The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-03-18
Maine wide Awake |

"a large State Temperance Conyen-
lion was recently had in the glorious
Commonwealth Of Maine. Many Of
the ablest men, both in Church and
State, attended and took an active part
in the proceedings. We insert the
able resolutions passed, and invite at
tention to them.
Resolped, That in the Maine Law,
if faithfully executed, we have these
things ;-4We shut up grog-shops; we
abolish all liquor debts we stop off
private gain from a public vice we
guard the young and weakfrpm temp-
tation we put the sale Of ofspirits into
responsible hands for lawful purposes,
and devote its profits to the relief of
public burdens; and for alfthese rea-
sons it has our hearty support and our
honest vote.
Resolusa, That the benefits which
have already resulted to the people Of
this State from the operation Of the
Maine Law, are incalculable; the guam
tity of liquors consumed in Maine is
greatly diminished; poverty, pauper-
ism, suffering and crime are very much
decreased, while no legitimate inter
est has been injured by It, nor has any
evil consequence resulted from ii to
any person. As sgsse 9
Resolved, That we deny that the
movement by which this law has been
carried and sustained is fanatical
movement, or belongs to a. party
Our party is the people Of the State
and our law is the embodiment Of the
States common sense, forced upon US
by the experience Of twenty years.
Resolved, Thatin the steady growth
and onward progress Of public senti-
ment in our State for the last twenty
years, and the mighty change wrought
in popular habits in thattime, we feel
an assurance ofthe ultimate and com
\ plete triumph Of our canse,
/ ResoIOed. That we regard the traf-
fic in intoxicating liquors to Be used
as a drink, as amongst the greatest Of
fenses which any man can commit
against the community; and we pledge
the Temperance men of Maine to an
earnest perseverance in thegreat cause
in which they are engaged until that
traffic shall be placed by law in the
category Of the gravest crimes.
/ Resolyed, That the question whether
our Maine Law is in harmony with
our State constitution, is to be deter
mined alone by our own Supreme
Il Court, whose decision is final and con-
elusive; that in all cases which have
thus far come before this Court, the
! question has been decided in favor Of
the law that we believe there is no
reason whatever to entertain any fears
of its constitutionality; and we call
upon its friends every where to en-
gage with renewed zeal and energy
in the great work Of its enforcement
| throughout the State. ss ID
| ResolVed, That we have no doubt
that it has become a fixed determine
ton in the hearts Of the people Of
Maine entirely to extirpate the traffic
in alcoholic liquors, and close up every
! grogshop within our borders; and ii,
as we do not believe, our constitution
is not all that we need for this great
work, the people have the power, and
the will, and are fully competent to
make one which shall be the same en-
couragement and example to the con-
stitution makers, that our Maine Law
has been to the law makers of our SIS
ter States, and write "Dirigo' as well
upon our constitution as upon our
i laws. beah eaoafsoj va taA
/ ResOlVed, That in the name of God
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