Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-08-06
TEMPERANCE Laws.

to society, even II only deprived society OF
some portion Of thu facilities aud labor Of the
criminals In,empcance Is crime against
society but falschood is a much greater
crime, and priHioi filschood is greater one
still. And falschood In the laws, which are
supposed to be based upon truth, i.,he great
e., crime which men eau commit against 40
cie,y for there II mulnplios crimes without
cnl. But we viii not pass over lightly, the
crimes Of intcmPcanco, for 1t is an abomina-
ton. It exiluguishcs thn spark Of divinity
which distinguishes Va from bmies, and
makes brutcs of us; il dcslroycs iho charm
of social intercourse, blind. Us to al our du-
tics. induces ~ tn treat with cruelty those
! who sought To be mos, dear 10 US, and lead to
every crime which man Silhou, the use Of
reason commits.
I Amer admitting an this, now let us strike
q parallel between the political, or ccclcsIas-
teal hypocri,c; the one trying To deceive
and rob men for hIs own advancement, aud
the other trying to deceive his God, aud those
who feed him with the voluntary fruits at
their labor ON the one hand, and the bcastly
druuka-d ON the other. Tho unfortunate
irunkird is a .courgr 10 his family, and a
nuisance To hi. ncighburhood bot his career
d, short hc soon dies, and h,, vice dies with
him. whrrcl, the false aw.gi,cr, and the
lal.c priest, leave after them their dctcsiahc
principles 90 frucuGy OF rouu.h for ages.
I How ATE these did,cu, criminal. punish
/ cdi II wc are allowed To- call deceptive pol.
/ iuc.aus and priests criminals - The drunk
aul !, punished by conlomp, of lhc public,
and By doe strong arm Ut the law, when be
iu,cmp,nncc lead, lo civil crime Bat ih-
hl,.aerof Cod, ruth. who muluPlio drunk.
ards. and 40 u,hrrcrm.ual', through unequal
and uu.us, lav,-duuur thousands ,o GRIM.
tual deeds, through poverty and despair i'
punished neither by public contempt, nor hy
the laws: tor 81. 3, Who make, ,hc la~s,
and taken -Iccid care to screen all hls aris.
however criminal, or rutuous iu their rllrcis,
irau conviction. just AZ ihc inmor ct ihe
law, ,o restrain privileged oppressive cuTo-
nuuug. frame rhc,. laws, 80 a, 20 catch mono
bat ,hr weak aud o., thc large Gsh escape.
II uc looI lt doe codes and digest. Of "a.
uuu,. We fud lhn every criminal nation ha.
10. appropriate punishment, mo-, o.. a wee, or
as departing from thc everlasting rules Of
,ustcr. uo, OF, q ,rn, or 49, bring contrary 90
thc rule, prescribed by the revelation Of che
divine will. bu, merely as crime, and BOO
proportion Go 10, malignant influence on .orl.
r,,. Tho reason ui th.,l., because ihcPrn.
rrplr ob,rr, ui -nc.r'y b.. not -u much Co at.
a.n individual good, Cd, thr public guud, which
require, uut ur uror OF Co., Laws should h'
principally exercised against those crime, Co
which MON ATE most prunc, aad which 900,
m.., likely lo sap lhr foundations OF suo.uiy.
Different and ,ariou, reason, have ud0r.d
men 4, believe chat ihr care ui ihc mnrs-
,atr. extended uaiuuIl, oa'lllr ct religion,
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