Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-03

is it to be destroyed, and the owner fined GER
tainly not If pgiosa facia case is made cut
against the respondent, does not this section
then provide, that he may "show-by satistacto
ry evidence that the said liquor was not intend
ed for SALE &c. What does all this mean,
but trial Does not the law provide that the
officer shall summon the owner or keeper OF the
liquor to appear before the justice for trial or
i" final actionl" Does it not provide that the
liquor shall be advertised for two weeks before
being destroyed, if the ewnel be unknown to the
officer, so that he cannot summon him to APP
pear
five should cndeayor to pay him off in the
choice words of his own vocabulary, we should
say his statement, on this point, sis not only
false, but ttSgentleman must have known it to
be false, when he made it," But we forbear.
We are not in favor of depriying any one of
his constitutional rights, nor of regarding either
spurious liquors or counterfeiting tools as hav-
ing no inherent value in them, for any purpose,
but we would ask the gentleman if it is not le-
gal, and the common practice to take into Gus
tody rioters, disturbers of religious meetings,
or Of the peace, drunken men, counterieiters,
and many other criminals, with out warrant,
and bring them before magistrate, and ente
complaint, &c? Ifso, we have no occasion
to say, that " the men who are thus arrested
are not persons'' See first case in 2lst, V. Re-
ports
We make no claims to be anything more than
I" humble citizef," but we have yet to learn
why members Of churches, and preachers of the
gospel have not an equal right with Others, to
discuss moral subjects, and give their views upon
any questions connected with the welfare of So
ciety We are no 'prisst of any kind, and we
regard the gentlemans attempt to get up a
prejudice against g the clergy, the church, &c.
as entirely beneath the dignity Of man. Are
not preachers, and church members, also citi.
zons Of the State9 Have they not an equal in
torest in and an equal right to discuss all sub
iccts, involving the welfare of the common
:
prescriptive, pro@rptiue nor ''divine rights,
above other citizens, but our rights as citizen
,oc hoe, and intend TO ENJOY maugre all thu
growing, and self-importance of certain politica
demagoguos, who claim to have exclusive con
troll of ali matters pertaining to the ballot boz
and civil government Ifsome gentleman woulC
mix little more pure "religion, and les
: liquor" with their" politics and law" w
are Of the opinion, that it would be Il decide'
9 improvement. And, if any man is " drum
y and disturbing domestic or public tranquility,
. we have yet to learn, that he has either a nat
. ural OF constitutional right to be treated dill
. icrently from what is prescribed in Sec. p, o
ID this act We think it Il just provision, to arres
y any man who is drunk and abusing his f.mil
" on disturbing the public peace, and detain biz
IL where he got the liquor by which he becam
Il intoxicated The Patriot correspondent, talk
as if he supposed it is no sin, Or crime, to &c
Is drunk The drunkard, in his opinion, is simpl
% ~ nfoWpnate" 1t is no crime for a man t
y ret drunk, and abuse his wife and family, am
disturb the peace The man is simply " un
fortunate I" and ought to be sent home drunl
to be in the kind care aud keepieg Of his viii
Rd ya dh he t. i srss sy en Is and VOCATION nSap
" the rights which the constitution gives him =
;, We think, we are full as @ cool' as any Of tn
3 liquor dealers or their attorneys, but we hay
some little regard for tho rights of Others as we
:, as Rum sellers andtheir minions, who are so VI
olent in denouncing all the friends of this mef
sure
=. The Congress of the nation search, seize, an
-. destroy liquor in the Indian country The
have thus set the several States of our Union,
= glorious example. The States have also til
right to prohibit the traffic in liquor, and I
i search, seize, and destroy it, if they deem
necessary to do so for the general public good.
j. If having goods with intent to smuggle,
J. not punishable, still having in possession man
NJ other articles, with the intention of doing evi
+ is prohibited by law and punishable-such 6
p having in possession, gambling implements
ut counterteiting tools, moulds, dies, coin, ban
bills, or even rockets squibs, crackers, serpent
of powder, &c.
70 Lastly, Gone of the people" plays gan
rs of brag-opines that his argument is SO concl,
q sive, that it would convince all our readers.
in we will but publish it dares us to publish it.
i. and AYERS that we dare not do it.
at In reply, we have to say, we will publish h
,o entire article in our columns, and also detaile
REPUTATION of each of his objections to the Law
a. provided the Patriot will copy our reply, in full
n into It's columns. ELI BALL0U.
=, Montpelier, Jan. &c, 1858.