Smyrna times., 1856-02-27
Communications,
Written for the Smyrna Trmes
Tne Reporter and the Maine Law
Resolutions Continued

last OF the Det@ware State Reporters com.
ments on the Maine Law resolutions.
Ills first Paragraph does not beIonr TO tbe
comments, but seems to be an answer 70 so,,,e
one VINO has complained that he does NOT sticl
up 10 the subject as they had good reason I,
expect he would, and that he has f,iI.d 70 oo,
Wet the Maine Law men of intemperance ape
'icehuiafl6m. 10 satisfy such, he saws. " The
P"l'tlcal Ii story Of the Reporter will sustain II,
III Tue uecIaraton that we never yet have beer
round to finch from any discussion in which W.
nave engaged" And in regard to his evident
failure, he remarks, awe have never written q
single line against Prohibition or anv otbc,
ldhatIcism' with even the hope of convictinp
It's special and avowed advocates" With this
brief notice OF the first paragraph in the article
under review, will pass it by. Now for his
comments
Ihere are two resolutions left in tho ser;es
lof us 10 comment upon. The first of them rn.
s"iFes That 1t is not cruel or uniust to con6no
III prison until sober, any drunken man"
1t VII be remarked that he does not oivo ,,s
readers TINS resolution, but perverts it for rea-
sons best knows to himself His assault rror
'h'S resolution will be noticed hereafter
VIII quote the Last of these two resolutions
as given by him, and then proceed:
EssoIved, That while the Lionor T o.ouo
S[al"s pound by an oath to purchase mo ar,ioIo
=, commerce from temperance men. we in t,,rn
Ple"@c our sacred honor to support no man far
any Once, who is not known as a firm advncat'.
Oh ProhIbitory Liquor Law" ON''o
What is there in this resolution that onv ro,
sohaole man can object to! The " T;oror
League have the right to deal with wbo,,
Wv! P"'"Se' ana n' one objects to it; and tbcv
also nave the right to bind themselves h., -,
"a'n IT they see proper to do so. And the
''"'"e La" men have the right upon the otbor
naAd TO give their support to whom thew Mons,
ana TO pledge their sacred honor in rcr,rd 70
whom they Will, or viii not snpport. Pm, Loa.
inc Reporter on this resolution: alt appears
10 us Ike the very essence Of absurdtv f,r any
SGT u men to talk about plcdging their sacred
hohor' alter subscribing to the paIn,bIo ,nI
malicious falsehood which is confirmed - a..
iIrst division of this resolution" This
@'ro"g comment b0tit is in perfec; keeping with
WIN his political history. A man who bn,
lost all seH-respect will seldom. if cyor ro,r.,,,
o'h'TS' therefore, We expect nothing hama.
rom The Reporter Ihan is set forth in his ,,..
ner Of treating these resolutions
ou' what Is the question! 1t is this Tho
Maine Law men IN their resolution s,, a..
''f " Liquor League is bound by an oa,b no, ;.
purchase any article OF Commerce. from, ,o,.a.
'dn'e men, The @fporicr calls this "n,l
I'o'e ana malicious talschcod," and an ;n,'u
gent p"hIIc Is 10 decide which of ,bosa ,,,
parties Is right. And, in order to do this :, J..
important that the public shouId he ,,,.,I,,.
l""'l'ed "''h certain incra which directly tend
!" strengthen the assertion made bv tho M.;n.
La" men III their resolution. The frs, Ca,
"'t VIII name Is, chat it has been far
'""' ana Is now, the practice of the ..T;o...
DeaIers not to deal with TEMPERANCE r,o,, -.
'P' ""e" .le'r own interests imperatiyely de-
manu- It, l'er object in adopting tins cnur.o
10 break down the opposition of tcmneroooo
nch or 10 force them into their cause II H.
SUTTON is paIpable talsehood, wbv did NO,
nc Reporter prove it by showing that the {
'''i"'f League do deal with temperance mon I
Ut having 'ailrd to do this, the fair prcsumn. {
on Is mat The Maine Law men spoke tho trn,L |
"ch 'Hey SAID the Liquor Lca0ue stonds /
o""0 oy an oath not to purchase any article of /
o'hinerce IRON temperance men, for il i onI, |
"ldihg themselves by an oath to contir,o - i
Id Practice. h
! might now show that the Maine law men !.
"'''' S'""' IN" sentiments Of the Liquor League
"ho'hcr evidence that what they have said
NOT ii "palpable fulsehood," but the Renor,or
Is dohe II Tor me. Twill, therefore. inf odroo a
IS own words IN evidence against him. In
'eakng of the Maine Law resolutions in non a
d. ana oi The first one Of the last two in n.r y
fuiar' he says: ain several of these rooaI.,
'"s' references to, and quotations fr,,n tlo G.
solutions OF the Liquor Dealers. oro roado el
Ill., from that fact, it can be no mere prosunr W
J." 10 say That this resolution is so wordod 40
convey the Idea that the Liquor Dealers tool ie
ouhu against lnprlsoning man for oo,,;,, u
""h on The ground Of It's cruelty and nnirst
IS, Now ask an intelligent public if !, a" al
n be possible that the Maine Law ma, ,.;.L Gu
perfect knowledge Of the Liquor Leaqur bo. ID
"e' ana are doing, or trying to do, copld ho '"
III! ol publishing to the world a g." pnlnublo ue
sei"oG' Unfortunately for the ReDor,or
has proven loo mucL, but he has this co,.. no
Ion-he has "never written single linz ia
ains' Prohibition any other ianaticism u,;,r SUI
en- the hope Of convictiOg its special md DO
owed advocates and | don't bol;oro /.
II; but he had better take care. or he will wi
lvIcl hImsct-if he has not abroad, dana :, me
seems TO have some fear of dony this e., cal
says, "the editors Of this paper hold no alIo agl
nee with the Liquor League, or with anv Gre
let political society Whatever" But mi, IS
koS the matter ~ III vvor,., tan