The Nevada journal., 1853-01-28
For the Neua(ld Journal.
NEVADA, Jan. 25t

For the Neuadd Journal
NEVADA. Jan. 25th, 1853
ED. JOURNAL - Sir-ln your issue of
the 2lst inst, appear two articles in
reference to a recent meeting in this
place, to take into consideration ;he pro-
priety Of petitoning the present legisla-
ture, to enact a law embcdying the es-
sential elements of the Maine Liquor
Law, which we think deserve some no.
tice. To us it is little surprising that
persons present should so misconceive
the object of the meeting, as to suppose
that it ' would be quoted as the voice of
Nevada city or county If we under
stood the object of the meeting, it was
discussion and so far from wishing to
give tone to public sentiment they only
wished to bring the matter before the
" sovereign people" Tor such action as
majority of them might determine upon.
And when the resolution, containing the
petition, was offered, if we are not mis-
taken, it was opposed by some Of the
best talent of the city, though unfortu-
nately for them, they were on the wrong
side of the question AS to the law be-
ing "tyrannical, ill-ad vised, and at con-
hict with the reserved rights of man."
we think it is conclusion drawn from
a false premise. The law does not die
tate what we " shall eat, or what we
shall drink it only dictates to others
what they shall furnish us, and declares
that they shall not sell us that which
will destroy Us mentally, physically and
eternally, beside beggarng our wives
and sending our children to the poor
house, or throwing them out upon the
charity of cold-hearted world as COM
mon beggars The same objections NAV
be urged against any law, however ne
cessary to protect the rights of the peo-
ple For we repeat, that the law does
not dictate to US what we ''shall drink
but rather that men shall not acquire
property at the expense Of human sacri-
fee.
To "Philos,n we now wish to pay
our respects for moment 1t is rather
diffic ult 10 determine to what point his
friendship is directed Not to the good
OF the community. we conclude, or he
would occupy difficult position Nor
yet to the unfortunate man, who is be-
ing sacrificed upon so unholy an altar,
for he persists upon an Opposition meet
ing j. @ if we understand it, meet
ing authorizing men to act as freemen.
sell poison, and kill as many men. and
make as many widows and orphans as
they choose. But "Philos," says, he is
Temperance man, to the back bone"
Eve expect Philos is very lean man,
which may account for his not being a
better temperance man, his back bone
being too close to the surface) yet hates
bigotry, etc. Now, who is u greater
bigot than he who would dictate to an
other the course that he should pursue
in great moral reforms fear that
Pbilos is not church going man, for ii
he was he would have known of "the
meeting and that it was not tho Min
isters of Nevada who were so "bigoted,r p
as to be the prime movers in this re-
form.
From what we know of the talented
and Jealous ministers y Of this place,
they are engaged in a higher and holicr
work than debating to men what they
" shall eat" Yet upon subjects of NOR
al retsrm, they claim right in common
with others, to be heard And we would
suggest to Philos, that to save trouble,
he need not call an opposition meeting,
for as discussion before an enlightened
public is all we ask for, if our clever
medium, the Ncudda Journal, will pub
lish time and place for meeting. he
shall have discussion to hi hearts con-
tent. ! am. Mr.. Editor, with all the
smoothness possible for rough man, the
most humble and obedient OF yours and
Philos. VINnry
Bay The above reached us at late
moment, but we publish it to give
hearing to whoever may differ with US
on an important subject, "Philos' can,
II he thinks the reference to himself
sut1ciently important, speak for himself
Vlndex" seems to take it for granted
that those who oppose the Maine Liquor
Law are not temperance men. R4the1
llliberal, that, friend "Vindexn The
sophistry of mot debating to a man
what he shall drink yet prevent his
obta ming what he wishes to drink. we
heard used at the first meeting. but
there ascribsd it to the ill-considered