The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-22

latitude eh6ugh fot tEat aoral suasion
whish Is % frequently ID The mouths
.oF the opponents Of Ibis kind Of le-
gislaton, . exercise self upon in its
proper province. Here are subjects
suitable for its enterprise and worthy
Of its jealous ehdeavors. But wheh
the drupkafd leaves his filthy den,
and staggers out in to open daylight, a
nuiSance TO- AN beholdefs, disturbing,
Disgusting and ready to quarrel with
every peaceable and industrious man
who comes in his way, audterrifying;
distressingand insulting every decent
women whom he meets--it IS time for
the law to lay its restraining hand
upon him, and it is time for il to reach
a little further, and take into It's iron
grasp the manufacturer of such nuis.
ances, the man who, with taste little
less shocking than that Of the ghouls
of fiction who feed upon carcasses,
draws his living out Of such disgust
ing objects. ss'A ssa
The committee do not feel It is ne
cessary for them to argue the ques-
ton Of right Of the Legislature to make
such enactments, That question,
they think, has already been decided
by an almost unanimous public voice.
which is fully sustained by the most
eminent jurists and Judges Of odr
land, including It is believed, every
Judge Of our own supreme court, and
every Judge Of the supreme court Of
the United States; but they think they
may be pardoned a few suggestions On
this topic, if for no other reason than
to show that itshas by no means been
kept out of sight or intentionaIlF
avoided They declare that, in their
opinion, the first article Of the bin Of
rights incur constitution, is the basis
upon which this Legislation is ripht.
fully built. Among the rights therein
declared to be inalienabIe, which can
never be parted with, arc those 81 aen-
joyIng and defending life and liberty,
acquiring, possessing and protecting
property, and Of pursuing and obtain
ing safety and happiness Which
one Of these rights IS not endangered
b The furious duhkardi what enioy-
ment Of life can be had ii Bis pres
ence? So far as the effects Of power
ty and crime, with their attendant ex-
penses Of support Of paupers and Of
prisoners, abridge the right Of acquir-
ing and possessing property, that right
is invaded by the drunkard, and they
may reasonably ask protection at the
hands Of the legislature. So far as
Ehc enjoyment Of life and liberty is
impaired by the ferocious and maniac
al madness of intoxication, they may
also ask for protection. So far as the
pursuing and obtaining Of safety and
happiness is marred, BY the sympathy
that must be felt for the unfortunate
families Of the inebriates, the brutal
izatien of the victims, and the de-
struction Of the peace and quiet Of
domestic life, incident to all these
evils, they may also ask for protec-
ton. This evil attacks the constitu-
ton and bill Of rights in the very
Threshold Of the temple Of liberty,
and there it should be met, resisted
and overthrown, and not be suffered
to enter the pure and sublime edi6ce
and shelter its bideous deformity in
any dark corner or nook of the build
ing, in which should dwell nothina but
peace and happiness undisturbed by
the filthy breathings Of the demon Of
intoxication. H