Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-06-04
D0lmme I.
One Whiskey Cart and what it did.

ON the first day Of May, Robinson and FL
dred exhibited their Circus and Menaoeria
At st. Lawrence, Chatham County, at which
time and place a serious row occurred he
tween the men of the show" and certain
citizens. Ii we have been correctly informed
1t happened in this way the Proprietors had
rented a lot to exhibit upon, and erected
their canvass, when a liquor seller drove his
cart near the entrance of the canvass and
commenced selling grog. Mr.. Robinson,
one OF the Proprietors, requested the man TO
move from that place with his whiskey. as
ladies would be going in and would not like
to pass through a crowd of drunken men
He refused. He was ordered away. He
avowed his determination to remain. Rob-
inson commanded some of his men to roll the
cart out Of the lot. They did so. Then
certain citizens seemed to think that the i'm
maculate rights Of whiskey were being in
vaded and they interfered. A general melee
arose. A Snowman was knocked down.
He arose and made for the exhibition lot
At the gate he turned upon his assailants
aud knocked down Sir citizens. One had his
t thigh broken, another his bead, and other
0 Injuries "too tedious to mention" One of
$ the citizens, Mr.. Joseph T. Stone, has since
died! So much for circumstances
n We do not pretend to say which of the two
e parties is most guilty but we do say that
the third party, the whiskey cart, is more
% guilty than either. But for it there would
have been no disturbance-six mtn would
a not have been kno ,ked down-no bones
r. would have been broken-poor Stone would
not have been in eternity! But then the
rights of whiskey must be preserved at the
is risk of life and limb-the purity of the i'm
t. maculate institution must be defended. even
if the hodies of many citizens are ga~hed and
as gored at its bloody shrine. The right to sell
ed whiskey is more sacred than human life
I'm The jug must sit ON the throne it chooseth
ties though a thousand bite the dust!
we Thus is seen what one whiskey cart is ca.
ad pable of performing in one day. Every day
IN in every year they are at their deadly worl
rs all over the land and there are men every
where ready to stand by the wheel aud pro
in claim its rights. The occurrence we hav
ter alluded to is a sad commentary upon tn
popular feeling in favor of whiskey. Thel
,uv are men who would fight for whiskey wit
md bloodier noses than they would for wife Q
hat child. It is sad to think that the arch enem
has such a hold upon the affections of a FRI
his people.
his We cannot close this article without a Won
in relation to the victim of this unfortuna
into affair. Poor Stone. we knew him we'll
AZ. We once thought he was free from the =
inous effects OF w~hiskey. He was once
nv worthy Son of Temperance-zealous in d
min. cause and liberal in its promotion. B
alas the tempter Overcame him and he fe
tho We record it in sorrow, not as a reproa
own upon the dead, (far from it our memo
the fingers with pleasure over the scenes pass
man, WIN fnl III inc DIVISION roohi') Out al
4 in warning to others let him that thinke
!, the he stands take heed lest he fall" \