Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-06

evils resulting fi'om British rnisruIe, because
the mother country, and few Of her nil
liOnaires, would suffer pectniary losss Or,
TO use 1 modern and simpler illustration,
did we wecOnsider i wrong to build railroads,
because few men had q large amount of
capital invested in s.ags-coaehesf But then,
we see no necessity for all this iCss. Let
them invest their capital in some other, and
more legitimate business.
4. But the farmer will be injured The
distilleries furnish market for corn. Now
don't distress yourself about that. All the
corn used by distillers won't affect the mar
ket very seriously. About one-fftieth part
of the corn raised in Ohio is now used for
that purposel Does that regulate the mar.
ket for the forty-nine fiftieths? We think
not. It seems to us that the eastern and
foreign demand has something to do with
that matter. And here we will add, that
the late foreign advices render it pretty GER
tain that the fighting millions in Europe win
need all our surplus corn for some time to
come. When that demand ceases, convert
it into pork. Ohio Pork, in the eastern mar
ket, is quoted from 8e to $3 per Dbl. less
than eastern pork. The reason Of this is,
the eastern is all corn-fed--much ofthe Ohio
is bloated with distillery slops, which is Sc
mixed with corn-fed as to depreciate the
whole.
s. The law is tyrannical. What feature
is tyranical? 1t prohibits one violator of tn,
law from acting as juryman for another VIC
lator. Would you permit one horse THE
to act as juryman for another horse-thief
We merely ask for information. 1t destroy
property without compensation. So do 9th
er laws against nuisances. Its penalties ar,
oppressive. Then do not violate it, ant
you will have no penalty to pay. Its pen
alties are graduated to suit offenders. Fo
the first offense, light fine; for the second
twice as much; for the third, fine and i'm
prisonment; and SO on. 1t persecutes th'
rumseller, and robs him of his money. II
other words, it eompsls the rumseller to qui
prosecuting the drunkard's family, and dis
gorge some of his ill-gotten gains, for tn
benefit Of the poor, whose poverty has beel
one Of the fruits Of his hellish traffic. Thi
is persecution for righteousness sake,
is it? Appeals are to have precedence il
higher courts and nolle prosequi not allowed
If the defendent is innocent, he would es
TEEN this an especial favor. If guilty,
only hastens and renders more certain hi
punishment. 1t is this very certainty of pun
ishment which makes the law SO effectual
This is what we most admire about the Law
We would not give button for any law o
the subject, which allowed the violator loop
holes to escape punishment. But its pun
ishments are unusual and extraordinary, an
] therefore oppressive and tyrannical. N
more SO than the nature Of the case denandl
The evils Of the traffic, and the dfhicuity {
suppressing it, are unusual and extraordina
ry, and require unusual measures to NEE
the exigencies of the case. Not a particl
more punishment is provided than is neees
sary to stop the traffic. First. mild mean
are used. If these will not answer, littl
hardness is added. But if all usual an
ordinary means fail, then such means ar
resorted to as will not fail a.
!. 6. The whole question may be simpl
stated, thus: Are you in favor of sustain
ing the liquor traffic, as blessing to CON
munity, or not? II not, there is but on
honest and legitimate course to pursue, VII
to vote for such candidates, and such only
as are in favor of the Maine Law.
7. But is not the Law unconstitutional
It has not SO been decided. The judges I
the Supreme Court Of the United States sc
in it nothing which violates of Constitutio
Of the U. s. Eminent jurists, who wei
members of the Convention which frame
the New Constitution of Ohio, can see notf
ing it, which violates that instrument. Blu
suppose it is unconstitutional, what ther
Then vote for it, let it be adopted, send a
appeal to the Supreme Court, and let it !
officially declared SO. That will finally dil
pose of the whole matter, and it sthe onl
method which will. 81 nh 81 ha-
Thus we might proceed, until our papt
was filled with answers to objections; b'
we have other matters of Importance, an
must close.