Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-01-23

fliR ElcErlZRD TRAFFIC. Ne. y.
4hs ell ~ II 4 - ! Li<,pss In en- d
ed & &f 4 ss1|I 6ees n ,scen'. but q
solllzEy--lhAE - - ain eAS epsyuIisa 10
IEas lfI - pn1safs, . aaisanss fhaf eannatl
3 q enrs ssRprssseA The fundamental idea is
RIdhibltsa sna NhilS Il sdhsEes to this. the sys-
TEN Is salliaEy snd eommendable. The strictly lie
esnsing power i in ths depraved popular win, de-
maniing the trnGEs The law enbodies the senti-
msnt Of the opposition, ana shows the amount Of
operative tsthperance psinciPle il the community.
This restrictive System was very early adopted.
Even while ssristy uss stepped in alcohol; and
msn ssgasasd Il - necessary a. life, % that born,
lisins. dying. no man could Do without il. still it
was sslf 10 Be tn syil snd hitter thing Lie ta-
sing beast, Il must Be enasded. The attempt was
made to msthodizs the madnsss. and reduce ii to
dsceney and order. Our fathers, accordingly, took
the traffic out of the hands Of the multitude. and
gave Il in charge to discreet and trust worthy men,
numerous enough that none need 20 thirsty. eleva-
ted 10 the rank Of civil fanctionaries. and comnis-
stoned to furnish this indispensable but petilous
article discreetly. " for the public good Instead
Of reprOacA II b genuine compliment to the
character Of DeaeQps that they were % often the
men chosen 10 condact this dilcult business. They
hslA on too ioag-bht Il Il i high testimonial of
their worth, and Of the esteem insGhick they were
held. that when 4 drinking Ss.asratioa diligently
.e;ight out in all their coasts the men who would
put the bottle to their lips in sober and becoming
way. and make hemdrnnAen alsowi gravity and
discretion, they % often selected the Dsscons to
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Now this il worthy of notice, that from the first
and in its very nature the License system has been
syssem efresfriction. Our fathers with all their
infatuation ON this subject have left US, in their
plan Of 70 called License their solemn testimonial
that the OK gores %. he must not 60 at large. In
saying that this and that man might sel they pro-
hibited the sale BY others. The form was pernis-
sive. but the whole purpose and eject restrictive,
Our duty lies in the same direction. Ii 10 to urge
forward the plan Of prohibition. which they began,
just q fast and q far possible follow closely
up every measure Of change in the public senti-
ment with new measures Of prohibition, and en-
body every degree Of reformed opinion in new legal
restrictions Hat any time the traffic 10 so deeply
in the popular infatuaton that il cannot
be wholly put down. let the law stand at the ut
most possible advance, yielding reluctantly, as lit
tie - may be, and only to necessity. We are bound
to carry our restraints continually up to the point
where thepopular appetite meets Us with superior
force and comPsls " to desist There is but one
position we can innocently occupy in relation to
this traffic that Of pure epposision-of utter and
saseenspvosising Aosfiity 1t 10 baneful and God
forbidden business, and we have NO license, nor
any such thing. to give it, II Others have the heart
and the strength to sustain it, we must endure it,
butoniy bscassse we mus, and only scliie we must
Instantly, q il become possible. we win push new
and more stringent restrictions up, fully mp to our
power. and prohibit il wholly the moment we are
able. p only d We hold this position can we be
counted guiltless in this matter. ~ K 5..o., '2
And on any other ground, what consistency,
what tufpose i there il our temperance efforts
II We meen 90 eonaner- ...es~a ~ agtIr, the
Only efficient scheme Of operation must include am
earnest and fesolute movement against the trafics
To racs;fy the public sentiment by moral means is
but part Of our work. And what we effect in that
way win be insecure. and perpetually sliding back
On u.s. tl We learn to clinch every degree Of reform
BY corresponding advance in the system of legal
pfohibition. sg baa asussa sa = .-ess ia q sse
u il paiafal 10 think Of our recent laws in this
light. Instead Of an advance corresponding to the
growth Of the temperance sentiment among us, the
lastfsw years Witnessed an almost entire with
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