Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-27
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Our neighbor Of the Democrat re-
eommends the following as a suitable
temperance law as embracing the SEN
ument Of the temperance nven,ion.
We give il to our readers with much
pleasure, thoagh we do not agree with
him in the details Of the bill. Il has
always been our lot TO hold back the ar
dent and enthusiastic, and we are sure
neighbor Bentley will take it kindly in
us to suggest some modification to his
bill. Ilhowever the worst comes to the
worst, and il is that bill or none, we are
Mt present inclined to believe that it
would be better TO endure the evils and
in-onveniences such law would impose
upon community, than the evils Of the
present unrestrained liqror traffic.
Here is the bill:
An act TO prohibit the manufacture
and sale OF Cider, Wine, Malt, spiritu-
Gus or other intoxicating liquors, for be-
ing used as beverage and prescribing
the dnsies and compensation of officers
in enforcing this act.
SEC. 1. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Indiana: That
if any person in this state shall make or
sell any cider, wine, beer, spirituons or
other intoxicating liquors to be used as
a beverage, or furnish any apples,
grapes, barley, corn or 9th " articles for
The manufacture of such liquors, they
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemean-
or, and fined for each offence in any sum
not less than one hundred dollars, and
in default of payment or replevying a
judgment for such fine the person con-
victed shall be confined in the county
Jail Of the proper county Sne hundred
days.
SIC. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF Sher-
ifs, Constables and city or town Mar
shaIs to creep into the dwelling houses,
out houses, barns and other buildings,
and TO peep into all barrels, jugs, bot
ties, gourds and other vessels, and lfany
illegal liquors as named in the first Sec
ton OF this act, are found, they shall be
destroyed, and the person h.y.:ne them
punished the same as IL they had illegal
ly made or sold such intoxicating liq-
uors. And further il is provided that il
any persons breath shall clearly indicate
having used intoxicating liquors, said
officers shall arrest Them, and if on tri-
al they shall not prove they necessarily
drank such liquors as a medicine, they
shall be fined as though they had illegal
iy sold such liquor, and such officers shall
have two dollars per day whilst engaged
in the services contemplated by this act,
which compensation shall be paid opt Of
the Township Treasury, in which such
services were rendered.
SIC. 3. II shall be the duty Of all
Justices Of the Peace in this state, to
try all persons brought before them for
violating this act. as directed by law for
the trial and punis hment Of other misde-
meanors.
Now we would suggest with due def.
ference to our neighbor. that law more
stringent than the Maine Law is moi
needed in Indiana. Indeed the Maine
Law itselfhas never yet been approved
by State Temperance Convention, o,
by the Grand Division of Sons. On the
contrary it has, to our certain knowl'
edge, been rejected frequently by both
Some OF its provisions have been approx
ed, but its details never. We would
suggest that Il would be extremely i'm
polite to forbid entirely the manufac-
ture OF intoxicating liquor as his bill
suggests. We know there are a few
ultraists who assert that intoxicating
liquors Of all kinds are only mischievous
and they would make law prohibiting
their manufacture entirely. But We
little thought our staid and considerat,
neighbor could be led, even by the en-
thusiasm Of The late Convention, to adop
90 wild a notion. We yet hope that hi
"sober second thought" will favor on
suggestion, that the manufacture be un
restrained. only that the maker sh all no
keep tipping house. or sell to thos
who do. This Of course would rends
nugatory the provisions of his bill thu
forbids selling corn, &c. to distillers an
brewers. We see no necessity Of sue
prohibition Indeed we shall oppos
it'll the last. While spirituous liquor
or wine or cider are used for proper vi
poses we see no propriety in forbidden
their manufacture. Such we are su
was the intention of the late temperate
convention.
Again we see no propriety in author
zing o6icers to 60 poking about the pr
vate residences OF people. II Is I
mans business what citizen keeps, Z
what he eats or drinks provided he Il
jurcs no one. Such a search would
exceedingly offensive to the seniimen
Of our peoples violation Of all o.
sense Of right. II Is aprovision new
yet incorporated In prohi bitory la
and we would suggest to our neighb
that the laws Of Maine and Massaeh
sets and Michigan have been very 81
ressiul while positively prohibiting 81
search. They provide only for scare
Ing tlpplIng houses for liquor unlawful
kept. a. our law provides already
searching for stolen goods or imp
ments Of eounterlelllng or gambling
Would II not be well TO ''IstweIl enos
alone" and not array against whs
come Law, an opposition tina, does
necessarily belong 70 III And fur,
we would mgges, iha, though ma
breath should stink with whisky !, We
be bad policy TO punish him while he