The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-03-24

Is not respectable. lie eruies our question
upon this point, and says that he considers
| the moderate use of wine no sin, for "Christ
once manufactured it and Paul advised its
USE" That is such a silly and ridiculous
position in favor Of the use of liquor as
beverage, that it needs no attempt at rcfuta-
ton.
The manner in which this sapiem lcricog-
rGpher bubbles upon his misuscd words is
exceedingly laughablc lie displays deep
research indeed. We cannot find such a
word as "toat" in our unbr idgcd but we saw
tote there. We should like Harold to give us
the derivation of ''toat."
We will now lay down our premises, and
will then sec how much more Harold can say
in zone column than he has heretofore said
in three"
l. Prohibition is constitutional. Common
sense teaches us that nothing can be uncon-
stitutional, in its true sense, that tends to
advance the happiness Of man, and put down
admitted evils, when enacted by majority
of men in any land. The power to limit the
license system, to qualify and restrict it, i'm
plies the power to forbid it entirely if consis-
tent with the public veal.
=. Prohibition is not new proposition,
but is contemporary with American lndcpen.
dencc, as will be seen by reference to the
Jomml Of Continental Congress, Feb. eth,
III, in which Harold will see a striking
illustration of the foresight and wisdom of
the Fathers of the Country in respect to this
question.
3. 1t is Democratic law and places all
upon equal grounds, denying all the liberty
to do wrong and leaving thcnlihc power to
do right. If one man has right to sell, all
men have right to sell. fit be an evil all
men should be prohibited.
1. 1t involves no new principle of lcgisla-
ton. The right to interfere with the appe-
ttcs, if evil, of mankind, is inherent in all
human governments, ard in the time of King
James Of England, this right was enforced
and acknowledged in relation TO the use of
tobacco.
5. 1t is Divine law, for the Bible requires
us to "give no occasion of stumbling to any
brother" to give no offence to the church
OF God" and "whcthcr We cat or drink, or
Whatsoever we do, TO do all to the glory of
Cod" Gods laws are all given III prohibi-
tory form.
G. A Prohibitory law can be enforced, and
to prove this it is only necessary to mention
the fact that some eight or ten States arc at
this enforcing Prohibitory laws.
T. 1t lessons vice and taxation. The Hon.
Neal Dow, in his report as Mayor Of Portland
says :-.Thcrc were committed to the Aims
house from June lst, 1850 to March Goth.
1851, (btfore the law,) 2522; from June LIST,
1851, to March Goth, 1852, (aftcr the law
l4G. Difference in nine months, l0G." The
report goes OH to show the decrease in the
number of commitments to the House of Cor
rcction, Prison, &c. in work published in
Maine soon after the law was put in opera
ton it is said that 'tthc quantity now sold
in the State cannot be more than onc-tenth
part so great as it was before the enactment
of the Maine Law, so that the saring to the
people is at least one million eight hundred
thousand dollars per gear"
The above are our promises, and until
Harold diSprovcs them We Shall have no more
to say. THOMAS MlFFLIS.