American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-12-04


chase, and the farmers out of the county
to mud market for the grain that pro-
duces it? That is the way to build up a
city. We are called camp. follower be-
cause weadhere to the old happy days when
men were "neighbor like" but that ap>
peiiatlon belongs to those who follow af>
ter such abolition ideas as the above
That never was in the old abolition plat.
form for whi ch we once fought. The alb
olition for which we fought was founded
in the natural rights of man, but this
new abolitionism is opposed to it and
never can succeed VERITAs was oood
model of Republicanism, but lately hi.
vision failed him and he has run into a
narrow alley he cant vhitewash one
side without making the other look black
but he attempts to whitewash both. 1t is
too cold and too early in the season for
this business, but if Veritas intends to be
found hereafter on the same side of this
"Desolstion Crew." he must remember
that every property holder has real in,
terest in this question. Not only those
Of the Borough, but those of the county
All are interested in the value of real
estate and in the payment of taxes The
Commonwealth receives from Tavern and
Restaurant license annually nearly half Il
million dollars. The two distilleries near
this town pay ten times as much revenue
tax as all the 30S subscribers to last
Springs Remonstrance
Now these are facts that you can't rub
out, to say nothing Of the great amount
that is lost to our treasury from the refu,
sal of our Court to grant licenses. The
patience of the people groaniug under
taxation is remarkable, but they calmly
look forward to the day when they will
play Judge themselves for short time
Temperance meetings are nice thing on
long winter evenings to pass the time
away, specially for the young folks; but
the bet. fun vas trying to legisIatc whis.
key olt Of Butler county. You might as
we'll ry to legisIate the man out of the
moon. If hese people should ever carry
their ideas|in perfection and build
Chinese wll around these soap mines,
suppose FERITAs will stand sentinel at
the gate Halt Who comes there
Friendywith the countersign. Advance
one. tp comes your old friend from the
Emeyd Ise: "Troth, and [ got the
ceunlrsign here if we can only get it
OUT and he pulls the cork, and [ fear
thfity would be taken.
| Whenever you can change the laws of
,ture 50 that malt will not ferment, and
b that the still will not boil, then you
can stop the manufacture. But this is
the work Of Omnipotence. lie has es.
tablished these unchanging laws. In the
perfection Of his wisdom has he created
all things. 1t is an easy matter to find
fault with this world, but not just so easy
10 make a better one.
And before the Honorable Court insists
upon the abolition of the {" internal traf.
ic," we would ask them to name one ma.
ion under Heaven that has succeeded in
uch prohibition, Or to point to the people
hat were benefited by an Intellectual at
empt. States that have tried it have
zone back to the old license system And
the Jerusalem of VERG-
AS, the Eden of Republicanism, has vo.
ed prohibition down this fall by q large
majority: they considered it better to
rink by the glass than the jug. And
ruly licence system IS temperance
ystem, and the best we can have. Let :
he Government have the Revenue. Let
40 State have the license money, and if
ERITAs and his friends don't want to be
neighbor like" and take drink, th5y
IN let it alone. And you are hereby
otifed, in the name of Common sense, i
lat sooner or later this will be the end of v
'ur Temperance movement, like all othl o
IS that have preceded you-serYed by i
aiding and copy. So answers e
MONITOR.