New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-17

lo.k. appeared and being duly 4aalihod, TOOK DIS
Ffaf
Tie snful report II the Superintendent Of the
o. roaga salt springs was EeceiVei. ! abstract
what s contained in 10 Of public interest
The vhoic qunutiiy Of 'alt manufactured and in-
sroctl1 IN the sal SPRING. Reservation during the
: year 1884, Is :. -O3 3i' bushels a. follows.
-sIns................ 80
r'p,o'.'...'' s3,tnn
Tofsl rsv-uue..................,.... ~ o.
Ibe >0per,njerdeut hGs drawn from the Treasury
curing me year s35,VC2 10.
REPORTS.
Mr. : y. tOLE-ApprOpTi The moueys Of the
revenue of the Literature and Deposit Fdud.
A..o that the stat, Printer distribute to districts
". J.. CrsudE.ls work on education Agreed %.
yfroNT OBJ THF TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr. SILBBINS from a majority of tho Select
Committee. o. which was referred 30 much OF the
Governors Message relates 10 the subject Of In
TEMPERANCE submitted the following report, accom-
Ioni,Q by bill
OF tse Soec' Comfqtio, on fhc Sale o. IntoTcat'Hg
L9p0rs
JOHN ". STEBBlNS from the majority Of the
Committee 90 whom referred much Of the
Governors Message relates TO the subject Of Intern
pance md the Sale Of intoxicating Liquors sub nits
~ following report.
That they entirely concur with the Governor ia his
rtf0trtd 10 them. They are also faiisfed that tue
tine has arrived when sound and wholesome legsla-
ton which shall efeciuay put stop TO the sale and
public use Of intoxicating liquors As a beverage, u
demanded ohke b. the voice Of The people, and the
hiehe.t Interests of the State.
1he, IRE aware thst since the public attention has
been TUNED TOW ard prohibition, very many objections
have been gfayeJ urged against any law upon tue
tuti-Ct
Tie snroi- Of the pss. abu adantly prove that IN
to,icafug liquors nave heretofore been regarded as
Carcerous 70 socety, and their use proper subject
of legislative restraint 6no prohibition for more than
ttf.4 thousand years in 0iflerot countries under DIFF
/ f-rsut Governments, they have been thus treated
History tells w. thai tie ancient ypians, Greeks,
/ Eomsrs aud o'ber more eastern nations through
most periods Of tbeI existence, maintained ana en-
forced igid and ervere restrictions upon the use Of
! trire. snd excessive Indulgence was al al times
deemed criminal Ia China and some OF the border
rg nations abstinence from Intoxicating drinks ID en-
/ force az religious any,.
/ Tbo western nations OF Europe have also from time
/ t. time passed awe equally coEdemnatory OF iniem-
pe1anoe and laying restraints upon the traffic OF IN
toXcatug drinks, ana bey are couihueu ~ 'ue pres
en- time.
Tho common law frowns upon ntenpsrance. II
/ holds il 10 be without apology, and condemns as
guilty lin committing crime, while IN the widest
insanity, caused by the use OF intoxicating liquors
H. Oregon years since, when the settlement WAS
new and made UP of people consregated from d,fer-
eui PARTS Of the world the sac aud m1HVGctare OF
spirits de forbidden by law. In all periods OF our
B
such sale las been laid under severe restraints. ln
deed bu, one opinion has 10 any arge extent pre-
vailed throughout all ages II regard 10 the eVl con-
! sequences Of this traffic
Ii bsrbarous and em.barbarous, hali-cvilized and
civilized nations have in all ages regarded as evil
and injurious, and needing restraint, even IN the
ulder forms in which alcohol is combined by iermen-
taiOl certainly we, highly ciVlilZed ana christian
ration Qua rot 10 sucr ~ 10 20 al large Ia its SUD-
tier form OF dsiiIlation.
Nour Committee would not however, urge these
records Of the pa. as establishing the solldness Oi
legislative restraint OF problOIhon now. IAe "oFIl
may al this time have been wrong ana ihtse recent
scnfaiions Of genius struck lrOm the aDvh o. self
interest may be revealing TO us The real and true
channel q legislative action.
One OF the srayest ii these objections urged
against legislation ls, that " men cannot be made
moral charitable, temperate, or honest by law.
You1 Committee had always supposed that inasmUch
o. government was established 10 protect rs cltLens
tte primary object Of law was 70 restrain ana pre-
ven. crime, uOi so much 70 punish ana reform the
criminal: thst the. latter rather tue incidents
not the end. II this De So, the objection Is power
/ less since though true, II argues nothing against
ANY law Because men cannot be leg sAiea moral,
/ or 10 the language OF AaotheT, because temper
/ arce Ike Other virtues, is not produced by law
/ "uske-s dOts il follow that the weaK the hello.
less the dependent, the moral the VIrIuous, should
net "a p.atcied iIoA TIC strong, the immoral tne
! vicous bN lass hat sial rsstr04 them ls II al
/ argur .it 20 be urSeo agsns. laws prohoiins aad
Furnishing iltfi, t4r. az, and mu'de mat s"cn avs
/ vii uoi B. axe immoral ,llne- inclined men, m'ra
ana yirtU1us l,-suCh i he character OF the o0-
/ ieo,ors urged anc grayoly, too, by those hsn 10
,i ... frs ION, which objections form TIE key that
/ ur-,t.s Pandora Boa Executive charms rniea
! tie peoalr have been scraN ai1llg the past year.
! H.i rc- content 90 rest tAelr ce'ense Hpoa TINS
issue. the oproLests II Prohibition object 1saln rs
prts,1t laws az sufficient, If they De but executed
Cur first answer 60 TINS position y Il they SIRE, why
have Lot the opponents OF Plot nigon demonstrated
tieir suficioncv By executing them For sever 81
NesIs Proh ihiOn hss keon urged throughout the
state &c the only suicien; remedy. The friends OF
the measure had tried the present laws iho.ouSnly
? tut without any considerable success. Ihen EFFORTS
have become part OF the Judicial record, OF the
State Pablo opinion has. during this period been
rising higher and approaching nearer the STAND POM.
/ OF Prohibition. For some time Il has been appNen'
70 the most casual observer that, aness sonc,h1ng
was done Prohibition was inevitable. why nave
not iis opponents stepped out upon the present aS'
and demonstrated their claimed suticiercy, II tney
really possess it. Had they done so this exciting
question bad long since been put st rest. humanity
would have clapped her hands for joy. Fo-terty
would have bowed at their shrine IN grateful feine
brsnce, and have felt elevated by the homage
Another answer il. that present laws, from ther
nature, cannot effect the object. They do rot pro
pore to: They wrongly based. They process
upon the hypothesis that il is right an proper L
drink Intoxicating liquor - . beverage. Ttsy sane