Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-07-14
JOIN BELT0N O'NEALL,
TEMPERANCE GROVE, Ga, 22d June, 1858.

Hon. j. Bolton ONtaH,
Dear Sir and Brother: By this you see I am
syet in the land of the living" and rest assured
nv honored friend, that it would afford me no or
binary pleasure, once more to see your face and
take the hand of q co-laborer in the great cause
Of the nineteenth century; and though 'clouds
and darkness now rest upon our cause, yet
never have had a doubt, not only that we are
right, but that it is equally true that II every chris
tan and patriot had years ago cast in their names,
their presence and prayers into some Organization
of the Temperance Army, things to day would
wear o different and brighter aspect, and what
moral suasion would have failed to do, enlighten-
ened public opinion would accomplish in causing
to be- enacted wholesome and restrictive laws in
regard 10 the sale of the beverage OF death and
He'll! The latter is 9 rough word, but IL is neyes-
theless true that liquorsellers are daily killing
countless numbers of bodies and damning thou
sands Of souls o, my dear Judge, is it not a
shame! a crying sin I! that our Legislatures not
only grant licenses to sell the beverage Of He'll,
but turn O deaf ear to the complaints and walls OF
widows and orphans, and the countless woes pro-
duced by the traffic? The minds, bodies and es-
states of our people sold for dimes to 60 into the
Golfers Of the liquor dealers. Ind who is to blaIo
for the wide spread ruin! Legislators! LBdIsLA,
TOHS ! out WY ouooAN =
read a homily on intemperance to you-you who
have battled so long in the cause Of Temperance +;
YOU Sir, whose position on the Bench, and long
experience and observation have so fully establish
ed you in the perfect knowledge Of the efduyia OF
death, from this Bon Upas tree But enough here.
Dear Judge. l often tnink of you as q friend ana
brother and fellow christian, q follower OF our COM.
mon Lord, and never shall forget the sentiments
of coincidence expressed by you for me, in regard
to my almost unparalleled domestic sorrows a few
years ago; hence you will pardon me for saying,
that while thinking of you to day, I thought I
would pen this letter, 'such as it is." 1 formed
the acquaintance in Georgia Of Mr.. WARREN, Of
the Camden Journal, whom ! take to be q good
man. Open, candid, talented and temperate to
the letter, I was exceedingly pleased with him.
Now Judge, will you pardon me for sending youa
rough representation of my humble self, not SO
much for its value, as on expression Of my unsba-
ted attachment for IN old friend. am still doing
what can to arrest the march of our common foe,
and feel I am fighting for posterity, and believe
as with you, so with me, p~osterity will reeolket
", and if when ne shall have passed away, Tenn.
perance and oil its concomitant blessings ahaY
triumph, our humble names will be connected
with the blessings that follow. Now, dear, dear
Judge, let me have the pleasure Of receiving q let
ter from you. Truly in Christian bonds and In the
bonds of L.. P. & F.
49,. DABNEY P. JONES.
P. ST. see the State of Maine has re-enacted
the "Maine Law" by an overwhelming yote-the
opponents seem to be "no where" Well. this
kind Of %aboliaouism, the abolition Of the liquor
traffic, 4 20 for North, South, East, West-tis
,choe aoorld over. This letter or any part Of il, is
at your services. I may have friends in the Pal
metto State, who may like to hear from all "Geor-
gia's Uncle" and who may have "a smattsring Of
KIM in South Carolina.