The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24

/ naSJenlng 10 Lne ball0J DOX on lHe ueoISAfO
day, in order to destroy that ill-famed Law
Let us investigate the reasons. .fiy.nG9
|! The above named Law tramples down
H your human dignity and liberty, by depriF-
ing you from enjoying the precious gifts Of
nature, viz: Wine and Cider, Beer and
Brandy. 1t most horribly violates your
rights as citizens, to which you are en titled
by the Constitution for it commands an
open trespass on your property. Further'
1t lnterferes most seriously with home IN.
dustry, and commerce Of the above named
articles, and prevents the cultivation Of The
most profitable agricultural products, coni
sequently it ruins husbandry, paralyzes
trade, and obstracts the source Of labor. IL
bereaves thousands Of our workmen OF
their livelihood, immerges them in poverty
and forces them to leave our State. q More
over, 1t discourages. many strangers from
settling among as, by which the future rise
and greatness Of our country is aggravated
4 Still further, it annuls every thing sacred
to you, and violates deeply your religion,
by exjling the gifts Of Providence recon-
mended to you by the Holy Scriptures, held
so sacred by every citizen, promoting his
Terrestrial and spiritual welfare 1t deeply
wounds the moral feelings, for experience
and facts teach us that it degrades citizens
and office-holders, by making spies and
hypocrites Of them, augmenting at the same
time the vice ofintemperance and crimes
of every description.
| Fellow citizens, we can not, we must not
suffer disgrace and injustice, poverty and
misery to be decreed to US by wide spread
party, guided by fansticism and Influenced
by the spiritof speculation. Therefore, let
all good minded citizens unite. and with
every means possible oppose such an incon-
sistent Law. ... Lsr .l9
AMERICANS Save the liberty and honor
of your country Beware and do not
abandon the principles of your forefathers.
Consult history, and you will find that
laws inimical to liberty were always fol-
lowed by the most deplorable results
Dwell seriously, rejecting upon its conse-
| quences, and you can not but be convinced
that commerce, agriculture and industry
will lie prostrated. Intemperance is to be
hated, but Intemperance can not be ban
ished by Law. The now prevailing in
| temperance has its origin, not in liquors,
but in social order Natural law teaches
us to use things with moderation and dis
erection, and if one transgress that law, one
hundred ought not to be punished for it.
! GERMANS You are the sons of civil
\ lied nation; your principles, acquired by
assiduous study of philosophy, forbid you
to subscribe to law which would prove
utter ruin to any nation. By your industry
you have obtained more or less good sub
sisteuce, of which you should not be un-
Justly deprived.
IRTsHMEN Despotic England never in
vented Law so contrary to your rights
and your religion. According to the Maine
Liquor Law, your priests would no longer
be enabled to offer up for you the sacrifice
of Mass therefore, it is your duty to ap-
pear in time at the Ballot Box.
FRENCHMEN Sons of that glorious ma,
tion, which fought so many battles for lib
erty; yo1 have always encouraged freedom
and despised slavery arise to condemn
law, which never had precedent in the
most tyrannCal governments Of the World.
EMIGRANTs Consider once more the mo-
tives which induced you to leave your own
native land, and to seek for land of lib
erty it is particularly you who construct
the highways, canals and railroads by |
your labor the metal is dug from the
ground you contribute your full share to
the welfare and happiness of this glorious
Union, by your industry if not by your
wealth. Did you come to this country to
be robbed of right which you enjoyed in
despotic Europe, and which all other crea-
lures are blessed with2
CITIZENS OF ALL NATIONS! Join in that
important act; union will secure victory
But should you fail in your attempt, you
shall have the consolation of having dis |
charged your duty in just and appropri-
ate manner. No one who feels interest for
his own welfare and that of his posterity,
can coincide with such indiscreet PROPOSE
tions; therefore, let no one fail to be on the
alert, let every heart be aroused by the
spirit of true patriotism. and victory will
surely be ours.
Detroit, June 10, 1853.
By the Committee of Anti Temperance
Movement-R. Diepenbeck, w. Schimmel,
t. Richter Fl Ihn Todt