The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-10-07
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The Maine Shall Il be Fn-
acted 81 s. a

September /, has embddiedSenlI II"
reasons Of oppositiOhlto prubibitorv
Liquor, LawyI have answered Them.
AZ, and 70 that answer. there has been
Ino reply, But, this reiteration and
re- assertion affords me an opportu-.
nifty Of reviewing the ground. b a.!Com-
mon Sense" says in advances that 'Ft
y one Of the worst traits in American
character, that we must do everything
n passion" regard this PROPOSE
Il ton as q mistake and an Injustice
Our revolution was not began in a
passion. Our second war with Great
Britain was not begun in a passion.
Long years Of wrong and outrage LAS
in the case Of this very LIQUOR traffic.
had accumulated the causes of woe
dwell earned the vengeance Of the
people. A free people Will ever be an
enthusiastic people; and sad will be
the day, when enervated BY vice or
corrupted BY money, they shall learn
TO bear with patience, OF become in
sensible to the wrongs they endure.
What wender if they should, be ex.
cited in case like this I? \. Walk along
Third street and look in at the FASH
ionable places Of elegant dissipation.
where gentlemen resort. From that,
pass'to Front street--to Water street
10 the Canal--to Vine street-to Gas
Alley-to Columbia street-or, in
fine, anywhere you may choose, in
the prosperous city Of Cincinnati.
Let your eyes, ears, nose and soul
bear testimony to what theylfnd in
the "seven hundred" grog.shops OPEN
ing wide their mouths of destruction
1t seems TO me a people of very dull
temperament might afford 10 get a
little excited-lfnot weep-over these
scenes of s-. ,.,s..sr.
Na "Man's inhumanity to man. n.','g
But, in fact, l see no evidence Of
this dreaded passion" Of the people.
Iwish Isaw more. i havefno fear Of
an honest passion Its instincts
are right, and its ends are virtuous.
Common Sense" having exer-
cised "passioh, ~ proceedsto Theology
--and here, I must remarky there isa
most singular las the doctors would,
call it) idiosyncracy in this ,contro-
versy. The advocates Of grog-shops.
appeal to Theology and
Scripture Unjust remind them that
hey have a celebrated friend who also.
luotes Scripture, and quotes, to the
'ame purpose. ~
The first theological proposition of
Common Sense" is, that tho heart
$ the source Of evil. I Ilagree with
him, and think that both he and Jere-
niah, the prophet, are right in tha
doctrine. But, what then? His next
is in these words
a"Unless Modern Radical Reformers
an prevail upon our Maker to re.or-
anize their Institution of mankind.
hey never can, by human means, de-
troy any evil at its root, except by
laking the universal human heart its
yi,mf}
This doctrine is original. It is not
Scripture; nor in the Greek philoso-
by. The Scripture says, the heart
to be converted, and the law is a.
,rror to evil doers. The last is all
e have to do with, We propose to.
rify evil doers, and they seem TO-.
, a little terrified with the prospect.
After dispOsing Of passion, fanati-
SIN, and theology, our scribe must
-oceed to give briefly his reasons for
'pOsing the Maine Law. They are
ese s8 rs..s a.
"First-He don't believe the law
N be enacted. ~ iias
Second He is "sure THAT if en-
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