State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-10-09

STEvENsoN's PICKNIcK COMMENCE
MENT CT THE GALLON Law. yesterday, the
celebrated Slevenson's Plcknick came off,
three doors above Pearl, on Main street.
The occasion was the expiration Of his Ii.
cense TO retail in small quantities; hereafter
to b. pensoneE and an expounder Of the
"Gallon Law"
| A large crowd came into Stevenson's as
usual at Ii o'clock, where they found his
large SIX GALLON bowl Of punch exhibited.
1t was pyincely treat. Those who were so
much s'gallon men" as to refuse drink from
that capacious urn, were, of course, accom-.
modated iE "broken doses"-say from one
to two glasses, just as they called for them,
in quality as good as the best, and little
better.
putty, JAG. Reamer, is a good representative
of his principal, who is now absent.
JAG. ReameT was the individual who, with
his calm and sedate countenance, furnished
those generous refreshments during the late
fires, which so much invigorated the s'Inde-
pendent Phoenix Fire Company" and the
other branches OF the Fire Department. MIR.
Reamer officiated yesterday; and the tabIt
he spread at eleven, as lunch, would have
shamed most of the Natchez dinners. There
were fowl, fish, pork, mutton, and venison,
pig, amb and veal, with eggs in all varieties
of cookery; besides every condiment suit,
able for an occasion like this. A large con.
course, with the highest good feelings, did
honor % the occasion. here were assem-.
| bled politicians, with their adherents; meIs
Of commercial pursuit, with their bills of
sale; and lawyers, with thei, briefs-all eager
to mingle with the "great democracy" on the
funeral occasion of cold times, and the birth
of the ''GalIon Law"
Every feeling OF this assemblage was al
execration of the s'GaIIon Law" an infamou,
provision, based on bad principles for good
end.
Our fathers of " '76" went against the duty
on tea and stamps; so will we, their descen.
dants, 90 against the illegal and unconstitu
llonal legislation of the Legislature of Mis-
sissippi, both on the ssGallon Law" and th.
ssTayern fare bill"
We have no right to do UrOng that righf
may be the consequence. The principles ..
Legislation on which the tsGallon Law" was
based, were wrong and in opposition to the
principles of our constitution, and to the
general feeling of the community.
The moral part of the community, feeling
too weak in the justice of their cause, wish,
ed, wrongfully, to bring in the aid of law to
their assistance. Through disappointed, un-
happy and dissatisfied partizans, the bill they
wished was hurried through the Legislature;
and that bill has violated the principles for
which our fathers fought. It is antl-republi
can. and opposed to the principle of free
trade.
The people of Mississippi are as willing
as the people Of Massachusetts, to sustain
true legislation, based on constitutional prin.
ciples; but the former cannot 60 the sGallon
Law" no more than the latter can 60 the
Fifteen Gallon Law" Both are illegal
in fact-anti-republican in effect, and inju-
riOus to the public morals. Public morals
need no fictitious and from false position,
as the Gallon OF the Fifteen Gallon, both
evidently are; for if gill is bad, sgallon"
or ..fifteen gallon" is Oorse. There is no
mistake in this position. II is intended to
| gull the public, and its death warrant is
sealed Free Trader.
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