Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-06

ty ladies', nice, respectable adies, cOrbe tot man
with apetition, Ondsay "yOa must sign thisi"
II is not IN the powerOf niaSito resist such APP
peAls, for our Hannibal ladies' IRE becoming
celebrated for gracss, iuteliiRsnce, and a knack'
Of controlling US poor sinners. After tho
ladies had left with the signature, he has heard
the signer say he guessed It would not do any
harm, and that he could not help signing it,
One man in town, since this petition has been
circulated has sent down to St. Louis and
bought forty or fifty dollars worth Of liquor
Some men need it. If a man is weak and de-
bilitated, he cannot well go long distance to
hunt up a physician to obtain certificate to get
it from n drug store. He would ask Mr.. Ga
no hOw long the workmen on the railroad would
stay here if they could get no whisky P---not
long. If they could get it by the barrel they
would take il and go out with it 10 their shan
ties. One extreme begets another extreme.
Out Of revenge they would be apt 10 annoy dr
for whatthey are most likely to look upon a.
over strictnesS, and take delight in drunken
revelries in our streets. Many will contend
that we have no right to take away their right
to sell. He wished the council and people to
be cool, to stop and think and be sure they were
right. He knew that no man there could get
back into the council unless he was thorough
teetotalist. He wished them all to be prepared
for that. He was willing 10 say that the low
est amount should be ten gallons if they pleased,
but thought there should be some specified qlRn-
tty allowed. ..... g.. ..
MIR. Settles recognized the retail traffic as an
evil that should be banished. He could SEQ no
objection to voting against selling less than a
barrel, and he thought an ordinance should also
provide against giving it away.
Mr.. Robards moved an amendment to The Sec
ton under consideration, permitting sales Of, say
five, ten, fifteen or twenty gallons not less
than five gallons.
The amendment having been stated at Gvo
gallons, it was seconded, when
Mr.. GanO moved to amend by making the a..
IN cunt named one barrel. ".".
I Mr.. Robards seconded Mr.. Gano's amend.
ment, and withdrew his own. '''' ... .'. g..
| The section being thus amended, Il was again
read, when ..... ,.
Mr.. Settles remarked that il they were al
lowed TO sell by the barel there would
be some mighty small barrels. Besides, Bran.
dy never comes in barrsk. He, thought tho
specification had better be by the gallon. .. ...
Mr.. Westfall said the Council was in tick.
lish situation, They all knew what they wan.
ted; but the trouble was to frame law that
couldn't he slipped round If the law as now
Oesore them We're passed, It would stop no tip
ping houses. In its present state it would place
all the liquor selling in the hands Of keepers Of
drug stores, and there would be more drug stores
IN town than there are churohos, before the times
OF half the licenses were out, He was Wiling
to go for anything, or do anything effective, but
TINS would not answer the purpose. He EOald
like to see an ordinance passed in proper .hapS
so that it could be approved by majority o,
the sOversgns, who want us to arrange the mut.
ter somehow.
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