Holly Springs gazette., 1846-02-14


From the Daily Sun.
THE RIGHTOE SUFFRAGE
All the institutions of a free conntry
like ours, owe their existence TO the Right
of Sufffage. either positively or negatively
-either hy direct action or By non usage of
that action. Some of our laws bearing
most important influence upon the destiny
Of society. bear the date on them Of II o..
1895, or other remote eTas, which show
the regal character of their provincial ORR
gin, or the ohsslete state of primitive socie-
ety. which no longer existing, supereedes:
them asinapp icabie 20 its7presen. condition
We are all the children Of habit. General
laws affecting The common good, are too
apt to continue without ameGdnlent or re-
peal from the mere apathy ef men, or an
aversion to disturb systems. Whatever the
proximate cause. the fact is not TO be de>
MED. that very perncious laws are4often
conlnued by the apathy Of The general pub
lie and as many perniciousa laws added 10
the daily list by the mercenary lover of in-
dividual interest. "What is the business of
every body is the business of NOBODY And
it so happens that the welfare and happiness
| Of society too often depends on this class of
business.
When society is ia comparative state
of innocent simplicity, a law might have
| been necessary to secure accommodation TO
travellers. by license to sell intoxicating
drinks-which, in the present age
would be as peraieious, as absurd Fos-
tering the passion of ayarice. this Incense
fsyslen would grow with the growth Of the
country, aad lose all its beneficial features
of cessaryaccommodato to Travellers =
In its acquisltion of the loathsome features
/ of common drunkenness and ddebauchery-
| Laws are emphatically wise and bene6>
eial. or absurd and pernicaous. according
70 the peculiar circumstances of time and
country. "A large portion of society at
present, unite In the emphatic denial Of the
wisdom and advantage of the License Law.
Yet,a in opposition to numerous. memoir
ais. the Legislature still retain il on the
Statute Book; and present us with the ag
Esravated evil consequences of the right ol
suffrage. nulli6ed by mercenary interest.
Then if yoa will not repeal the License
Law, mako iegal provision to test the pop
uar viii, onsfl:s question. at the ballot box
4 rl-@Rum<or no um"-.Insoxication" OF
"Temierance ~
/. That questiea is now before the Legis
Elatufe.s How will they decide it2 How
ought they to decide it.e
F Interests are the parenss OF prejudice
The prodlgious amonnt of money amassed
by men under the license system. as well
as by those outside of its provisions. exceeds
all power of computation. Imagination
can scarcely grasp its immensity. From
this fountain Hows all the world of opin.
ions that create unjust psejudices agaiasi
the temperance uoyement, as containing g
something that bears resemblance to
want ofliberalty. Do We ever talk oI
/ .liberality." WREN we arrest the murderer
-or puhish ehe thief-or iafliot the penalty
| of the laws on any OF its violatorsf We
grant that to strip man of has fortuae by
Itrading in poison, is not robbery under the
faw-but in the eye Of morally and reli-
4 gion,s it is robbery. We grant. that unter
the law it is not n mlrder-batsIa<the eye OF
moratty and religion il is murder --if death
be the consequences Of the. debauch to any
human being. If yoa kill by license, or
rob by license, it is not murder, his the
license then. ths: saves from the crime
Yet the host Of interests and preludices
that cling round the whole syslern. makes
the Leg niatnre as complsle a slave 10 ais
c1hof as ifspe1l .bouad ia slhe~ delirioss
trance Of q champaign dehauch. For
these reasons we DO mol believe { he present
LsgisIatute will pass biz 70 test the TEN.
i pesadce question at the hallotrbex, ma>
j jpfit9 p[ [ifs neu1bste keing nDderthe in-
j n16{ & 6f sen5te Runesce Of those
/ countless ard werfel ipsefast thai. the H.
cen1 Aystezn sppesss 10 have created
/ shr04h every ragni location ofsocietys from
Z ffla fS0vefffx ii his State chair down to