Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-27

day, TO say nothing Of taxes, almshouscs, Grand
juries, jails, officers and whipping posts. How
can the common sense of the people endure the
old system any longerp regret to see any re-
spectable public press say anything against this
new License Law. see the penny liners,
and penny whistles Of your city, make o jbe
once In while against the law, but suppose
they are ignorant or do not mean it, or, like the
poor rumselers, do 1t for their bread and but
ter, or to heap up money though the work of
death should go on? Why, else should the
Gazette, Eoery Evening and the Milford Adper-
ttser, speak against this law and charge 1t to
the iextremes of the Temperance men. Ii
rupt classes and usages Of society.
AS not belonging 10 any temperance organi-
zation, wish TO say that this law was not enac-
ted by the influence of Good Templars, Sons of
Temperance or Temperance Urganiz atoms,
none OF them asking for this law and hardly
any TWO agreeing what they did want. But #
was enacted by the good sense of the legislators
bill OF their own getting up and
irrespective OF party. l know some blame the
Rev. A. d. Davis and some give him the glory
OF the Law, but oae legislator told me he had
no more Influence, swapping his fingers "than
that" The history of the law as am inform
ed Is this: The Legislature employed law
yer, an eminent jurist to draw this bill tor which
he charged three hundred dollars, but they only
gave him one hundred. 1t is worth thousand
aud II carried out, in good faith, thousands of
thousands, to the State and its people. The
kev. A. ID. Davis, Grand Worthy, Il am as
named OF the name for u minister of the meek
anu lowly JesusD who ought TO be the sem
blance OF lowliness and humility We'd with the
rumsellers, in speakly lightly Of the law in a
public congregation explaining it, said 1t was
not what they wanted but had to put up with
what they could get,they wanted "local option"
Far
was rebuked by minister in a speech eulogiz-
ing The law as superior to anything temperance
men asked for, and that We ought to ssgive glory
TO whom glory is due" and eulogizing the law
said he would vote for whoever voted for that
law, Democrat or Republican-tliat IL was not
enacted for handful of Good Templars or by
their Influence, but by the Legislature,-it was
public opinion, and for their constituents. |
was glad to see that when the liquor league
struck against Mr.. Maris' election, us President
OF CITY Council, on account of his vote in the
Legislature, that n he lthy public opinion vim
dicated him by a triumphant majority of eight
hundred. was equally glad TO see that when
the Milford Adpertiser, although great preten-
der for Temperance, Humanity and Reform,
MADE some insinuatons against the law and the
wisdom OF the Legislature seemingly for no
other lelson, real 'r pretended, than for polit
cal ctpital, That Mr, Thomas B. Couisey sent
them rejoinder and let them know It his party
went against the Legislature on that account,
he would vote for the other party. 1 say tho
same aud there are thousands of others who ars
uumantarians enough to sink party and say
the same. A minister said to Mr.. Davis he
had no fear of the law, the only fear lie had
that we would not stand up to It. But since
the COILS ruction of the law by the Honorable
Judges ofthe Court, have neither fear of the
law or failure in the execution of it, or its re-
peal. lis repeal is impossible. 1t is better than
option law or any thing else l have seen or read
This law is 4 model and we commend il for
i'm itation and adoption by Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Indiana or any other States, especially
new YORK, in whose papers we see Il murder
almost every night. All honor to our Judges,
thev are not now made the tools TO grant any.
thing that corrupt clique may dictate and
against selling eternal principles and clear con
is Tins isaW'coihmniSe ..apl. the .,uin9r officers,
lines and penalties, W ith the confident assur-
ance that 1t will he faithfully executed and not
repealed and the state shall reap the advantage
and tho legislature b honored. JUSTICE.
New HAMPSHIRE MIRAcLE.-1he Boston
Tfurcier says: "rhe Trdoeiler has already
briefly alluded to the wonderful story of the ap-
pearance of Christ to Mrs Sherman, of Pier
mont, n. H., and the Manchester AN irror con.
tains u detailed statement OF the occurrence of
the miracle from Mrs. Sherman herself which,
we may be inclined 10 think, shows
the lady's belief in the actual
manifestation of Christ's healing power upon
herself, personally exercised by our SlviCu -
Mrs. Ellen Z. Sherman is the wife Of Rev
Moses Sherman, of Permont, Grafton county,
n. H., where her husband is the pastor of the
church. She is described as a per-
son Of good mental powers and of deeply re-
lisious nature. She is about thirty-five years
Of age, and previous to her sudden recovery,
which she attributes to the personal exercises
Of Christ's healing power, had been an invalid
for many years, during the greater part Of the
time being confined to her bed. Up To the close
of August she says in a letter published In the
Mirror, she bad not thought of anything but
to pass her days in bed of sickness and us she
looked forward 10 years Of suffering in bei-rid-
den state, she felt she must have more help
from God to enable her to bear this life-burden
with perfect submission aud patience, ,--and she
wished to be able to say, Thy will, not mine.'
Sho tiled to surrender herself wholly into the
hands of Jesus, and as she succeeded, and was
rejoicing within herself at her succ 'ss, she be-
came conscious Of this spiritual presence at ler
bedside, in the Stiffness of the night and she
felt she knew him as her Saviour. He seemed
not only to fill The room, but her whole being
with his loving smile. Her heart cried out In
Lord II thou wilt, thou canst make me ceau,
aud the voice answered q wilt be thou clean
and with the words came the cleansing power
Of Chrisps most precious blood, and she was
ci,snsed. She was distinctly conscious of
Christs presence, which seemed to fill the room
like cloud never she says, 'n all my life,
had such view of Gods love In saving sim
ners.' She felt that her sick and worn body
Was but poor offering TO make him for his
dwelling In return for such wonderful love-
But the Spirit said, 'lIe Is able TO restore and
fit il up for his own temple Then she knew
the design of the Great Physician, whose pres
ence had been such comfort aud strength to
her, and when the voice asked her, 'Beieyest
thou that am able TO do lhis?' and She aver
ted her belief in this miraculous power, she was
conscious of His nearer approach 10 the bed
side, and she felt His healing breath upon her
face and heard the words, And He breithed on
them, and said, receive ye the Holy Ghost
Tie warm breath passing invgoratingly
through her body, brought with IL the feeling OF
returning strength and life. After a while she
was told TO move, and for tn, first time In sew
eral months found herself able 10 do so. Then
came the command, That the people NAV know
the Son of man hath power on earth still to for
give sins, arise and walk and obeying, she
arose and walked across the chamber This
was on the night of the 9th of August.
From that time she commenced TO regain the
old time strength and vigor she had not wholly
possessed for fifteen ears, and, in a week, she
was able TO make quite a little Journey. In
public and private she took all occasions To bear
evidence to her complete recovery and the mir
aculous means by which it was accomplished.
Of her firm conviction of the actual spiritual ap-
pearance of her Saviour, and tho manifestation
Of his healing power, there can be no idoubt-
Her character and that of her husband, the Rev
Moses Sherman, for veracity, are equally be-
yomd doubt. OF her cure, 10 whatever means
IL is attributable, there is no doubt. Piermont
the scene of this manifestation, Is quiet towr