The Delaware herald., 1854-04-12
Progress Of Prohibition.


ticut has resulted in a glorious triumph for the +
friends of Prohibition. The Legislature is t
Maine Law i'll both branches, by more than two l.
to one in the Senate, and nearly two to one in r
the House, which renders. certain the Milne h
Law officers, q United States Senator, and the |
passage .of the Maine Law. 'Tlrus, Connect I
cut, the last one of New England to enter into
the race, is coming 9obly to the rescue Of the
oppressed, and will, at one stroke, wipe the
stain from her statute books.
PENNsYLvANIA.--The subject of Prohibition
is lying almost quiet before the legislators at
Harrisburg. Wedo rot know whether the late
veto of Coy. Seymour, of New York, lulled
them into quiet repose or not, but we are quite
certain if they do go to sleep with the Prohibi-
tory Liquor Law bill for their pillow, it will
take more than seven thunders to wake them,
for they will lie dormant politically, even If
Jove himself were to hurl his thunder-bolt.--
We do not wish to PREJUDICE them; we hope
they will give car to the prayers of their con-
stitucnts; but the affair, at this time, is in a
very precarious condition.
| PORTLAND, MAINE.-At the late municipal
election, the rival candidates were William
Cahoon, the Whig incumbent, and Neal Dow.
Mr.. Cahoon is strong temperance man, but is
thought by many to have evinced too little en-
ergy in enforcing the ProhiDitory Law Mr..
c. isa worthy man, has repeatedly been Mayor,
, and recently encountered reverses of fortune,
: which secured FOR him the sympathies of the
people. His, majority was only eighty-four.
New YoRK.-Veto Of Gou. Seymour-The.
, Liquor bill, passed by nearly two-third vote,
b has been vetoed by Gov. Seymour upon the fol-
lowing grounds -" First, because it authorizes
unreasonable searches; second, on account OF
the forfeiture and destruction of property, with
out first going through due process Of law;
and finally, on the ground of its prohibition. -
II The law may have been Objectionable and pro-
o badly was unconstitutional in of its provi-
II sions, as it causes a person, when accused, tc
d prove his innocence when the law always cen.
siders man innocent until he is proved guilty
e, The law was probably made over-stringent by
'e persons apparently in favor of it, but secretly
E. wished to kill it, adopting this as the means
y But it was not the unconstitutionality whicl
X Gov. Seymour objects tc; it is prohibitory IGo
n which raises his spleen, as the following pas
I'd sage will show: Habits of intcmpcranc
x cannot be extinguished by prohibitory laws
g. They are not consistent with sound principle
ly1 of Legislation. Like decrecs to regulate re
le lirious DEGREES for forms Of worship, they pre-
of woke resistance where they are designed to CT
force obedience. The effort to suppress ntem
perance by usual and arbitrary measures, prove
that the Legislature is attempting to do th9
l.. which is not within its province to enact or il
~ power to enforce lie is opposed to any la
= prohibiting the sale of liquor, and this
the position behind which he would entrcnc
himself He places himself in open hostil
ty to any law. The New York Times show
him in his own dress in the following strt
lures:
to "Gov. Seymour yctocs the Anti Liquor La
ate with will. He does it with Zest--as if
brt liked it. There's no halfway work about
3 no lingering regrets, no twaddle about paint
VI oi necessities and solemn responsibilities. +
vii Governor hates the bill and puts his foot on
crs with emphasis. He vetocs it as if he felt 81
@. Of personal spite against it. Me seems to ha
p modelled his Message on the famous curse
,oo Tristan Shandy: he curses the bill by whol
Ooo sale and in dctai-all its parts and all its pl
ha, poses-everything belonging TO it or connect
900 with it. lie leaves no peg to hang hope {
inc that his assent could ever be had TO any !;
no, prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors"
IL Gov. Seymour has deceived the people
-, has acted treacherously with them they
posed confidence in him, and he HIS shown hi
t.r; self unworthy Of any confidence The TriJu
a-a in long and severe criticism, has the folio
rso ing:
a.. "The gentleman became candidate for G.
ernor in 1852, with q perfect knowledge
ana his part that the question of Liquor Prohibit
sta would very probably come before him if elect
, us lie travcrsed and canvasscd the State, SOLE
,,-os ing the votes Of his fellow-citizens Did
anywhere intimate that fundamental and in
am perablc hostility 10 Liquor Prohibition VIII
nor he now avows! Not he lie sought and
meet tanned the votes of Maine Law men us vel
1fac+ others Nay; he positively knew that Ma
~: Law men were canYassng III his behalf, un
'ii'9' assurance obtained from himself that he
chse not hostile to their cause. One oil these {
ests, o. ID. PIERCE assures us that he asked Hor
men Seymour, before taking the stump in his bel
pro- 'Suppose you were NoFcihoi VI Niil", o.'u
4o like the Maine Law were presented for y
such signature, what would you do! IShOutd S
by ii certainly said the embryo Governor.
that wGa deemed conclusive. MT: rlfIco (wltn @ :
@use mopr ATTAINED thousand majority in the &C
~ Of One ;da, which has just chosen a Sen
and four AsNemblymen TO vote for the Nj
time Law. And now behold the result! =,
f The Is his conduct honest? Had he told
the Legislature at first , If you pass any act es
:, NJ tally like the Maine law, will veto 1t,
Do course would have bee1 frank at least.
e are he kept dark till the last moment, so tha'
time. friends in the Legislature did not Know
bv q he would act, aud many Of titem believes
an would sign the bill. Docs honesty need
shToud of mystcryt"