Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-02-21
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90 wrong Ant is it an " Insult to mans
dignity and understanding" to require him
to observe those laws 7 Then are we a most
9 insulted," and {" uudignifed" people
Shame. shame, Mr.. Waugh. to put forth such
ridiculous, nonsensical balderdash.
But to come to the very matter under con-
sideration by Mr.. Waugh. namely, the IL
quor traffic. Look at our present license
laws. Do not they control mans v%olition ~
Can any man sell liquor by the retail that
has the "volition'' or desire to do so? Let
Jesse A. Waugh, Chmn'' attempt to keep
a retail establishment without license, and
how soon he will be prosecuted and fined
And viii Mr.. Waugh walk intn Court and
tell the Judge Sir, you have not the " con-
stitutional power" to do this thing. for the
!" reason" that in so doing you offer " an in
suit to my dignity and understanding" by
furnishing me for the exercise Of my moral
and physical free agency in my %volition or
wish to keep a grog shop!' Would not the
Court take him at once for u fool or a mad
man
But we will not proceed further with this
ridiculous document to-day, lest we produce
a nausea among our readers. The above IS
but a fair specimen, as the reader will see,
of the whole production. 1t is so disgusting
and revolving throughout, we shall have to
give our structures, therefore, in broken do
ses. We shall, however, leave none of its
rottenness unprobed, but shall apply the
lan.lool oftaD and carorolv 1ot uhnmSoavQr
may be hurt. If our criticisms prove an
E insult" to Mr.: Waash's dignity" we hope
j they viii gg has under
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; stand
4 pera the PRONUNCIATION OF
such would be calculated to
i, aid TN Reform, moved that the Re-
port be printed but it is no wonder that an
other should protest against its publication
as such a document emanating from our Leg
~islature was calculated to bring discredit up
~ on the character of the State and its laW-ma
lie kers.
in The Committee from which this Repor
to emanated, was composed of the following
gentlemen, viz Messrs. Jesse A. Waugh
of Forsythe j. Barnes, Of Edgecombe MI
Black, Of Mecklenburg Mr.. Long, of Gas
Sc we'll p. II. Winston, of BERTHE; L. B. Cal
nd michael, and G. L.. Cook, of Wilkes D..
ed Caldwell, of Guilford; G. M. White, of BIZ
to den Mr.. Houston of Duplin. and Mills I
ch Eure, of Gates. 1t is due to some of the gel
10 tlemen belonging to this Committee that W
The should state what they have told US abol
Ia the Report and its authorship. The six la
m named gentlemen assure as that they kne
has nothing whatever Of the Report made, uni
Irs. it was read by the Clerk in the House. NJ
nth Winston says he consented to an adverse I
port upon the petitions for prohibition, up
md the ground Of inexpediency, but had nothi!
to do with framing the report. And fro
uch conversations we have held with Mr.. Blac
in during the session, his mind must have u
dergone a considerable change, if he endc
int Chairman, it seems, is chiefly, entitled
what of credit or odium attaches to the i
and mortal document; hence we have head
deal this article" JESSE A. WAUGH's REPORT