If the Southerners had left things as they were under the Missouri Compromise, they never would have stirred up the popular outbreak that destroyed slavery.

Now, Porter is said to be unfriendly to you, because he wants a bill to limit the number of licenses, and to increase the fee to new saloons.

Don't you see that is all in your favor, though apparently against you?
In the first place, you are established, and the law will be drawn so as to give the old dealer precedence over a new one in granting fresh licenses.

This limit will really give the established saloon more trade in the future, by reducing competition.

While the increase in fee to new saloons will do the same." "By -- --, yer right," said Blunkers.
"That's too good a name to use that way," said Peter, but more as if he were stating a fact than reproving.
Blunkers laughed good-naturedly.