Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-11-25

" hgFt the k@TrNr.
Always in favor oftemperance, And
how could IL be otherwisel What
would be the character and circulation
Of a paper that should be in favor of in
temperancel But how isit on the Maine
Lawl We are sorry to say, TO son.
side;a ;abie extent, against US. Not deci-
dedly 30 in our city. We do not view
our leading journals as at war with the
Maine Law. Yet they have been in.
credulous as 10 its practlcabiIty. and
have rather leaned toward the old sys-
ten Of regulation. Unfortunately, tho
"Trlbunc" and other papers are at war
on whatoyer they touch; and, as that
jour nal has advocated fully the Maine
Law, other papers havo stood on the
conservative, and the.more, AZ the "Tri-s
hnne@ has charged fhom with derelictiona
TO the best interest Of tho country -
Contentious presses thus often becomo
cursos, and not blessings. In Boston.
tho leading presses eatorto the uppetItes
and interests Of the aristocracy. the i'm. 3
porters aud distillcrs. The s'Travelcr",
and the "Commonwoa.tli" stand almost
alone. In Philadelphia. the lending
journals are moro favorable, and some
OF the dailies decidedly so. But In Gin.
cinnati, where the vine culture II now the
rage, with the exception OF the Atlas /"
all the dalles are nnirlendly 70 the Maine
Law. The following IL a sample or
their treatment OF the law ia the "Daily
Times after the election;
"Now that the paroxysn OF the blue.
law foyer has abatcd. 80 that there h no
fear that MaiRe-iaos will rule, we trust
that reason will resume her thronc. and
that our really worthy young friend.
General Cary, will become docilc 20 All
around tlNs 'fT''i.
The "Dally Enquire" has sued Gen.
Cary In the sum OF $4,000, because
severe personal article on the aEn.
quirer's" editor appeared ln tho "Organ
OF the Temperance Reform" Cen.
Cary did not writo tho alleged libollons
article. lie was away from tho elty Al i
the tine il appeared, and knew nothing
about the matter till he saw the suit for
libel against him announced In the In.
quircr. And yet, upon this opposition
we can look with the utmost GOODNESS,
and almost unconccrn, excepting a. tho
good of the country IL concerned. We
know that there is not one OF all these
papers that has any good reason for IL
opposition to the Maine Law. n they
had, they would bring il forward. We
never ind In th9m any argument or an
attempt at argument. ltis all stolld dis.
like and opposition, because they do d..
like IL. The law will never work, II
will never be enforced. &C., sc. ia
results they never dsown or deny, only
the same aud better might be brought
about In some other way. Better 20
regulate than Try, In vain. 10 prohibit
but we move on, aud shall move on, In
spite OF all opposition and defiance. and
these very presses will, ero long. sound
our praises. No doubt many a press IN
England opposed Wlberforce and Clark.
son when they commenced hurllng down
the slaye trade, and many press op.
posed Jenner when. by simple process,
he would relieve the world OF the small.
pox seoargel but what press would do II
now Aud yet, tho press has power.
and lts opposition must be met with
ability, Men, feeling tho importance of
this great change In our systom Of leg.
lslatlon from regulation to prohlbltlan.
should come before tho public and ylnd. p
cate the right The great difficulty lies
In getting communications into the
same journals ~ oppose, Yet, mony
will do lt.for all presses work Zoe money.
And it IL for this we want money. II IL
not enough that the law IL ably ylndloa.
tod IN the Temperance journals. Few
OF the people see them. Our cannon
must be planted In the very foretFesses
Of the enemy. and unenllghtened men
must see the flash, and hear the roar. sad
feel the deadly charge We are sur
prlsed 10 see how little Of the talent Of
Massachusetts, aud Connecticut, aud OF
this State. i brought out upon the
Maine Law question: question affec.
ting all the deep interest Of humanity.
aud which should be supported by all, il
they arc not We ask only for fair dis.
cusslon. We are willing 10 rest our
cause with an honest presentation or
facts, and iflt cannot stand there, 10 let
il 90, aud work for relief from some othor
quarter. But to be put down and ST.
lenced by press without argument ora
single fact against us, merely because
our cause affects lily thi, or that mans
appetite or purse, We cannot, we will
not. We throw all aside, aud march on
TO earth's deliveranee, thanking God
that that is our destiny.
JOurnaiofthe American Iemp. Union.