The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, March 4th, 1884.
Messrs. Editors We have entered upon the
first month of spring, but it is much more like
winter than the more genial season. We have
had really a regular winter, with considerable
snow and no little freezing. 1t may be said that
March came in really lionlike. This, generally
speaking, is the most disagreeabe month of the
season. especially the first part of it. or until after
the equinoctial. A few days after it generally be-
gins to get warm and we have it mostly pleasant.
Let us hope it will be SO this season. Itisconsid-
cred unhealthy, particularly for those somewhat
up in years. People must remember that they
cannot stand what they once could.
Capt. Mclaughlin, one of our highly esteemed
citizens, departed this life last Saturday and was
buried in Greeamount Cemetery yesterday. He
was grandson Of the elder David Barlum, de.
ceased knew him quite intimately and had the
pleasure of meeting him on the street very fire.
quently. He was sick only few days.
Our Fifth Regiment, which went to New Orleans
rfaraf cfzs ard other ceremonies. have returned
highly delighted with al that they saw. Thew
were really more than delighted Their newly
made friends Of the Crescent City could not be ex-
celed. 1t is expected some of their military will
visit Baltimore some time next summer or fall, and
thus make the two cities quite social. 1t will be
good thing.
Local option seems thus far not to wholly take
with the people. 1t is branch of temperance,
with some objections, which, it is thought, can be
materially improved and do good all round
There really is not and never was any truly good
man not in favor of temperance-eyen the whisky
men as well as others. They only differ in degree
and manner. Some do not favor local option
simply because they do not believe in its doing
the same good in the form of local option that it
will otherwise. They want, nevertheless, to vel.
come some kind of temperance which will benefit
mankind and in the end do more good than could
be outworked without it. 1t is fair proposition
to say chat all people really want temperance in
some form or other-even whisky men-but they
desire to see it in such form as to surely accom-
pllsh good tor all time to come and not as mere
spirit to last for day and then be worse than if
1t had not shown itself at all. I am delighted to
notice that your able and intelligent Annapolis
correspondent, Chilly Barlow" is thorough tenn
perance man, and opposes local option because he
does not think it the best way of curing the evil.
He is therefore its opponent, because he feels I'M
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Such seems to be also the sentiments of your dig
pifed, excellent Washington writer, Canon" who
does not really 60 the whole hog either for local
option. have myself, az you may see, no real
Partially for local option, because do not think
it can thus be made the same amount of good all
round that it would otherwise do. It will not do
to break off the distillng and brewing of liquors
all of sudden. Like other evils it would break
out again afresh and get worse than ever, and
outside of legislative enactments. 1t must be
recoilScted that all respectable men and members
of a community have their rights, which cannot
and will not BIO taken from them with impunity.
Give US then temperance which will last I
most assurediy-lihe all good and sensible men
am in favor of temperance but want to see it in
such way as to do ultimate good and not epheme-
raj. I suppose, however, the Legislature will be-
fore adjourning-if it has time-do something.
1t seems to have much to do and not much time
to do it in. We, therefore, must make hay while
tho sun Shines
The unpleasant weather has been somewhat
against business. This, however, is not particu-
larly business season, and will not be until after
the equinox, which may be rough and unpleasant.
There is no special change in prices Ifanything,
slightly favorng sellers, To tell the truth, bust
ness of all kinds is rather slack, and fear will be
some weeks to come. NEsToR.