The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-12-18

family of the necessarles OF life; in the
fifth place, it is wrong to paralyze the
arm of industry, and debauch the COM
munltv by rum. or aay other agent; IN
the sixth place, it IN wrong in govern
ment to grant licenses to individuals for
the purpose OF spreading disease and
death Throughout. 'he entire community;
.'and what is wrong, never, IN any case,
becomes right;'--So says Mrs. d., and
her opinion is certainly sound when APP
piled to the rum trade.
But listen to her agaln:-"A man has
no right whatever, TO drive through a
crowd at a rapid rate: he has no right to
build powder magazine in the midst OF
a popuous city; he has no right to es-
tablish gambling houses, because such
actions are wrong in themselves. ant.
for that reason cannot in any sense be
considered right Then, if such actions
are wrong in themselves, he has no right
to drive fast any 'chere, or establish a
powder magazine any erhere. Now, We
know that he has an undoubted right TO
do these things. when he can do them
without injury to the community; hence,
it is clear, that such actions are wrong
only in connection with the community,
and not in the abstract, at all. how
ever, agree with Mrs. Davis that all Of
these things are wrong in the concrete,
because they I'M ure the conmunlty; and
tor precisely the same reason. the rum
business is wrong and should be dealt
with impartially; as other nuisancrs are.
Again, Mrs. D. SAYS: 'but ten men
have no more right 10 seQuestrate or an
nihiate the individual right olone man.
than one man has to attack the social
rights OF ten.' Exactly so; and if the
present license law and rum trade al
lacks the social right of ten thousand.
and statistics prove they do, then those
ten thousand have an undouhted right
to interfere and put them dorn.
Mrs. D. brings forward several other
illustrations TO establish her position,
which have not space % refer 10. She
concludes her argument. however, by
pronounclnG the Maine Law anti-demo-
cratic in every s'nSe of tie word. All
laws are anti-democratic in the very
same sense Of the word; viz: the 5arja-
rim sense of the word. But it is not so
in the social, moral, AMI civilized sense
of the word. if it is anti-democratlc to
prohibit the sale Of ardent spirits by law,
then i! i, anti democratic to license their
sale by law.
But taking Mrs. DIS article in the sense
she undoubtedly meant it should be Ia
ken, 1t is an admirable burlesque on the
advocates Of rumism.
shall wait with Impotence, the APP
) pearance Of that pamphlet on the subject
Z.
A KIcN.-i'he Washington correspon-
= dent of the Baltimore Clipper, in late
letter tells the lollowing:
1t is we'll known that opera glasses,
single and double barreled, are now
considered among the "inGispensables'
at Concerts and the Theatre. Public
performers are therefore subject to
scrutiny not at all times agreeable. As
case in point, we learn that, several
nights ago, gentleman posted himself
in an orchestra seat, glass to the eye,
and delighted himself with observing
the dancing movements of the lady
Pougaud. of the French and Italian
troupe. The daMscuse, after a while,
spun down to the foot lights. and, with
a sudden movement, quick as the cleo
trio flash, kicked the glass from the hands
of her overanXions observer! Applause
followed this feat. while the luckless
. gentleman's denouement occasoned
much laughter, Every body who wit
messed the proceedings says II was 'de-
cided hit"
DrIniiuenza is very prevalent in
Cincinnati.
o. Ladies fair, do you know that
I your French kid gloves are made Of rat
= skins.
4 U-It is said that Gerritt Smith; at
a the next session of Congress, will intro
S duce bill for the purchase OF Cuba.
o. Bonapart- once said, "Clergymen
8 consider this world only as diligence,
in which they can travel to another"
o. The first shad of the season was
caught near New Haven, Conn, a day
2 or two since.
:, NE~The South Carolina Legislature
! has postponed the bill giving the cleo
ton of Presidential Electors to the peo-
pie.
r E"Papa, know what makes folks
cal! some pistols, horse pistols" "Why
, my son 7" Because they kick So"
, "Mary put that child to bed. he is SO
, sharp he will cut Somebody
e TThe Wings could receive no