Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-05-30
TEMPERANCE.

Shephsrdsfown, the following paper
was drawn up. adopted, and ordered
10 be printed in The Shepherdstown
Register.
It is now we'll known that our County
Court by an overwhelming majority has
refused to license single tipping house
in this County. This was not done un-
til growing conviction of the insufter-
able evils inflicted upon the community,
! by these tipping houses, had led to a
call for taking the sense of the County
upon the subject, as a measure for self
preservation. Numerous meetings were
held throughout the County, the sub
iect has been discussed in all its bear
ings, before the intelligence, moral char
acter, and wealth and industry of the
County, and the result was. first, petit
ton to our Town Council OF 527, (said
to contain majority Of the legal voters
of the town. to the Town Council, not
to recommend any for lice nses, and sec
ond, petition of some two thousand
persons to the County Court to withhold
such licenses, upon the ground both OF
RICH. and duty After arguments and
pleas during two or three days, in which
all was said that could be said, in favor
of re-openiug the tipping houses, the
conviction on the part of the Court and
of the community was all the stronger,
that the peace Of our families, the safety
of Our sons, and of society generally,
loudly demanded the closing Of these
places for good, and hence the decision
of the Court. which, considering the
numbers and character of the Magis-
trates voting, TO abats this nuisance
Qhe presiding Magistrate not having a
vote except in case of tie, is under
stood to be fully with the majority, ma
king IL to 81 may be regarded as final,
producing such general joy through
out the County as has never before been
expressed or felt
In this state of affairs man who has
been liquor dealer in Maryland, and
for violation of the law has had his IL
cense withdrawn and fined 800, has
obtained a license from Washington
County Court, Md, as j. supposed TO
sell intoxicating liquors in Maryland in
conformity to its laws, whereas he is
selling exclusively on this side the Poto
mac, from boat at Mrs. Shepherds
wharf, she protesting that the purpose
for which the wharf was rented, was
concealed from her, and that she would
now revoke the lease if in her power,
and upon no consideration rent it for
this bad purpose. The result is that
drunkenness, which we had hoped to be
free from, is again renewed among US,
through this nefarious trick.
That it should be tolerated is, Of
course, impossible.
In view Of the fact that some three
or four Of our own people wero making
something from this trade, it was with
great reluctance that the friends Of pub
lie good here, took steps for arresting
it, disastrous as it was to the communi-
ty, and almost sure to prove 50 in the
end, as they conceived, to the dealers
themselves.
Shall we then suffer all these evils,
and not one Of our own people get the
profit, such as it is 7 Shall a foreigner
be allowed TO do what our own people
are not permitted to do, especially to
one who had been refused q license
when all were obtaining them from our
County Court, on account OF his having
been convicted upon criminal prosecu-
ton in Maryland for violating its laws.
We cannot, therefore, fol- moment,
suppose that the Court of Washington
county, Md, knew any thing of this or
will continue to be party to this out
rage upon the rights of neighboripg
and friendly State, inaicting such a ca
lamity upon our society and rendering
our own laws for self protection of no
effect Therefore in view of these facts,
Resolued, l. That this outrage upon
the rights of the people Of Jefferson
County, w. Va, committed against the
known spirit and intent of the laws Of
both States, cannot and shall not be
suffered under any pretence Of compli-
ance with the letter of the law of one.
2. Az preliminary measure, that the
Mayor be requested to convene the
Town Council, and that said Council
be requested, through the Common
wealth's Attorney, to make an appeal to
the County Court Of w ashington coun-
ty, Nd, setting forth the case as herein
before stated, and urge that the wrong
inflicted upon this community by one
of Its citizens,be by its authority, abated.
SEVERELY BURNED.-Mrs. Deck, wild
ow of Henry Deck, residing near Van