Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-30
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~ 70 heiu az DoVers June 18TH. May every
friend of humanity follow his advice and hear
Wy enter upon new campaign with earnest
ness and perseverance. The friends of free
rum are rejoicing over the defeat of the friends
OF morality and religion, and the rumseller ha,
now the satisfaction, Cat the expense of blank.
ing ms conscience, and all the feelings Of
philanthropist,) Of dealing out to his neigh
oors Tor money, rags and every other article
that the depraved victims of an unnatural ap.
peute can furnish, which may be converted in
to cash--ts distilled damnatfon - in ouantitie.
to suit their purposes. The fayorite argument
as Is wen known of the opponents of the late
promDltory law has been, Sc there is as much
sold and drank now as before the law was
passed, and it will make little difference how
soon the law is repealed" do not like to
say these men were not sincere in saying SO,
aithough to an unprejudiced man such an
opinion would not appear to have been found
ed on common sense. But let us look at facts
as they have developed themselves, one store
IN the small village of McDonough, have
been informed, sold on one night, 80 gallons,
tne disturbance caused by the consequent
noise and disorder, created by the distribution
OF such large quantity of the vile stuff in
Quantities Of one quart and gallon, &c., and
compelled to-be submitted by the inhabitants
OF the village is subject unpleasant and unfit
Tor nervous persons to contemplate. The
temperance men sof this Hundred, at least
many Them, are given up to despair, and seem
70 SATISFY themselves with the reflection that
lney nave done their best to prevent this sad
state OF things although this is not right, one
can hardly blame them for their number is
exceedingly limited, and their future extreme
~ gloomy This Hundred has sustained the
loss OF two of her most Jealous, independnt
and practical temperance men very recently
william Bowman and Samuel Higgins, the
former having LETT the State and the latter,
having been removed by DEATH Our glorious
little State must not be given up to her enemy
ana the enemy Of every good work-rum, but
let us light on in the good cause, apd hope
even though It be against hope, the dly must
come, If the friends of Temperance do their
duty, when our Legislators will not dare re-
fuse to pass law which shall prohibit the in
discriminate sale of rum as beverage
What say those who are wiyes and mothers
among us Now is the time for you to 20 to
work. yonr influence is Irresistible, and you are
mainly the sufferers. How many Of you could
relate tale which would make the heart bleed
OIL the unklndness and brutality you have been
subjected to, and many of you could say in
consequence of the repeal of the late law for
the suppression of intemperance. Many of
you have now frequently to weep at seeing
your husband or son come home drunk, who
dld not, previous to the passage of the late Ii
cense law, or If at all, on occasions few and
far between. know of many instances ofthis
KIND, but while feel it my duty to talk plainly
DO not wish to pain the feelings of any, l
saw put few days ago, a modest boy 60 to
Justice OF the Peace, and timidly inform him
that mother wanted him to send the con-
stable alter father, who had been off drunk for
TWO or three days. Now / would ask what
could have been the feelings of that mother if
she hadanyl forum does cause such treatment,
the effects of which in some cases root out ali
natural feelings of kindness, even from the
heart OF women. Gases of every species and
degree OF suffering on account of rum by the
weaker sex are known to almost every person
who pays any attention to things as they ex-
lst around him, and they are confined to no
particular class, but are found in our best
society, as we'll as in every other grade
Young ladies' you who have brothers, or are
expecting to have husbands, does this demon
rum, so recently and without restraint let
loose among us cause you no fears as you re-
fleet on its certain and fearful consequence ON
man Or does each one of you think that
those near and dear to You are proof against
all fasclnationsR If so may you not be disap-
pointed But you are all aware that many
have been sorrowfully deceived, when it was
too late they have seen it, so too it may be
with you. Peculiar circumstances have
caused your sisters in Ohio, Illinois and Kansas
to take the law in their own hands, aud by force
| NNShpJ ~ Ol run. lneS9 lnStAn-
ces may seem to you as exhibitions of unfemi-
nine characteristics in woman, but one thing
may be said in their favor, they have ALWAYS
| accomplished the desired object, and as in
this State for the sake of filling their pockets,
men have disregarded law which every hon
est man must acknowledge would benefit all
| but the rumseller; would not women be iusti-
ned IN violating law which causes them un-
happiness and nothing else, in every relation,
AT any rate, Ihaye never heard of Jury con-
vlcting any of those who have tried it, and the
attempt to furnish them by law has been made.
You may not feel disposed to go so far as
some OF your other sisters North and West,
yet your influence may be powerful without it,
If you choose, and if there ever was time
when your aid was needed it is now. A few
months ago your presence and your smiles
were not wanting to encourage your brothers
in exhibition of their fidelity to their fayorite
political party. This was we'll, but will Won
mot as cheerfully grant your cheering influence
in the Temperance cause9 Tell your brothers
your beauS, and your husbands and all with
whom You associate, among the opposite SEX
that on the prosperity OF this cause depends
in great measure, your happiness in this
world, tell them that rum has caused your sex
more misery thar war and famine. II one of
your acquaintance has the smell of whiskey on
his breath, let him sec that you are displeased
yes, insulted. If you give party don't say
II we uon,t give tnem WnlSkey the gentlemen
will bring it in their carriages, for they will
have it," as / once heard lady say. No
gentleman will bring rum to the house of
friend who is opposed to it, and ifyou happen
to have a few that are not gentlemen by this
rule, mover invite them again, that will be the
best cure. have known ladies to really suf-
fer from the incessant babbling and whiskey
smelling breath of a would be extremely
agreeable young man, and yet singular as it
may appear, they would bear it without muir
mer. There is point beyond which &c forbear-
ance ceasesto be avirtue, and hope the day is
coming when the ladies will show their spirit
on this subject, as they can do most beautiful
ly, on some Others not quite so important,
when they are disposed. The truth is we have
not heretofore in the Temperance cause had
the corporation OF the ladies to the extent we
would desire, and think have right to ex-
pect, but the time has come when circumstan-
ces demand that women should exert every
means in her power to remind the sinking en-
erges of tho men, as respects the cause in
which We have felt it our duty to enlist. l
sincerely hope thata change may come over
the spirit of our dreams, and that the ladies
will, in their, might, come to our assistance,
and then will we in our united strength un-
ceasingly work heart and hand to put down
that great destroyer of our happiness, for time
and eternity-rum. Ladies l have spoken
plainly to you-but only the truth. There are
other hindrances to the cause'of Temperance
besides what we call customs of society,
which have been alluded to, some of which
may call attention to at a future time.
OBSERVER.