The Columbian fountain., 1846-09-25
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! Rev. J.T. WARD. Assistant Editor.
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fall,1' for Swine is a mocker, strong drink
isfaging: and whosoever Is deceived there
by is not wiser N'easeA IT.
aA With the gentlemen Of Lebanon zoe deuy
the prerogative of man, forcibly to interfere
with the exercise of our natural, moral and
social rights, except with our consent; but
they have accused no aman" of doing SO,
and their declaration, therefore, is at once
useless and presumplive. Ifit is true that
any "man" has taken the law into his own
hands, and infringed on the reserved rights
of the gentlemen of Lebanon, they have a
legal redress which can al any time be
taken, on application to the roper authori-
ties. We rather suspect, however. that
'h's little piece Of sophistry was intended
as an opening wedge for the other resolu-
ton, the writer thereof knowing that men
Will not stand to consider when they sus-
Pect thattheir rights have been, and are like
" to be jeopardized. et, aa' Il, it ',a
The second resolution reads thus:
Resolved, That our no license law, un-
der existing restrictions, is the offspring of
absurdIty and folly; an invasion OF the sa-
cred rights of freedom; vile calumny up
on the character of men capable OF. seif-go-
yernment; and presumptuons experiment
upon the patience and forbearance ofa con-
hiding and peace-loying people. W
Why was the word existing so ngeni-
ously inserted in the first line Was it to
show us that the gentlemen of Lebanon are
in favor Of a License law, but not such
one as that which is now in force, or. was
It intended to convey an impression that
they are really Free Traders while they
Intentionally leave a loop-hole to be used
in case Of necessity2 II the latter, they
are welcome to the fruits which their du-
plicity may produce, they will prove I,
\ ..u-a+y like thatwhich grew 7stt
Near that bituminous lake where Sodomp
IN ~ famed. ts...... NJ, t4yt
Fthe former which we suspect is nea-
rer the truth) it would seem that they re-
gard the loss of the FOOLS pence with some
anxiety. If the present law, in prohibiting
IN some measure the sale of wines and spi-
rltuous liquors, is tan invasion of the sa-r
cred rights offreemen,' did not the old law
(Which prohibited the same 10 the great
mass OF citizens) invade the rights Of all
who, were not licensed -or are no persons
freemen' except distillers, linn keepers, and
retailers, and no rights Sacred except those
which they possess .s a ase
That the law lis the offspring Of absurdity
and folly we deny. 1t is a law re-trans-
ierring to the people, duty which they
had transferred to the government, as their
agent, and ifthere is any sabsurdity or folly'
IN such course, it would afford us plea
sure to see where it is can invasion Of the
sacred rights Of freemen.' s@faAsaa m III
\. We have been led to suppose that an in
vasion led 70 a loss Of something, either of
rights or property, or both; but in this in
stance, the opposite effects are plainly visi-
ble instead of loss Of rights, we have
been called Upon to exercise one which bsa
heretofore, been exercised by the govern
ment only; instead of loss Of property, in
dividual members Of community possess
some portion of that which would other
wise have been in the pockets Of the Sim
keepers and retailers.' We deny that the
community or the government has exer-
clsed any right which does not fully belong
to 1t, and assert fearlessly that none of the {
reserved, and therefore, sacred rights OF in
dlvduals have been or can be invaded or
even infrnged upon by the act in question.
his has been proved SO often and so con-
that even the gentlemen in Le-
Damon musthave been convinced, If convic-
non IS possible, and we shall not now,
therefore, repeat the arguments; at more
convenient season, if our 'neighbor desires
It, we may examine them