The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-05
SATURDAY MORNING .:::::MAY 6


MORNING ::::::::::MAY 5.
Monroe Township Awake and very
Indignant.
By the published proceedings in the En-
quirer of Thursday, we perceive ga large
and respectable number of citizens" held an
"Anti-Liquor Law meeting" in Monroe
Township, Pike county. on the 2lst ult.--
1t 10 significant fact, that these proceed
ings were ordered by the meeting to "be
published in the Evansville Enquirer and
Democratic papers generslly"-a fact signi-
fcsnt that either the meeting was strongly
Democratic, or that it had too correct an pp-
probation of the position and morals of the
Republican press, to offer tho proceedings to
il for publication. This is literal endorse
ment of the truth Of the charge, which some
Old Line editors so vehemently contradict,
that the Old Line party is the "whisky par
y."
After reading the preamble and resolutions
"unanimously adopted" at this meeting, we
are constrained to believe every individual
went home relieved. The resolutions ap-
pear to have been applied as kind of safe
ty valve TO the body polite of Monroe town
ship, to relieve it of dangerous excess of
explosive gas, which otherwise might have
torn il into infnitesimal fragments. Every
man seemed to have gone to the meeting
with full appreciation of himself as a SOW
ereign, and of the terrific importance of the
voice of Monroe township, Pike county, in
the councils of the State. And he doubt
less returned home, after endorsing with a
great big "aye" the preamble and resolutions
which were to astonsh the State, more fully
satisfied with himself than ever, and tho
oughly eased Of all extraneous bad substan.
ces in his moral nature, as his physical system
might have been relieved Of surplus bile by
the swallowing of as many Cooks pills as
there were resolutions.
We have not the space to notice these
proceedings particularly, even if their i'm.
portance possibly justified such attention.
The meeting in their preamble, thus speak
of the prohibitory law:
ave regard it in its whole scope, tenor
and practical bearing, as inimical to the spir-
it and genius of republican people, highly
prejudcial to the productive and industrial
interests of our citizens, and inevitably des.
tined in its practical operation, if attempted
to be faithfully executed, to multiply law
suits, foster litigation, engender neighborhood
strifes, to breed personal animosities and to
create disturbances in towns and cities,
and thereby increasing taxes and burthening
the people,"
1t is very singular indeed that such a Law
should have been deliberately passed by a
Republican House and an Old Line Senate
very jealous of each others action, and have
fnally received the approval of the Govern
or, and the evident endorsement of the
great mass Of the people. 1t has been lef
for Monroe township to discover that this
law is such terrible instrument of despoti'
oppression, and internal distraction. Blu
here is peculiar view of the law entertain
ed by that enlightened portion Of the citi
zens of Monroe township who composed thi
meeting:
Resolved, That while we cherish the vir
tues of temperance and sobriety, order an
good government, and will cordially approx
and sustain all necessary and constitutions
legislation to promote them, we see nothin!
in the existing law but provisions and prin
ciples calculated to encourage the opposit
of these virtues and which are. consequen,
iy, alien to order and subversive of good gov
eminent.
They see nothing in this law but provis
ions and principles calculated to encourag
the opposite of temperance and sobriety. OF
der and good government! Is it possible tn
Temperance men of this State, deiberatel
concocted and secured the passage of Law
which in its "provisions and principles"
against temperance and order! Oh, wis
men of Monroe township, if this is the wa
you "see" the law, how much, "red eye" ha
you seen just before entering that meeting
Nov, We promise these men, that they wi
see nothing else under this law but temper
ance and sobriety, unless through direct vi
lations of the law, and such violdtions alou
can produce disorder and bad government
Let them obey the law like good citizens, an
they will find it a most admirable law in a
its provisions and principles for encouragin
temperance and sobriety.
This meeting of Solcmons also conclude
that the attempted destruction Of the right
manufacture spirituous liquors, &c., is vi
worthy Republican government! Monrt
township is wide awake-there's no use IT,
ing to fool her. And again, they regard it