New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-15
Temperance LEGISLATION in Connecticut.
Approved July 4, 1851.

The Bill, prohibiting the sale of lntoXl-
eating liquors. that was reported to. and trl-
umphantly passed 10y the Senate of Connecticut,
was so dosed with proposed amendments. IN the
Assembly and so tossed about between the TWO
Houses, by certain ruRo00fc doctors and nurses,
all wearing the hypocrtical mask of irlendshlp
for me patient that It's real friends thought best
TO let 1t be put to sleep for the present, by the
gentle opiate of pOstponement to the next session
of the Legislature. The friends of the rum
traffic however did not long ENJOY their triumph
thus achieved by the aid of such common legls-
lative, and antiteetotal tactics, for they were
soon UNEXPECTEDLY, and more efiectually headed"
than ever TYLER was by Bolts, 10y the introduc-
ton and passage of the following resolution OF
Senator Ramsdell, VIZ
"REsoLvED BY THIS AsSEMBLY.-That on the first
Monday Of April next the electors OF TINS STATE De'
and they hereby are required to assemble nj inc
usual place of holding electors meetings, ana 10 Vole
bv ballot upon the following proposition:
SHALT rqfc m tnfOricaf'ng liquors as bererage,
be- prOhibifed an this State under suitable penalties 10
RESTRAIN the SGHs'
The Moderator of each electors meeting. at the
opening of the same shall publicly state tins propo-
son, and request all electors IN iayor OF suoh pro-
position to deposit ballot box for that purpose,
on which shall be written printed the woTd-l IS.
and all those opposed to such proiotion 10 deposit
a ballot IN the same box on which shall be written
or printed the word-No. SAID ballots snail De
counted by the officers of said meeting ana returns
made Of the number in favor and against sdu ProPo-
sOn, to the Secretary OF Stale, WIN lc reluIh> vi
votes for State officers Within ten days aiter the
rpcepiOn of said returns the Governor OF the STATE
shall make public proclamation of the number Oh
votes gwen IN favor OF and against sald pfoposiloh
This was "A proposition SO PLAIN, simple, rea-
sonable, and unmystltiabe by political lugglery'
that although many OF the demogogufS found 1t a
very bitter pill vet none but the real rumdgogHcS
dared to vote against II, and II was trlumphanlly
adopted by both Houses,-ln the Senate, by
vote of u to 6,--ln the House, by vote OF i41
10 20 This resolution ungags the people, and
enables them to proclaim through the ballot-bo1,
as have recently the voters OF OHIO, whether
they consider the rum traffic blessing or
curse to community. Friend Hale, OF the =" Foun
tam" who has labOred faithfully and efficiently
during the session, as an outside member oil the
General Assembly" well says OF the movement
as follows, VIZ
Every discerning man Will at once see that the
friends of prohbiiory liquor law accomplish all by
this resolution they could expect 70 accomplish by
success In their first effort Temperance men not
only have the abstract proposition or prohlotlon
to act upon. but they have the strongest possible
motive to work for the election OF such Leglsla-
ture next Spring Will make "A sound and Judlclous
law, provided the people ask for II. 1hs IS glorl-
Gus issue We gladly accept II as full OF hope and
promise TO our cause. Thus II Will be seen that the
plea for prohibition has found favor with the Assem-
bly, and that the friends Of temperance have signaly
triumphed in spite of treachery, duphcity, and all
sorts of inQuity Let us thank God and lake courage
Now we have distinct object in view. VIZ the
largest possible vote IN favor OF prohibiting tne
liquor traffic, and Legislature In 1852 which VIII
obey the instructions of the people.
Worcester (IaSs.) Cataract