Smyrna times., 1855-03-28

TORY LdWs WliGu pFohiOlts tHc SAFE OF utOX-
eating drinks as beverage. / admit that an
act that is not either morally or civily wrong,
cannot be prohibited; but " / think" that the
act of selling intoxicating drinks is both morally
and cvlly wrong, and that, therefore, it may
BY prohibited. Let us change the propositiona
!ittle-whatever is morally and cvlly wrong
may be prohibited The sale of Intoxicating
drinks as beverage, is both morally and civily
wrong; Therefore, the sale of intoxicating
drinks, as beverage, may be prohibited. Is
such sale of these liquors wrong! 1t has been
made manifest thousand times that there is
not one particle Of nutriment in alcohol, that it
lAlever yet contributed one iota to the formation
OF bone, or flesh, or muscular fibre-thct it is
never asslmllated-that as it goes into the sys-
TEN, so 1t remains unchanged, until the system,
oy the instinct of SelEpreservaiion, throws it
OH. Physiology and Anatomy, and experience
ana common sense, all unite in demonstrating
that as beverage, it is never beneficial
that 80 used its influence is ever evil ; and
there is fraud in the very idea of selling that
as beverage, which can only be used as such
to the injury of the purchaser; and fraud is both
"morally and cIviliy wrong" Again, if we
look to the consequences resulting from the
manufacture and sale of these drinks as bev
erage, both upon individual happiness and pub
llc prosperity, we shall not fail to be struck
with the enormity of the evils of it. Whence
comes it that 10000 American citizens have
annually goue down to drunkard's gravel
From the manufacture and sale of these drinks
as beverage.
From what source result seven-eiehths of the
murders committed in our land! From the
manufacture and sale of these drinks as a bev-
erage.
From whence arises very large proportion
OF the crimes of every grade, that disgrace
humanity, entail incalculable misery Oh the
perpetrators and those connected with them.
ana burden community with heavy taxes i
From the manufacture and sale of these drinks
as as beverage.
The truthful spirit, when it asks. from whence
comes the vast amount Of human sin and suffer.
ing that makes earth TO her centre groan. pco.
Pies hell, and makes angels weep is compelled
TO answer that very large portion of these Ills
come from the manufacture and sale of these
drinks as beverage
And these are evils inseperable from the
traihc. All the experience of the past demon.
strates that they ever follow in its train: and
yet this Editor Of the Reporter talks about the
sale of these drinks as a beverage. not beinu
either morally or civilly wrong. prates abont
f the abuse of liquor, as though every tyro now
, dld not know that all use of it, except artistI.
cally or incidentally, is an alb Sc. Let any
man who has ordinary common sense. reflect
upon the evils resulting from the abuse-le,
nm reflect that this abuse is an invariubIe con-
com'tant OF the sale and whether he is capable
or" logical argument or not, he will be drive,
to the conclusion, that such sale is both NOR
ally and clvilly wrong in itsclC-im the yer,
act that constitutes its eriStcnce"
| The Editor wonders that any one can sa,
that the sale Of arsenic, strichnlne, or corrosy,
sublnate, is right, and that the sale of intoxica
ting drinks Is wrong. | only say that the sal
OF these posons is right as a medicine; and
y with perfect consistency, say that the olhe
s poison, "alcoho," may rightfully be sold as
d medicine and as medicine only. Do no
n druggists feel that all poisons must be YER
= carefully sold! Would they dare to sell then
J. to persons who were known 10 be 30 m,llcion
o as to use them in poisoning others, or so Graz
: as TO use TEN in poisoning themselves!
# 'hey were . sell them TO such persons, woul
e not all good men and their own conscience
/ hold them responsible for The injury done
r although they may not have known beiorchan
who was the particular person to be injured J.
n And are not the manufacturers and sellers q
!. intoxicating drinks, as a beverage, alike re
b. sponslblo, when they know the effects that will
J., be produced by their sale And do not all VIII
# encourage and uphold the traffic. and argue tina
}. it is "rnorally and civily right" come in for
share of the responsibility
n The Reporter mistakes when he says boas
s OF the law as being very democratic, becaus
o the people generally, and not a select few, uni
ted IN petltIoning. Oh, no: | only wondered
J.. that so democratic an Editor abused us for no
n coninlng our petitions to the select few. SON
5 OF the dear people" begs leave to inform tn
D RePorter that he is as we'll versed in arithme
$ tic as "logic," and knows that 5000 voters i
d not majority of 1880; but he knows, an
II the Reporter knows, that 5000 voters neye
before pettioned the Legislature of Delaware
and it is not very likely that law passed OF
the petitions of 5000 out of 1880 shoul,
Hcreate a sensation Of 0ltnos. Uu;persuJ .o.
. demndfiOn."
t AS to "old slang expressions of politca
stump speakers" some of the dear people >
- advises the Editor of the Reporter to listen t.
. such speakers whenever opportunity offers. |
/ may prevent him from giving hereafter, sucl