The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-09

web But the right TO prohibit the traffic is
not the question to be decided in June. If it
was, We would discuss the proposition, and we
would ask the advocates of license, If the act
of licensing does not of itself imply the rightto
prohibit, if thepublic good requires it.
The only thing the people are now called
upon to decide is, whether or not the yender Of
intoxicating poisons shall act under sealed
commisSion--not whether he shall make drunk
ards, but whether he shall pour his stream of
burning lava upon society according to the law
in such case made and provided" .
WHY NOT LEAVE THIS SUBJECT WITH THE LEolsLA-
TURF.
Simply because, il has been lefl with 1t al
ready too long Legislators have abused their
powera-they have transcribed their authority.
They have quartered upon us an army to eat out
cur substance, riot upon our happiness their
banners rolled in blood, and the shrieks of mur-
dered innocence, constitutes the music Of their
march. 1t is time for the people to undertake
the holB righteous, and Indispensable work of
self defence. The experience Of the past
shows that this subject cannot be safely left to
the tender mercies of party politicians.
We have no wish, and even would protest
against this cause, "the cause Of all mankindn
being welded to any political party. Nothing
but politics can live and flourish within the at
mosphere Of politics. One bar-room OF grog-
shop would do more to rouse the partizan pas
sions of the multitude, than the warmest ap-
peal of the most eloquent advocate of truth.
This question has been made the rallying point
of political party revolution. Put the no-license
clause in the organic law, and it is beyond the
reach of heartless demagogues.
HOW WILL you VOTE?
Fellow citizens, we have no room to enlarge
upon this all important subject. How will YOU
decide the question you are opposed 10 the
new constitution as a whole, vote against it.
But will you not deposit a ballot, inscribed
"Liccnse to sell intoxicating liquors, Mop
Then if, indespte of your wishes, the constitu-
ton shall be adopted, this section becomes an
important part OF it. The question is for you 10
decide and bleeding humanity, the helpless
ana broken. hearted wives and mothers, your
children, and your children's children are inter
ested in your ballots. Vote s1icense to sell in
toxicating liquors, Yes" you soIemnN enter
into partnership with the Liquor Seller to de-
stroy the bodies and souls Of your children, and
annihilate whatsoever things are pure, honest.
lovely, excellent, and of good report in this
great State you authorize them to nerve tbe
ann of the rObber, infame The lust of the sedu-
Ger, sharpen the knife of the assassin you send
abroad moral lepers to infect and pollute society
with their deadly virus. Vote license, and If
your son dies drunkard, his blood stains
fathers hand Will you, can you, dare Won
enter into such covenant with the enemy of
all peace and yirtue3
Vote emo license" and you declare that your
Legislators may abate nuisances, but shall not
erect them, may prohibit vice, but not authorize
It, punish, not aid in the commission OF crime.
Vote "no license" and the moral character of
Ohio will be yindicated, and the cruel monster.
intemperance, will feel the blow throughout
Chrlstendom, Vote emo license" and the .ipreat
seal - of State will never again be used in The
work of decimating those who dwell within
the boundaries of Ohio, Vote ''no license.n
and the monument of human skeletons erected
in every neighborhood will not have waving,
from its summit, a flag with the coat of arms of
this Commonwealth emblazoned on its bloody
foldS S. +. CARY, FsF
| |. SCHMUCKER,
-BEMEN GATES,
~ ~ Z. M. GREGORY, =
F. d. KIMBALL, 9
Committee.