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Newspaper
Camden Weekly Journal
Location
Camden, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1854
Page
4
The Prohibitionist argues that regulating license systems misrepresents liquor traffic as harmless and legalizes vice. Prohibition is framed as honest, direct, and morally clear, denouncing the liquor trade as a public harm. The piece critiques license schemes and urges abolishing alcohol sales except for specific licensed uses.
The text argues that alcohol's nature exposes liquor dealers as immoral and supports prohibition as just, while regulation is false if applied absurdly. It claims prohibition is clearly good, regulation is disguised evil, and likens regulation to a whitened tomb hiding decay within.
Mr Gough in a London YMCA talk argues drunkenness is a moral and physical evil, shaped by temperament and habit. He outlines three types of young men and warns that habit erodes self-control, using vivid examples and biblical allusions to urge self-miscipline against intoxicants.
An admonition on resisting evil habits and maintaining accountability before God. It argues that bad habits drain nerve and energy yet do not absolve responsibility, urging quitters to act on experience and avoid delaying reform. The tone warns against excuses and stresses personal duty and consequence.
A dated tract argues against alcohol use, claiming it harms families and youth. It asserts liquor fuels vice, weakens husbands and fathers, and corrupts society, likening temperance to a public, moral defense against a social plague.
A writer contends that liberty means the power to do as one pleases without harming others or breaking public order. Laws restricting selling intoxicants, licensing, and other restraints are not abuses of liberty but boundaries that prevent wrongf ul actions. The piece rebuts the idea that prohibition violates personal freedom, arguing true liberty allows only lawful, nonharmful conduct.
A violent poison incident ends in a young man’s death as readers are invited to judge the wretch who lured him to drink. Rhode Island adjourned after a week, while Maine amended its liquor law to arrest and fine drunk individuals and to expose the supplier with testimony if needed. The bill passed 43 to 12.
The Camden Journal prints a poem about a mocking bird's song at night. A speaker recalls seeing a figure named Sue in a ruined setting, observing her on a hawthorn tree as the wind moves and the moon shines, with the bird's notes mingling with the scene.
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