Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-07-12
The Tribune's Review Of the Decision Of
the Supreme Court on the Maine
Liquor Law.

Liquor Law.
The learned critic q who has in severa
recent editorial articles in the Tribune, re
uie,oed ~ the recent decision of the Suprem
Court of the State on point of law present
ed before it at its late term held in Augusta
forcibly reminds US of remark made by
church member in town in one Of the New
England states some years since. A case wa
tried before one Of our most learned Judge
of the U. S. District Court, wherein GOO
and faithful deacon was one of the respondents
The evidence, as applied to the law by tn
learned Judge, was such as TO cause him t
decree against the respondent. Our christia
brother who had listened attentively TO tn
whole trial, Immediately remarked-"Judg
- didn't understand the case, or he neve
would have decided against brother NJ" 81
the profound doctor Tin his own opinion) vel
versed in constitutional, common and statute
law, and also perhaps in the law of military
tactics, so far as sschang ing tront'' goes, bold
ly, impudently, and as one 'tspeaking by au
thority," pronounces the decision above al
luded to, as unsound, untenable, contrary t.
law and common sense-thus openly and il
language ola degrading character, stultify
ing and abusing the Supreme Court, and pro
nouncing it tribunal ignorant Of legal knowl
edge and conceptions of constituting
correctly the statutes of our State; and more
than all this, dishonesty prostituting the high
power conferred upon it, to promote party
purposes. Verify we may exclaim-''A
second Daniel come to Judgment
1t is not our purpose to comment upon the
Courts very able and learned opinion pub
1ished in our last. We leave that for eminent
jurists, simply expressing our humble opinion
that no legal tribunal will be found to ouer-
rule the clear logic and sound construction OF
law therein laid down. OF this we shall see
hereafter. Our present object is only to call
the attention of our readers to the supremelg
ridiculous idea of man, "a professional man
he may be-perhdps son of Esculapius-)
at any rate one who makes great pretensions
to legal as well as general knowledge. and
aspires to offices of honor and emolument for
a lifetime, should presume to rerie,c (AO-God
save the mark decision of the Supreme
Court of this State, drawn by the Chief JUS
tice, and in wholesale manner pronounce it
not only unsound and contrary 10 true con-
struction of law, but foolish. and only worthy
of emanating from mind incapable of draw
ing correct conclusions, being altogether BIZ
assed by party spirit. Truly it is too ridicu-
lous to think of. We could not help smiling
on reading the articles in the Tribune YET
our mirth could not altogether suppress sin
cere feeling of pity for the author, who, al
his age of life, should permit what common
sense and judgment he ever had, to yield to
his prejudice and vanity, so far as to induce
him to stuhify himself However,
q Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
But as we have before said, it is not our in.
tention to discuss the soundness of the Court s
decision. We make no claim to ability so to
do; and surely our ranity is not quite equal
TO that of the learned critic, who, with sin
gle stroke of pen orerrides, annuls and en-
tirely sets aside decision of the highest ju-
dical tribunal of our State. We think the
whole world generaHy-Neal Dow in particu-
lar-have right to expect, yea, even to de-
mand, for the benefit of the present and the
coming generations, an elaborate treatise from
the learned writer in the Tribune, on consti,
tutional. national, common and statute law
And with all due Difference TO his most learned
self, we beg leave to suggest the following foi
the title page. For our suggestions (if worth
anything) we will receive our compensation
in proof sheets that we may give them in ad
vance TO our readers. Here it is
A TREATISE
On that portion of the Constitution of the
United States-of the State of Maine-and Of
the Statutes of the State of Maine passed by
the fusion legislature of 1855, as will more
effectually aid and more successfully accom-
plish the purpose of the author and his asso
ciates in securing Office and emolument.
Having had long experience in seeking Of
fee, and changing positions-an having beer
placed in many different "attitudes," the au.
thor is prepared to show conclusively the ut
ter absurdity of all Constitutions, legal en-
actments and judicial decisions, which in any
way prevent the elevation to power and Office
of these who have ''fought, bled and died. il
their struggle to accomplish their own per
sonal objects, vide historyof the Morrill, dyn
asty from page to the end of the volume.
Subscriptions to this work received by the
author any time previous to the election OF
September 18th. The price TO be paid in ad
vance, as all things are uncertain.
Some account of an experience OF disap
pointed Office seeker, an expectant of the U. 5
Senatorship, Representative to Congress
Collector, &C., &c., will probably be append
ed if the subscription will warrant
ADDENDUM.
Maine Liquor Law-Act changing Judiciar,
System-Personal Liberty Bill-Propose'
amendments to the Constitution by the Legis
lature of 1855.
Contemplated plan for a systematic grab a