Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-02-13

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1 were iniempfFaie, ani met were intox'-
csiei when thsy committed he offence for
which Ihry were comwilted-only % Of the
who,P ma nher were temperate ard dOui {
fll; and some Of them were under the in-
fueuce Of the intemperato when they vi0-
lated law. Ofire 546 crimi 'als--c52 we've
con,milled Cor larceny-212 Tor hleaches
Of the peace ard trrspass on PERSONS and
prope1y--2l for passing couLterfeit mo-
Hey--l2 ior buTglSry--s Tor peuury-3 or
murder, and O. Tor other offences.
In Hamilton county during The pNst yssr,
the statistics Of Intempetance " re COM
piled, and during n year previous 10 the
compilation OF Ire facts as publishe sl5,.
coo were expended for supportil pau.
Pens; $4,000 were vansanri by tltr ii-
ieupefSte Ionr, OF which sum. s27 500
were expended in the townsllpof Cincin-
natl.
$40 Incorporate PERSONS were commit.
ted during the year, and prosecuted al an
expense of SIS, 8G5, which sum added 70
S45.OO0 ct poor charge. makes for rrinIe
and Po'rrty the s,aOf S6O.835. Deduct
from thiS the sHduutot $1,000, the amount
received for liceuFes aud the clear lcsS on
two items oil expenditure, 2 suitng lian
ntcmperauce will he, to one county. $751;
1856. BY a reCem report from prpbv cour-
ty, their expenditures per year iro,a the
traffic are gwen at Sl6 600; which, 1t
proper average, the Sldp would give
s960,000 per year. Without further facts
on the SUiipct, is II not mHtterof seriuns
consideration that evidences of sgch an
character may be drawn from two
or three Of the eighty couuliee OF oar
S,alel
Such hriHg a glance at the inference Of
intemperance, and the character ri the
fundamental principle oi Governments
under which it ha7 increased GIl an ajalu,.
ed and indignant people have been arous-
ed 80 sense NJ danger and du,y. Iwmld
briefly advert TO the contemplated vhi' sp,
The petitioners ask, virh grprl uusuimi.
~, that. when al expression 81 the public
Eill is adverse to g.snrnG lrrrse icr re.
telling, they shall nst bo granted. n N
farmer days tlrr people delegated . PARTON
et their Inherent powtT 70 the courts, and
now are ol oplno, than Shry can use it TO
their own and the roln'uu mites advantage,
ty exercising it themselves; who dare OIL
icct, bUt these who woad wrrst away the
last vestige OF human freedoms. and ia il
beneath the cumWous ni,ss Of ar'iuary
aud despotic icgisIaiou Win surh law
"a il asked for, ita operation wouId ara avs
In democratic, when IuIlpxpresson rou'd |
be 0btained. and in case Of hn minority of
any township, ward, or TrpcTnc1 in the
State should br OF opinion that tax should |
he avoided, crime and pauperism prevent
ed, disense checked, morals guarded, rclj- |
gien, arr and science promoted and |
mountain weight Of sorrow rolled from the |
hearts OF deciding victims, then would the |
decision he HcCnr,hng to the viii.
But such n law wonld nevprhe in ad- |
vance Of public opinion; ior,if the ua1ori |
ty erred one year, they eaudif they desired |
correct it the next. This law is not de-
manded for the purpose Of aiding q morBl
enterprise merely Tor the Ircnds Of 10 pior.n
are amply ajie 70 carry me wJr into tie
enemy CAMP when not bonnd downa.
restrained by arbitrary legislation. Conn
munitcs have been relolmCd, and when !
tE,c Shouts of the piriors we're eIeapiHg |
Iiom grateful fps, hy orAfr,of The court on
the demand OF one person, abe fires have
been re-. kinhled, the victim ''eand, and the
sacrifice offered upon the consaHjug altar.
To-day tive humane are toiljnS ta relorm ttte
poor inebrialr, and lo-troTow, in virtue Of
power hy them Delegated, the cUult grar'e
license to makp more victims over which
they may shed their tears, The ptop'c orr
ly ask that they may insuTct THEN courts
Since they ask it, am wiling to voRe ior
The amendment of the pentlrm,n from
AshtalnllS hut in case that Should fail, |
win not abandon tie ships ut W I uryc
the passage oI the Senate bill, which per-
mits the people to prohibn the sale when.
cvcre majority Of the voters of any town
ship, wardor precinct in the ,Stete sAsIi re-
monsrate.