Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-05-22
! THE ENQUIRER.
1 LErUHFIELD, NAY &c, Is1s.
sAIEnF spTRITUOUs LIQUORS,

Among the subjects pending before The Legisla-
tnre, no one Is likely to occasion 50 many embar-
: easements as the one above indicated. This re-
suits partly from contrariety of views among our
citizens, and partly from the intrinsic difficulty
which has ever, attended the enactment Of laws on
questions of morals, or which are sumptusry in
their character Wetrust this subject will receive
careful investigation at the hands of our law ma
kers, and will be disposed Of JUSTLY discreetly. and
kwisely. While tbs admitted that the evils of in
temperance are great, it should be remembered,
that those Of legislation resulting in popular ex-
citement and discomfort, are by no means trivial.
We have ever been unwavering in the opinion,
that whatever the Legislature do on this. and 9TH
er kindred subjects, should be done in strict subor-
dination to public sentiment Any other course,
will lead inevitably to instability Of legislation
4 the laws will be one thing one year, and some
thing else the next--society will be necessarily
/ disturbed, and Little good will be done. We have
recentlyreviewedc carefully all our laws enacted on
this subject, during the last six or eight years
and we are sure, we never before witnessed such
an example Of Legislative fckleness. No less than
three or four systems have been tried. A law
drawn up with great care, and PASSED one year,
has been repealed the next The subject has been
kept necessarily on wheels-til finally, Gin 1s42,)
the Legislature swept away all restrictions, and
conceded to prohigate men the privilege Of setting
up establishments TO sell Y the liquid poison" in
every vicenage in the State. This specimen of
the largest liberty" has been the source Of great
and crying evils, and no doubt an enlightened pub.
lie sentiment demands remedy. But to Mtraism
we are opposed The People will sustain the Le-
gislature in measure of moderation; particular
ly in one which encourages ahope of stability
What, then, shall that measure be-! p dHH
We say, put the subject Of retailing in each town
into the hands of domestic tribunal-the civil
authority and tselectmen-the. Board with whom
the subject was so wisely and 50 safely left for so
many years, Give them ample discretionary pow
ers and they WILL in nine cases out of ten accom-
modate their action 70 the existing state Of public
sentiment within their precincts If the Peoplein
any town, really desire stringent exercise of the
powers Of the Board, this will be known to the
members, and will produce its proper effect. If
more liberal policy be demanded BY the popular
will, the course Of the Beard can and will be grad
uated accordingly.3 10 Ifeqi tei, aslysat
We are utterly opposed to making Temperance
the subject of an election, or popular excitement,
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"H ,o coula and would cut down the grog
CERES, lhose aens o. lniamy, which have been so
al. over our state' oy the ACT Of
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wou'a raily round such law; and oy resisting
the agitations Of mistaken enthusiasts, place this
great and good cause on the exalted ground pub.
lie sentiment where alone 1t can or should stand.
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