The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-12

and children, and eating up the natlona
substance. The Federal Government re
ceives $50, 6O0, 900 annually from tn
manufacture of all kinds of liquors, an,
the States receive $50, 900, 900 more 70
licenses, making total revenue of 500.
000, 900 a year. SO the Government re
ceives about $1,000 on every man VIII,
dies drunkard, as nearly 100 600 mel
die drunkards every year, and go dowl
to drnnkards' graves and pitch into tht
drunkard's hell. These statistics are ap
palling; and as long as the Government
continues to throw it's protecting egi
over this destroying business it make:
itself a particeps criminis. The liquor
interests of this country have growr
strong and arrogant; they assume to die
tate the policy of government and the
laws that shall be enacted by our Legis
latures. The patriot may well feel q
deep concern for the safety and welfare
of his native land when lie perceives
such strongly entrenched foe arrayed
against morality and good government.
3. Sabbath breaking is Fast Becomiag a
National ISh.-1f we consider this mat
ter even on such low grounds as for phys
ical and intellectual benefit, apart from
the religious aspects of the case, we find
that it pays to work six days and rest on
the seventh. Such rest is demanded by
our physical and intellectual natures.
But when we come to consult our spirit
ual natures, we find the Sabbath a deep
and absolute necessity. 1t was insti-
tuted by God Himself when, after being
employed for six days in throwing worlds
from His finger tips, in lighting up suns
and stationing twinkling stars, He rested
from His labors on the seventh day.
Again, amid the thunders and fire and
smoke of Sinai, lie threw upon man tho
obligation to keep Holy the Sabbath day.
That nation or people who fail to respect
this law will deterioate. 1t would be a
SOU uay ioi lhiS lhuu W hSl SlC w
respect the Sabbath, But already, III
some quarters, 1t looks as if there was
the determination to have the European
continental Sunday in America. France
has her horse racing and elections, Spain
her bull batting Italy her operas and
Ireland her political meetings, all on the
Sabbath day. AND for this free and en-
lightened land to take such an example
from these countries would be a tremen-
dous and fatal step backward. Yet, visit
some of our Western cities and look at
them in the light of the Sabbath day,
and you will find the tide of business
flowing down the streets, aud ether evi-
dences of deseeration. May God pre-
serve us from being a Sabbath breaking
nation. Every class among us is entitled
to the Sabbath, and it is burning shame
that thousands of our railroad men and
postal officials have no more facilities for
attending the public vovship of God on
Sunday than if they were living in the
WlldS of Central Africa.
3. R0rey peSfed IN 6lg r0,p0,ut,osS.
Eminent statesmen, in the early days OF
our Republic, raised the warning CRY
against granting too much power to
great corporations. With prescience
that now seems almost like inspiration,
they portrayed these corporations, grow
ing fat, and rich, and arrogant, wrappin.
their anaconda folds about legislatures
and states, and boldly defying the power
OF the law. That prophecy has become
history in this law respecting land of
America land which boasts of hu-
man rights, and where every n,:n, II mat
tiers not how humble and lowly, is an
equal under the law. Read the record
and see how these cormorants have ad-
vanCed in their demands step by step,
taking their privilege, and asking for
others, until states bow at Their iees, and
our lawmakers Cringe before them.
Lock al the attempt, which is now being
made, in direct violation of law--without
the slightest regard to equity-by great
to impede or obStruCt the
navigation of this river, which should be
free and open alike to all, and thus to
inure, if not .tloy, the conf
merce of this town, We are not safe in
any OF our rights, while such things are
permitted, and the people should rise in
their might, and demand the impartial
execution of the laws, which are intend
ed to gHaran.ee protection to the weak,
and resist the oppression of the strong.
our duty IN 7TeSo Of these be'-;;!z5-lt is
not the part of wise men to become in
different and inactive when dangers sur
round them. Daniel, having full lrowl-
edge of the situation, realizes the mag
nitude Of the perils which surround him
that his own life was in dan
ger, yet held on to his God and his reli-
gion he prayed and gave thanks rs
aforetimes. Here is the ,;uty of every
Christian; Of 2.,ely good citizen, of every
lover of his country. He should hold on
to his God, he should seek 10 have the
principles and doctrines of the gos. el to
thoroughly permeate and leaven society.
This is our hope. The gospel Of Jesus
Christ is the only antidote for sin. This
is the best solution of the temperance
and Sabbath questions. Get men CON
verted, and they will forsacl,e sm. Like
Daniel, our wisdom, must open towards
Jerusaler1. To what power or agency
does our country owe its position and
influence to>iay2 Says one: to the hardy
pioneer, who, with his keen axe and arm
Of Drawn, felled the virgin forests, and
thus prepared the way for the industrial
army which followed in his vale. Says
another: We cNl, o,p national greatness
to thq Aeloism OF our patriot fathers, who
grasped the old flint-locks aud welded
the sword in defence of liberty. All
honor to theas worthy heroes, they will
never be forgotten, as hong as the heart
of patriotism beats in the hleast OF the
AmerlCan. Hut not 10 these alone do
we owe our position, but to the gospel
of Jesus, which sowed the seed of liberty
in the heart of the pioneer and th,. carly
defender of our County, and to our
acknowledgement Of God as the source
of all on1 prosperity and national great
CAAl L.