The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-06

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ssei SlaafHrA shyas he Rrrlssb IIrs-
aip. II lesie 10 wnaea in gentle
,a1r3y sssrnef. so3 ue rssfs, hat ihe VII
ief s'sssl8 judge ~ ~ nrsura ibe Sisafrr
uibrf thso uhsi b. ss1~s ~ the iirsstn.
iin Objection. ~ the iirssIp's course.
~ ssui-s ia5 1uiie. bu, be socnls 10 raise
On nccasaii8a againa ~ Cor considering
i..r pscsaia prosih,,ory is~ as having no
yaaasl arinct-
wc Do na claus infalhbay, sDd are ma
dispvod 20 csll every alsn rogue who
msg DIS iran us IN his opinion 81 tho
coas.Gu;lasaiiiy anl oficlency Of the Law.
Wc aru happy ia tie belief that there ere
ssicf judges 81 ibe eon.,hagionahiy Of
lsvs. t.sa ourselves. Aiihoqgh 90, inii-
yi8nai ssse isf me las secercd rs passage
30 iho iioaso 10 is52. ye We dd not ,hea
s.or do ae ssa ,hias ia p, Jsai law. Tine
snd rspe 5eooc H,u- BE- HE tests, we be-
i,e,ed 81 rs efficiency, sod ihe proper
csars souA decide upon Us cons .iution-
Sissy
Juase PifAsotsT ,uhan can Obsef.
rrrr spcaks hsnaly oi, bss decided one
point oniy Of the lsw 80 be nneon-iitniion-
o. va tiie sc'nug Of irquor hep, wiih IN
icni ua sell lis reason Is that there j. no
bow ahsieyof ~h,eh makcs such keeping
Of liquor a crime. " tina, u s0--shd viii
% Observer deny r--tlore certainly u
seiioa. defect Ia She law, and The way to
remedy Il Is FOR the General Assembly 10
taake sn additional section 10 the la~. To
dcaounce The Judiciary Cor tiioit opinions,
sod TO give the law power BY "rcsoIo-
ii5u, aud speeches. which the Legislature
neeo gave Although they intended 50
to dol. neither good sense nor good pol
iey.
We are MT the tribunal 10 decide upon
the euashiuiionali,y Of laws, and therefore
'Ob server must excuse Us Tor MOI speak
iag r., rria~.
4 Judge Is ssorn 70 execute tho duties
oi bis office according TO the constitution,
Neither eSpcdieney, personal wishes, NOT
pudllc opinion, are 10 govern hun. The
CONSTITUTION ani nothing else, Is the mlo
~ shich be- Is 10 decide upon the validity
Of hss. Would "obscner" have GU,
Courts act according 10 any other rule
We lately published communication in
The llrE.Ln, (sh,ch Observer oogh, TO
liase ready ~ which certain amendments
were proposed To the prescn; Law. one
authorized the seizure Of liquor intended
for sale. by the Sterid his Depniies, or by
ne Constable, when such officer was salts
lied OF rs whereabouts and It's intended
s,is. lie could do this wiihou, the present
cumbersome mode Of complain, by f,ceuicn
SO the Grand Jufyman, OF that officer to
,ie lhsiice snd a ws,,ien authority from
DE Justice.
Asolher amendment "a: de Drunkenness
; cd,no, and the arrested I'a.ke, -~ss 10 be
.aod - ~ less, and the cusls. There
we're several other amendments proposed,
all intended 10 carry out tho design Of the
Poliihliory Law. That communication
sad il,0se smoalmenis were written by
Jaage PItEreiNr. aud shoE clearly to any
fs,f-mndcd inau tia, the official acts Of a
Judge are proof, NJ hi. Judgment, and not
si hi. personal wishes.
"ObsoUcrr seems to ,ldnk tina, moral
su1sion" has hmH To a. power, aud must
be superseded By soa,a other Invention
We hops Nc p,sundem,and him.
by "moral snasiou" wo understand what
ever influence acts upon the heart Of man,
and occasions the acliou OF hts free will.
The still, SMALL voice" Of superior spirit,
conscience, revelation, reason, argument,
cyamplc, the calls Of patriotism, Of love OF
fatally. 81 man, the regard for public
ooiuien, and fespoo, for personal char
acier ere smong the motives that make
an ,norai suasioi," THESE arc the means
instituted by the Almighty to stand torerer
~ ,hc influences TO ,nake men better, anc
,hcy ~iIi never grow old DOR weak, nor b,
sapplan'ed by other inventions, so long a
hunan nature remains a. 1t Is,
Il may seem tedious process 70 aiIsc
mru by moral su4.ion,~ aal they who fee
M, The working - these good powers ii
their usn hearts slll become "wcary o
4 well doing.- aud look abou, for human ma
!, eaincy as substitutes.
e, Boi there are men Who seemingly ar
. beyond the mach u moral suasinn, an,
a pi,o obey sslfiu,crcs, and appetite. Tia
10 inan l4w Is Intended iug the oon,ral Of saoa
'c snd l,lii t is neilher a substitute fof, no
y opposed 10 "n,oral season Laws ar
=. boih oaciciye, aud arc ~schoolmas,cns- 1
re- teach msfalsS.
4. Whoever obcys moral sasslonr a, a
b iisars, s. good ,saa. 4 uiAn may obe
e oscy las 90 ,he statute book. and still b
y a moascs Of ,a.qafy. llence Nc say tia
b. Aisr,earding maral suAs,on. and iookiR
'n oaiy 10 human la- 10 reform men. "a a fat
=. mistake.
To protect the good against the ba,
L "a. .ssL ..sts... fba .t-,r. 81. an oh,