Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-08

suspended from a tree, and when the
mother was told that he was dead, she
said, II am glad of it,, and hope he is
in hell" She made her way to the
spot, took his pocket-a bottle con-
tanning spirits, and drank to intoxication.
Not long after, her husband was found
on the floor of his house, dead.
But it is said, "It is not the making of
Intoxicating liquors or the selling of it
that does the mischief it is the drinking
Of it," But dooS not the making and sell
! ling of it minister to the drinking 2
Does it not teach the fatally erroneous
doctrine that the drinking Of it is right,
and does it not aid in perpetuating 1t 3
Suppose a traitor to his country, who
| in time of war should manufacture and
sell fire arms to. the enemy, should say,
" 1t is not the making or selling Of fire
arms that does the mischief, it is the
using of them" Would that shield him
from his country's indignation. or save
him from the doom of a traitor? "True,"
says a man, "the opening of those grog
shops and selling spirits by the G lass is
abominable." In the language of Judge
Daggett, ''over every grog-shop ought to
be written in great capitals, 'the way to
He'll, leading down to the chambers of
DEATH" "But do not keep grog shop;
mine is a Wholesale establishment. l
sell only in large quantities" Is that
any better ? Suppose the counterfeiter
should say. this passing counterfeit
money by dollars and cents is horrible;
but only make it. import it or sell it in
large quantities" Would that keep him,
or ought tito keep him from the state
prison Is not the making and the sell
| ling of 1T in large quantities criminal, as
we'll as in small quantities
A traitor might say, "L never sell to
tho enemy single gun or sword that
would be treason, l only sell in large
quantities. and from a respectable eStab-
lishment." Would that save his life.
The making of fre-ar for the enc
my, and the selling of them, by whole
sale as we'll as retail, are treason, and
will subject him who, does it to trait
or's doom. 1t is a principle in law that
the perpctrator and accessory. in the COM
mission of crime are both guilty. Men
have been hanged Tor violating this Prin
cpIe. The same principle applies to the
! law Of GoG. If faman has an OK and he
is known to be dangerous. and he does
not keep him in. but lets him out, and
that OK kills a man, the owner is guilty
under the Ola Testament dispensatlon.
and such a man, by the direction OF God.
WAS put to death. II is Il great crime for
IL man to end anger the lives, corrupt the
character, aud iced the vices of his fellow
men. If he docs it he will be held re-
sponsibe at the Divine tribunal.
" But" says another, "If SHOULD not
| I, L. h.o hat
it, and why may no: have the profits Of
it as well as others % So with the man
stcaIer, the high way rObbcr and the
murderer There is such good opPor,
tunity to make money, somebody will
commit the crime ii l do not. and why
may not have the profits of it as well
as others; and will be partakers of their
woes. The money you gain by dong
wrong will only be n curse to you; you
had better do without it, aEi rest content
cd with what you can gain by diligence
economy, and the blessings of heaven, in
doing right. That is all to which you
can get title. all that you ought to wish
for, and all which, il YOU are a wise man,
you will be willing to have. The wages
of sin, as are those made by the sale oi
alcohol to be used rs a beverage, will. at
the last, like alcohol itself, - bite like a
serpent and sting like an adder"
But have Il license, l have H.
cense." Suppose you have; ; does that
alter the nature Of the business or prevent
its effects ? Will that soothc the heart
broken widow or feed the famiNhing chill
Lren Licensed selling will make drunk
ards as we'll as unlicensed and the woes
. which it brings upon suffering innc cence
are as dreadful. A man bought glass
of liquor of one who was licensed; ; he
drank it, fell under the wheels of his wa
gon, and was crushed TO death. Did thai
license assuagc the anguish Of his father
, or his mother, his wife or his children?
Suppose man should be licensed &c
throw poison in your well. would thai
Justify him in doing it? No more will il
justify you in selling poison to be mixed
with water which is drawn from the we'll
Men have been licensed to keep gambling
houses, to establish brothels and commit
other gross iniquiLies. The licensing o
) men to commit sin does not alter its ma
ture, prevent its consequences, or do away
, its guilt. Nor will it prevent the ruin o.
those who continue knowingly to practice
: it.
TO make this plain. take case
There are two men; one of them goes out
at midnight, and to obtain money. kills Il
father. The whole family are in mourn
ing. By the bye, he goes out again, and
TO obtain more money. kills the mother
The children are orphans. Soon he kill.
one of them, then another and another
, till the whole family are dead. They
were murdered, all murdered to obtain
their money; but not by themselves
They fell prematureIy, but not by their
own hands, they were innocent of tha
greaL iransgression. and are followed by