Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-07

proper subject of legsatou aud the ouy
restraint be imposed which may Of course 90 ~ an.
extent Of total prohibition, deemed expcdicnt vi,bou
violating any constitutional other known RIed piirci
pie of right.
But again cay the opponents Of reform In their pro
Tic nrcn,reness Of multituduous objections to probbi
tory law u the attempt to procure tho passage of suct
total prohbitory laws should succeed the probabiy IL
that II would tho indignant passions of I,rg,
portion OF tho community, under tho apprehension rsh
or wrong that their personal rights aud privileges wsr,
too lar or unreasonably ntcricred WITH rs to
the evil and make things worse instead OF better
As To the supposed interference with any purpose OF
eeiima'e right or privilege that idea tho writer con
sdef has been already sufficiently rcu,ed aud as TO the
idea OF tho prohibition total prohibition of an evi
by law, In land Of laws land that law passed too by
the consent Of clear and decided msori,y OF tho whole
community making tho evil worse or to abound more
thsn il did before the Law Of prohibition was passed II
certainly very grsiuous assumption, warranted by
but In opposition to reason common sense and the gene
raj experience OF msnknd-iu other words a perfect
legal solcism H. however, there be possibly ANYTHING In
the idea, that law for the total suppression of The
rshe In intoxicating liquor, be- carried into effect;
but that the tendency will be to aggravae tho OWL aud
make things worsc the opponents OF tho reform con.
tend-if indeed, the insidous cuehantcr alcohol has
got such strong grasp upon the paates appetes OF
such large portion Of tho community as even TO make
plausible such hypothesis then assur, dy We are In
most deporabe coalition; and Il is high time that an OK
pertinent should be made 10y the strong arm Of
the law, To rescue the community from such All awful
thrsdc and especially for the sake the present rising
generation, as well as future generations.
Hut the friends OF the reform willing TO admit
the TACT that the foe wsrks aud formidable or in
vacb!c, these opponents seem to think Il IT, and houc.
they are prepared, determnedy. wage him war
OF determination to the knife in the ulcst confidence Of
victory. Their motto is Kagn rsritds at prv.aie
bit Truth is mighty aud will ultimately prevail.
hut sgaln say the opponents OF reform, well too
Of its quasi ukewsrm friends the reform must
by no means be made political issue in iorm-ior
it is 81 made it will be sure to "kl it dead"
This the writer is compelled regard another gra-
tuious assumption, not supported by known sound
nr.,fa h..
in the true aud proper of the termsnd no would
therefore not be favor OF the carrying the temperance or
any other moral reform grsiutousy into the Of poll
cs or without scms just cause or apparent necessity Tor
t-bu as before stated, far hs Is advised il is the
settled intention Of the friends of the reform perseyerc
to the utmost limit Of their efforts in the of all proper
means and appliance political or not political until il
possible they succeed in obtaining the passage OF law
with all suitable aud necessary provisions for the total
limitation OF the traffic in Ill Intoxicating liquor from
within tue limits OF the State OF Nrguia;-and especially
IL be Il, emed necessary give their support aud be
stow their sutrages candidates for in the Iegs
ature, whose duty ii be mske III" laws those
whose duty be to aud enforce the laws at
ter they are made, other public officials. who will give
their aid aud countenance in favor OF deemed
cessay TO carry rto effect the main object OF tue tempe
rance reorm they uuquesliouay will 10 So rather than
aid i'll the election Of those they have reason TO be
eve will vote against aud cudeavor defeat such mea
SURGE or not suorce the same after being adoptedund
why should they not
IL turnpike road other small prospect OF munr in
terest TO small portion Of the community stake is
considered perfectly jusiabe for those interested In
such schemes bestow their surages OH those who the,
believe VIII aid Ia carrying them rather than those
who will not and why should the friends Of the tenn
perance reform be allowed to do the same scheme
which they believe of vastly more Importance the vital
interests OF the whole human family than many urnpkes
hnot all the turnpikes aud railroads. TOO in the State
combined No good reason been nor can he assign.
ed why should be so-or why the temperance reform
should be thus proScrbed-and yet il ia insisted
on as another exception to be added the catalogue Of
exceptions TO all general rles whatever concerns the
temperance reform.
The truth however is and must be too obvious to es
cape the notice OF observant and logical mind that
all the reasonngs Of these opponents the temperance
reform are Of the most visionary and futile character i'm
agiuabeor rather il would SEEM that enrey pervert
ing must be the effect Of the love Of the servie idol alco
ho on the human mind and that all the
oil its voiares in relation TO it, while under the nfu.
ence OF such love- exactly OF inverse or
fish, order in plain Eng sh present themselves in an
aspect OF wrong end foremost in every instance.
The conclusion therefore of the whole s that il
is this odous, this Internal" this dabolica mann.
moth" OF all public nuisance" the "Equor traffic sys
TEN" which is the grea, machine by which the terrible
monster alcohol, and its coadutors in the line of nto1
eating drinks 10 other and various FORMS have dirsed
and scattered their deadly posons with such disaserous
effect through every rank aud Of society age
to age Yes it ia the great prolific source fountain
from which has been poured forth the mighty of
crime, wretchedness, misery, and premature death,
which has desoaed the human family for age. past
spectve OF age or seI-and which, the great Mr. Writ
truly said "had been greater scourge to the bu
man race than war, pestlence and famine combined"
In view therefore Of the awful tendency and drefu
results of this traffic end the apparent great difficulty Of
srrestng its fell course ought every solemn consider
ton which can be drawn from the things in EARTH from
the things in heaven from those Of the dark and aw
full abyss beneath-imperaively and with a voice loud
as peal of thunder from the clouds of heaven demsud
that the horrible monster should be totally annhlaed
destroyed aud if possible no longer permitted exist
upon single square inch OF the globe? a consummaon
for which every good man. every christian, in word
every Patriot every philanthropst in word, every iDdi
vdusl Of every cline country aud nation who has heart
TO sympathize with, wish the happiness and welfare Of
his race, ought most dev0uy pray, and add each
prayer his utmost and uurenited efforts in aid OF full
and complete accomplishment. FIAT JUSrITlA
Deaths in Psburg list week, 2i9-choera l66--
The total deaths by cholera in that city aud neighborhood
from September 9Th amount TO near 600