Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-24
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Proasbitory Lsquor Law.
Some Of our State exchanges opposed to the
Maine Law, are copying az. article from the n.
Y Evening Post supposed to lie written by VINO.
Bryant, against that law. One otis principle OBJ.
Jections to the LAW is found in the following para
graph: after all that i;s friends may attempt to
say in It's favor the law is merely attempt TO
in their full activity
We SD culd like Mr.. Bryant any of his sdmi-'
fe5s in the matter 10 tel MS wherein this law in
this respect, differs from any other law. Nhatev-
er our laws may at some time be, up TO this period
Of the worlds history, we are rot aware Of any pc
nal law aimed at the suppression of vice and crime
which does any thing more than attempt To "sup
press results Whether it b. stealing horse, vi
tering counterfeit money, committing murder,
it is simply The 'result" which The law takes cog
nizance oF in the punishment of the offender.
But il is worthy of consideration, that although
these specific laws deal only with "results," I'VE are
not wit bout laws and institutions whose mission it
is to deal with the "caus.s" which produce these
resu!ts Az among these laws and institutions
! ton school system, various institutions Of
learning, and our religious associations While the
law suppresses "results" these deal with the
es and we have reason to hope if the law does its
duty with reference to the "results," the other
agencies will be much efficient in suppress
sing the than they could otherwise b. In
deed it viii be by moments ref ection that
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"results" is 20 leave the system of education but
half made mp, and in a condition where total fail
ure, far the ends desired concerned, ia
| inevitable IL WAS this PLATA and paiPabls fact,
which od to the conception and enactment Of
prohbtory Inv. Moral suason dealing only with
causes and leaving 'resus,' in their full activ,
ity, found thst il lost hand all it gained on
the other, and the prob bitory law was invented to
take of Tho ''resul;s," while moral su4sion
took of the "calsss" and whilst ether would
by itself prove a faure We are sure experience
will demonstrate that bcth together will accomplish
the end.
And while OH this subject, let us aay few words
more. Some of our exchanges, we notice.
cupying their columns with ingenious speculation.
as to the relation of prohibory laws, in virtue OF
the provisions which are found necessary to make
them Efficient, to our constitution aud other laws
in force, and practices and admissions under the
constitution end laws expressing in these specu-
a,ons much apprehension that the whole frame
work Of government and society will be overturned
aud anarchy and confusion will be rampant, if
these laws should be enforced.
We do hope these gentlemen and any person else
that they may have affected viii get the better
of their fears. We apprehend few persons will de
ny, if intoxicating liquors con!u be banished from
our midst tina: society would be vastly better of in
all respects. Why then entertain Tears that meas
ures which tend to that end are to introduce an
archy and disco'd. They cannot do it. And this
idea of constitutional difficulties is groundess. -
The spirit Of the constitutions Of the general gov
ernment and the state looks the general welfare,
and is in harmony with what promotes that welfare.
\ man who is himself in favor of free liquor and
against prohibition has no difficulty in SO reading
the constitution, just class of men can find
that OF the general government in favor of slavery.
But the difficulty is in themselves not in the nsttu-
mcnt " e read of man once who wasted guam
tity of powder and shot in attempting TO dsiodge
what appeared to him TO be coon in a convenient
tree, but which, Oh closer examination he found
to be louise on his own eye brow; and this is
about the with these men who are firing at
these constitutional difficulties Let public senti-
ment get right tho suhject--let the people
solve that free Iquor shall be prohibited, and the
difficulty win be at an end The people here, elect
the Judges and at the base OF all the power
of the state. Where they are right them the judy
es, and the constitution aud laws generally, will
not be far wrong no- liza be TO wrong or objection
able construction.
We anticipate conflict aud trouble in the estab-
lishment Of this radical reform we should OF any
mther reform OF like magnitude; but frtnness and
perseverance will accomplish all that * desired.
Ii the people but take the right position aud main
tan it, free liquor in time will hold the rela
ton to the laws and to public sentiment, that free
brotheis, free gambling houses, or Tree inquity
of any kind, docs now