The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-18

LIQUOR Dealers.

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Pursuant 10 nolics. The Corn Growers and 4
Liquor dealers. INST at she City Hall, and Or
ganized by appointing Judge Ramsey Presi-
dent, Henry Jeffotds and Allied Smith, Of
Washington Township, Vice Presidents, and
I, ]. Graham Sec.
WINS. Huston. on behalf OF the COM
mittec on Resolutions submitted for edop,
lion the following Preamble and Resolu-
ions:
Whereas, We, The Cora Growers ana
Liauor Dealers OF Scioto countys OHIO, ot ihe
adoption Of the new constitutional q The Stale,
when the question Of 'License, I Or mo ",
cense" was voted upon, believing that should
the mo License" prevail, that lhe conse-
lauence would be free trade 10 that article,
and consequently voted no License. urder
lthis mistaken view OF the subject we had
the opinions Of men learned in The law, and
consequently vested our means. supposing
lthat the laws of the State would pro-
tect us in the engagement oleour pursuits
and property but TO our great surprise and
astonishmrnt we discovered that the Courts
Iheld that the old statutes, with the excep'
ton Of the powers Of the courts % grant III
cense, ares i'll in force, prohibiting the sale
Ientirely Of spirituous liquors; thereby rem
dering OF no value our property vested IN
the trade, rendering illegal our pursuits and
llepriying us of the means OF pursuing oul
business. Therefore.
Resolvnd, That the law as now interpre,
ted by the courts is not ia law, deriving lt'
lexisteuce from the will or consent Of the
]goyerned, and therefore odiotiss tyranical ano
loppressive; and instead of promoting The
good or happiness Of the people is an engine
in the hands of wicked, malicious, design
ing men TO wreak their malice on thost
whom their depraved vengeance may select
Hence they burden community with taxes
in yexatious prosecutions for their own pri
vate. malicious designs, and trouble the peace
land happiness of community by compelling
citizens 10 appear before courts and Crane
Juries to testify to any violations of law tina
} may, perchance, have fallen under their OBJ
:. lserVatlon. at'-
! RsSolued, That the efforts now making il
and out of the Legislature OF Ohio TO get u
and enact Maine Law, is in our opinion
fandtical and factional, and should at oncl
be met with hostile and unainching from
by the enemies of that measure.
4 Resolued, That for the purpose OF showing
our hostility to any Maine Law, we, as vo
tiers, will henceforth support no man who i
not openly and unqualifiedly opposed there
TO.
Resolucd, That the late effort Of the Cit.
Council OF Portsmouth, to enact a miniature
Maine Law, merits our unqualified condem
nation, and we of the city will bear it il
mind at the next corporation election.
Pending their adoption, the meeting wa
addressed by the following gentlemen. Col
j. w. Davis, Judge Ramsey, Cha's Tracy
Esq, and Capt. Kennedy.
On motion
The Preamble and Resolutions were adop
ted.
| On motion,
A committee of five, consisting of the fol
lowing gentlemen, DR.. Jno. Glover, Capt
Kennedy, WIS. Brown, J. 0rmsby and Capt
Reineger, were appointed to draft a consti
tuition foran Anti-Maine Law League
i On motion, the proceedings of this meet
| ing was ordered to be printed in the city pa
pers.
On motion, the meeting adjourned TO NEE
on Saturday, the 18th inst.
BENZ. RAMSEY. President,
T. J. GRAHAM, Sec.