Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-09-22
Jews of the Day.
The Memorial.

tnuAicatlonS ana EulIorlaiS, the question OF ann
meiDorializing the next session of our Legis- of {
iature for a small amendment to the liquor bon
License law of the State, was presented not
through the columns of this paper. The old
small change proposed, together with its lust a Ia
and reasonable character, it was urged would cou
in all probability crown the movement with ter
success and the immense good which would mo
be effected by even this small reform, was
presented to the friends of the cause as an Ger
lndacement to them to engage in pressing me
tins matter at so opportune a period At the let
July session of the Grand Division of the Sons an
OF Temperance, the movement was approved as
and adopted, and resolutions passed for ad- 70
yancing the project. The matter in all its ~
various phases was from time presented by IN
US to our readers, and our friends urged to 80
take active steps in carrying on the work. Us
The above Is a brief recapitulation of the IN
history of this Memorial proposition. One Go
or two Correspondents, and ourselves, played &c
upon this string for several weeks, hoping TO az
awaken general interest upon the subject u
But alas little or no attention was given the a!
matter. We heard of no one moving-no !"
responses were made through the temperance, u
rengloos or secular papers-and finding 10 .
one seemed interested in it, we very natural :
" enough concluded we were pressing a sub :
ject which our friends esteemed of little i'm
portance, and we ceased to bore them further
concerning it.
Now, however, there seems to be some in
+oroct in carts;p o,,oc+ar, - IL
we have been waiting 10 see this, in order to
again bling it to the attention of the friends
) of reform. And in order that is merits may
be generally understood, we append the Me-
5 mortal which is proposed being sent up to
; the Legislature which is as follows:
t "The Undersigned respectfully memorial
o izc the Legislature OF North Carolina, to
e amend the Liquor License Law of this State,
n SO as to provide that it shall not be lawful
It for any of the Courts Of this State 10 grant
lie license to retail any intoxicating drinks in al.y
II Common School District thereof, when a ma
l. iority of the legal voters Of the same are op-
)r posed to granting said Licenses: And furth-
is er, that it shall be an indictable offence, with
a penalty Of net less than fifty dollars fol
each offence, for any one not having lcens'
to retail, to be convicted of SELF g by tn
n quart or larger quantity and allowing it t
e. be drank on his or her premises. And furth
us er: your Memorialists pray, that a day be Sc
IL apart by law, for taking the vote in each Dis
- trict on this question in each and every yea
~ and that the Courts shall be governed b
ny the last expressed will of the voters on tn
"r subject.
o "And your Memorialists will ever pray
'en It is proposed that, instead Of getting Il
q" masses of the People to sign these Memorial
(want of time and other considerations re
dering this hardly practicable at this late p
ey riod.)-that it be submitted to the Grand j
30 ries, School Committeeman, and the Mag
To- .trates who have been appointed as Speci
oil justices to hold our Courts, to be signed
eJ their official representative capacities-thr
M making the Police, Educational and Judici
tic Authorities of the State as the Memorials
0 in this matter.
onh- This is the plan proposed. If any AcTE
al is to be had, it is high time it were enter
bApOil. Z I'LL NC StO' II 81 tuC ~
'c" to be pursued-and let every County ha
its memorials drawn up-one for each Of the
o"n representative classes intimated above-a
Du' see to it that they are signed by each, d
all tlnctly stating that they are Grand Jurym'
) School C0nmittee-m men or Magistrates, as
ope, case may he. and then LET them he hand
All or sent to their respective Representatives
mas the Legislature, or to any other member,
ma they may prefer-and let US see if we cam
get our lawmakers to consent to do this lit
tor the protection Of society from the curse
+ho gros shops.
The Counties of Lincoln and Catawba Ri
m.4rho1 49,. ~. Ia
OF action. They have appointed their Co
: =" mitlees and gone to work. We learn /
'N's Iredell County has done likewise. We h
" been waiting to hear responses from OF
"s Counties, but thus far have been disappoint
Hall or nn+ aolor naor uo
> what we may accomplish by q united eff
"' this time. At all events, let us trg-let
~Po discharge our duty and whether We ct
any thing or not, we viii have the peac
consciousness that we have done our dut'
Ion endeayoring to arrest this fearful tide tn;
os of bearing away upon its burning bosom
ncln. many friends and relatives whom we che
and love.
,mbcr - V"o : NJ ""o'ie ~ P'epale
&c tho Memorial-copy it off from this paper and
that it is laid before the proper authori
and praying Gods blessing upon it, lea,
to Him to order and dispose SIS He shall
rar best for the honor and welfare of mankin
,ot ~ We have nothing more to say. We
,,n1.. that re have discharged our duty. We
ready to act in any manner in our powc
successfully carry out this project bu
cannot do eeery thing. memorials are
ograph to Us, we will see that they are placed in
of the hands of Members to be presented to the
thodist ~islature. Be particular and have the G
zen all tiesa School Districts distinctly stated
. an whence the Memorials come. so as to a