Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-03-16
Violations Of the Whisky ordinan 70

Nl0ldt10nS OF INC WHloAey OrClnan 90
Some days ago, says the Daily Progress .,
this city, we alluded to the fact that person,
were accused of distilling grain into whiskey
in various sections of the State, and that
upon information accompanied by responsi
BILE names we would publish the names Of
these violators of the laws Of the State. W.
have received q letter from an officer in tho
army giving the names Of three soulless
scoundrels in Wilkes coanty who are thus
engaged, and lay it before our readers, that
the authorities and the world may know that
a law of the State upon the observance Of
which, to a great extent, the bread df Our
women and children depends, is openly tram
pied under foot.
Gov. Vance is the right man in the right
place, we believe, and we call upon him to
suppress this accursed business Of c,nyert-
ing grain into whiskey if it takes the entire
militia force of the State. That lie will do
it we have but little doubt
We give the letter:
CAMP DANIEL, NEAR KIEsToN.
5 March 9th, 1868.
5 Editor Progress-Sir: By reference to
, your editorial of the 7th inst, | notice that
you will take pleasure III publishing the
name or names, of any one engaged in Con-
Stunning grain 10y distillatlop, and feeling much
# interested in the stoPpase of this lawless
crime, not only on account of the interest of
: the, State st large, bat more so because If
: the scarcity of grain in the county in which
p this crime is perpetrated, and where | am
9 fully acquainted and reside, when at home
. there is not enough grain in that county,
(namely -Wilkes) if equally divided. to sus-
q tain the inhabitants already, much more to
d be wasted by distillation.
: will here give you the m of two men
in my neighborhood that have been stillinp
; for months james Handy has been enear.
. ell IN Stllllng two or three months regularly
n and boldly. Hugh Minton is CARRYING on
this business at his neighbor Elijah Nichols
- the latter owns the still and no doubt ;s in
co-partnership it is said there are more
u persons engaged in the same pursuit in ar
ID adjoining neighborhood, but l am not posi-
ID tive Of this fact. These men have so fa
. went unmolested, and are getting rich selline
whiskey at 50 per quart, while they are alse
III raising the price of corn so that if the DOC,
< class could obtain any they are not able Il
pr follow the prices. Corn is now selling If
that neighborhood at So per bushel.
This statement is true TO my own knowl
ed edge, as | have just come from that county
We having been detailed on recruiting service
b. | desire if you can find room in your column
,s that you thoroughly. expose these 'thre
> named persons, Handy, Minton and Mich
tn oils, because | consider that the last name,
ed is equally guilty with the others in furnish
e. ing the still and other implements for cal
rylng 1t on, DC Yours respectfully,
" J.F. ELLER,
ay 1st Lieut.. Co. &, sd n. G. Reg.
The people of Wilkes deserve to suffer fo
all bread, if they do not have these fellows pros
Of ecuted to the full extent of the law. 1t
n. the names of the v~iolators of the law b
published to the world in every instance, an
let them be promptly dealt with. Let non
OF be spared.