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

tle hapnineSS Oi mankind. schools and tht
means OF sfFuetion shaH forever bp en-
eourdgei hy legislative provision. no, in
consistent with the rights Of conscience.
Here schools and the means OF nst,uctioI
are to ie foslered because pooi norsh
may thereby, with other things, be pro
NOTED. Shall We not then. If possib e
90 shape our legislation a. to protect, Al
Tar as practicable, The morals OF our eili.
Eens! Al Session LIST of our Territorial
LegisiaIurP, 1883, an act was paszed Tor
the preventing Of vice and immortality
with the following preamble: Whereas,
the increase of vice ana immortality In d
nation eventually tends, hy cnruptiig the
human m nj, to wouad individual harpi.
ness, as we'll as 10 destroy natioaul rros.
psri;y, Il becomes the indispensable duty
OF the Legislature to adopt such measures
as may appear most efectual Tor the sun
preston OF iIs growth snd preventing ils
effects"
Ccrisinly, no one will deny ihs, the
nsiie, OF which the petitioners complain,
has been destrucuve Of life and happi.
hss"'-that it has warred against the
general welfare" and corrupted morals 70
On alarming extent; let this position be all
United, and The du;y Of Legislators is evil
dent from the above preamble.
In 1887 the ordinance OF Congress Of Ju-
ly l3 abovr referred to, provided, among
other things, "thsl the utmost good faith
shall always he preserved toward tie In.
dams" and accordingly we tind thar at
subsequent time, an act was passed i'm.
posing a penalty Of i,om IS to 100 dollars
Tor selling, barerins, o. in any manner
dspoSlng OF any Spniiuous liauer, or any
Other liquor OF an iGtoxicating quality 10
any indian or Indians IN his Stale: and in
addition to the fine, the person shvil iori,it
the article received in exchange, which
shall he restored to the p-cper owner ON
proof, and il Il licensed retailer, his Ecnn,e
shal he fortified; and il Justices or Constl.
bles knowing OF such violation, fad 10
make in 'oclDsu0n OF the same, lhnisof1cca
.hslI bs iofiel!rd. An exception ~ made
In favor Of Indians actualIy travelling, al.
lowing sale Of one gill each to such. For
harbodng any inloxicstpd Indians. any
person may he fined from 5 to s25, for the
Use Of the school district in which the of.
fence is committed.
am alta lOs4 to understand wlfv direct
prohibition should exist in favor of local
Indians, aud yet no such barrirr is raised
to protect the lives and happiness Of our
white population, If "the good iailh'' orI
the General Government can ONLY he car.
rled out by such projection, are not whites
a. we'll as Indians, worthy Of Le rpcipients
Of that impartial tathl But it NAV be urp.
ed that their unciviIizcd condition renders
II necessary that the parental care of the
State should be extended And mus, i,
Therefore follow that We ran only enioy
The same care on cOnd ton that hy tlp
burning light OF our Temples of Justice
HaFs OF egialaliOn--ChurrbPs of Worsbip
and Institutions Of Learning, we.retrace
our steps and wander back to a state OF
lpi6arny and hcuIhpnlsmt Or, shall they
not he lles-ed hy the peculiar influence o.
our retailing laws, until lhcy too, have le-
come such IA We arcf II rot, then ie in.
toxicaung liquors held out to them aa Il
t0nus Tor espnnsing he cause al civiIza-
tion and ChrNtiiuny. based upon the
constitutional doctrine that life and hcaIth
are proper objects OF protection. il is made
Il pe"henlary offence OF lfom three TO lir.
teen years confinement, tor giving poison
whereby person is injured; while not
only injury. bul lingering death Ia daily
caused by the sale ol Intoxicating Iiquo,s.
lfbutcher or others sclI,any unwholp.
soma flesh, or other rrowsion the pcnal,y
imposed il from ore 10 fifty dollars; and Il
stream oI water ia olsuHctSI 10 "the
manlfesi injury" of the public health and
safety, fis ranging from one to 500 dol.
lars may he imposed. And yet heavy pen.
altes are not al nPccsssv, to protect from
unWhOlesnme food as fb,n tho influence
ol int0x catiug liquors; for in He former
case, iaste and scent aad sight combined
give notice Oi lmpurity, wiliie in the latter
the vision is daz2ed by the color, and all
the sensnels are captivated, until the
oN posts arc carllt d and reason il de-.
thrOned.
II any man gives or sells Intoxicating Ii.
quor to convict in the prnt,utiary, hp
shall Ire hnrd from s to tC0 dollars, he.
cause there ia fear that he may Kill his
guard force his way--and rgrn prow
upon socicly, Ard wmid not Wisdom ra.
ther dictate that the line Should have hcpn
imposed on him who gave that rInsp,
which laid ih' foundation of tperhOp.) his
Tunl
Ifown"rs Of coaches are informed that a
driver has endangered the lives OF paseen.
gers ty intoXirution, and do not dismiss
him IN thrpr days iime thereafter, they mre
enable i've dollars prr day lon sach detpn-
lion. And who then 10 Tire Proper Offices
Ui five. when the innocent and heIress
are NOT only endangered hy fleeing irc,n
their cheerless alu(os amidst the storms OF
and winTr but have e1ly by accident,
escaped from the hludgeon end digger
welded by maniac husband aud father
| regret thar II is not in my rover to
t1Tuhh all abstract OF tue enNre annual
expenditure oil the State resulting Fem tire