Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-06-11

destroying traffic, inhiciing such punishmenls up
on those who engage therein as will efeclually
deter men from so doing. We are fully Of lhe
opinion thar the popular feeling in most paris Of
the State, would even now Justify such a course
in our Legislature. But lel rs at least ask them
TO give the entire control Of the subject TO The
people Of the several counties or townships ia the
State, 10 case they cannot grant the request above
referred 10. And here | would take the liberty
Of suggesting 10 our friends the proprieiy, may
not say, the necessity Of a county convention Of
temperance men 10 take this subject under con.
siderailon, Let our friends in CarrolIon desig-
nate the day upon which the meeting shall be
held at the proposition find favor in their eyes
and the feeling that we are happy 10 believe per-
yades the county upon this subject, is sufficient
guarantee Of full attendance. At some future
time, II can have access TO your columns, |
may urge al greater length the necessity Of the
measure here proposed. The limits Of this bur
ried article will only allow me TO say that Orange
township will not be wanting Of representatives
in such a convention if one should be determin.
ed on. THOS. Il, CUMMINGS.
Leesburgh, June 9th, l847.
01rlt is but justice TO ourselves to say that we
do not entirely approve either the style or the
sentiments of the foregoing communication. In
regard to the beneficial effects of the great tenn.
perance reformation there is no difference Of opi.
MON between our correspondent and ourselves
but in regard to the means Of conducting that re.
formation successfully, there is a rsry material
difference. He thinks that the action Of the courr
in refusing TO grant licenses for the retail of ar
dent spirits is a stride that accompishes nearly
every thing for which temperance men have been
contending; while we fear that it will prove Q
retrOgade movement. We may err in judgment
but 10 prohibit the sale of intoxicating drinks by
the gill, while the traffic is open to all those who
desire to embark in it by the quart, seems to US
very much like "Sraning at gnat and swallow
ing camel;'-like Furnishing minor offence
and protecting great evil. We do not wish to
be understood as censuring the action of the court
upon this subject. The license law, in our opin.
ion, has always placed the court between Two
fires, from one or the other Of which it must no.
cessarily get scorched: hence, we have always
desired TO see the court, untrammeled by outward
instructions, choose between the two evils which
the tOtoering VisdOm Of our legislators has made
it incumbenIupon Ito decide; hoping that the re.
formation now steadily progressing would soon
be brought 10 bear upon our law makers, and the
court be relieved from responsibility with which
it should never have been burlhened. We desire
that the matter be calmly and deliberately test.
ed,-that the action of the court have q fair and
impartial trial that the law be enforced TO the
fullest EXTENT trusting 10 time, the great solver OF
all problems, TO demonstrate who has been de-
ceiVed. If the measure now under consdera.
zion should prove as beneficial as its advocates
anticipate, very well; if NOT it will, perhaps, en-.
able all the friends Of the temperance reformation
TO meet upon common ground, and determine
what further measures will be necessary TO pro
mote lhegreat cause forwhichthey are struggling
We had desired to let this matter be tested il
silence so far as we are concerned; but an allu'
sion of our correspondent placed US in position
from which very erroneous inferences might be
drawn, and rendered some explanation on oul
part essentially necessary. We have hurriedly
expressed ourselves in brief and candid manner
and (unless again forced to explain our position,
shall now leave the subject with those whose pro.
vince it will be 10 investigate the matter, and
render verdict according to the evidence.