The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-17
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GEORGE A. PIKE,
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lmtenaperallce vs Temperance
Now and then, The world will fall
Into an inteinperate fever about some
speculation, o.. subject Of reform. The
passions, prejudices and peeuniary ben
eft Of great many persons, Is always
involved and such war rages, as
Is naturally expected when two individ-
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 a 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. Hut now It is
different; there are so many charitable
men, moral reform societies, Holy
leagues, and hallowed benevolent asso-
Citations, that they are ut war amongst
themselves, who shall take the ignoi.-
ant mass Of mortality BY The nose and
whip them into some path Of reetitude
painted BY themselves, all Of which in
evitsbly leads to happiness here, and
Heaven hereafter This is intemperance
the very worst sl,ecies ofinteinperance
that can exist, and II Is this that we raise
our arm against and call the faopis
to the rescue. The crazy example of
what is denominated aMaine Temper
ance' must be forced down the throats
cfthe people Of Louisiana, If major
ity of the people say is fsust be so.--
We ask special attention to this plank,
from the platform, of what is called
the estate Temperance Convention III
Resolved, 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 IF Louisiana on
this important suhiects and that "a
soon as their voice shall have been
pronounced In favor Of prohibition. a
"Louisians Liquor law" should be pas
sed, 10 suppress the common manu-
factnm and sale Of intoxicating drinks,
and regulate the mode In which liquors
may be ebtaiped for mechanical, medi-
cinal and aacfamental purposes
Ssit to be said. that Louisiana must
fall into the neutrality-suspicious.
coersive-s straight. t.jacket-morslitv of
Maines And that sensible, and 1--WE
believe) SINE and temperate people,
shall be orcea by legislative acts, to
conduct their household affairs, and
their own habits, 20 as to con-
form to The platform OF the estate |
Temperance Convention T. Never /
We will battle against it as long as
there is any strength in u.s."
Our people must not forget, that
there are certain 'inalenable rights Of
msns--thst the Constitution Of the
Federal Union, secures, them to each
citizen of the Republic. That the line
of demarcstion between individual
rights and what belongs to society, is
very plain; Notwithstanding the effort
10 coafound them. That liberty of
conscience, and the right of property,
must not be invaded: when it is, the |
compact + q m end. That the spirit
Of the government Is above the officer:
designed for kis government, as WE'LL
as for the govcrned-That the Legisla-
ture and the State Temperance Con-
vention, and tho Moral Reform
society, alr combined, have no right to
mortgage Tie one, Or restrain the other