Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-08-08

who have mauy of them scquii here. an inle-
pcntenee wii!elt Jheig Dnn cou,tFy refused, !,
among the lu0st claB0rous enemies of the
Temperance Law, on III, plea that it violates
| 1rso' Il rieEtS and personal liberties the dig
!..ty 81 llap, .i!.i s3-fo@tb. W lroull not viii
t.l5iy SpcJk with seVci9tY, mich less IN bitter
hess or With Injustice, against those who, seek
ing a field of labor in our land, have already
become citizens, or purpose to do so. But the
urgency of the case demands earnest admoni-
tion and reproof, and some few home truths to
set everybody in his right place on this question
The Temperance Law in this and other
States is the result of the decision Of majori-
ties inspired by an ardent and deep moral con-
yiction. 1t is law Loyalty enacted and in har-
mony with the only true and logical principles
| of Self-goy yernment. It is therefore obligatory
on every honest citizen SO long as it is not re-
scinded by the legislative power or palSied by
the decision of legal courts, Well-erganized
self-geyerning societies only exist where
each individual sacrifices his savage-like cgot-
ism, or what demagogues are fond of calling
rights, for the benefit of the community, as cx-
pressed By the legally constituted eigm of its,
will. We are constantly warned in this Tom
per1nce question to beware of adopting the
European theory and numbering popular rights;
but must not coniound termS.f Rights are
destroyed in Europe; but as compensation,
the ruIerS, especially OH the continent, with an
atfiuent indulgence, permit their subjects TO get
drunk to their hearts content and 10 degrade
themselves into debaScd bruteS Is it not sick
cning then, to hear thiS beastly bRwling about
the violation of their rights uttered by men
who Knew not the value OF rights and never TN
jOyed any until they landed on American soil !?
Is it not disgusting to hear men caTil at law
legally and denlocratieally enacted, and threat
en- to resist its lawful administration, WHO IN
France or. Germany. some short time since bow
ed with respectful humility before each petty
officer of police lad submitted daily in quiet
and mcekucSs to each CommiSsaire or Captain
of the squad at the whim OF any OF these I'M
derlings dressed in little brief authority the5i
could be arrested and imprisoned. To such
they opened not only their pantrieS and cellars
but their private drawers and WritiagdeskS,
without muriHur of opposition. Their most
intimate correspondence could be seized, read
and inquired into-tlleir private and family af-
fairs becoming thus literally Investigated and
diyElged. The agent who has the power to do
all this acts not ty virtue OF a law enacted rs
and in the name of the people, but through an
order issued by some superior officer. Such IS
the real condition of personal rights on the
Continent; while the Irish are perpetustlty as
surfing u.s. through the press md eecfies that
the only right extended to them IN their, olfg
country is the right 10 starye. Such is a true
picture Of what both submitted to III taeir Tes-
pective fatherlands-but few comparatively be-
ing political refugees. Yet, forsOoth, here
their wrath is aroused, and their fury turned
against the decision of Il cOnscicntiousan and en-
lightened majority, trying to raise them to the
dignity OF manhood, and to enable them to Sc
cure more easily and with greater speed an
honorable and independent position by disg-
bling them from squandering their lard won
earnings in grog-shops, llgcrbeer saloons, and
l,rJwls of which these are SO prolific, They
curse with foolish fdtuity that delivering en-
actment which will pat stop TO immoral
ity, dcstitution and crimc-those feinds which
ever dog the steps Of intemperanee and carou
sal--and which will make them parents to their
children in the true and sublime ma.rling OF
that sacred duty. BY this law they will be en-
ablcd to spend in education of their children
that money which would otherwise find its way
to some poison-seilerS's till. ANY one ac IGain-
ted with the st.te of degradation olthc masses
of Europe knows, we'll, aud none know better
than tie fercign population, that InteHpar-
ance is the root of all wgetche.lne5s. from
Me duB ghiers Of imD0reFfs4 FL. Gftnt&4s lac 0ro-
het is sDppIiei aisd tftt army II prostitutes re
crailed ,c6ich coaHts By huHfreds Of fhoasaa9s az
foreign sta'es. Even many Of the girls OF re-
spectabie parents, If the Source Of their fall
were traced, would be found to have lost their.
iRnocGRce-a- lagar3ecr parties, pubic -d@ncesa
inns, .tanzboden, ); aud such alf-efHn&cn scenes
OF revel. And yet Law TO guard them with
protecting hand iron. falling into these abyss
eS which Oh every side yhwn around ihemsis
Iecried by the foreigR-born population as an
invasion OF sacred rishts!--f- J. Tribune.
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