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IjH^MIIllWlll Hil I I -]---~-. r " f| THE BOAR? Ol' EXCISE. I SEM?CTBD MY J. II. S. .'Shall tho'throno of iniquity hsvo fel lowship with thoo, which fra m o t ii mig ?liiofr"--raaliiia xliv:20. It is impossible for tito writer to givo a corni ec tod history of iutompornuco iu the town of II- in a work or communica tion BO limited. On tho first of Mny, nt un carly hour, there was a largo gnthoring at ono of tho villago inus. Souio woro -thcro from curi osity. Thoy were there, not because they >voro anxious to have tho legalized channels nnd under currents ot' death dried up, tho drunkard reclaimed and his family blessed, butj CB thoy btiid, "to seo tho i'un." A largo number of others were thcro beeauso thoy felt a very deep interest in tho result of tho meeting. Appctito and avarico inclined thom to do nil in their power to continue tho legalized truQio in thc town. On tho platform stood Mr. Shunt, nu old distiller, who had kindled thc lires to drivo hts hellish machinery for u quarter of a ccutury. Tho fumes and smoke of his ruinous laboratory had settled in a denso cloud over tho whole town. Ho felt sure that if tho cold waler men succeeded in preventing licenses it would check his fires ?nd diminish tho streams of death issuing from tho worm of his distillery, lt will not bc a difiioult task for tho reader to determino whioh sido of thc question ho favored. Ncor him stood Mr. Lawreuco, u druggist. Mr. L. lind tnado application for licenso in writing and was careful to state that ho wished to deal in it only /or medicinal and meehan kid purposes. Ile was expatiating largely on thc ultrncisin nnd fanaticism of thc tempor?neo men in their attempts to defeat all licenses in town, and closed up his speech with tho lacouio re mark, '?They have put back thc tcnipcraucc cause twenty years." Thcro stood also Mr, Nash, n largo and extensivo farmer, who annually furnished from ouo to two thous and bushels of corn nnd rye for tho distil lery. Ho was vehemently discoursing on tho evils of cold water societies. And one would have judged from his violent gesticu lation and boisterous voice that ho was in great fear, if thc lires of tho distillery should go out, thc country would bc deluged with bread. Mr. Neal manifested his interest iu tito matter by being present and participating in the discussion. Ile was n merchant, whose clerks had measured out to OUStOinoVsJ a sufficient quantity of thc product of tho still to poison a generation. I Io prided himself on furnishing puro wines iov iho communion table. "Choice liquors of all kinds, sold on reasonable terms; inn keepers, grocers and ciders of churches will do well to call and examino before purchas ing elsewhere/' was printed ou tm old weather beuten sign over thc store door, which I remember seeing wheu a boy. lt is needless to say that his influence was on thc sido of rum. And there, too, were Mr. Doty, Mr. Purks, Mr. Frc cl i ii und Mr. Suibbs, innkeepers, who had already made written applications for liccbso for thc com ing year. Around them were gathered their intoxicated customers from all parts of tho town. Noisy mid boisterous in lai,guage and deportment, they possed through tho crowd denouncing temperance men und threatening them with tcriible evils if they succeeded in preventing licenses. Tho hour having arrived for Ibo boord to convene, Mr. lilukoly, tho Supervisor, called thc members to euler und slated thc object of Ibo meeting. On taking their scuts it was discovered that only titree of tho Wardens woro present-Messrs. Hogers, Burton t?nd Haye'-., Mr. Horn dun being absent, lt is proper to slate, for tho benefit of tho reader, that Mr. Illa Icely, when nominated for tho office, refused lo pledge himself lo go either for or against license. Claiming to bo a temperance man, it was thought hy many ho would exert .his inllu cnoc secretly, if not openly, against thc traffic On account of this the lum seller? woro afraid lo trust (heir causo in his hands and desired (he presence of Mr. Henderson, ns ho was a decided friend to thc liquor party. Immediately after thc boord wt.s organ ised Mr. Doty, an old veteran in the traffic, who had huco mo excessively fleshy from indolent habit!:, pi cseu lcd himself before them saying: ,:I hopo ibis honorable body will hear With inc while [ malte a single suggestion. 1 feel noways anxious about the matter; but it scorns lo mc, since our friend Henderson is not hero, it would bo well lo adjourn to nomo future time. Ho told me last night ho would bo herc if poifciblo." "Thiil,'* said Mr. D'.nkoly. "is a very good suggestion. Thc bonni will stand adjourned until 1 o'clock this o ft er noon. That will give you limo lo get him herc." Mr. Doty rondo a low bow to reciprocate tho favor and passed out ol' (ho loom. No limo was lost in procuring n horso nnd buggy, und stalling off Ned Darby, tho hostler, for Squito Henderson. Ned cracked his whip, turned about Ibo carriago on a short curve, us if anxious lo exhibit his skill n? ti driver, and reined up to tho bur room door for his orders. Doly carno up to him, gr.vo him a very hignilicant look, which Ned well u nd ors I oed, slightly tapped him on thc shoulder and said: "Now, Nod, (ry your skill in bringing ont of tho old marc her (rolling qualities. Don't let (ho gross grow under her foot. You nro in n good causo. Thc good old book s:.ys you must never bo weary in well doing, you know. Tell thc Sqitiro ho must bo on hand. Toll him lo remember next Daring bc will want us all to volo for him again, will you, Ned?" "Yes," replied Ned, "I'll toll him nil that and more, tow." Ned hoing well charged, storied off jile? an eugine under ft fut! bead of steam, and scarcely allowed thc old maro to break her trot until ho enuc in bight of tho Squire's house. His nit-dilations und reflections on thc way wrought up his feelings lo a high degree. Thc thought that perhaps thc man is sick, or pome member of his family, or that he might bo from home, filled his mind with some doubt respecting tho result of his journey. To have failed of securing tho Squiro would hnvo been a greater dis appointment lo Ned than thc dcfc.it at (ho battle of Wtitcrloo was to Napoleon. Ho alighted from his buggy, hastily tied thc maro to (ho fence, ran up to thc door mid hurriedly inquired: "Is ibo Squiro nt home?" "Why! Kid Darby! Wtinl on emili h ibo lila!it ia.ikc.] Mis. Hi ...Vi,. >ti? "jVhitUr 'idough, 1 should tbiuk. Thom I ******* ll I ll lllllllMt>?lll^?l?l..llllllllH?1W?.? or cold, vfotcr fellers is bizay ngin, jost os they wus lo8tyonr and yoar boforo. 'J.hcy'ro liyiu' to stop linker Bellin/. Whoro did you say clio Squiro was?" "Ho is over OQ tho Newcombe lot ploughing; you know wbcro that is." "My gracious'.' cxolaiiqod Nod; "they will out ott' ovory tcp and break ovcry bottlo boforo I cao go ovor there mid git him dowu to towu! Can't drivo ovor Ibero no how. 'Sposo there's uo way but to work my passage, os thc canal boys say." His thoughts, os ho clambered ovor fences uud waded through ploughed fields, woro far from being pleasant. After n fifteen minutes' walk, lie found tho Squiro. ""Why, Squire," said Ned, exhausted and out of breath} "Why o-o-on earth ain't y-you ot jour post?" ''What's tho matter, Ned?" "Well-you-seo - Squire - Hiern -ar cold water chaps uro try in' to make a drivo ngin to stop licker Sellin'." "Who d?d yon say?" "Why, tho fauatics that's irvin' it every year. They havo been holdiu' mcd ills every night for a month, u purpus, uud u passiu resolutions agin' givin' license, call'm' it mulder und robbery, nud nil sorts o' names. And 1 tell you, Squire, if they havo their way nbout it, nobody can't git enough to wet o sore linger, mid 1 guess that will breed a storm in these diggins. Folks has filets had it, uud I tell you, Squire, they allers will!" "Yes; but, Ned, where is Mr. llogcr?? Ho will sec to that." "I tell you, Squire, Ito ain't to bo 'ponded on; ho's just liko an old BIIOC; there's no more staroh in him Ihuu thcro is in-in-a tow string ou a wet day. He'll cave right in before old Hayes und Hul ton; ho won't daro say his soul's his own. Como, you must go. Come, hurry, right along, for I toll you, Squire, if you don't, you'll think about it next town nicctiti'; your time, you know, will bo out ouo year from ?ext Jiua wary." "Yes; but Ned, Mr. Burton has always gono for license; bc will go right, won't he?" ..There's tho deuco on't-ho's turned right agin us; bc says he will never sign any more licenses for nobody. And, you know, when bc gits his old head ?ct, you might as well try to turn tho wind." "1 don't ??cc as there is tiny uso of my going. If Hayes and Burton go against licenses), wo .shall stand two mid two; and I understand Blithely will go uga lust it also." "Y~ou can show your good will by goiu', anyhow, and about Blake.ly, nobody don't know how ho'll go till he's tried." Thc Squire feeling the full force of Ned's arguments, put his plough in thc possession of one of his hired men, scraped tho mud from his boots, slipped on his coat and fol lowed Ned. Tho distanco to thc house was passed iu silence. Ned's mimi was occupied with thc evils engendered by fanatics, mid tho Squire's with tho motive power of a threat when directed through the builot box. "Well, old maro," said Ned, "you're fresh ogiu, ain't you? Spread yourself. You must take mo und tho Squire down to towu io u j i fly." After they wcro under woy, Ned being in good spirits in view of his success, now and then cracked litB whip to jog thc old marc's memory of her responsibility. "Ned," said thc Squire, who wns o little curious to know more about tho origin of thc threat, "who told you if 1 did not como 1 would bc sorry for it next town meeting day?" "0-uothiu'-only Mr. Doty kinder 'hided lew it jost ns I was starlin.' 1 '?pose how ho didn't mcuu not hi II' by ii. iie:? n good friend o' your'u. You sec, Squire, if licker is taken away, you wou't bc HO likely to be i tiu in ngin. A good many volo jest as Mr. Holy und Mr, Barks tells 'cm lew, for a drink o' licker. Over in Grog Valley there's m ore'n twenty votes jest us Mr. Doty tells 'oin tow." '.Why, Ned, do you believe that is so?" "By gosh, Squire, 1 don't b'lieve unthill' about it; I know it. When you waa run in, 1 had ll barrel o' whiskey hid in thc old hors) barn. Mr, Doty told ino to take them ?a Li rug Valley fellers und givo 'em jest cs much os they could dlilik; and he told nie to bo hum nnd tell 'era every lime that yen was no cold water tuan, and would go for license. Cosh, Squire, the way I lolled in the votes for you that day was curious. A nd jest nt night I happened to think of old Sim Bacon, w ho was sick, mid couldn't come. 1 told Mr. Doty on it, and he .sent up arter him with his top carriage, jest to git his vole for you, Squire, cause you Baid you'd go for license, if put in." To this disclosure ol thc stratcgoma employed lo secure his elcelion thc Squire had no reply lo in uko, As llioy di ovo up to thc door, tho imiltiiudo ga\o tinco hearty cheer.} for Mr. Henderson; nnd poor old .Joe Fleming, who Was BO drunk he, lay (lat on his back in thc mud, swung his lint to express his joy, Messrs. Parks, Doty, Snibbs and F roe! in gathered mound bini, and oom 111 co oed Iciling him what tho tem perance men were trying to do, and painted in glowing colors what would bo thc result if they succeeded; closing up by reminding him that he was elected hy their exertions, and that they would elect him again, if bc would vote righi on thc question now td issue. Thc hour lo convene having arrived, Mr. Blakcly culled ibo board lo order, and staled that .several npplicotions for licenso to sell Spirituous liquors tho ensuing year in tho town had been handed in in writing, Before taking his seat, bc said, "If lhere ii any who wish to address Ibo board on this subject, (hey will now ho heard. John Scribner, who was a very slroiifi (Ctn pera nee mau, mid sou of Nathanio Soribnor, mose to address (hem. Ilk appearance, os might bo expected, created no Biniill Mir among thc liquor advocates Thc old dealers were well satisfied that, while John Scribner lived, nt least OIIC? n year they would bo obliged to hear .some thing on tho subject of temperance. Altci n short mid pertinent introduction, he ?aid, "(Jcnllcmcn, it is well known to you thal I hovo been a temperance man from inj youth, and for many years havo warmly opposed thc traflio in ardent ?piiits. J havo carefully watched tho progress of thif evil, and have discovered that it increases lo an alarming extent taxation, orimo mid pauperism. Ten years ago I believed, mid illili bollero, that men can bo guilty of nt grenier orimo (han lo license others lt Ifsf?a in intoxicating drinks. Gentlemen When y '>i li confio ti msn to Koli liquor, yoi jfitil it into his power lo ?ufli?i unfold i rn u imt** II ri ll ?111 li? 1 fl III ?Ililli.? IM^?U*MMMt????t??*? lies upon bel nies women, innocent o hil J ron, Mid tho community and thc world nt large. Gentlemen, you aro solcclod to guard tho interest of tho iuhnbitat ts of this town. \'ou uro not nt liborty to ox ero is o your official powers to onhanco tho pecuniary interest of a few to tho injury of tho mass. You hnvo no ?uthority to givo tinco or livo men in this town tho legal power to moko from six to twelve hundred dollars each n year, whilo thc exercise of that power will ruin thc hopes and fortunes of hun* drcd8, and lill tho community with pau perism und crime. Tho law, which is to be your guido, compels you lo do no such thing; indeed, it is difficult to seo how it oan justify any such thing. Tho law nays on such a day tho board shall meet. Bo far you uro commanded to act, and to tako into consideration al! triplications for license. Furl her than this you oro wot compelled to net. Thoro arc several things iii this luw lo which I wish to direct your ottoutiou. First: You aro to bo sulislied that a tavern is necessary for thc ?actual accommodation of travelers.' Now, ^eu tlciueu, there oro livo ^applications ulrendy beforo you to keep tavcru in this town, and some two or three for grocer's lioensc. Can 3*ou believe they oro all necessary for tho 'actual accommodation of travelers?' You know, gobtlumon, that ono good public house will accommodate oil tho travelers who pass through our village But sup poso live aro necessary; must they have license to soil liquor'/ Must they bc clothed with power by this board to ?cud ruin and misery into our families? Who docs not know that three fourths of tho travelers do not usc it, and bad much rather put up ut a house where it is not sold? If you con sider yourselves bound by tho law to givo license because you consider a public house iiooossary for thc accommodation of travelers, 1 hope you will bear in mind that tho law was enacted in tho dark Pges, when liquor was considered as necessary for tho health and comfort of man as bread. Agaiu: Thc law makes'it your duty lo license none excepting such os have good accommoda tions. But, gentlemen, do you not know (bat tho law in this respect has Leen recklessly violu(cd by every Board of Exoiso wc have over had in this town? lt bas been their uniform custom to license every upplioant, without regard to his moral character or accommodations of his house. Some of tho applicants beforo you to-day uro not entitled to license according to tho law by which you claim to bc governed. They have not tho prescribed accommodation They huvo no sheds, no comfortable barn and no outbuildings where property can bc safely intrusted to them. They huvo poor, dilapidated dwellings, that look moro like deserted barracks than publio IIOUBCS. They have no suitable furniture, no comfortable beds; indeed, there is nothing about their establishments that entitles them to ft license according to law; aud yet these men have been licensed from year to year, bot to accommodate travelers, townsmen." "Air, Supervisor," interrupted Doty, "1 have heard enough of this pettifogging und blackguardism. I hope ho will bc called to order. 1 kuow what he is coming at." .'Keep cool, Father Doty," cried out John Donaldson; "Mr. Scribner won't say anything ubout poor old Joo O rout." Donaldson was thc son of Jeremiah Don aldson, lie was a warm advocate of tho temperance reform, und a ready wit. Tho injury his brother Phillip received, ibo unhappy marriage of his sister Fanny, mid tho fearful death of his Associate, Young Davison, served to enlist his feelings on tho side of temperance. Al thc ago of eighteen bc left his utit?yo p'?C? and took un his residence in tho Slate of Georgia. Ile lind returned borne a few days previous to this meeting of thc board to assist in settling his father's estate, and to spend Ibo remainder of his days ut thc homcsload, Tho "Joe Orcut/' to whom ho referred, was n poor vagrant who Ind spent thc most of his time for three or four years past ?it Duty's tavern, and did chores about tho Rouse and bani und board. ():ie morning, whilo engaged in ibo boise burn, he fell dead upon the floor. Doty refused lo have him laid oiit ill his house because Joe had lia pt (.porty to pay him for hts trouble. "Mr. Scribner will proceed,1' said thc Supervisor. "I was cnying/? said Mr. Scribner, "(hal these men have licensed from year lo year, notwithstanding they hnvo not tho suitable accommodations, And, gentlemen, yon know what hus been thc result. Wo have iu (his town not fur from fifty habitual drunkards, twenty or thirty occasional drunkards, nuc? moro I bau three hundred modulate drinkers. Wc have but two or three young men io this town who aro not in ihc habit of using intoxicating drinks. This is nil chargeable upon our boards of excise and thc license, law. Continue tc license these taverns mid groceries for a few yours moro, mid (hose Jilly inebriates will bc in their graves, und till our J oui) g men und moderato drinkers will become confirmed drunkards. Qoi.lloa.cn, doro you place temptations beforo our citizens (hal which Will inevitably reduce them to pau pciism, clinic and ruin? Had you power you would shrink with horror fruin llu thought of scuding through our town thc cholera or Ibo plague; yoi, if you accede lc those applicants, you will commission s plague lo go forth muong our inhabitant! moro ruinous nod deadly than all tho phys'.i cal diseases over inflicted upon mat. Otico more: Thc law requires that thej shall bo tuon of good moral charada: Il is with much embarrassment that J. spool upon this point. To celtic this question gcntleiiiOn, you have only to toko tho defini tions of tho stntuto to ascertain what is t good moral character. Thal makes Sab bath breaking mid profanity n crime; con sequently, bc who is guilty of these of fenses is not otitillcd lo ii license, booausi ho has not a good moral ohoraotcr. If yoi will therefore adhere strictly to tho law not ono of th oso mon will obtain a license for not ono of t li cm is freo froitl (bc sin o Sabbath desecration und profond swearing.' "I protest rgninst this lirado of abuse,' interrupted Doty; "1 will not hear it. T< bo called nil sorts of hard names in thi public manner, is more than 1 can bear, nm ono of tho carly settlors of this town, have lived in thia community n long time and have dealt with a great many men, am nm well known, and J don't want to b insulted in this manner." uJ)eult with a groat manyi'1 .said Donald SOU, "Ho! ho! Dealt willi ? great many And I guess they wcio h'ird (lonlt with! thought ho, when 1 KAW ibo poormastcr bim oft' with old Sam Mitchell's family to tho County IIouso." "1 hope Mr. Scribner moy bo allowed to go on without interruption," said tho su pervisor." .'I was Baying," said Scriboor, "thut Sabbath breaking and profanity aro crimen in tho Oyes of tbo law; therefore, these men aro not entitled to license. There aro other considera tious whio h .should doter you from grouting lioouscs. In forty counties in tho Stato of New York, thoro wcro com mitted to tho prisons, in 1819, thirty-six thousand ono hundred and fourteen persons of intemperate habits, or who wcro under tho iufluonco of liquor when they com mitted tho offcuccs for which they wcro im prisoned. Gentlemen, is thoro any hopo that it will bo othotwtso for ten years to como, if tho licenso system is oontiuucdlf It is tho tcstimouy of nearly nil thc sheriffs and jailors, that two-thirds of criminal offences ure tho result of iutcmperonoo. Tho whole cost of pauperism to thc Stato annually, caused by intemperance, cannot bu loss than two million dollars. And what do tho licensed venders givo as com pensation? A mero nothing. Why should they havo tho monopoly of so lucrativo a business to themselves and so destruotivo to others? Gentlemen, eight murders wcro committed in tho Stato in 1S50 all under tho influenco of HUM-and sotue of thom of u very aggravated character. Au emi nent physician calculates that the average number of deaths by intemperance, for years, has bcou ono to every tinco hundred and twenty-nine inhabitants, which would moko iu tho United States forty thousand a years (00,000 a year iu 1878). What, then, oro licensed liquor bellera but liccuscd butchers by tho wholesale?" '.I do insist upon order," cried Doty. "I hopo the chairman will oloso up his abusive remarks." "To this remark Donaldson replied, changing his voico and dropping his head BO as to uot be observed, "yes, old Dloty, you arc for closing up. Tho way you closed up on poor o'd Dili Jones1 house and lot was mighty nice." This reply convulsed thc whole company into laughter. "Mr. Scribner will proceed," said thc Supervisor. "Now, gentlemen, in view of these facts can you clothe these men with authority und power to incl case and perpetuate these evils? If you can, you have no just scuso of your responsibility ns olllcers of justice aud as accountable beings. 1 will offer but ouc argument more; (hat is tn thc forms of petitions from thc inhabitants of this town. This petition which I hold in my hand is signed by four hundred persons, tho most of thom voters, and reads ns follows: 'To thc Board of Excise of thc Town of ll: Wc, tho subscribers, citizens of this town, believing tho salo of intoxicating drinks os a beverage is a fruitful source of immorality, crime and pauperism, and that it greatly increases the burdens of taxation, us all statistics on this question abundantly show, therefore pray your honorable body not to gratti licenses tho ensuing year.' 1 also hold iu my hand n petition signed by twenty females, the wives of drunken hus bands, lt is wet with their tears, and has como forth from their poverty and wretch edness iu consequences of this trudie Their voice, gentlemen, you ought to hear: 'To thc Honorable Board of Excise of thc Town of If: Wo tho undcr.sigiiod, appeal to you in behalf of our poor fallen hus bands and our neglected nud suffering children. Hut for thc legalized tra Hie in lirjuor, wc should again be happy and re spectable. Dut while tho temptation i.-. legally placed before our husband.-), not a single ray of hope can gleam upon our dark pathway. Wc pray you, therefore, to usc your influence nnd oilK'iu] authority lo put down this trutilo, which to cruelly oppresses tho drunkard's wife and the drunkard's child.' 1 hope, gentlemen, you will carefully consider those prayers and malic your decisions with reference lo death, judgment and eternity.'' After Mr. Scribner sat down, Ezekiel Mordy uro.SC and said, "Ile had no gift foi speaking, hut had for music Ile would be glad therefore, lo sing a few ?deus for thc consideration of the board." Ezekiel was tho son of n wealthy matt, who held a mortgage on Mr. Illukcly's farm, which was; no doubt tho reason, ludicrous ar; it was, why be permitted bim to i iu<: his ideas. ile struck Up ill a clear fuji voice, and supg tu old Uxbridge thc follow ing hymn: "Licensed to make tho strong man weak; Licensed to lay a strong mau low; Licensed u wife's fond heart to break, Aud make her children's tears to flow. "Licensed to do thy neighbor harm; Licensed to kindle hate and strife; Licensed to nervo thc robber's mm; Liccuscd to whet thc murderers knife. Licensed thy neighbors purso to drain, And rob bim of his very last; Licensed to beat his feverish brain, Till mud ness crown Ihy work at labt. Licensed, like spider for a fly, To spread thy nels, for thy prey; To mock bia struggles, suck him dry, Then cast thc worthless hui!: away. Licensed, where peace and quiet dwell, To bring disease and want and woe; Licensed to make this world a hell, And lit man for a hell below." As soon as Ezekiel closed, Mr. Dot; broke out, at thc same limo shrugging hi" shoulders and rubbing his chin: "Well, I should think that waa musii enough on this occasion." ..Yes," said Donaldson, "that will an swer until wc get tho Maine law, Iben M will give yon another lune." Mr. linly arose mid said: "I hav attempted lo speak two or three times btu have been dUllllbcel every time." "Not half so bad as you disturbed Pele Wilkin'? family when you turned 11)001 ou of doors," said Donaldson, whoso sally wa followed by a roar of laughter from th crowd. "Order!" said thc Supervisor. "I nm ashamed of my town," said Dot) "I will sell out and leave tho plaoo." "You could havo gone before, if you ha only mentioned it," said some ono in th room. "If jon ref uso lo grant licenses, I hop you will remember tho o will bc no revenu lo support tho poor," exclaimed Duty. "1 should think yo i bud belier look nf(< thc paupers yon have made," said e?mo on in ?i squealing voice. ?'Ordorl" oricd tho supervisor, Btauipiug his foot upou tho floor. Father Doty, fooling himself very muoh injured, took his lint and cano, and with Bovcral violont twitohcs of his haud, modo his way out of tho room, and wont homo. As thoro woro no othcrB to moko remarks, tho board was loft alono. Mr. Blakoly took up tho oases one by ono. Of tho Worden?, Messrs. ltogors uud llondcrsou voted for license, oud Mossrs. llnycs and Durtou against. This placed Mr. IMakoly in a vory unpleasant situation. Ho hud always through lifo avoided committing himself ou any question. Ho was a man who had a sido tor every question and ovory otner gcuoy. Ho saw thc dreadful dilemma ho was in, and would have jjivou his furm to bo relieved. Ho pleaded willi them to re consider thc matter, mid so volo us to sottlo tho question uuiong themselves, without involving him in tho difficulty. Ho thought of hoing nominated nexf. year for tho Assembly, and if ho voted against licenses, bc would loso tho liquor influence; and if ho voted in favor of granting thom, ho would ccrtaiuly loso tho influence and favor of tho tcmpcrauoo men; and ho folt ho hud no politioal capital to spare. Ho appealed to their sympathies-used all tho argument ho could coinmaud to induce them to divide up and mako a mnjotity ono way or tho other. To him, ho said, it was immaterial how they decided it, if they would not compel him to commit himself. Ho exhorted them with tears, but they re lented not. Being compelled to give thc costing vote, ho gave it ngaiust licenses, because ho thought, in view of tho rapidly growing .sentiment for tho Maine Law ho would thus lose loss political capital. Thc board adjourned and tho parlies dispersed for home, as it was then lalo in the afternoon. "WASHINGTON, January ?, 1SS0.-Mr. Whitthorno, of Tcunensco, returns to Washington from a visit from his district with tho report that Tennessee is much interested in tho ex President's visit to Mexico, and ho says that if tho ex Presi dent on his return should declaro himself iu favor of thc annexation of tho whole ot a part of. Mexico or of tho acquisition ol tho Northern Mexican States, or of assum ing some sort of a protectorate over thom, this would gain him a great number of ad herents in thc Southern States among thc large class of restless uud adventurous moo. Mr. Whitthorno appears to boltOVO that tho ex-President's visit to Mexico has some snob purpose, and that it was arranged iu San Francisco, which has long been a hoadquortcr8 of filibustering. If tho ex President should develop or favor au annex ation policy Mr. Whilthovno is persuaded ho would have a largo and enthusiastic fol lowing in all parts of thc South. Vii? Stomach is Strengthened. The liver regulated, thc bowels put in proper order, thc blood enriched and puri fied, and the nervous system rendered tran-. i|uil and vigorous by ibis inestimable fami ly medicine and safeguard against disooso, which is, moreover, a most agreeable and effective appetizer, and a cordial peculiarly adapted lu tho wanly of thc - *"d and in Grm. For sale by till Druggists and Dealers generally, Oct 10, 187 li 48-ly 1ST AT Vi OF SOUTH CAROLINA C'oss.'stv ???" Sconce. 1N T11 l?? CO I; 1 IT 0 F CO M M ON 1 > 1 JO A S. .Mrs Henrietta Miller, as Administratrix ol' Hid Estate Of Dr T H Miller, deceased, l'lainlilf. against Drury Knox, .) I! Dal lon and wife, M F Harton, Margaret Childers and lt A Glluior, Defendants-SOM MOXS OX Co.Mri.AlXT l ou HK i.n:r, &c. TO Ibo Defendants Drury Knox, .1 H Parl?n and wile, M F Harton, Margaret Childers and ll A (J ilmer yoU and each of you are hereby summoned L and required lo answer (hocomplaint in Ibis action, which is tiled .II tho office of (be (Merl; of Hie Court of Common Deas for Ocouco County, on Wednesday, ibo Sd day ol' December, IST'J, and lo servo a copy ? f your answer oil ibo sub scribe!*] nt their oilico in the Iowa of Walhalla, on tho court house square, within twenty days ofter Ibo Borvieo Of ibis summon; oil you, ex clusive of Ibo day of service. If you fail lo answer Ibo complaint within Hint timo Hie Plaintiff will lake judgment ngaiusl you for ibo relief demanded ill ibo complaint. KEITH & VERNEN, A NI i JJ If JOHNS, Piainfill's A dor ney s. j h. s. j J W STR1HL1NO, C C V To J E Harton, M F Dallon and Margaret (.'hilders, ibo absent Defendants herein-. Take notice Hint (bc complaint herein was fdod in (be ellice of (be Clerk of the Court ol Common Pleas for OOOUCO County O? 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