, 1854-05-06

,l. H4f o. h.oiNL'S Aat- l." ahd ~ u
-, rr;.uc .. iA- -'a' that hAv- iT..I
The reason is quite obNiou The rig
=. With which the law is loaded down, the
,.rro Of scarch. The invasion Of the sacred
Ior,,h,li by policemen, the foTcible de-
a action Of ruan's p.op'rty before his
49, and tle many other unusual penalties
,;,,rh,d 10 the Law, are well calculated u
.,n,, mel. To desperate deeds, to hush the
ro.c. Of reason, aud arouse the fame Of pas
.;,n 10 tniens, rage. The law ca mot b.
sntnrerd without thrse penalties, and with
,h., il is frourht with rebellion and de-
,smin, resistance. We are asked, why
!, ,lbi, 50 are moi our people law abiding
r,opls , They surely are, and the reason
gby they e, is our laws are just, fully
ooUu,rnd themselves TO their judgments,
and ,hi, same love of law, order, and justice
is fully compatible with determined resist
,nrs 10 what is believed TO br unjust and
oppressive.
Now, sir, these penalties cannot be sub.
mhiri to, and therefore it would appear 10
b, difficult to cnfo.ce The law. We have NJ
d6eulty in applying the most fearful pen
allies 10 the cimrs forgery and perjury
H,,e the right Of search is perfectly consist
snt; to lay hold of the person Of the accus-
ID arousps no spirit of rebellion. The con.
,eirncs stricken victim qualls before the just
p,naliy with him the trial has already ia,
len place he has been confronted with an
,ceuser, and has pass ID sent snce upon htm.
rL. The reason is, these latter crimes are
moral as we'll as legal crimes.
Tn, sale of distilled liquor is claimed 10
bea moral as well as legal crime. This
NAV be, hut II does not shock the universal
moral SINS, as in ih- other cass. The ad
yocairs Of the law dlldte upon the moral
luipiuds Of selling liquor, from the mum
ber Of deaths that result from it. But they
nav be met by the nunbrr of deaths that
result from the use Of steam, aud from such
,cenos as the ill-fat-d San Francisco, and
others, amounting To many thousands year,
that are literally boiled or blown into t.ag
nrnls, at the very mnment when iip,health,
and hopes are most bunyani. The answer
70 boh are, that men do not use steam or ar
den, spirits for the purpose Of killing pro
pie, but TO crafty thrir desires, and supply
What they dem 10 be wants and that these
are the ERinieaded results ofIheir efforts TO
Frve the unfortunate victims, in the very
way they d,Eirr TO be served.
Now, sir. the benefits Of this law depend
on one contingency, and that is, whether
The prople really want and caQ for a law o!
lhn kind. If decided majority Of them
tpprOve and desire such law, have no
question but what it would be in many res
pccis useful, especially 10 thai portion who's
news arc compatible with the law. Il
would remove many Temptations ouI of the
W,J Of those, who, perhaps, form habits Of
insnbri-ty from association. In this ap-
pFshend would be the main good. But IbIs
is only one eide Of the case,-olherS would
become more exposed itom keeping quan
iiiy BY them. AS men would supply Ihrm-
srlveS BY importing quantities, and having
ilalways BY them, would be more exposed
10 lsmplation, aud would oftsn indulge when
il i was out of sight, OF they had TO walk
teu steps for il, thy would moi drink
Again sir, tliis law would be demo rslizing in
many respeciS. What men now do openly
they would then do secretly. Their skill
would be employed to invent means Of vio.
laling anil eVadng the law. Mans career
Of crime docs not stop at one acl having vio-
liIed one law, they will have less compunc-
lion in violating SECOND, and soon feel a
sovereign c,ntempl for all law. The devi
esto tbe. "s,riped pig" alluded TO so rl
oqnenIly BY the gentleman from PIERCE, Nj.
Mosslry.) are loo well known. lhe treach-
cry, falsshoods and peIjuli"s that are com
piiied 10 smuggling liquor in collins, in bot
Ties in the shape Of books, marked :" Web
S'r'S Dictionaries, AMI other schemes To
iolata apd evade law they believe to be
unjust, affords admirable training for dis.
hnguished career Of crime.
Again, sir, lthiqk this law Of force would
tend 10 quiet the coOseisnces OF those phi
lanlhropIsis, who otherwise would WELD the
mlghiier law OF reason. 'C0ntrnling them
Hlyrs BY saying We have law IN the sub
jet, let officers do thrir duty, let the law
% enforced, il NC ssary, call out the mill
In and instead Of Arguments well applied
to the mlnd. apply the cold steel to the body;
instead Of forlifyihg men with lbos, princi
PIss that no eanNonsding can batter down,
surround and drive them with the points oi
oayonsis inio the stale Of temperate habits
Bul, sir, although have 80 little confidence
u lhs good results Of this law, am per
leelly willing TO pass law 10 take the sensa
dlhs people on the matter, and am tecid
sdy in favor OF 50 shaping the law, as to
make that the real object Of the law-io
know whether they desire a law prohibiting
" sale end traffic in all Intoxicating liquor.
i quite obvious, that unless they do de-
aIe such law. 10 degree that the law
would BE- enforced, il would have most
dsnotalizing effect. Thers is nothing that
lends 90 'dirpclly-to the destruction of ali
aV, and 10 shake the very foundations o:
goVernmenIs, as for laws TO be violated with
mpuniiy, The law p ohibiling The sale OF