Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-02-07

and all other kinds Of job W0rE, neatly
dOae a, this Office upon he most rgasWG5ie
terms, and on the st9ricd acttcs.
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! iaao1uced into neigh ohood po,ic,i Tor
his observation hat taught h.n tina! ao ito
erea Of an excitement was dimihrhtt,
/ the viruence aHd bitterness Of tLe slriiG
was increased. a family quarrel Was
I more dficdt to be managed than any
olher-a neg ghborhood quarrel thaua lown-
ship-and u county than State. Throw
stone into poo and I'll is splash and
LuJbe-to-s it into u lake and itsEka to
the bottom silently. Neighb9rhood quar-
rels were "Jequeahed from sc0ldiag size
( to sou"-ihey la=ted longer than tue tones
OF those who excited them.
/ 1t might be that the submitting Of this
license question to ba,iot could he done
without ningIing the temperance ques-
ton with general party potcs, YET he
did not 50 think. Il cer.li1iy could not
/ he KEEP: separatr from township elections.
Men would band themselves TO o,rtHsr for
E.
ties would lie organized, and all township
questions would be decided according as
they affected one way or another the en-
crossing license question. Many who
now vote Tor the lest men for mag stfate,
might, if enlisted under a "nO license"
banner, BE- induced 10 vote for the norni-
mated candidate Of their party, who would
under ordinary circumstances reject such
an one as unworthy OF the station. And
50 oiother officers and issues.
lie could no. support the bill, because it
proposed to submit moral question to
y0le-to be put up Or put down by a majo-
Iity. Citizens ought always to yo!e FROM
high moral considerations; thar was one
hing; but il was quite another matter TO
ask citizens 10 vote on question OF nor
als. Mr. g. thought Christian politicians.
and relormer5 generally. too often lost
sight Of this Just distinction. Whenever
he saw zeoIot- Of any character shooting
madiy from their proper spheres Of acton.
he incontinen!ly belhough! himself OF the
sons of Aaron, who carried strange fire in
their censers, and their offering became
their destruction. He feared some jealous
spirits sought to offer strange fire o. the
altar of temperance. Let such be prudent.
Mr.. G. declared himself opposed TO ary
change in the license law, beyond that
suggested in his proposed amendment
The Iaw-makng power ought not to at
tempt to drive public opinion as with a
-courge, for it would certainly fail in tho
effort. 1t ought to go in advance-but
little in advauce-and gently lead along
the popular mind Leave the power over
.hs subject where it is now vested, in the
hands Of enlightened and independent
courts Of Justice, giving them full discre-
ton. Then applications for license to re-
tail "the ardent" would come up singIy-
would stand upon their individual "mer-
i sand would Ue met and disposed of
Singly. But introduce this new element
of strife into your township elections, and
straightway YOU find yourselves battling,
not against a single candidate for iaUerh
Keeper but against an organized and pow
ertul phaIanx. Such men understand os
well as others the strength of union, and
all of them in a township would make COM
mon cause. In a contest OF this kind, lie
feared that not only the temperance cause
but the best interests of many neghbor-
hoods would he sacrificed. He should
vote to strike out.