The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-12-18

poses only, who shall receive from said COM
missioners a license for such sale and no
other.n Now if the 9Th section really makes
il The duh of thecommissioners 10 grant gen
erallicenses TO sell, what necessity for max
ing provision Tor special licenses to sell for
medicinal, chemical and manufacturing
purposes only," since general license of
course includes a license to sell Tor such pur-
poses, and therefore wholly supersedes, and
renders absurd the giving OF any such spec
ial license
hseems appropriate 10 say, in this con-
nexion that the suggestion so frequently
made of late by those in favor OF general IL
censng, that The opponents OF such licensing
are also opposed 10 licensing fo' medicinal
chemical or manufacturing purposes, is, so
far as know or believe, entirely groundless.
Gen. Strong, nominated As commissioner, it
has been said is thus opposed. This is well
known to be untrue and besides, the reso-
luton of the convention which nominated
him. declaring tina, licences ought not TO be
granted, expressly excepted licenses for the
special purposes referred 10. The commits
sioners will, of course, in every county grant
licenses for such purposes which may quiet
all apprehensions that wine and spiritueus
liquors cannot be obtained for medicinal,
chemical, and manufacturing purposes.
But there is another argument Crawn from
the 18th section, which is still more conclu-
give. In case of license for the special pur-
poses referred to, it is provided that son
violation ofthe terms Of such liceDse"-that
is, on sale of wine or spirituous liquors 10
be used other than for medicinal, chemical or
manufacturing purposes, in other words as a
beverage-the commissioners shall annul
such license. So then, upon The construction
by our opponents Of the 9Th section. combined
with the plainprovision of the 18th, the COM
missioners are required TO perform, these con-
Trajectory duties; first 10 grant general IL
censes for the sale Of intoxicating liquors, 10
be used as a beverage second, 10 grant
special licenses TO sell Tor medicinal and 9TH
er purposes only; and third, if such purposes
are disregarded, and the liquors are sold 10
cences So that the commissioners are re-
quired 10 license the sale Of intoxicating IL
quors for n beverage, and at the same time,
to annul licenses ifihey are used for thatpur-
pose ! Such is the absurdIiy and contra
diction involved in the forced construction OF
the 9Th section, 10 which have referred.
close this communication by replying to
an objection. Ii is said that the public &C
commodation requires houses of entertain
ment, which must be licensed, and therefore
there musibe licenses for selling intoxicating
liquors TO be used as beverage. | admit
the premises, but deny the conclusion, be-
cause we may have houses Of entertainment
licensed, without license 10 sell intoxicating
liquors-the law in question making provis-
ion for licensing inns, for entertainment, in
distinction from Tdre1ns-the former not be-
ing authorized 10 sell intoxicating liquors,
while 'lhe selling of distilled spirituous liquors
wine, ale CT beer, in quantities less Than one
pint" constitutes Tavernkeeper, according
10 the express declaration ofthe act. Where
ever then, a house of entertainment for the
public accommodation, is needed, the COM
missioners will, Of course, grant license
while if they are true friends Of temperance,
they will refuse to license fdre1ns; the only
purpose of licensing Taverns in distinction
from Inns, being 10 authorize the sale of in
toxicaiing liquors, with their mischievous and
melancholy train ofevils 10 the community.
What friend of the peace, happiness, and
prosperity of the people can desire to have
houses of entertainment thus turned into tav-
erns, with their bars filled with rum. brandy,
gin, wine and strong beer, 10 curse the COM
munity? Let the friends of temperance an
swer this question at the ballot boxes on the
first Thursday Of January next
A b.