Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-09

H. IL. WILSON, JACKSONVILLE -
r s SssrsAy R Ravenp Webster Co.,
WIN l. Bunes Nev2 T;s,o story Psw Uo Co.
r. D. OGDEN, Montezuma, 9"
Al CAsADAy, Herkimer New YORK.
-,.-.-.-.,., % ensnre
"a MnT as early "a Monday
,rsn'rs each week
n. B-No anonymous communication Of whatsoever
\ may be, WIN ne rega a g ,.,sncv
~ n'--7ro's'ss s''-'r. q -' -
~. r.,,,er.rae nasorm.
~ 'y
ssx.s c....,. -. q ~. prohibitorv gill
:uoY' Sey 1no. =. 800 80. Go, A.s.m.
which paesed thGNew xork ueneis'
~. e ftaeh ID public remembrance. Al the
49,. = u. .e.siou. ths members who were
49, ss ~. q -. 81 a;a,..s.s v.siew.
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ne sns 49, q "A 8. &C., .'s,.s. =
ndilify their sounsnsss me v..'e's
We have no tjaao - note the detaflaot this re-
80. ~ ...- =, ,,,,int ana III incousistencies
sssw =. y . 80. =. !. 4. -. ii.to.v ~
but VIII br1eny Iesef 70 sscs ~ s"s
the Temperance reform, which - seldom Drot.
;nto confederation. or even suggested to the
-. -h;.,, 4. .r,b.,.,;ed IN the following
terse language OF the Albany A"os. useu :"
the course of its comments upon the Address
."s s' -, ~ ~oforr;ro To the grounds
before me"'ioa'o, 81" ~. ~. ~. ,ho
assumed by friends OF the Ma'ne.ia"' '"as VIZ
day Of effectual "moral suasion" has passed.
Tho, tho temnerance reform made great and
.,,,.ar,, orogross. 40 long as its active friends
sa'ara,y p n The use of 1.moral and persua
81 Eve efforts !" will not be denied. When.
and how, was that progress arrested Ten
years moo. or whereabouts, portion OF those
yea.s a. Sn,orr,;ned To abandon the voluntary
l i,s onarat;ons. and to invoke the aid Of
"a;.,at;on This determination caused a dis.
reg 80. ou,rtors and lukewarm.
organization IN so"s she causa nf the
ness IN DINERS, anu ueP' as those ornos.d from
a'c ana co pu;"t;on ~ loyal coercion. From
principle OF conslI''G ~ Relieved the tanner.
that time forward, Is 1ene''0 '"' 'e'Pe
ance movement langu ls law IN all
IN isao. tne Eh;.h tried which failed
OF the reform; w' nos1 S;n.a ,h.t t;ma
and was rePeaieo ~ - 49, axar,a,l from
more or less inhuenee nas 80, - ;ndu.a TIC
year TO year ~ .eMpo S,,t r,;.hn,t snccess nm.
Legislature 70 lnset.o III, ~ r,,ass;nn NJ ren
til Inc passage 2. INC O.ae ,hsrafore. 70 revive
I 81. .n,vntarv movement but the coercionisis
un o"."n;ea The whole field Of operations
and had the cause under their exclusive man
agement. .a;,;..
II 49, .neIess ... sae, chs mighty evils OF
;ntsmnerance looming up in horrible distinct
ness all over the land." roiing IP .ne ugg'e u
gate o. tasa.,I AUG to.,sr;n v' .'cr;ne.; Surely
The interests of temperance were better ORDER
ed before it was sought to substitute the mag
i.trate and the Penates o. .ns ~ ,hs pso
place OF sne v n:Iss;,,
20 "But there is a point beyond which moral
Ruasion is poweriess" when ana wnsre az, )"
point become man.'es. We LIN. tenn
sS =. 49, 80 Tho legal coercionist
Do1sght to claim, that wnen tngy "e.a :an
e. ~ .ms 60; !. fmrtber. no more could b,
crs TIE declaration is not true. There i
not in the moral universe limit beyond whici
moral agencies are powe.l D;s hat one Of IN,
dence: ~ sv o.nto, he promoted by til,
me.ns recognized by the scheme of the chris
tian religion as effective, and tnat ,ne n,'t y
those means mas - nh.y;s,;an beneyolence OF
,he sItar Of infidel despair or ascetic misan
thropy.
We have presented the remarks oil our ao'
co temporary at considerable length oecaus
the Temperance Reform movement aithoug'
prostituted to the basest Of political uses
nevertheless cherished and abiding sent'men
with many phllanthropist in our State, ant
whatever directly concerns il, is not devoid
interest to them.
e, We S.n sss sase nsrs s'' in
enthusiastic zeal, abandoned the field Of mora
.uas;ou:-a field made glorious by the ten thou
sand triumphs of early and earnest workers il
this noble Reform-and lost sight OF that all
nowerful agency which can he welded SO lon
IA time shall last. whether we succeed i
the adoption of legal coercion or not. Tim
has been throw n away, effort has been misdi
rected, yea, perverted, in the sole and one
ideaed advocacy ola Prohibitory Law;-:im
and effort and zeal that in the hands Of earne'
men could have accomplished far more than tn
abortive schemes Of this reformatory age, eve
were they Invested of their pernicious tender
c;es and constitutional infringements. W
mean not 10 say. however, that We desire =
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ssocAsa 80. - s.-:.s..;.g on.,so,
advocssss 9 - 49,. -. =,
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