The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-09-30

uerism. poor-houses, and Tascals, are IN
creasinr? hope and trust the next
Council will reform their license policy
Altogether or else that the people will
reform them.
The former method was not much bet
ter, however; and perhaps the expert
ence Of other counties is similar. The
Court who heretofore have had the power,
refused to license. The Prosecuting At
torney returned all the tavern keepers.
Each one paid about fines enough for a
good license. Thus the game of hide
and 60 seek in liquor has been played in
Muskingum. The law has heen viriu.
ally annnlled.
Substitute for the word fine OF license,
the word indulgence; and you will have
a second edition of the iudulgences of
TETzEL, in Germany, which gave the
buyer license tocommit crime dd Hbitum.
Then it was, as now il is, matter OF
trade. The only difference is, that now
the victim is perhaps hurried into crime,
for which he is punished; while the
tempter-the vender--stands behind his
bar, Sinking with all the self-compla-
cency of law-abiding citizen Then,
victimized Germany had its LUTHER.
Have we no leading man for new Re-
formation? +?
II, What are the laws at present with
reference to the subject Of intemperanCe;
and what should they be? So far as the
victim of this habit is concerned, is he
not bound by any contract made while
so much intoxicated, as not to know the
consequences of his own acts. If the
other party to the contract procured the
liquor and circumvented his victim, the
contract is void In Pennsylvania they
have improved on this law and have
gone so far as to disallow all rnnning
liquor accounts. In criminal cases, we
all know, drunkenness is no excuse
Mental alienation by the act of God, is;
but by the folly of the man, is not an
excuse. But in all our law in Ohio, there
is no remedy for the victim Or for his
family, against the rum seller. Although
it is the boast of the law, that for every
wrOngthere is remedy; yet it is an idle,
empty vaunt.
Let me ask where is the remedy in
Ohio, for the abused wife and the deser-
ted children against the destroyer Of their
domestic peace - the panderer to the
fathers appetite and husbands passion!
Where is the remedy to the poor wretch,
brought to deaths door by the lures OF
the dram seller and the poisons of his bar
Where is the law to recover back his
property, alienated in driblets to the
tavern?
In South Carolina, it has been decided,
that where grog-dealer, who had sold a
slave gallon and half Of whisky, upon
which he had got drunk, in consequence
of which he was exposed and died,
$65O,Oo damages was allowed the owner
for the loss Of his property!
In eur State, the same rule would hold
if man poisoned your horses, but as for
man, +" so noble in reason--so infinite in
faculties--in form and moving so express
and admirable-in action so much like
an angel--in apprehension so much like
a God, ,"--for him, for his loss 10 his family,
there is no remedy. The law is cold
dead-pulseless. Not chord of sympa-
thy there for the betrayed and deserted.
The slave owner may sue where the wife
cannot The horse owner has his action
but the orphan is remediless.
In New York they have passed law
making it a misdemeanor, il an engineer
on railroad or steamboat, becomes in
toxicated. That is right. But it is par
tial. Are there none others who hold
lives in their hands? Are there no other
means of destruction by liquor than
through the mediation of the engineers
Why moi provide for such cases?
see that a movement has been made
in our Convention to render the seller OF
liquor liable in civil action to the injured
party who drinks of him. This is right !;
but also partial. We need reform in this
State full and entire. Our Convention is
now at work, framing the Bill of Rights
and the Supreme law. Now--hOsO is the
moment for the friends of reform to be at
work. While the life blood of our body
polite is being renewed, letu infuse into
It these cardinal principles
1st That since the safety. welfare and