Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-06-05

Il We trust that the arguments anq
/. facts which we have SO as,ilyJccouh'-
cd, have had he same influence on
: your minds and hearts, as they had on
ours; and that you are now convinced
that the best interests Of the State,
moral, physical, intellectual, civil and
!, political, impcra,ively demand ths
!, suppression Of the sale ofall intoxica.
! ting beverages. Tho principles on
which we claim this are by no means
novel. And with view to shew YOU
:, that they are not; and to fortity our
: positions BY tie opinions Of the wise
and the good, we refer YOU to the fol
lowing extracts, from ths writings Of
: eminent men, placed upon the record
, twenty years ago. -.
D-. Hamp1yey, P1caacnl Of AM
Aerst College, C01aecticas, said: ut is
as plain to ME as The siin in clear
summer sky, that the license laws Of
our country constitute one of the main
pillars on which the stupendous fab
ric rests. Take away this support,
and do not see howits tottcring walls
could stand before the heavy artillery
by which they are assailea."
Hon. YArad0re FtclingAuyscn: al
am persuaded that the course of past
Legislation has greatly increased the
evil of which we complain. How
could it be otherwise Man can
hardly avoid looking up to the halls Of
legislation for standards Of duty
They expect to find models there that
may be safely followed; and when
these high places have deliberately
sanctioned the use Of ardent spirits
when Under legal regulations, tile con
clusion has been natural and prompt,
that when 1t was clothed in these legal
forms, it was not only excusable, but
lawful" '.
; Tie Hon. Darid Daggett, Gig'
Justice Of Coanccticut, says: 1.-THE
great source Of intemperance is to be
found in grog.shops.and tipping lou.
ses; )" and declares that we may not
"cxpect to see our land purged from
this Accumulation" until all these arc
destroyed. '
;. Hon., John Cotton Smith, Governor
of Connecticut, stated: "Iam decided
Fly of opinion that all laws licensing
and regulating the sale Of ardent
llspirits ought to be instant y repealed.
4 First, because if intended as q source
1 ofrevenue, they are manifsstly itimor:
al; secondly; if considered as sump-
E,tuary laws, which by INCORPORATION
are designed to resti ain the sale and
I consumption of. that artitle are Who'll
lly inefficient. Indeed fully concur
| in tie belief that these acts by legal
rizing, do actually increase the traffic
d,itl consumption ~
Dr.. iKay,aad, P,r.iel'ntef Bsomn
taret%ty, after arguing 10 shew the
immortality and impolicy of the traffic,
used this language: ~ therefore
think the prohibition of the traffic in
ardent spirits aft subject Of legisla5
tive enactment, and believe the most
| happy results would flow from such
prohibition" .rs.
\ AMI iiow, fellow.citizeis, with III
!, these facts before, us, is it not time
that the people Of this commonwealth
this good old christian common
wealth-shuG1d awake to a.botterand
mofelively appreciation ofthe subject!
Is It not high time that all legal sane
tons should be Withdrawn from tho
. sale u i commodity, Which has DIES,
troycl, lives than war, pestilcnce
and faminc,-that has engenderrs! and
perpetrated more crimes than any
other diabolital agency tina, ever curs-l
ell a christian communi,y-that is now
: lid ctonstantly operating Instrument;
atty gilmore suffering and sorrow, of
more ruin, national and personal, than
any other malignant influence Gy
which we are afflicted,
! Why should not lie traffic in spir-
!ituous liquors he abolished7 What
single benefit has it ever. conferred
4 UPON the statc1 Does 1.-THE statute
authorizing it virtually offer ii prcmi-
! 0m on vice Is il not accessory be-
fore the fact, to three fonrths Of the
! crimes committed iii the Statel
Oh! it is ahhdrrcnt to; every princi.
pie of enlightened public policy. It
is an impeachment ofour christian in.
tegrity as a community. To lis, this
law looks like some rude bdrbaric in.
age still lingering among the, oracles
of Liberty. let it he hurled from its
pedestal. Let the money-changers
who sacrifice ut ts.dark aud bloody
affairs the fortunes, the peace, the lives
and ihe sEiil!s Of men, be scQ'ufgcd
from The tstHple Of our .treodon.
W. T, WILEY, Chairman.
W The ST. Louis, papers of the lob
state. that on the upwaHl trip Of TIE -IeHfa'
u n. kto,,ln.ns 6, Tn.:.,n G, T,,arI,