The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-02

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The very graphic description OF the
means by which the passage OF the law
was secured, requires no extended re-
marks. The people Of Massachusetts
know hOg It was done, and Sghy il was
done, and did it with a will; and we
would remind the "Boston Union Asso-
ciatlon" that the bill was carried in the
House Of Representatives BY large ma
iority OF the members Of each poiiiicdI
party, showing conclusively that it was
not party measure, but measure de-
manded BY the people Of the State, Of all
parties. Not one IN ten OF the laws on
our Statute Book, were passed by so
large maiorilies as was the present anti
grog-shop law. Why stultiiy yourselves,
gentlemen, by complaining Of the man
ner in which the law was procured, when
you know that it expresses The will Of
an immense majority Of the people Of
this Slate DO not deceive yourselves.
There is no purpose more deeply settled
in the hearts oflhe people Of Massachu-
sets, than that the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors, 10 be employed for the purposes
OF drink, shall cease; and, although in
another part of the document we are re-
viewing, you confidently predict the re-
peal of the law at some future period,
we as confidently assure you that the
prohibition of the liquor trade, except for
medicinal purposes and the useful arts,
has been written upon the Statute Book
Of Massachusetts, never TO be efaced
except to give place to a statute of more
stringent provisions, should such be found
necessary.
The utterly false statement in relation
to the opinions and official conduct of
Judge Shepley, of Maine, and the -four
ish of trumpets over the decision Of
Judge Curtis, in regard to the Rhode Is
land Law, we let pass for what they are
worth. AS to the decision of the New
Hampshire Judges, the writer of that APP
peal we'll knew that the Maine Law has
not been passed in New Hampshire, and
could not, therefore, have come properly
before the Supreme Court Of New Hamp-
shire. That most contemplate farce
was enacted by certain politicians in
New Hampshire, in getting up misera-
bic botch Of bill, discussing it gravply
in the Senate for few days, Just for et-
fsct and then sending to the Judges for
their opinion, we we'll know. We know
that the Judges condemned certain pro.
visions of the bill which had been put
there just for that purpose, and they then
shouted over the suit as condemna-
ton of the M Iine Law, when not sin.
gle essential principle of the Maine Law
was touched by their opinion. ALI this
we know and a more contemplate
game to cheat the people and prevent
the execution of their will, was never
exhibited ia this age of shame ard hum
bug. But such games will not succeed,
gentlemen. You are dealing with sober
men, whose brains are not muddled with
"Bostonn Rum, ami who will see to IT
that not only lawIess public poisoners
have Justice meted out to them, but who
will take special care to bring political
tricksters to strict account.
''If any State," says Chief Justice
Taney, Of the United States Supreme
Court ''deems The retail aud internal
traffic in spirituous liquors injurious to
lis citizens, and calculated 10 promote
vice and debauchery, see nothing in
the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent such State from restraining it by
law, or from prohibiting it altogether"
That is all the answer we Deem it me-
cessary TO make to so much of the sap
peal" as has reference TO the constitu.
lionality oil our law.
But the "Boston Union Association"
through This Appeal, ask an important
question. #a'5
"What good has this law done during
the year and hall of its existence, to
the people ofthis Commonwealth
We will answer you, gentlemen, that
until its enforcement was checked BY
questions of jurisdiction merely (Which
are now happily setued), it accomplish
ed more within a few months, in the
closing up of grog,shops, liquor saloons
bar-rooms, &C., than all the previous leg
islaton OF the Commonwealth for the
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