The Baltimore County union., 1883-12-22
Correspondence Baihi@ore CoHniy UHioa.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.


BALTIMORE, December 10Th, Iss3.
Editor. CHioa IL have had the pleasure Of
corresponding FROM Baltimore for your most ex-
cellent journal-TnE BALTIMORE CouSrY UxIoN
during tho past twelve or fourteen years and at
the reiura Of each Christmas enjoyed the grati6.
cation OF wishing you, MessTs. Editors, the com.
pliments OF the scason-or rather n happy Christ
mas 20 yourselves. your friends anl Indeed the
wRlc human race. At such time We are apt TO
feel forgiying, TO banish dull care and hatbor en-
nifty toward none. This sentiment belongs also,
more especially To the not distant New Years an.
nttcrsary. Let inc hope all my friends aud those
who may have derived both pleasure and satisfac.
tion-iikewise iniormation-from perusing my
"Nestor srisiles. may prove 60 them like "bread
CAST upon the waters returning in due time with
Sc.sased and Increasing delights. There Is some
thing IN the presence Of Christmas holiday which
rcsivcs past scenes Of joyoufness and haleyon
memories that never can be forgotten, but grow
brighter, more beautiful and enchanting as time
progresses. The young are full Of buoyant youth,
whilst the middle-aged think only Of the past and
present. Hearts Of those yerging liIe's winter
beat atTesh again, and they become rs children In
perennial existence. 50 | may say that 10 all
ages, sexes and siEcs all over the Christian
domain, Christmas stands chisfest among tho
happiest holidays. Let not. therefore, its observ
ance aud holy respect ever cease. but grow in
beauty aud reverence through endless jubilees,
long NJ the earth rolls round or while the angels
sing together for JOY a. shepherds watch their
Hooks by night, as once they did on Judeas hills.
Day after to. morrow (2lst insi.l our globe will
come TO what Is called the "winter solstice, when
We will have reached the shortest day of the year
From that time until jane 2ist they will be get.
ting gradually longer, and, tho rather unrelia-
bic poet tells US, "as the days ieng,hen the cold
viii strengthen" though fear he included too
many Of the spring and summer diurnais TO make
his progoosties exactly true. We are quite apt.
~ ihis special jnnetnse ef the seasen. 70 have some
rough, disagrecable weather, such as has come
upon Us to-day. with rain, snow, sleet mud, siush,
cold, raw atmosphere and all else 10 make the
dement's miserable. Pcdes,Tinating on the streets
vas horrible. whilst snow aud rain interminglcd
served 10 complete the abominaton. NOtwith-
stAading all this. many persons were out prone
q 6slhe streets aud business thoroug ghisres Ia
search Of article. for Christmas gifls.
Mayor LatFobc seems quite determined 20 have
hii own way 10 making appointments Of officials
and doing such other things will be beet for all
concerned and the public generally, without pay.
Ing much special regards o. mere politi .. This
u as u shOdtl be. aud IL the Mayor adheres TO II
he will secure the appreciation uf all g oi citizens
Al the public aud private schools, academies,
etc.. commence their Christmas holidays at the end
pi this week. They. of course. will realize 20
,Aien, the many dreams of delight that have late.
y been floating through their active brains--but
lad Iuek to ''blue Monday
notice that q good deal of dissR,isfaction IL
being made. personally and in the public press. at
various rural points in Maryland, in consequence
a. what Is alleged. the unequal and unjust man
nr Ia which the local option Law works both in
AMI outside the counties and special districts
where that law prevails. A letter in the San Of
this morning. from llillsboro, Caroline county.
Nd. says "This pretty little town l. unf1T;unatc-
y situated on both sides of Tuckahoc creek, the
4tviiing line between Caroline and Talbot coun-
ties. The biggest part Of lliilsboro il the Car
oline side, and local option prevails here. while
the other side the license y stem J. still in vogue.
ali nktt has ewf. l.. liz
rrpicd the place. and now there is more excite
uent than ever before. Mr.. J. A. Morgan, n store.
keeper the Talbot side Of the cre has hrorg gLt
Gown rpon himself the wrath Of the temperance
fssrtr ON accoun; Of his selling whisky. II 10
only few minutes walk from one portion Of the
place TO the other, and Mr. Morgan enjoyed tho
trade Of the townspcople. along with the other
half dozen merchants. lie began selling whisky
a ics weeks since. being the only successful ap-
plicant for number Of years before n Talbot
county Grand Jury for recommendation for
license. His store is located In Chapel, the one
district Of that county where local option does not
prevail. The sale Of liquor by him practically
annuis the effect of the Law here aud over a wide
territory Of Caroline county hence the indigna-
tion Of the local optionists. The sale has been
denounced by ministers aud the store subjected TO
u soF, of boycotting. Meanwhile the merchant. IL
not holding his own on calico, has big houses from
other attractions"
The above. presume. Is too true and shows
quite plainly that this mode Of advancing the true
cause Of true temperance IL net exactly effective
/; might or tdoubtfull ever will be. Something
broader. wider. more general and less partial:
something that tends to begct scf control in all
things; something tia, encourages true, reason
able temperance In every mode Of life, on the
principal Of commoa sense, free from legislative or
any other coercion is what those who most respect
sobriety need aud want. Let every man resolve
in himself 10 live soberly, righ,cously on account
Of the virtues therein, whether whisky and other
alcoholics made and sold or not, and we will
hsSAa better condition Of sobre,y. I am for
moderation and temperance in all things, but no
tipping behind the door and making loud profess
sisns like the Pharisec.
This has been very dali day in general busi-
ness. Transae,ions on Change and otherwise Of
n commercial character were comparatively small,
AMI prices very little varied from the drst Of the
week. The money market Is easy and stocks
steady, rather dropping. NEsroR.