The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-11-22

power and works of God, says, verses Il and
Is. lie cause.h grass TO grow for the cattle,
and herb for the service Of man. and wine
tha. maLeth glad the heart of man. and oil TO
make his face shine, and bread which strength
eued mans heart.
Il thus appears, if the inspired Psalmist is
entitled TO credit, that man was made TO laugh
as well as weep, ard that those stimulating
beverages were created by the Almighty ex-
pressly TO promote his social hilarity and en-
joyment And for this purpose have the
world ever used them, they have ever given,
in the language Of another passage of scripture,
strong drink to him that was weary and wine
to those of heavy heart The first miracle
wrou-h. by our Savior. that At Cana Of Gallilee.
the place where he dwelt in his youth, and
where he met his followers after his resurrec-
ton. was to supply this article to increase the
festivities of Joyous occasion; that he used
it himself is evident from the fact ina. ne was
called by his enemies wine bibber. and lie
paid it the distinguished honor Of being the
eternal memorial Of his death and man s re
demption.
From De Bows compendium of the CEN
sus Of 1850, p. 182. we learn that at that date
there were in the United States 1917 distiller-
les and breweres, with a capital Of go, ,507,
574, consuming some i 100000 bushels of
grain and apples, 1894 tons Of hops, and 81
675 hogsheads OF molasses. and producing z
some 83 900. 600 gallons of liquor.
From the Secretary OF the Treasury's Re
port of the commerce and navigation of the
United States for 1850, we gather that there
were imported into the United States, in that
year, about 10000, GOO gallons of various
kinds of liquors.
BY the National Cyclop5edia vol 1 q D. 934
we are informed that for the year ending Janu-
4,
Britain and Ireland 1870, ,G67 gallons Of wine
5,95O,78l of brandy, and 5,123, 48 OF rum;
and that there were manufactured in the same
period, in that kingdom, in round numbers.
25.Co0. 0O0 gallons.
In the 9th vol. of the same work, p 3o8,
it is said:
The vine is one Of the most important OBJ
iects OF cultivation in France. The amount
Of land occupied by this culture is about s.
O00, 900 English acres. The average yearly
product is about 926, eco 600 English gallons,
Of which about one-sixth is converted into
brandy. The annual produce OF the vine
yards is estimated at about fe8, 500, 900 ster
ling, near l4o O00.O dollars OF which
teu-eleventhS s consumed IN France Wine
is the common beverage of the people OF
France, and Vet Professor Silliman. of Yale
College on the 9TH of A pril, 1851 then at
Chslous, writes, vol. l, p. l65, of his visit to
Europe:
sIn travelling more than 400 miles through
the rural districts Of France, we have seen
only quiet Industrious p7pula.ior. peace bla
in their habits, and, as FAR as we had inter
course with them, Courteous and kind in their
manners. We have seen no rudeness, no broi
or tumut-have observed no one who was
not decenly clad. or who appeared TO be i'll
fed. We are told. however. that the French
food. and in their houses are satisfied with
very humble accommodations. Except in
Paris, we have seen no instance or apparent
suffering, aud few even there; nor have we
seen single individual intoxicated or without
shoes and stocki2c.' .
We have thus shown, from what we will
take notice OF historically, that the use of
liquors, as a beverage, AID article of trade
and commerce, is SO universal that they can
not be pronounced a nuisance The world
does not so regard them, and viii not till the
Bible Is discarded and an overwhelming
change in public sentiment, If not in mans
nature, wrought. And who, as we have
asked before, is 10 force the people to dscon-
tinue the use of beverages?
Counsel say the maxim that vou shall so use
your own as not 70 iajure another jussifes such
law by the legislature, but the maxim ;s
misapphed; fer It contemplstes the free use,
by the owner. OF his property, but with such
care as not to trespaSs upon his ueighbor
while this prohibtory law forbids the owner
to uses his own in any manner, as a beverage
II is based on the principle that a man shall
not use at all for enjoyment what his neiCLbor
may abuse, doctrine that would. If enforced
By law in general practice, annihla.e society.
make euaichs q al men or drive them in to
the cells Of the monks and bring the human
race TO an end, OF continue 1t under the dircc-
tons Of licensed county agents.
Such, however. IS not the principle upon
which the Almighty governs the world He
ma e man free ageas, and to give him oppor-
tunity to exercise his viii, 10 be virtuous or
vicious as he sho.ld choose, he placed evil as
well as good before him. he put the apple into
the garden of Eden, and left upon man the re
sponsibiIity Of his choice, made II moral
question, and left II 50. lie enacted as to
that, moral. not physical prohibition He
could have easily enacted physical prohi-
bitory law by declaring the fatal apple ruis-
aace and removing 1t. He did not. His pur-
pose was othewise, and he has since declared
tha- the tares and wheat shall grow together
TO the end of the world Man cannot, by pro-
hi5i1ory law, be robbed Of his free agency.
See Nli.on's Areupaglslca or speech fer Liberty
Of unlicensed printing, works vol. /, D. 1856
But, notwithstanding the legislature cannot
prohibit, It can, by enactmentS within cons.i-
tusional limits, 50 regulate the use of into1i-
eating beverages, Is 70 prevent most OF the
abuses 10 which the use may be subject: We
do not say tbs. il can al; for under our system
Of government. formed in confidence il
mans capacity 70 direct his own conduct,
designed 10 allow to eaen individual the lar
gest liberty consistent H.sh the welfare Of the
W hole. aad 70 subject the private affairs Of
Interference, some excesses viii occur, and
must be tolerated. subject only 70 such pun