Smyrna times., 1856-04-23

as to make It's. PROVISIONS apply to taverns as
we'll stores, or that the sale of liquor must be
prohibited altogether az beverage, was clear.
IL was thought Prohibition would be more eff tr
fectnal and also more consistent with the polti- p
cal economy of the State. Other evils Of less "a
moment had been prohibited, and we could see {,
mo good reason why rumselling shouId be made c,
a lawful business The lottery business was r.
prohibited because il was a business in which a
the buyer, while it was possible for him to wins .
was most likely to loose. Other gambling es-
adjustments were prohibited for the same rea- {
sons, together with the immortality which was
connected with the business, without any re-
ference to what effect the law would have upon ;
the proprietors OF the lottery Office the gam
1 bling establishment Whether these gentle
men could live at some other business or not,
the interests Of society at large dc manded that
they should be broken up. But the pro-
moter of the liquor business gain moth
ing-all is Ioss-his health-his character
his money, and last, and worse than all, his
soul. And Prohibition, while it is the most eff
fectual and most consistent law, is also the only
. proper basis of moral suasion; d every phi |
losopher-Cireek Roman or Amercan-must
: admit, is the something" and the only thing
for moral suason to rest upon, in order to sup
press the evil of intemperance.
! In some instances, the temperance men were
10 afflicted by the conduct of some who professed
a to be of their number--ln other cases they were
in disguised. For instance, man would get up
a. petition under the law of 1853 for license TO
. keep liquor store, and would succeed even
~ when we thought success impossible. And,
ne how il was done the records will show. Men
be who had taken the lead in moral suasion, and
e, few who occupied a place in the church were
no among the petitioners for rum. Aud when we
were told that Mr.. A. had signed petitionask-
= ing that rum might be sold in his school district,
we could scarcely believe it; and, when told
Mt, that Mr. b. had also signed it, we were grieved
ith such was the high opinion we had formed OF
s,l these gentlemen. The former is great friend
of all good Institutions especially the Bible,
'u- and contributes literally towards having every
Ter family i'll the State supplied with the Scrip
red tures aud he'll s to support ministers 10 preach
ost the Gospel, that the people may be converted
aud saved, and grunts quite Justify, l. o. while
-, the preacher denounces sin; and, it the preacher
lth happens TO say, there is much sin in eating
ere too much there is in drinking too much
temperance means moderation in all things,
he will say &" Ah-men !'-ior he don't care how
- much the business of the butcher and the bal
is injured. But, ii rumselng is denounced
the " fats al. in the fire " at once. Mr. A. Ina
stock in the railroad and steamboat, and on
must not conflict with the interests of the other
= The preacher must supply the Gospel, the agen
the Bible, and the rumseler the rum. lie eth
ploys one to carry the Bible TO the destitute
that they may learn the way TO heaven, and Tia
po other to make destitute and wrctched and thcs
-. agents of his must let each other alone and al
III tend to their own business. The other gentle
ally man referred to- sings-that is his his princ
per- pie occupation in worship. Neither OF theI
H. wants his son or any of his family 10 drink, bu
a.; they both want to help along these busnesse
m They arc disposed to make friends, aud it the
Ihe should fail in their feeble efforts to get to lie;
EN- ven, they will be on good terms with the dew
obi having ped his cause fully much the
have helped the cause of religion. 1t was upo
this ground, MIR. Times, that the friends of hl
'oSr manity and the intelligent and peace lovin
FRO portion of the citizens OF Delaware objected
y to the law of 1853, passed by the DenOcrat
n in Legislature, which, in its wisdom, elected NJ
Clayton to represent the State of Delaware
the United States Senate
arV We objected to the law of 1853, because
A. kept up u continual excitement aud what W;
lend desired by majority Of the voters of one di
Lot trlct was nuisance to another. But the Pr
T.. hibltOry Law is objected To because these me
'e' will not observe 1t. Suppose the robber, Il
KUN murderer, the thief aud the gambler tell
,ctly they will not observe the laws which confli
;. as with their business prohibits these evils
a., we repeal these laws for their Accommodate
and pass laws allowing them to purchase Il
'uen' privilege to rob, murder, &c! And, it nc
} the neither nrust the rumseller be accommodate
unk- for his business fosters all these crimes.
In conclusion-all we ask of the polite
Al, parties is to leave this matter with the peopl
TUG Ii they wish the law repealed, let them ask
puma its repeal by petition to the next Legislator
st all We do not look upon either party commits
bear to the temperance men. | believe the Anne
low can party will be as ready to repeal the law,
., asked TO do il, as they were to pass it for
"eu' passage was obtained by request, and if q
very people tired of it, they can effect its repe
con- in the same manner. III either or both parti
bo:- are opposed to this course, aud prefer to Ia
,oa, ground against Prohibition, and in favor of ru
there can be no objection but we wish il undo
solu stood that the law viii not be repealed witho
opposition expressed in the form of respect
b the remonstrance' SIGMA
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