Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-02-13

n. ana notice our lsEal treatment Of certain eth
q evils, the loias Of which are not 20 thick ssthe
Idle finger 0f this trafic in alcoholic drinks. II
~ be cdifying also to the, advocate Of Raturai
h., ~ superior to all civil restraints to cOnsid-
how far they have been bsreft Of their liberties,
submitting to the tyranny Of the social state
indeed, we have no right to prohibit this TRAIT
s-if every restriction Of it be an invasion Of
keir Vights--then have the whole body Of retail
- and their abettors, and all other aggrieved per-
ons. in view Of the multitude Of our other aggres
I've enactmenta, essentially Of the same character.
lust cause to declare themselves oppressed beyond
endurance. and taking mp each one his keg to cry.
g Ket d depart hence" s4 to. sal
During the session Of 1889, two Of these sg-
Sressive statutes were passed By our Legislature.
One Of them DEGREES that not . man Of Us may, in
his own yard, fashion him smooth spot where,
with other foolish individuals. he may Get up
few wooden pins 1t one end. and roll around block
at them. No-that is playing at Nine-pins, found
to be pernicious practice and unless you can
convince the Selectmen that issimply for health
and recreation," you may not do it !! At the same
session, another statute was enacted concerning
Licenses, providing that the question should be de
rectly submitted to the people themselves, in
their primary assemblies TO say. in each town.
whether they would have wines and spirituous Ii
quors sold among them. or not--the question sim
ply, whether the people would invade their own
liberties in this tender point! And do you re-
member, reader, that first week in January. 1s4o.
what wailing and fierce protestat'on we heard from
the champions Of liberty and liquor. against that
ACKNOWLEDGMENT statutes What now wss the
mighty difference in principle between these two
statatesi The one prohibited a demorazalizing
game; the other barely submitted il to the people
to say. whether an infinitely greater cause Of de-
moralization should have their sanction to do its
bitter work among them. IF liberty survived the
former how is it that the very pearl Of our iber-
ties 10 cloven down by the latter And il i be
! the right and duty Of Legislature, watching over
the interests Of society, to interdict pernicons
game, how IL it not much more it's right and duty
TO prohibit, % far as possible, traffic which
hourly proves itself an agent Of mischief and inn
morality with which no other can compare
And many such. things has civil law presumed
to decree. On all hands lie our natural liberties
smitten down BY such statutes. Two horses run
before you, for example, and YOU feel so confident
that this will ourun that, that YOU are inclined to
risk money on it--but Law stops your mouth with
stern prohibition: If you still insist on exerci.
sing your natural liberty to bet, you will have fur
ther acquaintance with the powers that be;" and
20 will he who claims the right to held the wa
... ,ra he hr ;vaasa nm his natural right Ia let
his ho,.s ran syh;,4 Won bet on him. forfets his
- ~.
beast elnsshea an - - -. =. IA
STATE: 80 gaming - - $50 $50 =,
not naturally fright to DO what tney please win
ths;r own, Or man thinks he possesses nota-
.'s" Wv. 80 ..,,h,;.. .,a that he has
ole g'tt !" 1eaRHs ~ nA ~ ~.
right to use his own muscles IN tnat way ZOE n's
.,vvn emolument and the diversion of the simple.
49,. ~, n hand rive. him the odious name
~ ,,omns.bnnk. and fnes him from 500 to 1900 /!
Mouseoam"' s,'u s,hsr H. .nch cssss civil govern
40 tnese Anu n.ay O. sa,ns EIGHT an far inferior
men. ACTS on .ne ~ .s $50. n nrob;hitine
gIounos, wn..n \; sicohol;c de;nLsr-the rieht'
|.e Z. N.:. -, ~ ma, naf,,ral liberty when
.:V.i .s;..h;s.o,,.lv ~ The nublic rood:
...ss -, c,r ,.hat reasons that do
we psonson Nv, ,sS 80. san,.rd ~. nroh;b;tion az
ne! WIN .sn ip.o ~. w. ~ s;,h the social into.
TINS .taMc -. Sss a. ,vcrst Il does II
-. ..;oaaI st;sm;sh ON some Of the coarser
.ut an ocssons, nc,,csssd ,s;th fhs havoc
in.eres's o. sn s,., - n, .h.s msr shonld
WIS uaMc snnS Ia na"st ssrnsssIy defend
W9s' nIs"'y p.'As. a,,,o.i~ .vs hsdce oar nurses
80, ssssss ,vh;is cbaracter ana social mo-
;, IN hsa,ss ,nd sois NJ men, are open game
&c. .Is I.1si;.sd svstem. of freebonlingi Coun-
ss,fs;s,nc w. cannot tolerate for moment, Tor a
S, Mi ;sastsssshle nut system which con-
s:s..i,v ,roSncss ana palms iii on Ms. the worse
.sn.a!,..ss ~ humanity. IN the form of demented,
S."tsi;zsd men Z most abundantly iawfuH