New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-25
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We had intended to make extended remarks upon
the important question which mp before the people
Of NswOrsans in this FORM on Monday next. We, how
ever find ourselves limited in editorial and it is proba
bly, WE'LL as remarks Il brief and pertinent will be
the more generally read and reelected upon.
We lay down in the first place as xed incontroverti
BILE principle that law which is horperatiYe and which
cannot BE- enforced augmets what designed to pre-
vent and that Its consequent Violations essentially
deoraizing Now assert that the population Of New
Orleans resident and oatins not prepared practically
to support decree Of olcense NewOreaus is spe-
cuar city swarming in winter strangers and sdven
turers few Of whom are teetotaers, and sufficiently
numerous to tempt parties to furnishthsm with liquors
even in violation Of law, I'd be sss ~
Again: Our resident population, even in city with
fewer runkards than any other in the Union induges
almost universally In occasional social glass From this
habit cannot be drawn in day by any other than
domestic and social Forced arbitrarily to abandon
the habit Of occasional public social drink sppre
bend many ofthem would take private jug system
and finally drink liquor fot the love Of liquor It is Gu
rous and suggestive fact that in the last few days we
have had several discussions with no license gentlemen
and in every case but one they have wound up by in
viting into barrooms to take drink We can't trust
them to the private jug system the expense of treat
ening practical agent Of emperateness not of tenn
perance
Besides We believe that is the abuse and not the use
Of liquors which is censurable in favor of the
most stringent punishment Of street drunkards and Of
every offence originating in the excessive Of liquors
We believe the no license agitation to be practical
If honest fanatcism totally pncongenial to latitude
We shall expect movement to put down balls theatres
etc next We believe strictly that morality with God
and order with society and that whilst society may place
penalties upon disorder has right to dictate what Is
is not immortality We remember it was once crime
to be Huguenot in France Roman Catholic in Great
Britain & ,s,..st- ~
To establish the no lcense rule would suddenly throw
some twenty-five hundred persons out of employment
and leave four five thousand without the imme-
date of support The regular honest retailers
Of liquors would abandon their business only to be
ceeded by host of candeshe traders swarming every
street Of the city 1t would Immediately withdraw thou
sands of dollars from the calculated Of the city
and make increase Of taxation Immediately necessary
It would senby lessen the business and receipts Of the
following parties and occupations which and to whom
coffee houses largely contribute Lumber merchants
and coal merchants carpenters painters whitewssh-
water works and gas works manufacturers of soda
and mineral waters disteries for syrups, etc.;
chants for the wholesale buyers and Others Of merchan
dize permitted to be introduced by the General Govern
ment butchers for the lunches servants employed in
each establishment clerks crockey for glass; etc.
etc. finishing stores and looking glass houses Munich
patty from 250009 to 100000 per annum which must be
putup the property holders the Government of the
United States decrease in its revenue carts and drays
and newspapers. rs r.. 5-4-,
+ Amovement so novel, SO eccentric, and so violently
sudden in its operation cannot meet with the approval
support of calm sensible We shall have more to
say on this subject, on Monday. ~S