Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-04-28
Our CharIeStOwn Correspondence.
CHARLEsTowN, April 18Th, 1860.

On Monday last, being the 81 Monday
of The month. the County Court held ii:
session for April. A. this Court Licences
for selling ardent spris were granted ie
Merchants, Tavern keepers and all 9th
ers engaged in this odious traffic. Tht
Court sermrd generous, even beyond ;
wise discretion /; so HE reign Of eUii spir
its Is now existing. The evil resulting
from This open handed dispensallon II
vending arden. spirits will tell with mark
ed d, cadence in morals and subordinate
on our negro population, especially the
slave portion Of it. Now, lhs, a charter
20 wide is granted, that portion Of ou'
People Will suffer IN body and mind. |
our Ruler, will so ACT as 10 al in bringing
upon us evils the Laws of our land have
provided remedies 10 prevent, we think
is high time TO reform pretended friends
10 Temperance as well as devotees TO the
bottle, from The places of rulers and CON
SENATORS of public order and good govern
men,. Then, Mr.. Editor, as a Son Of
Temperance and lnac-u6iding man, we
call on you 10 apply the acllon OF your
pen to reform this evil Of euils, by dlrec''
ing The friends Of order to the effects OF
lawlessness, vice and misery OF which In
temperance is the sole cause. In a short
line The bi-annusl election Of public off
GERS comes on. and lie, The people remem-
her who subserve and who DO not, Law,
Morals and Religion.
We greatly rejoice 10 observe the full
hearted affection for the memory OF Hen
ry Clay, from the various portions OF our
land.
The celebration in Alexandria was re-
ported al full length in the "Gazeue" Of
The l3lh and 18th inst. The speeches Of
Crillenden and others did true honor 10
the name and fame of Clay, name for
'all times and as long as freedom has
volary his name will be pronounced with
affection and his memory held in high re-
gard. Monumental and volive honors al
Richmond and New Orleans, added addi-
llonal nteres, TO the l2rh Of April.
AiAlexandria, the following song was
sung al the banquet:
'Tis to Columbia's noblest Son,
A tribute we " uld pay
But we, in versa, eau meier rehearse,
The iCorth Of harry Clay.
Here's to you Harry Clay,
Here's to you my noble soul,
Here's TO you the good and brave:
The trump of fame shat sound thy
name,
While ocean bears wave
Here's to you Harry Clay.
Far, far above our highest thoughts,
Ills noble spirit scars;
Nor none shall find lofller mind,
While time itself endures.
Here's to you, sc
His heart beats warm in freedoms cause,
Nor will he bow the knee,
Save unto One, whose power alone,
Sustains our Liberty!
Here's to YOU, SC
Distractions foul and poisonous breath,
Assails him, but in pGin ;
Her venom'd tongue has failed thus long,
To fix Oh him stain
Here's TO you sc
And o may Heaven in kindness long,
Avert the solemn day,
Whose sun shall shine 'ere its decline,
Above the grave Of Clay.
Here's to you, SC.
But when at length the hour arrives,
And lie shall "pass away"
No earthly power Can e'er obscure,
The fame of Henry Clay
Here's 10 you, sc.
The lives Of great men are n alIon
legacy, and when such a man as Clay has
I'LL, The measure Of his Country lame
he still iues! AMbO.
Ftr the Register.
LowNDEsBoRo' ALA, April 9Ih, 1860
Mr.. Editor While yon are enjoy
ing ~ the cold winds and chilling wealth
er of Virginia winter. still "ilnger'ng IN
the lap of Spring" We are blessed with
warm, clear. sunshiny weather and behold
Nature in hel most interesting garb and