Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-06-02
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|! The Maine Liqnor Law.
Nm. EDIToat rs. tbs subject is
being mncll asitated III other parts of
| the State, We propose submitting a
I few remarks to tie good pebble Of
Lincoln. We quote, from aaother
writer. the following as i s,ynoII isis Of
the r ihcip4l features pf that q ":
/, ltpr4hbits the sale of iRtoxi,
caiin & drinks in any quantity. under
any circumstances, except for nledi-
cal q + mechanical purPoses) It cpn7
slider ) it a crime ana Furnishes it is
suchL
2 It pr Divides for the sal Of Al
coholic liz uors for purposes strictly
me lical or mechanical, with 5 hch'pre-
cautions and securities rs to ma l<eit
very diflicq lit to procure it lbr other
purposes
8, As the great diflieul y under
forr ner llwB has been to obtain evil
Qenc of t be violation, it makes the
finding Of FIVE gallons in any store or
place Of public traffic, evidence Of
Violation, and orfeits it to be public
" destroyed
4, As a mother difficulty under the
law has been the delays and expe@i
ents by which such trials are Pit od'
from court to court, it PROV i,les tliat
these cases shall he disposed ofIi4
preference to o.her business, ard jim
erwisc seed res the prompt an a speedy
enforcement Of the law.
At this late day. few are so hardy
rs 70 stand up and defend tie pfac-
tied Of raIn-drinkfng, even among ia-
yeterate opers The course IS Up
ifiain ana clear. that the most CARD
les$ obsers cr may see that reform is
needed The DMaine u W only
carries ont rs a statute the principle
Of temper nee; and It is tt e prifei-
BE Of this great moral, religious aatl
temperance reform; we wish to cont
mend to I he people Of Lincoln coua-
ty becaus Be liqtori- tic lafent-ot ~
mu ch criul e. Tor evidence Of this,
the doubts needs but attend the sit
ting Of ouf Circuit Court whilst en-
gag ID on tie criminal docket, 10 Gal
com incing proof From the great
est to the smallest crime, either one
Of b bth PARTIES are drunk CT drinking
at the time tie offence is committed
al perfectly sober man IS seldom
irod ght to the bar Of Justice TAd
,lru, llzi.ril must sooner or later lose
his prorersy. 1t is~harl to Gnl 4
itch lranka "a, or one who i no
SOU naering his property. Too 81
ten we see the drunll;.r,i when Iii
IiroH erty i going, resortins to tap
galliqg table to bolster up his less
ening purse. Frequently, in thf
Steps Of this follow crimes Of = deeper
lie, and more guilty mems Of sup
porting himself in his besettinS life,
such IS theft, forgery, Sc. ana thR4
liseraG an 4 tle:Ith. It destroys health
and short ns lie in all eases, and il
some is de Rth at once. 1t destroys
Tie mind, ,Iebascs Ncharactcr, and in-
man from attending TO
business. There are many men
among our acquaintance who might
le rich ansl respectable but for this
ice. 1t 5 a continual temptation q
tou,h, III view Of all these, evils,
an on say that the vending Of lii
Tor is not criminal? If these evils
.zist and who can deny that they
I Maine Liquor Law is no
onger d beet for dispute.
Uader be other heats are civ el
he means Of enfrine the law, which
re wise n cfnaot fil to 60 aw ay
VITA the tt al1ic, # faithfully carried
ut.
|. One gr eat objection drg ed !
gainst the law, that i IS nnconsti- t
utional, Is this 500 It has n pw 5
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