The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-07-13
Intemperance p.. Temperance

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Now and then, the world will fall
into an Incorporate fever about some
speculation, or subject Of reform. The
passions, prejudices and pecuniary ben
eft Of a great many persons, is always
involved I; and such war RACES, as
is naturally expected when two indiyid-
uals fall out and bite their fingers, and
make mouths at each other. In the
days of old, factions generally had the
head of some noblemen to direct them
sometimes king or prince--a
crafty monk, or priest, led on to battle
The houses of York and Lancaster
the war of the Cockades-and the
Crusade of Peter the Hermit, are all
illustrious examples. But now it is
different; there are so many charitable
men, moral reform societies, Holy
leagues and hallowed benevolent asso-
Citations, that they are at war amongst
themselves, who shall take the ignor-
ant mass of mortality by the nose and
whip them into some path Of rectitude
painted by themselves, all Of which in
evitably leads to happiness here, and
Heaven hereafter. This is intemperance
the very worst species ofintemperance
| that can exist, and it is this that we raise
our arm against, and call the people
to the rescue. The crazy example Of
what is denominated "Maine Temper
ance" must be forced down the throats
of the people OF louisiana, if a major
ity of the people say is must be so.-
We ask special attention to this plank.
from the platform, Of what is called
the Estate Temperance Convention =
Resolred, That, to this end, the
Legislature of this State should be
urged to take immediate steps to as
certain, by a general vote, the wishes
and will Of the people of Louisiana Oh
this important subject; and tha,t SC
soon as their voice shall have teer
pronounced N favor of prohibition, a
Louisiana Liquor law" should bepas'
sed, to suppress the common manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating drinks
and regulate the mode in which liquor'
may be obtained for mechanical, medi
cinal and sacramento purposes"
Is it to be said, that Louisiana mus
fall into the neutrality-suspicious.
coersive-straight- Fundamentally O
Maine! And that sensible, and 1--WE
believe) sane and temperate people
shall be forced by legislative acts, t.
conduct their household affairs, and
their own habits, SO as to con-
form to the platform Of the ''Statt
Temperance Convention ?" Never
We will battle against it, as long a
there is any strength in u.s."
Our people must not forget, tina
there are certain ''inalienable rights Q
man"-that the Constitution of tn
Federal Union, secures, them to eacl
; citizen of the Republic. That the lin
: of demarcation between individual
rights, and what belongs to society,
very plain; Notwithstanding the effor
! to confound them. That liberty o
conscience, and the right of property
t must not be invaded: when it is, tn
compact is at an end. That the spiri
Of the government is above the officer
! designed for his government, as we
as for the governed-That the Legisla
T. ture and the State Temperance Con
, vention, and the Moral Reforr
society, all combined, have no right t
4 mortgage the one, or restrain the othel
, the right of conscience and property
: is sacred and inviolab1e. We sha'
7 endeavor to keep these facts "befor