Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-10-26


rowx.-A Temperance Meeting was
held at Charlestown, on Tuesday even
ing of last week, description OF which
we copy from the Free Press as follows;
A very good audience in character
and numbers assembled. A majority
of the pastors of the town were there
and goodly portion of ladies gave
their presence and smiles, which (by the
by) was no small encouragement to the
chief actors in the scene. \. 5. White,
Esq, acted as President. The Rev.
Mr.. Tongue offered up prayer. The
| Chairman then made some most peril
nent remarks in reference to the cause
and the meeting with its especial object,
indicating clearly his heart to be in the
movement and his sentiments to be up
with the necessities of the times. Rev.
DR.. Andrews of Shepherdstown was in
troduced, and proceeded in his torclble
and trenchant style to discuss the sub
| ject. He avowed himself to be an orig
inal temperance man, having signed a
pledge of total abstinence as far back as
| 1928, when the late venerable Bishop
Meade was present and spoke from
which pledge he has never swerved.
lie gave sketch Of the temperance
movement in the country from its start,
calling up its several epochs-beginning
with the partial pledge, then the Wash
| ingtonian revival, then the legal or pro
hibitory era-all of which, he declared,
accomplished good. He denounced the
present license system as false in prlnci-
pie and failure in practice-theretore
abortive in its object. The onu' Of the
Dr's remarks was in favor of a more
! stringent license law-such rs has been
adopted in Ohio and Illinois, the gist OF
which system makes thu liquor seller re-
sponsible for the evil growing out OF his
traffic. He is put under q very heavy
bond, male sure by ample security that
he will not break the law, and it from
the sale of his liquor husband, child,
ward, etc, is injured in any way, dam
ages can be recovered from him by pro-
FER process in q court of justice for
which damages his bondsmen, and even
the property in which he sells is made
liable.
c. +. Butler, Esq, Of Shepherdstown,
followed DR.. Andrews in some impress
sive and earnest rem arks on the general
subject. lie made several strong points,
one in particular when he deplored dram
drinking and selling by church members,
and boldly declared it to be the duty of
pastors to purge the church of such Of
tenders. These gentlemen have held
meetings in different parts Of the coun-
ty to awake All interest on the subject
for the purpose of sending a petition OF
petitions to the incoming Legislature,
praying the adoption of the Ohio law IN
our State in lieu Of the present inefficient
one They have met with much sue
cess so far and hope for one thousand
signatures of bonatide character Mr..
Grantham, our Senator elect, cooperated
heartily with them at Smithfeld, and
promised to use his influence at Charles
ton in its favor On motion, the peti.
ton was circulated in the Hall, and Is
names were appended. A Committee
was appointed, consisting Of Rev. Mr..
Hopkins, and Messrs S. Howell, A. w.
Cramer and Thomas Johnson,to canvass
the town and procure signatures.
The speaking over, the following res
olutions wera introduced and unanimous
ly adopted
Hhereas, There are now licensed
within the county OF Jefferson II per
SONS for selling Intoxicating liquors, be
sides Druggists who can sell for medic
inal purposes without license.
find Whereas, 1t is manifest that the
multiplication of groggeYies was never
contemplated by the Legislature, and is
obviously nuisance which ought to be
abatsd.
R.solu.d, That the Cousty Court of
Jefferson. about to be innugurntSd, be
respectfully but earnestly requested TO
reduce the number Of such licenses at
least to one for each Township, and
that said Court see to the execution OF
existing laws intended to regulate the
sale of liquors, whether by licensed deal
ers or by Druggists as prescribed for the
Court and Grand Jury by the law itself
The following petition, to be submit
ted to the next Legislature, is now cir
culated in this County, for signatures
TO the Honorable "1hs Legislature Of
Wrst Treiaia "A Petition,
The undersigned citizens Of West Vir-
ginia, respectfully but most earnestly re
quest and petition your honorable body
to take into consideration the laws reg
ulating the sale of intoxicating liquors,
together with the fact Of their notorious
and utter inefSciency. These laws are
violated daily and openly, while no sin
gle prosecution therefor, within our
knowledge, has ever taken place orfrom
the nature of the case is probable not
withstanding the calamities suffered by
the community in health, and life, and
fortune, and morals.
Touching the question of rights,
your honorable body are probably aware
that it has been ruled by the Supreme
Court of the United States, every judge
delivering an opinion to the same effect,
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