Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-06-25
NO 2.5.

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Shall we leave the bottle to run. its bonndsE
without restraint? This will never do
The voice of our. brothers blood cries to us,
from the ground to put our hands tosome-
thing. Shall we rest satisfied with the IL
cense system !? Is this restraint enoughi- ..
Evidently this is cold comfort We do not.
see the evils of intemperance passing awsy
under the operation of these laws. The
country is still moaning under the CALLING
yoke of the oppressor. And, indeed, such
Legislation is wrong, because it undertakes
virtually to legalize moral evil Shall We
look to temperance societies, with their pied.
ges, lectures, and printed tracts, and wait
until they shall have donethe work. Much
as they may have accomplished, the interests.
of society cry aloud for other and speedier
remedies. Shall we patiently await "the first
resurrection" when nartyr-souls shall reign
with Christ upon the earth a thousand years
This glorious day may yetlie far ahead, and
''the river of ire,' that flows among the ma.
tions may do much to delay its coming
What then shall we do? Prohibit entirely,
without any qualification, the manufacture
and sale Of ardent spirits as beverage.
Have an agent, an honest, law.abiding, man,
to furnish it for medicinal and mechanical
purposes, and have him solemnly bound TO-
carry out the Statute to the utmost extent
of his knowledge and ability. he may
imposed upon occasionally, but he viii dry
many a tear, and supply many a starving
child with bread. And should it result in
an utter failure, Heaven will approve the
effort, and Satan will only ret, n that domins
ion few more years, which he has long exersf
cised. 2 '7t - i,,ssg - - -, = :.
But We are persuaded that it can not be;
an utter failure. The Maine Law, has stood
the test of experiment with great credit II,
has been ridiculed, slandered, and beliitied,,S
but wonder not at this. Itis the common
course of things. Every great public meas
ure has enemies during its infancy Golnm.s
bus was ridiculed as an idle dreamer. Luz
ther was counted q rash enthusiast. Cur
Revolution, in the estimation of some; was
q mad attempt. The eeoriginators Of the Afs.
rican colonization enterprise we're laughed
at. And SO it is with the Maine Law. Away.
here, one man says it is a mere farce, and
there is more drunkenness in town now than
ever. Away there, another gives the Nise
nod, and pronounces. it failure. And
away yonder, in Portland, the birth place,
Of the Maine Law, some knowing one comes
forth from his obscurity to inform us that;
we are all agape for nothing that NealDeu,
was elected to Office by his constituents be-,
cause they did not know him, and laid aside;
because they did know him. The character
of Mr.. Dow is unknown to me; but, as an
humble citizen of this country,-a country
deploring the evils Of intemperance, do
thank him, and through him, I would thank
his God, for the application Of Jan ancient
principle of law fol. the destruction Of the
liquor-trafic. The Prince of darkness may
busy himself for the fertilization Of his hing.
dom, for it is now vigorously assailed at q
point where it is green with the moss of cen
turies. It was my privilege to hear Mr..
Dow, and the Mayors of several cities in,
which this law has been operating, give an.
account of its working, in public addresses
delivered in New York a few monthsago.
And I also had the pleasure Of listening to
the Report Of the Secretary Of the american
Temperance Union. The information they
gave was most fattering. The STE isticalac-
counts in the newspapers Of the day, also
speak we'll for the Maine. law. Wherever
it has been put noperation, there .is an,eyi-s
dent decrease of crime, expense, and pau
perism. And the law is advancing in popu-
larity among the sober and refecting citizens
of the land. An election was held LIN Phiia.
delphia but a few weeks ago for Mayor,
Marshal Of Police, and Eve Legislators, and
the men who were chosen were all Maine
Law men with onlya single exception
Baltimore has enlisted under the same stands
ard. The States are adopting the laxcnes
after another. Ecclesiastical courts Of aiifs
ferent denominations are passing resolutions
in its favour, and commanding it topublic
patronage. How comesthis increase ofpop.
ularity, if the law is not found to work well2
If, then, Christian Brethren, such legis-
lation commends itself to your appreciation,
advocate it, and, as citizens Of North Caro-.
lima, do what you can to introduce itinto
our Statute-book. This is q Pastors .advice,
and while he claims. the right to siHa-ityr haG
earnestly disowns all intention to lord it over
any mans judgment And be your senti-
ments on this subject what they may, you
will remember not to look upon the wine
yourselves, and to use your influence an some
scay to prevent your fellow-men from look
ing upon it, knowing that seeing may result
in tasting, tasting in loving, and lovingin
the ruin of soul, and body, character andes
tate. Heed the admonition of inspired Wis
dom: "Look not upon the wine Hhenitn
red, when it giveth his colour in the cup,
when it moveth itself Alright. AT the. last,.
it biteth like a serpent; and stingeth; like an
adder" Truth, truth, kind Heaven! Obey,
Brethren, and remember your neighbour.
Duty calls-hearken to her voice., .z.ag.s.
How TO PREsERyEA WHALE.-Aa short
time ago whale was stranded on the Nor
folk coast, in England, and was purchased
as speculation by q sharp practitioner, who
advertised for information how to preserve