in
creased. He soon became an inebrate--a
! l0athsOue drunkard. His business was neg
/ lected-hls property was wasted-his man
sion was sold by the sherif-his family re-
duced to penury and want.
/ In a few short years the once happy Mrs.
| Albro found herself the wife of a man who
seemed TO take sort of tendish delight in
abusing her and her children, and making their
her spirit crushed Ly the abuse Of once low
/ ing husband, and body eaiaciated and sick
| from her pri'a.ions and sufferings. she and
her little ones are carried to the aims-h house,
while the father and husband is in prisca for
crime committed in a druken spree
Now Mrs. Albro and hsr children let liq-
u0r alone, but did it let them alone?
Mrs. Albro Is but the representative of at
least TWENTY THOUSAND women i'll this State
who with thelr children, are suffering more
than language can express, III consequence
of the traic III strong drink. Yet they let it
alone but it won't let them alone.
Need we say such persons ought to be pro-
tected?
There is another class in community which
liquor will not let alone, though they may be
total abstinence men.
To say nothing Of the interest every man
has in the public morals Of society = the
peace, happiness and prosperity of the peo-
pie at large every taxpayer is injured by
the traffic, and has right to claim protection
by law.
L: is shown beyond all reasonable doubt
from Ofhcal documents, that three-fnurths
Of the criminal proSections and seveu-ei. : hts
of the entire amount of pauperism in the
land, naay lie traced to strong drink OF
course, turee-fourtnS of the expense OF the
!, whole system Of criminal Jurisprudence, The
cost and interest on cost, Of all our jaiis. peni
tentiaries and prisons of every desert ption,
: are attributable to this cause. The men wht
7 pay the enormous taxes necessary for thes,
! purposes, may let the liquor alune, but it viii
not let them alone.
The man whose ship is wrecked and prop
erty destroyed, because strong drink has eau
2 sed the commander or pilot, "to err in vision
{ or stumble in Judgment" may never use liq
! uor himself, yet suffers in consequence of tn
traffic and its use by others.
: man, woman or child in the country, who
4 not injured, directly or indirectly, by th
, traffic in Intoxicating liquors.
!. There is then no truth in the declaration
lfyou let liquor alone it will let you alon
s it won't hurt you, if you don't use it. /
does injure every one of us.-Cong Herald