The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-02-13
MopNr Amy. MI. Feb. 70. 1884.

Temperance and Common iSenSe.--DEAR
MADAM:-Since the flood, fanatics have
lived and had their being, much to the
detriment Of civilization and the cause
they claim to advocate. In ancient times,
il person dared oppose their wicked
ness, trumped up charges were preferred
and false witnesses (such as were sent on
spree) employed to work up the case,
and off went the head, regardless of truth
aud justice; but not so in old Huuterdon,
thanks to her better judgment. Mary
Stuart, Queen of Scots, Joan of Arc, the
beautiful and angelic Queen of The red
men, Anacoana, and thousands more
were sacrificed upon the Infamous altar of
fanatics, and even Christopher Columbus,
the greatest philosopher the world ever
knew, was loaded with irons and sent to
Spain from the Continent he had discoy-
cred, upon false charges, backed by de-
tectve evidence. And recently one of
the Judges of the U. S. Court, in passing
sentence upon two men at Trenton for
passing counterfeit money, made the SEN
tence light and severely rebuked the de-
tectives, who worked up the case. 1t is
but human to err and also to be led as
4 tray by crafty dead beats, who make 1t
| study and follow the Infamous business
/ for living, and courts and jurors must
decide, and it is but fitting indeed for
/ brave old Hunterdon to lead the charge.
About seven years ago government
detective visited distillery not far dis
| tant and asked for whiskey and was posi-
lively refused, and should have passed
on, as any honest man would have done;
but no he begged like a cripple-said he
had a sick horse and must have it. II
was given him and pay declined. Oh, no,
said he, that will never do; guess not,
and chucked down dollar, and left. Re-
sult--the government hogged everything,
the earnings of many years hard toll, and
dragged the poor old man and one of his
colaterals down to an untimely grave
And the men sent oGa spree IN all proba-
bility are no better than that government
parasite; and notwithstanding all Mrs
Lancet's bombas tic balloon food about the
matter, this precious yoke perhaps went
to New Hope for their rum, and that fixes
the two horse business all right.
Our article of Jan. 10 (which seems to
have given Mrs. Lancet great pain was
meant as sort of burlesque or flyer to
catch fool in order to bring on a general
engagement for the benefit of the temper
ance cause, common sense, right and jus
tice. We have advanced our lines with
ont flankers, foraged at pleasure, charged
Council with preceding the law and ex-
ceeding their authority and Of being in
reality the first and real law Breakers,
placed the old Army of the Potomac on
the stand, to prove insane Prohibition q
hu mbug, and the only reply SO far might
be reduced to one little word of four let
ters and some miserable haggling at the
| flyer. But still hopeful, we recall the
Army Of the Potomac. On Burnside's
stick the mud after the battle of Fred
ricksburg, the whole army apparently
and very mysteriously got most gloriously
drunk Scarcely tent could be seen
standing and even the troops from Maine
seemed entirely careless of mud and rain.
Lee might have captured the whole coop
had he known the situation, but perhaps
his army was down with the same sick
ness. Now where did the disease come
from That seemed to be strictly pri-
vate matter. No officer knew the source
from whence it came, but all knew it was
contraband and forbidden fruit and ex-
tremely bad, to say the least. Now If
the terror could not be prohibited in the
army, with camp guards, picket lines,
out posts, scouting parties, day and night,
all under cast-iron laws, each paragraph
ending with the word death, and which
must be read TO the troops every Sunday
morning, how is it to be totally pro-
hibited in the country at large? 1t is all
nonsensical nonsense, and so is heaping
abuse on hotel keepers. You may drive
out good men and bad ones will take
their place. Refuse license in cities and
underground mills will be put in motion.
Don't forget it. ''RnOw Thy SELF Well,
our coguomen translated in the American
tongue is, valley of Torches Ours, Of
course, is but a small giging light, and
we're after a mess Of inconsistent suck
ers who keep a jug under the bed, demi-
john out in the shed, and whiskey smash
ers'in every pocket, and cry temperance
between hics, but the blossom on whose
nose tells the true story wherever he goes
10 sending you this, Mr.. Editor we are
sorry to confess we can't see or feel the
pointof the lancet nc all aud venture the
opinion that mich cuppiug and cutting
won ID be necessary to draw blood. The
little slop-over outburst ON truthfuness
and sincerity of detectives, is enough to
make amad dog laugh. Who ever heard
of such thing Such plea before the
court would send !, lawyer to an insane
asylum for life.
"a drunken and ticketless passenger ON
the Bel. Del. n. r., who told Conductor
Mellicls that he wanted to go to H., was
put off at Lambertville by the accommO.
dating ofiicial.--Stafe Gazette.
We are glad to learn that our friend
Mr.. d. b. Segbold, the ice man. is still on
the land and amongst the living, and
hope his large crop of ice will all melt
away into an-ice pile of greenbacks by
the end of the ice season.
1t has been intimated to us that some