Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-04-22
Temperance in New York.


in the progress of Temperance in the
Empire State have been disappointed tc
learn that Gov. Seymour has vetoed the
bill passed by the Legislature the pres
ent session.
During the last few years, repeated
attempts have been made to enact q
more stringent prohibitory law, but in
vain. The people have long been read )
and anxious for such law but it is q
we'll known fact in modern times, tina,
Legislators often fail to exercise their
power to the satisfaction of their con.
sIi,uents. The people have at las.
taken the matter into their own hands,
aud last Fall elected a Legislature ex.
pressly to prohibit the liquor traffic.
The Legislature asse m bled, and delib.
erately and effettually performed the
the labor assigned. With much care q
bill was framed, which its friends were
sangulne would become law, 1t pass.
ed 10th the Senate and Assembly with
large majorities; but now, when pre-
sented 10 the Executive for his sigma.
,ure, he sees fl TO exercise the Consti-
'utional power vested in him, vetoes
the bill. against the wishes of large
majority ef the people, and says, "Meu
may be persuaded. they canno, be com
PEELED. to adopt habits Of tenn perance. p
tie attempts to raise some Constitution
al objections TO certain provisions OF
the bill, but the most casual observer
will not fail to notice that he is impla-
cably hostile 10 the great principle in
volved-Prohibition. Some Of the mosl
eminent lawyers and jursts in the
State. after thorough examination OF
the bill, declare il to be in perfect ac.
corisnce with the Con stitu,ion; but,
against all this, Gov. Seymour raises
the cry. "tis unconsti,utional.p lie
admits that intemperance Is an evil.
that i, is "a fruitful source Of dcgreda-
tion and misery" but, at the same time,
denies to the people the right to pros
tee, themselves from its effects. The
license law, by which ninety. nine men
in hundred are precluded from selling
has been In force for q genera ,ion:
and does he not see. that if il is right TO
deny 20 ninety and nine the privilege OF
selling, il is also right 10 prohibit the
hundfedth man? Besides denying the
principle Of prohibition, he will not all
low ,ha. the power to destroy the liquor
exists, and objects to mans premises
being searched for The con,raband al.
ticle.
Gov. Seymour was elected nearly Nv O
years since, without any special refer
ence 10 ths Temperance question, and
his conduct can. al most, only delay tie
passage Of prohibitory law for anoth
er year. when the people will see to il,
that hey have both a temperance Les
lature and a Temperance Governor
We opine that bis Rxcellency intends
to make capital Of his veto power, b,
enlisting in his favor the Rum interes t:
but the temperance movement. is pop.
ular one. and the result Of the election
next Autumn will convince him that he
is. politically. "dead as Douglas, u
re shc 0ncers Of she Iowa State Avric.l.
c tural heciety. ssHuag a#
The time for decided action has now
fully come. The address Of T. w Clag.
get. Prssiden, o. the Society, has bee u
largely circulated. and, we presume, gen
erall, read; and seconding his efforts and
desire to establish the State Society on
u firm basis. we urge all the officers of
the Society to meet in Fairfield on TUES
Ear. JUNE 9th. to arrange list of pre-
mlums. and attend TO the other business
OF the Society. We hope that all the
officers, managers, and other mem bers
Of tie Society will be present. We
further desire that all persons ftiendly
10 the objects Of the Society--farmers.
producers mechanics, artisans. &c. will
write to the Recording Secretary, at Fair
field, (pos, paid, ;, and make suggestions
in regard TO articles to which premiums
should be awarded, in order that the
list be as complete ~ possible. for it is
not expected that the board, of itself,
should know all the articles that may be
produced or manufactured in the State.
and which may come in for composition.
We fuitner desire that the subscription
papers, as suggested by Mr.. Clagges. be
put into Immediate circulation, in the
several counties. and that all papers in
lhe State. friendly 10 the caase Of Agri.
culture, publish this circular.
I'M. SHAFFER, R. S. S As.
Fairfield. Iowa, April 10. 1854.
GOLD n party has been formed
or gold digging in franklin Co., Pa. An sged Ger
nan prstsnds to have dreamed of rich gold dep sits
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