New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-05
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The License Qusstion.-..No NIL
AN 1sfPsarAS- CONFEDERATION.
There ia. undoubtedly en- honest diversity OF
opinion among good men in relation 10 what has
been technically called the wine question-sone
supposing that the Bible sanctions the use as bev-
erage OF the pure juice Of the grape il fernented
or intoxicating state others tina, lis sanction
fined to It's use in It's unermenied Misunderstanding
state Both, however, agree that the of drugged
or mixed wine, as beverage, has no sanction in
tfrs, authoritative book. Whatever interest, there
fore may be felt in wine countries in relation 10 the
awfulness OF using. as beverage, the pure juice
Of The grape in its ermented intoxicating state,
the decision OF that great question however de-
cided can nave very little practical bearing here;
for however lawful the Of the pure Juice OF the
grape may be- in either state, it is an undeniable
fec, that the pure juice Of the grape is not gen.
orally in use here either OF these states it, indeed
il is in use ct all and it is also an undeniable fact
that the wines OF commerce are In the sense thai
the Bible uses the term mixed wines, and because
they are they are condemned by the very au-
thorty appealed to in vindca,on OF their use. For
il s conceded that wines the intoxicating quality OF
which has been increased by the addition OF other
ingredients are disallowed by the Bible; and yet
such are all, or nearly all, the wines oil commerce.
To these wines brandy is universally added 10 pre-
vent the ace,ous fermentation on their passage
across the Atlantic; and without such ad1lteration
if brought here all, they must be brought here in
The form of vinegar or inspissaed, that Ia. boiled
wine But this is not all Though this were quite
sufficient 10 prove, according to the Interpretation
commended for by the advocates OF pure fermenied
wine that the wine here in use is unauthorized and
proane therefore unfit for use, BY either Christian
or Jew But this is not all-nor is i, the worst
Spurious wines-that is. liquors falsely called
wines-being fabricated from other articles than the
Juice of the grape. and furnished express Y for the
American market al Madeira al Oporto, at Cette in
France and even at London in England 10 all
which must be added the spurious articles OF do
lnestic manufacture, with which the whole country
is flooded Among these fabrications are some
nav MANY OF the vllest and most revolving charac
ter and none the OF which Ia healthu. even
safe This is not aucy-lt s not exsCgeration-ss
every one knows who is familiar with the facts of
the case-tacts established under the solemnty OF
oaths in Courts Of Justice spread out in Parliament
ary reports proclaimed by the public press in every
quarter of the world, and never yet contradicted.
Waving all remark. therefore on the the Of
pure fermented wine. and allowing what is called
the Z" VINE Question proper 10 remain open
question we call upon all the friends Of Temper
ance, the friends OF morals, and upon all the
" ell wishers of the human race. 10 abstain from
the use of an article, not only not sanctioned
by the Bible, but undenaoly discounteBanced
by il, as well by the voice OF experience
aud the claims of humanity. and to cooperate with
us in banishing from reputable society, arti
Gle deleerons in its nature and productive only OF
disease Of crime of misery and DEATH and there
fore an article unworthy alike OF countenance,
either by the friends of utility OF morals, Of re-
lision. Could we so change the usages OF society
that these destructive poisons, falsely called wine,
could be hanished from the sdeboard, the dining
table and the drawing-r room, we should remove
chief argument from the beer drinker and the
rum drnker, as well as from the beer-drunkard and
the rum .drunkard FOR the continuance OF their de-
s,ruc,ve habit Since the authority OF the Bible is
confessedly against the OF spurious and delete
rous wines OF commerce, aud since the use OF still
baser articles is defended among the labori.g
classes BY the use of the wines OF commerce, among
the classes who employ them will not The wise and
the good among these classes, for their own sakes,
and for the sakes OF those around and beneath them
form the high resolve of abandoning at once, and
forever these deeterious beverages The sacrifice
on their part would be small the benefit conferred
upon others immense which resolve. II formed
Alright and carried into action, would leave its i'm
press on the earth among generations 10 come, and
meet its requital in Heaven where every sacrifice
made for Gods and for righteousness sake, will be
remembered and rewarded VIII the future and
farther indulgence of the adu,eraied wines afford
80 pure pleasure on earth rich
ward in Heaven as is promised by their abandon
ment
Man of wealth! man of fashion! weigh the one
against the other and having done so in the light
that Eternity sheds upon the subject decide the
course of wisdom, and lei your actions correspond
to that decision and be that decision such as shall
be approved when the soul looks back in an after
life and from eternal nights upon the part she act
ed in the world that was, but is now no more.
Voters of the State of New-York, bear in mind
when YOU approach the poll TO decide this great
question which is now before you II you wish 10
break up system of fraud unequaed in the cata-
locue of frauds ever yet practced upon any commu.
nity-thc frauds of the liquor trGde-record your
vote for No License.