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THE COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN
y MONDAY MORNING, FER.a, 1sl6 Y

! ouR POSITION. .
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The Fountain IS being circulated among
80 many Of The free citizens Of this happy


country that il becomes necessary for us
clearly 10 dchno our position, especially SO


as NC have now made arrangements by
which il will have much more extensive


circulation, alasmucl as we now Issue 3


daily and weekly.


Well, theiH-we arc the uncoiapromisino


advocates oi Temperance OH the plan OF


Total Abstinence from intoxicating liquor
d as beverage We expect to urge this prin-


ciplc upon Ne attention of the whole COM


munity, We shall urge The propriety Of the


abolition OF all license for the sale, as be-
vscge, cf Intoxicating drinks; but in this


we wish to submit the matter u the sover-
af eign people. Thus, we feel it ,,ur dutyfto
tz state o,lr grand object We be eve, IN its
accomplishment it will carry n my otner
q very important matters, Of interest to the
Y welfare of every class Of our country, and
4 perpettate our free institutions. "a
',s / BNi it may be important for us to state
/. what we will not do, We will not inter-,
Az fefe with tile religious OF political opinions
+zl Of any. We only wish to carry our Irin-!
eiples t. them where they now are, to be O.
fit them in time, and thereby fit them better
TO prepare for Rieir final account


The WEEkLY FoUNTAIN.- On Saturday
4 next we shall commence the publication of
II a reskly Temperance newspaper, unde, The
-t above head, containing all the reading mat
81 ter Of tho daily, as far as Its limits will al
4 low, and other articles adapted for circu-
iation IN the country. Price, om dollar
~ per year. Persons remittng 6ve dollars, in
! CUR current money, postage paid, will receive
N. Elk copies, Payment always in advance.
s& Iu THE INHABITANTS OF THE DIsIRIcT


NoTIcE.-We feel bound to intro
duce for your consideration the propriety
of having the Charters of each CITY SO framed
u that the voters III each Ward shall determine
epwifh regard to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. within their bounds. To this we
should think no friend of liberty or repub-


licanism can object We shall be pleased
ito receive the opini ms for and against such


q measure, and will insert in our paper any
respectful commu' icati,n. II is light and


truth we wish to follow after, and be Cow
.gerhed by.sh seis.@pM a.,.f s".tJ