Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-10-06


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Have we merchant among us--who
neither advertises nor takes his home pa
per? That's the question.
Ncwcastle Banner.
Can't answer for Newcastle; but in
Covington ve have. What ought to be
done with such merchant?
Couington Friend.
We have hitherto kept shady about the
matter, thinking that perhaps Lafayette
was the only town out west where such
vegetables grew; but are not going TO be
behind in acknowledging the corn. -
One of the critters few days since ar.
gued an hour trying to prove to us that
he was neither bunker nor an old fogev
but that he was very liberal, enter
priSlng, whole-souled man. OF course
we believed every word he said
LGfayette Courier.
In Monticello we have one merchan,
who advertses land that one is doing a
good business.) This state Of affairs
speaks loud for the business of Monticel-
10. 1t shows liberal and entcrprisimg
spirit among our business men, and holds
out inducements lover the left for the
trading community to visit this place.
From an illiberal and penurious plan of
doing business. Monticello has lost thou
sands Of dollars which would otherwise
have been expended here.
Monticello Chieftain.
We havn't a single merchant in this
place who does not take the Banner, and
in most instances where there are two or
three in the firm, each proprietor takes a
copy for family use. and their CLERKS SUBJ
scribe for their own paper; and all who
expect TO remain citizens and sell goods.
advertise--when they have anything
worth advertising. No casing about
this. The mechanics are not behind the
merchants. They are all doing a good
business. for which we aciA crow!
THE MAINE Law CoNsTr1 UTIoNAL.-
The Maine Lao Aduocate publishes the
decision of the United States Cour. on
the constituticnality Of the prohibitory
Liquor Law. The opinion of the Supreme
Court Of the United States on the sever
al points Of this law, may be found in the
9Th volume of Towards Report of Decis.
ion in u. States Courts.
Chief Justice Tany said;
Il 10 H.
ternal ira ffic in ardent spirits injurious TO
its citizens, and calculates to produce
idleness. vice, and debauchery, l see
nothing in the Constitution of the United
States to prevent it from regulating and
restraining the traffic. or the Prohibition
of it altogether if it think proper.
Every State may therefore regulate
its own internal traffic according to its
own judgement. and upon its own views
of the interest and we'll being of its eiti-
zens" 5 Howard. 437.
Mr.. Justice Mclean said:
eff the foreign articles be injurious to
health, or to the morals of the Conmuni-
ty, State may. in the exercise of that
comprehensive police power which lies
at the foundation Of its prosperity. pro
hibit the sale of it. Howard, 592.
And in regard to the destruction o!
property. he adds:
1.-The acknowledged police power of a
State extends often to the destruction oil
property. A nuisance may be abated.-
Everything prejudicial to the health OF
morals Of city may be removed. Mer.
chandisc from a port where contagious
disease prevails. being liable to commu-
nicate disease, may be excluded, and in ex.
treme cases it may be thrown into the sea.