Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-17
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no THE &c WARE REPUBLICAN,"
BECAUSE 1T Has THE LARGEST G u
CULATT0N OF Any PAP ER =, r n y, D.
LISHED IN DELAWARE. n ~ ~ &, a, 4,
SERS .4ND OTHERS S n on u re a ~,
This F.aCT I'M MIND .aND LOOK TO
THEIR INTERESTED --.
SouooL CONVENTION Annual School
Convention Of New Castle County, viii assem-
BILE in the United States Court Room, over the
Post office, 9th and King streets, Wilmington,
on Saturday, the 10Th day of September, at 10
O'Clock, A. NJ
School Committees aud all friends of etuea-
tion are earnestly invited toPttend.
WILLARD fl ALL, President.
" ". s s. 4 hiHLEs, committce.
THEO. HYATT,
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Run Agp PoLITIcs.-The rum question has
entered very extensively into the politics OF
this State for several years back, and contribu-
ted.in no small degree to give the Democrats
the ascendency in 1856. II is a very difficult
and delicate matter to legislate IN, and on
that ground many contend that it should DO
ignored, that rum or temperance should not
be made political question. How this is to
be effected we are not told. 1t is certain shat
we need further legislation on the rum ques-
ton, as the 90 better laws" which the Democ-
racy promised TO enact for the suppress.
ion of intemperance" is productive OF a fear
full amount of drunkenness, debauchery ant
N ha agt C,K q
been not less than ten deaths from delirium
tremens in our State, three murdcrous assault
and large number of dsgraceful fights ant
drunken brawls Of less magnitude. This "bet
ter law'' that was made through the aid o
professors of religion, has produced these
evils, and must be amended or greatly mOdi-
fled, if not entirely obliterated. The question,
it is true, need not be made political one,
but il will BIO understood In the canvas which
party fayoramendmenta and the advocates of the
present license system will unite to oppose it,
even if the protested friends OF temperance,
religion and morality should not unite to stS-
tain it. Admit that those in favor Of reform
are elected, and that the legislature should
proceed to pass a stringent license law, or pro-
hibit the sale of Intoxicating drinks as bev-
w. -"
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,a.e r up p,'' 90 my N,N :" '''
iooO' my "au - ~ ''o' p'"'' '''eu ~ nav
taken rum or temperance out Of politics, but
they not only declined to do so, but made the
repeal Of the act for the suppression Of intem-
Peia"oe' means oh WHICH 10 rue 'h'o power
"''o' 40 P"'''ee my "''''''>' w
se'nei " 'o"uei 'Ho ~" ""p'P"'"i' o"'""'
"seu Ito '''ia''O"' ou'''"''o0 NO ''''o'e''lo ''
ana the leauers Oh inc party sought 70 ihilu-
ehce inc Judgment OIL inc COURT ny 'he ue'
clarahoh that inc qneslloh wou'u pe carried
before the people Ihey ana II, ana Inc
consequences Vi she" injurious cohuuct are
now peihg visited upon the community me
'e"usiS Vi 'no Denio.,a''o parry maui 'n'
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W hot pe slartleu ny 'ho lle'urc WHICH Is pre-
sehteu 10 our Nle"-it Is tle production o' tut
better law ior the promollon oil mtehper
ahee'' Whlch tue Dem"etale convention u
sussex county proclaimed SHOULD nc enacted
the State convention endorsed, and the edi
tor of the Gazette advocated and laboicd t,
prove wise and benelicent measure. Thos
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-'A '"'"i' - ''y''s
touo u'en proven " - mn R",''N"",' P'"N''
lna' party WIS inc sn''no vt WHY" '"'! "oF
'",Ppeu-'na' 1t was r"''' oou'
.. "euo NOT say lnat 'ney S'lo"Io nave VoIad Inc
american licket, pnt we 10 say illa' inc pro
lessed friends Of temperance ana religion
should have denounced the rum resolutions