Smyrna times., 1855-01-03
mThe SacrednessgOf the Domicil."

aThis is one of the csfch,Phrases iofthe oppo-
neots ofthe Maine Law,- which MEANS m Their
mouth. about the same thing that " Liberty,
Equality, and fraternity meant in the mouth
Iehis Napoleon, or that +" Democfacy means
lin the mouth, Of an ambitious, othce-seeklng
faemagogue. 1t simply cheat--a delualon
"a lie. There is no principle or provision OF
the Maine Law that endangers st the sacred
ness of the domici," or interieres in the least
degree with the natural rights of the citizens:
On the contrary, its aim is the more efectual
protectonofboth, Where the rum dend works
out its legitimate tendencies, not only the dom
licil, but the humanity that it should shelter
loses its 81 sacredness," and becomes the prey
tof the destroyer. The mission of the grog shop
Is orfeof deadhest evil to the sanctltles OF home'
and these SO far as tens ofthOusands four clti-
y zens are concerned, can be preserved only
" through the legal suppression OF the ahona-
lous and wicked traffic in rum.
d The "National Temperance Organ, pup
IS Gshed at Cincinnati, under the able edltorshlp
70 S. F. Cary. Esq, has some pertinent remarks
= upon the subject which we transfer to our col
:. umns
- "You must be careful not to override natu'
De raj and inherent rights, and the sacredness
ny the domlcl."
ad "This is the language of political contem
ge porary, an apologst for the liquor seller, L
60 those who are laborng for prohbltory la"
What does he mean! Has man nafurd
and inherent right to sell liquor! II so' the
hg all the laws regulating and restraining th
ct traffic ara wrong. Natural and inherent rlsh'
aI. lnuuht not to be abridged, but their fullest an
trsest exercise should be guaranteed and st
cured by government Instead OF llcensin
=" liquor, laws should be passed to secure to
'sS' the natural right to engage i'll this trade.
the "Our right to enjoy and defend lite and N
nth erty, is natural and inherent, and 1t is u
do business Of government TO protect US IN Its pc
feet exercise-God has given no man rig
"tt0 TO infict wrong upon his fcllow-mah' ana Z
ing qanized society owes it to God ana MS ere
Tlt lures to ntcrpose its arm to prevent us lliil
apt ton. or if il has been committed, to punish a
!; restrain the wrong door. Liquor sellers ha
'" never claimed it as a natural right but ha
eral ALWAYS looked to theSate give them the rig
Tor to make drunkards, pauperS and teioAs'
all tlller of the soil never looked to the Siate
.vnd authority to dispose of his surplus productl'
:, nor does the Christian ask PERMISSION OF
. U' State to worship God according to the dlcta
OF OF his own conscience. We call upon the !
ell thor Of the above paragraph to tell US III Pi
The English, what he means.
% .. The sacrcdneSs Of the domicit, is
very thing we would maintain.-ltis is thelq'
u oil seller who would ruthlessly invade the sacr
liter, ness of home, and strike down those who hi
Sea it sanctuary. 1t is absurd to talk OF g
tho shop as sGcrcd domicI. 1t is a vile traI
oax catch the nnwary and the innocent. del
''' robbers might as well ask for the protect
pub arm, of government, when an outraged conn
nifty sought to drag them forth to the bar
iuStCe.