Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-06
MONTEREY, Va. Oct. 26, 1858.
To the Editors Of the Tindicator /.

To the Editors Of the indicator !
GENTs.-In your issue Of the 15d inst,
you refer to the fact Of the County Court
Of Highland having, for some time past re-
fused all applications for license to sell Ii
quors in Monterey. It would have been
we'll had this remained fact; but another
tale must now be told. It cannot be longer
said that our Court is anti license, for at the
October term, the justices being all sum-
moned for that purpose, granted license to
j. I. A. Trotter, of Staunton, to keep an
ordinary in the town of Monterey, notwith-
standing the petition of most of the citizens
of the town to the contrary No one ex-
poets that Mr.. Trotter himself will reside
in Monterey he will have an agent to at
tend to business there for him, in the per-
son Of one Mr.. Myers, lately from Au-
gusta. This same Mr.. Myers at the last
August court, made application on his own
hook to obtain license. But the court had
been somewhat fooled in the case of grant
ing license to certain Mr. Lank, also from
Augusta, and who had proved before the
court, good character, but which after
ward turned out to be anything but good
So the court, on Mr.. Myers application,
did not again allow themselves to be de-
ceived by stranger but little known in our
community, but promptly refused him, al
though he too, bolstered up some sort of
character for the occasion. There are gen.
orally, persons to be found here, whe seem
ready and willing to make the effort, to give
a man who wishes to retail liquor, suita-
bic recommendation They have have even
been known to volunteer their services. 1t
is not insinuated that they knowingly make
erroneous statements, but they have given
occasion to be suspected of possessing an
exceedingly low or rough standard of judg-
ment, as to what constitutes good or evil in
a community.
/ Mr.. Myers failing, Mr.. Trotter made ap-
plication at the Sept. term, before justices
Fleming, McNulty, and Gum, but he also
failed, the court, believe being unani-
nous. All the justices were then sum
moned for the October term. Out Of TWEEN
ty, there were nineteen present-the one
absent being anti-license. Messrs. Doyle
and Skinner appeared for Mr.. Trotter, and
no one for the opposition. The vote was
taken by ayes and noes, and resulted as
follows: For the application, David Ste
phenson, f. McNulty, Thos. Y. Brown,
John Bird, Jacob Hull, Henry Hevener,
Josiah Hiner, Samuel Jones, Samuel c.
Eagle, G.. T. Robson, James Hupman-11
Against-W. W. Fleming, presiding JUS
tice, A. L. Gum, Felix H. Hull, John G
Bird, Henry Seybert, G. Colaw, John G
J Marshal, John Deverex-8.
It is thought somewhat strange that tn
court granted Mr.. Trotter license, knowing
! that Myers is to keep the ordinary, Will
Trotter, with his perhaps suitable charac
ter, remains in Staunton. Indeed, VI
doubt much whether any community vii
, ever have the benefit Of Mr. Us good char
acter in the little business Of superintend
ing, personally, the sale of liquor. But
, is hoped he will, Gf he can,) keep his sub
: landlord straight in Monterey. Perhaps
some Of the court, being greatly enlighten
ed by Mr.. SINNERS address that par
8 8 which was Invested of sophistry), as t
: their powers and duties, concluded to 60 70
license at venture-it might be popular
. and henceforward, like true patriots, obey
= ing and executing the law, as they wer
: sworn to do, to make every fellow gettin
drunk, feel the potency Of their official arm
But this might not be popular But wi
such low thought deter any of our jus
: tees from doing their duty Let then
: show hereafter, that this is wicked sus
$ picion, and that they are really, as the
, ought to be, true conservators of good Or
der and morality in our county. So mot
it be-is the sincere wish of
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