Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-14
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Il There Is more miserable newspaper serb.
bling about the great law Of liquor prohibition
Than on any other one subject. a prominsni
Journal Of the day comes ont s'rong against IT,
because il Is az snminary law" an assertion
which no decent, bslf.hrei lawyer. or Judge IN
the Union won'd sincerely attempt 10 prove or
could prove, If he did attempt It. "a
"None but prde.brokcn vassals will submit
to be dictated 10 by law, as 10 whGf aud ho,o
much tIev ms, ca, nt drink " We find such
mean contemplate twaddle in one Of the lead
| ing journals Of the country. The writer oush,
10 know, and doubtless does know, that the
Maine Law proposes no such thing. II Is a
studied and de iberate lie, told 10 take away the
odium attaching 10 the liqnor traffic, and fasten
| it upon the measure proposed for its extinction.
/ To add TO his baseness, the same editor, in the
same article. proposes and recommends The en-
actment OF law which would be obnoxious TO
the charge he prefers against the Maine Law
| Hear him: "The man who gets drunk, and
makes beast o. himself, should meet with ex-
emplury punishment. He should 20 to the pen.
iteniiary, and with shaJpd head, ponder the
virtues of soberness and chair bottoms
| But, Mr.. Editor, you have just said that none
but pride.broken vassas wilt submit 10 be die
tated TO by law as TO Aow much they may eat or
drink" You denounce the Maine Law for
what it is not, and then propose the enactment
Of one obnoxious TO your charges. You propose
a law which shall send man 10 the Penienia.
ry. and procure for him a shaved head for
drinking more than he can navigate under. Ii
seems 10 us that this looks like debating with q
vengeance, as TO how much a man may drink.
We know some editors, who, OH the enforce.
menl of such u law, would "with shaved heads,
ponder the virtues Of soberness and chair bot.
toms" in less inviting place than their sane.
iums.
Moral s,nsion should be applied 10 the liquor
seller, 10 induce him to ab ndon q business
rraught with such terrible results, hut the PEN
iienliary, shaved head, striped jackets, and
The lock step, should he administered without
delay 10 the polr tempted, deceived, deIu led,
ensnared victim Of the trathcl Such reIormSrs
as these fill us with uHulierable DISCUS. They
may not deserve the Penitentiary, hut they
ought 10 have some retreat where they may
ponder upon the virtues OF sOberness and chair
bottoms" We would prefer the citizenship
and com panionship Of drunkards, TO such man.
! If drinking man shall read this article, we beg
/ him 10 reflect upon who are his friends. The
| liquor sellers and their defenders would send
on TO the Penitentary TO shield themselves
from meritel disgrace. The advocates Of the
! NJ inc Law would unbnd your CHAINS, break
a nv an pieces, and restore you TO your iamili,s
:, IrcIlsd ms, freeman. Does ii moi reveal
a arms, took ofss of social du'y and fatally bent
I Ibsh;nd her earsDrotect and encourage the be-
II Very patiently dand then e loaf over the
i olution; each day addld victim We speak
4 culinary wisdom. Whay' ana our regret is,
first custards with peppermin''anguage more
villa; is she did haste turkey Wa.
r-l. fEa4us T..
S a e,ng with ground cinnamon instead OF Peppei
oalome wasn't built in day-cooks cant q
! e' ,anuf actured in minute. :,
s.lKitty's husband had been gone just mes
ioHe was expected home that yerV<' is sweep
rimorninp the little wife haddo"m, be unheed-
congratulalory dinner, i" h''y answer
Il What with salisi19:SSuoiant Rascal out"
If o,e. ,sstIsd opS egation were collected
~. ant toss she o, certain occasion, an old.
lid was dvI-featured skin and bone indiyidu-
9, WAS seen venting his way up the SIDE
and taking his seat near the pulpit. The
officiating minister was one Of that class
who detested written sermons, and as for
PRAYERS he thought that they ought 10 be
The natural oulpUuringS of The heart. Al
! Ter the singing wa. concluded, the house as
usual was called 10 prayer. The ganu,
we hive introduced. did not kneeI, but
leaned his head devotonally on the back of
his pew. The minister began by saying:
Father of all, in every aye, by saint and
nv savage adored." pope" said low bu
clear voice, near old hard-leaiures. The
mini ter infer casting an INDIGNANT Look i'm
/ the direction OF the vuice continued; "whoS,
throne sitteta on the adamantine hill Of
Paradise" M ton," again interrupted the
voice. The minister's lips quivered M
menI, but recovering himself he began, 1--WE
thank thee, most gracious father, that we,
are permitted once more To assemble in thy
namr. while others equally meritofious, bur
I less favored, have been carried beyond thar
! bourne from whence no traveller returns"
"S.akSp e." interrupted the voice this
was too much, "put that impudent rascal
ioui." shouted the minister. "Orgiaai,"
ejacuIaied the voice in the same CAIN bu,
provoking manner.
Vermont LIsSor Lag. .-
! A slip from The WINDSOR Journal Office gives
u sketch Of the decision of the Supreme Court
OF Vermont in the case of G. Robinson Powers,
who was taken intoxicated in his fathers house,
in Woodstock, anl who refused 10 disclose the
n,me of the parry OF whom he purchased the Ii
|qlur-which the Vermont laW requires
whereupon he was Imprisoned by the Justice
Of The Peace. The eaEs was brought before
the Supr, me Court Of the State upon a writ Of
habeas corpus, AMI the Court deeidsd that the
Jusucs took candid and COrrsCt view of che