New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-28

mount to IT, namely-flIrnish it. Then whs, Is he to
do All that the Law permits him to do. is to prove
that be bought ard used the ilqusr IN pursuance OF
the statute But how is he to provsthat Ifhe 10 TO
prove that he bong 1t from an importer, that amt all
nut he must prove that he It from the importer
medicine or for turing Just purposes and
he proves that he bought II from importer from
The agent Of the city 10 an who is appointed to sell
II aud intended TO use 1t as medicine. Unless he ire
movaby establish all these facts the liquor Is for
felsed and Destroyed and mis- reputation IS damned
No, gentlemen, you will observe that In this Law
Wherever spirits ale found, the presumption Of the
Law is that he guilty when standing at the bar the
judgment of the Court 10 tina. he is guilty. and he has
10 establish facts that he is not We all know that
person is never called upon TO prove NEGATIVE We
all know that the most conspicuous felon, who has
rendered himself notorious BY committing larceny.
net oLct but two or three times stands at the bar nnO
cent until the Government can establish MS guilt IL
cot 80 with tnat cit who at the age Of 90 years
after living with honor to the city that be has assist
ed II improving, honor 10 himself and honor to the
community that ne belongs to, Is presumed to be
guilty as soon as ne shows his face in Court or the
evicehce OF witness who swears that he believes
he has spirits In his cellar and this respectable cit
zen 10 declared guilty unless ne can do what no Grim
lIsi Is called upon 10 dO namely to prove ne gaiiye
Now, Centemen, these some of the features OF
this bill They are the features that particularly
ailuce 70, because II strikes at the very foundaO Of
cur social intercourse, which nyades our comiclles
which destroys the character OF man without
evidence and destroys the rig OF the performance
VI INC GUY OF JUROR, which Is the very f0undz0n
OF our existence and of liberties. don't speak
OF profits or eDolumeRts. ! don't speak OF pef or
gam, but speak 70 you upon the subject Of uniyer.
sal Independence But II gu permit the Legislature,
or rather majority OF II, to usurp the pc wer OF die
tatlDg TO each ard TO all Of US what we shall DO,
what We shall eat and what home we shall select
our independence viii be destroyed and no mao ian
earn livelihood. There are other features ia this
bill which bear upon the business occupation of men
which shall not touch but when the indepen.
oehce OF the Lasion when the very intellect OF the
INDIVIDUAL is.coDcened. should look TO it, before
such Jaw pssfec. Gentlemen this is the la that
We have come here to night 10 speak against--not
TO speak against temperance God forbid, that
sDy thing against 1t should come from nv mouth for
l am opposed TO intemperance both IN drink and
IN legislative action but fear and regret that this
unvne movement OF very many Of our best citizens,
Should De the means OF destroying the very good
That they have thus far established That by i'm
properly seehing to ensiave US all, there may be
those among US who may for the purpose of sho W
ifs tneH independence, get drunk In spite OF the
law, though they 60 not love the liquor Gentlemen,
have done thing that never did before have
pus my IDEAS upon this subject on paper In order
that may not be miMeprssented. The speaker
here read from the manuscripts, follows This act
u intended TO dictate and 70 control the private