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THE TUG OF WAR.
WHAT "WAS DONE AX RAI.EIG H
YESTERDAY.! ;', '.
I?ovvle In the tead, tout jno domi
nation Reached. The Final '
Result Uncertain.
By; Telegraph to the Sou.. . . !
Raleigh. N. C.l Mav 30.-HThe State
Democrjatic Conv.ention to-day wis
called to order
it noon Chairman
Battle
of the
Jxecutive ! Committee.
There Mj
as an unusually large attendance.
V. R. Cpx ! was made permanent chair
man. R.
Mi Furman, of AshejYille, secre
d W. G.-Burkhead, Of Durham,
tary, an
and the Democratic press of the State
assistant secretareies. The ; Convention
adjourned at 8 o'clock for Slipper withr
out havjng reached a nomination 'or a
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Special Telegram to the Scni ! .
Raleigh, May 30. The i bemocratic
Convention came to order to-day I at
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noon and after the: usual ; preliminaries
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proceeded to the nomination of candi-
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dates for Governor to- be ballotted for
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by the Convention.
Fowls,
Stednian
and- Alexander
were placed m npmina-
tiori and the first ballot showed Fdwlein
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the leadV with Stedman a clo
se
second.
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The vote was ns folio ws a
Fowlei
Stedman,..
Alexaiider,
376
349
L236
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On the sedond and third Jballots j Fowle
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gained seven votes' from the Alexander
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forces, while Stedman held his own.
On the fourth ballot Fowle made a
gain from the Stedman supporters, ! the
vote standing :
Fowle;,..;.
Stedman,
Alexander......
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both the leadin
414
.J.;231 .
gain! for
ot
revealed
a
candidates,
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at the! ex-
pehse of Alexander,' the figures
being
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1.325
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Fowle;,.........
Ster .. .
Alexander,..
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On the sixth ballot, Alexhhder regained
all he had lost andjmotc, his Vote stand
ing at 256, to 392 for Fowle and 309 for
Stedman. Thekeventh and
eigntn
ibal-
lots were without materia
:iange,
the
latter standing
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Stedman,'......
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J.303
J.258 ,
reached
Atjthat
Alexander,....
Eight!
o'elocli
had now been
and a recess wd
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hour balloting
result:
Fowle......
Stedman,
Alexander,'....
was resumed
with I this
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.331
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On the eleventh ballot, Fowle reached
high-water mark with 423 votes.
Twelve votes were also cast! for Battle
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on this battle
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The twelfth stood :
ii
Fowle,
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Stedman,
Alexander,..'.
Irish Citrgry to Explaii.
" j- By dable to the Sun. J
Loxdox, Maf 30. The Rome corres-
pondent of the Daily News says that the
irisn ciergyj vili snortly receive 1 others
from the Episcc pacy to make eyery effort
to attenuate ths bad impression produced
hy the rescript. Its purely religious char
acter will be emphasized and all po
intention disclaimed, j The Vatican
itical
exhf-
bition closes Thursdav. It has been visi
ted by 570,000
people,' 30,000 bemg for
errners.
Slieridan liiiproviiigr.
By Telegraph to the Sex. !
Vjishington.
D. C. Mav 30. The fol-
' 3wir.gt bulletin
his norniiig:
kvas issued at 9:30 o'clock
Gentral Sheridan passed ai comfortable
I ight, sleeping well and for longer periods
t' - lion 4.1. ' ! : ' .l.i 1 11 . f"
. kja lui; previous nignt. ah xne im-'
r. '
jijiuycmcnxg reportea m
last evenings
J 'ulletir, is j mentioned.
(Signed) Robt.
I. ' s O'Reilly, Washington'
-Matthews,
Charles B Byrne, Henry P. : Yarrow. i
Later! At 6:30 o'clock this; evening
the! condition of General Sheridan was
I x portea to oe jas iavoraoie as at any
; . "me since the change early last morning,
i Te is almost onliis way to recovery.
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Wreclt on the X,. & 3W. R. R.-
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f - By Telegraph to the ScjfL
Louisville, Ky., May 30. A serious
lilroad weck
becurred three miles from
yesterdav
on
the ; Louisville and
'ashville railroad in which Engineer W.
' f- Quran was killed and Fireman Richi-
rdson ;and Brakeman George T. Farley
ere fatally injured. The
engine
boiler
:ploded.
;molishcd
Twentyone freight cars Were
Death of Judge Mea4e.
j Bjl Telegraph to the Sunj '
Alexander, Va., May 30. Judge N.
B. Meade of the j Corporation Court of
this City died ; at jviarsnan, x-auquieri
county, last nignc, 01 aiseaseoi inc ucarx,
from which he had been a.-'sufferer for
-. - -' . ' -t 1 ' e ' A. r
sometime. He Was on his way to. his
country home.
Trouble at Pocahontas.
1 1 1 By Telegraph to the Sun.
i Lynchburg, Ya., May, 30. Great an
iety is felt regarding affairs at Pocaho
tas, a' mining town on- the Norfolk
Western railroad. The Pocahontas Coal
Mininer Co. has teleerraohed here for
Winchester rifles. It is impossible to get
telegraphic communication as yet. j It is
thought ithat another jriot is going onij
THE THIRD PARTY.
Tbe National Prohibition
Con
ventlon in ScssiouJ
By Telegraph to
the Sun.
Indianapolis, Ind.. Mav 30. The
Prohibition National Convention! met
here to-day in Tomblinson Hall. Chair
man Dickie: of the National Committee
called the Convention tcf order and invi
ted officers of the Y c- T; tL.to the
platform with members of the National
Committee,. At this moment Miss Fran
cis Willard appeared, moving to ward the
platform, and was greeted with enthusi
astic applause, j
Formal organization of the Convention
was then proceeded with, after the sing
ing of i America" by the! assemblaee and
prayer by Sam Small, of Georgia. Rev.
H. C. Delano, of Connecticut was" made
temporary chairman ; Temporary Secre
tary, J.I B; Cranfill, , of Texas ; First As
sistant. Secretary, Mrs. M. M. Brown, of
Cinncinati j'Second Assistant Secretary,
J F. Willis of Minnesota. After the ap
pointment ,of Committees a recess! was
Ai i n - ' I'! ! !
tuKcii uniu 0 p. m.
State Guard Encampment.
Wilmington Star, 29. j
Gen. Lewis, Chief oi Engineers of the
Governor's Staff, and Col. Olds, Quarter
master General, went down to Wrights
villeye?terday, in company with j Col.
W. C:. Jones, of the Second Regiment, and
laid off , the ground s for the encampment.
Gen.?Lewis and Col. Olds expressed them
selves as weil pleased with the situation,
which they said could not be surpassed
anywhere. The grouuds are ample suf
ficient in; extent, indeed, to encamp dou
ble the number in the State Guard. The
camp will be located in the grove in Sear
side Park, Regularly laid out with streets
and avenues, and every provission made
for the health and comfort of the troops.
Kitchens will be built and a number of
wells sunk to furnish an abundant supply
of wholesome water. Several of the resi
dents at the Sound have tendejred their
cottages for the use of ( the commanding
officers! of the State Guard and has staff,
and Mrs. Herbert Latimer and Mrs. W.
A. Wright have proffered their, grounds,
adjacent to -the camp, for drill purposes.
The Seacoast Railroad will transport the
troops to and from the encampment free
of cost j if ' ;-'
Gov. Scales and all -the State officers
will visit the encampment, and the Gov
ernor will be actually in command, re
maining w-ith the troops throughout the
week.
Tbe Beautiful Picnic.
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Now Jet us to the woodland hie, where
trees their verdue wrap, for spring" no
longer lingers in old burly winter's lap.
In picnic garb we'll amble forth and sit
beneath the trees and have our hides all
chopped and hacked with stings pf bum
ble bees .We'll gaylv don our linen coats
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and thin seersucker pants, and sit j beside
the gurgling stream while o'er us crawl
the. ants, r We'll swallow pic-nic lem
onade to moisten down jour grub, which
people make by soaking one cheap lemon
in a tubj The guileless! lemon we shall
eat, devour the clammy jpie, and sit on
bo wls of custard while a tear bedims our
eye. We'll tip the mustard in the jam;
the pepper in the tea,
bur might to show
land
try with all
that we are filled
with glee.
Then let us to the picnic hiej
bur basket in our hand,
and homeward
and leaves and
come filled up with woe
dust and sand. Ex
For Congress in the 2nd District.
j , By Telegraph to the Sun.
Raleigh, N. C, May! 30. G. A.- Me
bane, (cpldred,) was nominated for Con
gress in the Second district, by the Re4
publicans, to-day.
Maryland Democrats Nominated
a Congressman.
By Telegraph to the Suk.
Havre de Grjvce, Mb., May30. Her
man Stump, of Hardford county, ""jivas
nominated on first ballot to-djiy as the
Democratic candidate for Congress in the
Second district of Marviandl He has
f .
served in both houses of
of his State. It
the legislature
Virchow's Opinion-
Bv Cable to the Sux.
Berijn, May 30. The Emperor had
light. The Vorreiche Zeitung
says that Dr. Virchow, in his examina
tion of the; Emperor's throat, found the
! ! Si 1 l I
glands to be perfectly healthy. I The gen
eral results of the
examination
were
satisfactorv.
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The Imminent Peril ot Firemen
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From Electric Wires.
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From Th: New York Sun. .
The death-dealmg electric-light wire is
at present receivi ig more attention than
at any time since the introduction of this
system of; illumii ation. . The recent kill
ing of a young ppddler on East Broad
way has done moire, perhaps,-to draw at
tention to jthis subject than any other
occurrence within the past year. The
law passed by the Legislature of 1887
for putting the wires under ground ap
pears to be mope: -ative. Here is a par
tial list of the rec :nt casualties caused by
electric light wires :
Meyer StreiferJ a young
Roumanian
jeddler, was instantly ki
led on East
1
t
I firoadwayJnear Chatham
jstreet, a few
i lyeeks ago. i He was struck
by a dang-
ing telephone wife which had fallen upon
t United States Electric Lisrht wire: A
ian who sdw the boy fall
and ran to
is assistance, w
hs seriously injured
During the fire last fall in
Vesey street,
iear Church, the firemen
were greatly
inpeded by the electric ligh
t wires, lne
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Tnited States illuminating Company
(sent a foreman around to cut
the wires
po as to prevent! accident tb
the firemen
jmd bystanders.
"i- In the "very act of cutting
the wires the
and was in
states Com
was killed by
foreman caught the current
?tantly killed.5 The1 United
iany claimed that the man
ihe fall from the
addet- At all events,
ad the wires been underground, in com
the fatalitv would!
tot have occurred
1 Last New Yearf s dav
a jdisabled tele
fhone wire lay across
the Fourth avenue
ar line at Union square
It came in con
net with one oi the horses killing: it m-
i m . 4 al .
g.antly. The telephone wjre had fallen
icross a "badly insulated Aire belonging
p9ihe Brush Electric Iliuminatjnjg Com--
iany. .i H , . -
j ln Buffalo a broken telephone
.vire be-
came charged from ait electric light
wire
wTire
end fell over a street car line. The
came in cohtact with the bit in the mouth
cf one of the horses, killing th
animal
e driver began whippihg
the horse.
Iiis whip vVas wet and became charged
1.
vith the current in the ' animal's body
;hc shock hurled the driver from the
platform into the street. A colored man
tried to ge the-fallen .horse up, and, tak
Insr hold cfithe harness, wa s seriously .iti-
jured. '
One of the electric light wires in Pitts
burg fell upon an iron awning, over the
door of a grocery, n expressman jump
ed from his wagon and in going to thje
door laid his hand on the awning. He
fell dead; j ' " . v . " '
At the big fire on Broadway near
Prince street, a fewfa months 'ago, the
flames melted the wires. The instant the
electric light wires . touched the ground
they struck miniature lightning spark$.
Two dozen or more of these wires j in
front of the burning buildings kept the
firemen away for half an hour. , When
the Fire Chief sent word to the Stanton
street station of the Electric Light Com
pany to cut off the current , he was told
that the wires belonged to another conl
pany, and lit was a long time before
the dynamos generating the current were
stopped.1 ' j -""" -j
"Electric; light wire's," si id E. A. Les
lie, the well-known telegrapher, "are but
so many death dealinsr channels. When
one breaks any one it touches is likely
be killed instantly. ' When you think
the multitude of wires stretching
every direction, you can appreciate
danger. , A telegraph wire, or even
telephone yire, when it. gets, crossed with
an electric light wire and absorbs its cur
rent, becomes an electric liht wire it self
The insulation pf the wire 3 now strung
overhead is very defective. You can imj
agine what the result would be should a
telegraph wire break on Broadway in the
vbusy part of the , day . and get crossed
f with an electric light wire. Every person
that dangling,; oroken wirei touched
would probably be killed. 1 There is n!o
occasion for this tempting of fate. We
have been remarkably fortunate so faii
but the few accidents which have occufp
red recently -are drawing Attention to
the matter. The Legislature of 1887
j .1
massed a law that all wires should
be
1 1
put under ground. Ample
provision
has been made to fulfill the rro visions iOf
law as far as the Subway Commission is
concerned. Some wires hare been buried,
but the electric light companies Tare ho
inr aloof. .
BASE BALL.
Tbe
Games' Played
Morninjr.
Yesterday
i Br Telegraph to the Sux.
Philadelphia. Pa.. 'May 30. Detroit
14, Philadelphia 8; errors Detroit none,
Philadelphia 5.. Pitchers. Getzein
and
Gleason. V t
Cleveland Kansas City
S; Cleveland;
Boston Indianapolis 0;
Boston 3.
Washington Chitagod j
Washington.
A SPIDER-WEB OF DEATH.
Mew York Pittsburg J.
New York 11.
MEMORIAL DAY.
HOW IT WAS CELEBRATED IN
J MANY CITIES.
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Graves of Dotb Eederal and Con-
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federate Soldiers Decorated.
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1 By Telegraph to the Scn.I
'-Philadelphia , Pa., May 30. It rained
last nightfand mud prevailed in ithe cem-
eteries anp-parks, but the day
was fine
early in
overhead.! Great crowds twere
attendan
ration of
at all places where the deco
aves and other patriotic ex-
erases in .
onor of the day were observed,
offices, banks and I business
AH publi
houses were closed and the day; was och
served wiih the enthusiasm which always
enters info the celebration in this city.
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- Winchester,-Va., May 30. The deco
ration services at the National Cemetery
to-day under the 'auspices of Mulligan
Post. G.i A. R., were
largely attended
The floral tributes sriven by the! ladies o
, ."i
Winchester were profuse and beautiful.
Mayor Gririchen, Mayor elect at Kinson,
and" Judge! S. C. Mills, of; Washington,
delivered addresses-. The procession was
composed of the. Winchester Light Infan
try, the Ideal post of ex-confederates, city
officials alid citizens.
New YqiRK, May 30. Decoration Day
opened elbudy and warm 'and tjfe sky had
a threateriing appearance the greater part
of the day. Business was almost
entire-
ly suspended, and the city bore a holiday
arjoearance. Flairs were flying: at half
mast from .the public buildings and many
private buildings. All statues in and
about the; city were decorated with flow
ers and flags. Sport-loving patrons at
tend the athletic games, base ball matches,
horse races, regattas and other amuse
ments, of; which there was an abundance.
Washington, D. C, May 30. Memo
rial day was observed in the usual.man
ner in this city. All executive depart
ments were closed and business was prac
tically suspended. It rained slightly in
the morning, but cleared joff nicely about
noon. , The parade took place j in the
morning; in which regular troops militia
and (rand Army men participated. The
attendance at Arlington Soldier's Home
and otherrcemeteries was erobd. and the
exercises were 01 the usual
impressive
character. -
Richmond, Va., May
feuerate and Fedxnral Me
30.4-The Con-
norial day was
1 1
observed here with an
unusual
pro-
gramme.; Public business: was entirely
suspended, while many private business
houses were closed for the gteater part
of the day. In the forenoon Phil Kearney,
1
Post, G. A. R:, R. E. Leei camp of Con
federate Veterns and jUnited Veterns,
escorted by companies B. and D., of First
Virginia'fregiment, proceeded via York
River Railroad tb the battle; grounds of
Fair Oaks, pr Seven Pines, J where the
graves of the! Federal dead in the National
Cemetery were profusely: decorated with
flowers, flags, and evergreens; and many
rose bushes were planted, all sent by
northern friends ' and j vetejrans. Col.
Theodore Bean, of Norristownj Penn,",
delivered an eloquent oration; Returning
to the city in the afternoon, these or
ganizations joined with the remainder
of the city military and proceeded to
Hollywood emetery, where
Memorial Association had j a
the Ladies
ready paid
tribute to the dead Confederates, over
16,000 in number, burriedj there, by
strewing their graves with flowers. One
prominent Yeature of the ceremonies wa
the reinterment of the remains of a num
ber of Confederates brought from Seven
Pines, at .tl?e conclusion of which the
infantry knd artiilerysalutes were fired.
The weather was pleasant, though at
times threatening, and many thousands
of people were present.! A battalion of
colored military paid the usual tribute
to the Federal dead in the National
Cemetery hear this city. 1
I Tbe Daily Sun.
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On the 25th day of Tune w
e will issue
from this office an Illustrated Business
Edition, jof I5000 copiesjof The Daily
Sun. The edition will te 1 printed on a
superior quality of papertand willcon
tain, in addition to itsi usual full news
columnsa review of
progress pf this city.
the
Its
business and
various mter-
ests willbe !described in detail,
and its
social and1 other features and advantages
fully set forth. The illustrations will in
clude many of our churches, hotels, busi
ness blocks. residences, and likenesses of
prominent citizens in a word, our inten
tion is to make this issue of the Sun a
compendium of the life of Asheville as it
is at present. We do not doubt that the
citizens and business men of Asheville
will recognize the importance; and val ue
of this undertaking arid will assist us in
carrying' it to a successful completion by
their Uberaipatronage.
Mrs. L. E Shaft, havimr I recently re
turned to the city, will Tbe pleased to
meet her! bid customers, j She has
the latest styles in dress-making and
guarantees a. perfect fit
dence, 138 Bailey street
Call at resi-
fma9-lm
Produce Market.
, By Telegraph to the Sun .
Baltimore May 29. Flour, firm,
quiet. Howard street and western super,,
250300; extra 325400, family
42575," city mills,' super., 250(3 G5f
extra 375, rio brands 475512.
Wheat, southern steady, quiet. Fultz
93100. Longberry 95100. Western
quiet, closing steady ; No. 1 2 winter, red
spot 94iV2 Corn, southern, steady;
white 656J; yellow 62S3; western,
dull, neglected.
CiNcrNNATi,May29-Flour dull. Wheat
lower; No. 2 red spot. - cash 84VLv
Corn,5 heavy ; No. 2 mixed, 58, Oats
weaker, 3G4. Provisions casic, un
changed. Whiskey 113. Hogs quiet,
easy. . I ;
St. Louis, Mo., May 29. Flour dull.
Wheat, quietly below yesterday. No. 2
red, 89. June, 88V259, closing 8V2- Corn
No. opened ; steady, closed lower, cash
49. Tune 51V8V2. Oatk steady, 33(ft
44, Whiskey .113. Provisions easier.
Pork 14.02. Lark 8.10 ' v !
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CniCAGO, j May 29. Cash quotations
were: tuour, j dun, without . quotable
change. No. 2 spring wheat
No. 2 Corn, SSVa- Oats 30. Mess
pork 141405. Lard 8.412. Short ribs
7.50, Shoulders, GG25. Short clear,
81015. Whiskey US. ; .
' Louisyu-le, Ky., May 29.fGrain firm,
active. Wheat. No. 2 red. 92. Com No.
2, mixed, 60. Provisions quiet, un
changed, j
Miss Flora Whitlock respectfully an
nounces that she is now prepared to give
lessons in Instrumental and Vocl
Music. A thorough course of instruction
given. For terms apply to No'. 29 Wood
fin street, Asheville, N. C. ma2.-tf. ;
There are twenty-two crematories in
Europe, in; which over 1,400 incinera
tions have taken place during the past
year. . - I . - . " '
"Wet or Dry.
Asheville, N. p., May 29, 1888.
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Ed's. Daily Sun: The following resdlu
tions were offered by the Board ot Trade
and the business men of the city ot Rich
mond. Va.. I and passed bv an immense
meeting of) the citizens of that city at.
Mozart Academy on the 20th of April , .
1886: The resolutions speak for ; them
selves. The prohibition movement was
defeated. 1 ' . : X. .
Whereas, Under, a recent act of the
General Assembly of Virginia, the people
of Richmond ,will be required upon the
26th inst. to determine by their votes
whether the sale of wines and liquors
shall be absolutely prohibited in our cityj
after the 1st day ot . Mav next: andj
whereas, the traffic in those articles has
existed from time immemorial, and under :
the sanction of the laws of the State of
Virginia, lartre investments of nronertv
' o j o . m A
have been made, and great business inter-f
cs.have been built up, the value of which
to the individual proprietor is of imj
posing magnitude, and cannot be sacri-t
ficed without material injury to the com-j
mercial prosperity of this city and State j
and whereas, as the adoption of thispro-j
hibltion policy in this city, will withdraw!
annually from the revenue of the State
$62,000, and from the revenue of thej
citv $15,000 of license taxes, imnosinc:
the necessity of supplementing thjs de.
ficiency by additional burthens upon our
already. heavily taxed people; will throw
out of employment a large number of
citizens of all classes ; vill at once di
minish the rental valuation of a great
number of houses, upon the returns from!
which many families are dependent fori
support, and will, we . believe, exercise a .
depressing influence upon all the commcr-
cial interests and enterprises among us ;'
ana wnereas, we yieia to none 01 our
fellow-citizens in deploring the cyils of
intemperance and in commending and;
encouraging all legitimate efforts, to1
check and restrain the undue use of
intoxicating liquors, we are not satisfied!
from the experience of other communities I
that prohibition does prohibit,, or'
that it contributes to the promotion of
the moral any; more than it does to the;
advancement of the material interests of j
the State.! Therefore, t
' Resolved, That we earnestly advise all
of our fellow citizens to vote oh the 2Gth ;
inst. for adherence to the traditional -policy
of our fathers in the licensing of
the sale Of wines and liquors under the I
existing laws of the commonwealth. ' '
JSgsolved further, That we deprecate j
the proposed violent departure from the.i
policy which has characterized the legis-1
lation of Virginia in all her past glorious
history, as the first step towards the -adoption
of a system of sumptuary laws
at war with the fundamental principles
of civil and constitutional libety.
Resolved farther, That '.we prpfundly
regret and deplore the efforts made in
this matter, for the first time in Virginia,
to coerce public sentiment upon questions
of political action by the church and the
clergy. ; . ; .
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