Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-01-30

Mr.. EDITOR In my last number it was
shown, list That by the provisions of the Con-
stituton of the u. S. the power to regulate or
prohibit the sale Of spirtuous liquors belongs to
the States respectively, or-to the People. End.
That there is 40 provision in the Constitution of
this State, and think rot in the Constitution of
any of the States, either legislative prohib-
ton, or as declaration of rights belonging to
the People of which they could not be deprived
! by legislation, to prevent the State from passing
a law to prohibit the sale Of spirtuous liquors
and to punish by fine and Imprisonment those
who sell in violation of law. 3d. That civil
rights, privileges, or wrongs are created or es-
tablished as such by the laws only Of the State
and that when these laws are repealed the civil
rights, privileges, or wrongs conferred by them
are abrogated with the laws which established
them. And, 4th. That the use of Intoxicating
liquors beverage is injurious, and conse-
quenuy, as man has no natural right to inure
himself he has no natural right to use or sell
them.
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to ascertain the duty of the State under existing
circumstances. And this leads to the inquiry
whether intoxicating drinks are used to such an
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oo'Ooooi 'neIF Vo'"'I9s, AND not only soo"t there
e"0o@n uS' o. h''"'''lS 0Ading me death OF o.
ooo a''i'"a''y' 10 Ne'P ''e "h"e NUMBER OF ooO'-
WV ''o'' diminishing ""u pefaP7 constantly IN
cruising ~ 'll"H'"8 0i'''ua''y oo'ooo OF more
dfuhNaFdS Oh 'loSe VINO were considered temper
ale drinkers az me commencement OF the year
MOT IS "i'' an mere Is SnnlcleW drunk by
|" 50 WHO 10 dol become uFuhK"rdS uufing the
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ever '"'o'"o'e opportunity presents HSe1''-
ANA OF 'hlS "AoIe quantity shore Proportonaie
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o. '"''' ''''S S'o"' use oI III
.'N'0"''''R beverages anu ''IiS great amount o.
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's"'p' "' = 0'''n ""' " "''''e" ny "oIe' Pe"S
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? anu = o"i' ON! Oo H"o"H W tHoSe
""'S, '"'S'0' '0'i0 1t IS I" 'eeI IT, we may see
'he change IN the personal appearance of the
dF"nhari and in the external appearance and
comforts OF his wife and family We may see
and hear his conduct and his abuse Of his wife
and children, and appreciate and Commsserae
to some extent their mlstoTtunes and sntterngs.
we may estimate the expense OF the liquor n2cd,
and the cost OF supporting those made destitute
by drunkenness. We may form some opinion
Of the amount of crime and of the expense of
adJndicatlng criminal cases and supporting Grim
inalS caused BY drunkenness. But the feelings Of
moral degradation, mental suffering and anguish
( OF the drunhaTd and OF his wife and children can
never DC fully appreciated only by those whose
misfortune 1t IS to feel them
It's unnecessary TO portray the evil consequent
ceS arising from the use OF intoxicating drinks
i"'9 arc "'.oN" .? every one 10 De beyond COM
P''"','''' anu ''' "'' "'o c'''9 o' DRUNKENNESS
wv D"' l. % 'o' ;" clear 10 al
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NUN no"e''' Is ce''u''' " al would act on the
" 'o'"' "o9''''e''o 'Io''' 'nelr use mere
"0''. ~ ." VI "''','''''' Du' Il 'Iey Will not
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