The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-06-25
Prs..n,n Ont 81 n. Grand Jury.
STATE or SouTu CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF UNION,


make the Jolioring reports:
That they have duly and deliberately consid
cred the several matters brought to their con-
sideration by his Honor aud herewith recon-
mend 10 the good citizens Of this County the
great prOpriety and necessity Of giving up the
lawless habit Of
CARRYING DEADLY WEAPONS coSCEALED ufoN |
THEIR PEnsoNs.
1t is apparent to every good citizen and man |
of sense, that any gentleman would blush and |
feel deply ashamed to be caught psrading the |
streets on public occasion, or, for the matter |
of that, on private occasion, with q revolver |
swinging around his neck like powder horn, |
or sticking vulgarly and threateningly out of
his hip pocket, making hin picture of pi-
rate. Why not blush more deeply AMI be smoth-
cred with shame, when he carries those i'm
plements Vt lawlessncss and death concealed into
communities aud associations Of civilized and
innocent community. 1t is more Objectionable
than carrying weapons openly, because equally
demoralizing, equally barbaric, and more i'm
measurably dangerous when the warning, "bo-
------ 6 Al" ''na " is swung to tho public view;
gooi citizens, men of sense nnd gentlemen,
would give the surly dog oil the needed space,
and old Tiger would most probably turn into
dust and ashes without once tearing the flesh or
spilling the blood of single citizen. Whereas,
If people were not put their guard, the surly
bloody dog, most probably would tear and lacerate
some Of our best citizens, our sweetest and
most promising children. The experience of this
State with two legged Tigers, has most indspu-
tably demonstrated the last proposition TO be O
fact, in so far as it relates to them. Why do
men object to carrying weapons openlyi II is
because they feel it to be wrong and unmanly
because their observation shows them that the
best. most honored, bravest and most intelligent
acquaintances, condemn it as ridiculous, aud
unnecessarily dangerous TO tho peace Of the
| State and the lives of individuals
The carrying of concealed weapons, is prina
Jdcie evidence Of mind uncultivated, uumanly,
malicious, unlawful aud irreligous. Let our
people, for the sake of their own good, the gen
eral cause Of human civilization, and the gene
raj cause Of u refining, elevating christianity,
| give up this infamous habit, aud let them rely
upon the weapons of brotherly love, reason,
justice and christian charity, aud then the crack
of the pistol will have terrors for none but the
burglars, Or their oonireres.
But leaving the ground, the high ground, of
moral, civilized and christian manhood, it is
greatly, boundlessly Objectionable, on the ground
Of dollars and cents. Three-fourths of the ex-
penses Of this County, in the Court of General
Session, has flowed directly from carrying
concealed weapons. Let the good people think
Of that, and stirred by the one or the other or
both causes, bring the resistless power Of their
condemnation, boldly, firmly and constantly ex-
pressed, to crush this lamentable evil.
In furtherance of these views, we recomme md
\ the Municipital authorities Of Incorporated
towns In TINS county TO pass ordinances against
the evil and as Grand Jury we recommend to
our Representatives to support zealously, any
law against this evil which may be introduced
in the Legislature, or introduce II themselves:
and we recommend 10 the people TO urge the
Members OF our Legislature to pursue such a
course.
SHE by side with this great evil, and al
lied to it, runs the still greater evil OF the sale
and unnecessary use Of spirituous liquor. The
cry Of the State, the cry Of the nation, the
cry Of the civilized world, is, "God deliver
US from this evil and yet it grows Since
man was created, he has not done, nor could he
do, any act more hated by his Creator than to
use spirtuous liquors to excess. "Is the love
Of money the root of all evil?" Not now it
may have been 5000 years ago ; but the truth
Of the proverb, is explo led by tho experience
OF this day and this people, and the wise men
Of to-day will write the proverb, "The love Of
whiskcy is the root Of oil evil" 1t makes Of
man brute, On inhuman fend, q conscience.
less devil and u soldering imbecile. 1t is the
SINE qua non to the devil. 1t is the most indt-
scrioahie anu damning curse to man, for it in :
iaii'oiy destroys his happiness in the State,
County and family relations as we'll as inIivid-
ually, and predeslinates him to indescribublc,
terrible and eternal surerings in the future
The two evils con bined, when allowed, will
check the growth Of a State and County, in
prosperity, civilization, morality and religion,
and will consequently block oil the avenues of
true happiness.
| We, therefore, recommend to the incorporate
towns to pass ordinances forbidding the sale of
liquor therein.
We recommend, strongly, earnestly, that the
County Commissioners grant no license to sell
liquor In this County. We regret that they have
granted license since our last report. We re-
commend to our legislators the passage Of law
prohibiting the sale Of liquor in this State.
| We have examined the Trial Justices Books
before us and find them satisfactory and cor.
rectly kept.
| We recommend 10 the County Commissioners
to have the fence ON Leucher's place, about IL
miles from town, moved back, as he has en-.
croached on the road. Also, that the Commis-
sioners see that oil roads in the County be put
In good order Complaints have been made to
| us that in the Norihwcst nortion of Tho conniu