Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-04
For tho Delaware Republican.

PROVERBS, xxx CHAP, 7TH YR.
"Whcn the righteous are in authority, the
people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth
rule, the people mourn"
How strikingly is this quaint old proveIb OK
emplified in the history Of Delaware to- day.
When the righteous mon Of Delaware were in
authority and enacted the Prohibitory Law,
the people rejoiced, and every heart that beat
with the impulse Of humanity was glad. The
fond mother in il saw shield to protect her
darling sun. The faithful wife reioiced that
then the tempter would no longer beset her
husband, and make the father Of her children
fiend. The christian rejoiced that the poor
drunkard would become sober, and reflect up
on the error ofhis way. The patriot and PHI
lanthrophist rejoiced for the glory ofthe State,
that II would be reclaimed from the intamy ola
"nation of drunkards." Scarce had these
general rejoicings been heard ere the arch en-
envy Of the souls and happiness Of men arose
and laid his dark plans TO defeat as he Is ever
wont to do the happiness OF the human family.
Leagued with outlaw rumsellers, and unprn-
cipled politicians, his succeeded. The Pro-
hibitory Law was repealed and SO the people
mourn" and well they mayl Look at the
state of our beautiful city to-day? What u
sight II presents You can scarce turn u cor
ner without being stared in the face with the
sign OF some groggery and dOggery. You eau
scarce walk square without meeting some
poor inebriated wretch who has crushed out
his manhood, and deiles the air with his
drunken imprecations.
This is not all boys-mere lads-arc seen
on the holy Sabbath, Keeling through the
streets from drinking this accursed poison
L wish had the men here who voted for the
repeal of the prohibitory, and enactment Of
the license law. | should like them to stand
with me on the streets Tor only half an hour, to
gAa I'm nl~ tI.aatr ..tsn
just come up hero and witness the work
ings of their license law, shall then be con-
tent to leave them to their own reflections ever
after. II journey to Wilmington is inconye-
nient, let them stop at New Castle and cXanin
the records of the court. Two murders per-
petrated through the agency Of Rum! Are
murders necessary for the public good %
You voted for their commission when you
voted Tor the license law, which to-day drlles
tho statute book of the state. You know full
well that nine. tcnlhs Of all the black crimes
which disgrace humanity owe their very exist
ence to the rum traffic. You voted for that
traffic with u full knowledge Of what you were
doing. You may plead the excuse Of pafiy
for your unhallowed decd, but an All-Seeing
and righteous God will one day put the qucs-
ton to you, and then there will be no avail in
party: " Where is Abel, thy brother2' What
will you answer
TO tho protesting christian have II word to
say. BY voting for men pledged to repcai
the prOhibitOry and rc-cnact the license law,
you betrayed your Divine Master withOu
even the excuse Of II Judas, Tor you got no re-
ward for your treGchery. While ho got his
thirty pieces, You poor fools thought to have
gotten Office, loayes and fishes, but the wire
pullers knew better than to give office to one
who SO chcaply offers his religion at tho po-
litican auction block.
All ask Of you is that you will ut once dis
connect yourselves with the church--no longer
disgrace that religion which teaches peace up
on earth and good will to men. Your vote was
prayer for the advancement Of the DEVILS
reign among the children of men. Talk no
more of intidelity; you arc worse than all the
intidols the world ever saw. ANON.
bred Scott and his family have been cman-
cipatcd by Taylor Bloom, ESD, for which pur-
pose they had all been conveyed to him by Mr..
Challte. The family consists Of wife and
two daughters. ..
The Niagara Falls and Canandaigua Rail-
road has been sold at auction for half mil
lion of dollars, to the New York and English
bondholders. The rolling stock is the proper
ty Of the New York and Erie Company
Henry O'Reily, of Geographic fame, offers
to the U. s. government to build, at his own
expense, a telegraphcdino to the Pacific, ii
military protection against Indians bc ailor-
ded.
James b. Clay, son OF the late Henry Clay,
has been nominated for Congress by the demo-
Gratis of the Ashland district in KcntHcky. 1t
is said he has accepted the nomination.
We understand that Mrs. General Scott is
lying dangerously i'll in Paris, and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Major Scott, will sail on Saturday to
join her.
KANSAS AID RESOLUTIONS VETOED. -BosToN,
May 29.-The Governor has vetoed the rtsolu-
tiOns, recently passed by the State Legislature
for the reliefof the settlers in Kansas.
The Executive Committee OF the Kentucky
horticultural Society reports, that the fruit
generally in Kentucky will exceed the aver.
age yield, but the crop of peaches will be
light.
The Hon. D. s. Dickinson has declined re-
ceiving any appointment in the gift Of the
Administration.
Bill Mason, a free colorcd boy, was murder
ed, few days ago, near Port Tobacco, Md,
by Mat Butler negro.
Some Of the Texas papers are agitatiug The
question Of partitioning off the State and ma
king four or five Of it.
Choice beef from Tennessee was sold in the
Savannah market on Saturday ut thirty cents
per pound.
Thomas Cunningham, Of Pennsylvania, has
resigned his Associate Judgeship in Kansas
Territory.