Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-10-01
NUMBER 50.

Dsba.es, page 7l6,) he withdrew hi, supportaad
voted against it--Mr McCormack, Mr. Nash,
Mr.. Stanton, Mr.. Lawrence aud others, in favor
Of tho law; and Messrs. Reemein, ATchbold,
Sawyer, and all who opposed the law conceded
on one thing, viz that the clause, taken tegether
would leave p1,osr in the Legislature, ir il was
thought expedent, to utterly abolish the tratfic.
ltwould be easy, by extrnct from these debates,
TO show the unanimnity OF the supporters and op.
nents Of the measure on this points hut it would
extend this article to too uneonscioaahe a length
hope you viii Indulge me, however, in giving
extracts from the speeches Of two Of its most siren
uous oppoiers, (Messrs, Reemelin aud Archbold. y
MS they are curious, as discovering before hand
what would be the effect Of aboishina Eeense ,up.
on The public opinion and paving the way for the
final extinction Of the traffic. Mr.. Reamelin
says, (page 72l) )-"And these TEN pera nee men are
net shy about telling VI their objects; they knoR
that live repeal the license laws liquor selling
will become common, aud that the land loU be Mied
oih crimes as Consequence; md then, having
clause in the constitution which permits them to
legslnte against the evils resulting therefren,
(their own provision having predsced the evils
which they desire fer eiFect,) they will be ready
by nenitoatiary clauses, to suppress not only the
tr6Giic but the Rlanutdctare, They waat a cause
for general law 10 suppress the traffic throagout
the State: for ihep could SC up an irenSGtle claim
fer such law account Of Gtc necessity to suppress
crime.
Mr. Archbold (pngc 7l7,, says, Rum, brandy,
spirits. will flow from ten thousand fountainswill
be retailed from countless hotels, all the land
until the evils Of intemperlnce will become so ur-
gent rs TO command of the General Assembly The
only remedy in its power, aaJ that il Tie total abb
hhon Of the bvsiaes, fn;aktag or rc1ding syirits
The cold water reior nation, in other words is TO
be forced upon us by an act eftbe legislature Blu,
have eur people ne sagleity! eau they not con-
meet two ideas1 will they not see that this meas.
ure, in reality, amounts to a constitutional nro-
h'btion of the sale or use of ardent spirits?"
And for this reason, Mr.. Archbeld con tended it
would endanger the success Of the Constitution
before the people.
l sholld much like to show what was said by the
friends OF the measure; but that would be teo
great tax on your good nature in one article
BY turning to the Debates Of the Constitution at
the pages indicated, your readers can examine for
themselves.
| have shown by the speeches of two members Of
the Convention well known for their talents and
both strict constructionists their construction Of
the words which form the text of the Ea9urerss ar
ticle. I think they were riyht-and, doubt not,
from what know of the Supreme Court of Ohio,
that majority of the Judges at least, (should the
point ever come balore them.) decide that the
General Assembly, under the Constitution of Ohio
has the power to abolish the traffic in iatexicat
ing lqaori. Respectfully, j.