Smyrna times., 1856-08-13
Difference of Cpininu.


might be for the public good-but what there
were uinerehces OF opinion in regard to it, either
from honest conviction or sinister motives
Tins is particularly so in reference To the Pro-
hIbltory Law. While many hold it be the hest
law IN Its practical results, of any PASSED in
our State for years, others curse and obpsa If nc
'he "sum OF all vilanies," The different ma
perS IN the State have more or less eYnressad
their opinion and taken stand for or AGAINST the
law. The DetdWdre gazette, While ADMITTING
all the evils and misery attributed to intemner-
ance-thc rumseller as the retailer of wretch.
euheSs ana The destroyer Of the mind and soul.
and the benR!it that Cessation Of the l;ouor
""ii'c would De TO the community, yet measures
morals by money, and opposes the lazy because
It's enforcement Is sattendcd with expense. The
Ed'tor' however, is placed in an awkward nosi-
uoh' and we believe would not thus express
himself were it not for the pressure Of clrcum.
S'ances' That he is more kindly disposed to
Prohibition than most of his political associatcs
we doubt not, by the following paragraphs:
There are many good and true Democrats
VINO Wouid be happy 10 see every man in the
0tdte sign petition for Prohblory Law. or
d" act 10 suppress Intemperance. No man is
Jus'Ileu IN questioning the Democracy of any
sc"'enah l"r SO dong When that time ar
rlNes, 1t Will indeed be time for members of onr
party to cast about them and examine WHEELER
they are the slaves of party or of those who
would rule or ruin"
The Reporter is frequent in its attacks upon
'he advocates of Prohibition, and denouuc,,
theh us the most corrupt, ant-chrlstian and
ahtl-republlcan party in the nation, not exc.nt.
lhg' we presume, the Mormons. Fonricritns
%c. Ia proof OF this we refer our rcadrrs +,
'"e Sllir'o quotations from its columns, in our
last Issue, III which he asserts that it is " wboII
ahtl-chrlstan in principle, and productive. in its
operation both here and elsewhere. of p,or,.
evils than any other law that was eyer epoo,,,l
!" ti'S country To support these empty as
Ser'iohS' the Editor makes the following char.
geS: "A law that has vastly increased inteu,.
perahce ltselt-crowded prisons with ipdustr-
ouS' hard- working men, often because the smell
OF liquor was on their breath: a IoyS ,bot L.
greatly increased litigation and public expense
-tha' mas CAUSED riots and bloudshed. whore
eiSc' comparatively speaking, peace and b,r-
unony had rcgned." Very elegant talk far n.
telrillca But, If the Editor will tak, thr
trouble to inquire, he viii find that last Snrin,r
there was Int one criminal cas-. in o,,l,....,
courts OF Kent aud Sussex counties d., IN,
proceedings of any previous sc,sion of ,I,
courts abee named bear such reeordt Ana
yet We are gravely told that the law has cans Il
MODS, riots and bIoodshed." Wbcra h,.o
'lcy oeeh we ask for proof The record ot
Tue courts DO not say so, our individual cxocr,.
'no9 "o3S not say so, the news journals do no,
say so; where, we ask again, is the PROFIT
We demand it.
II the law is anti-christian. ho,, oo,,,., :. !
'"at every Evangelical minister (we- suppose
without cAception) and all Christian men arr,
favorable To it! Mistaken men. vc nro Labor
ing under a deuslon-ye are workers of mi.
putty!
The Republican,, in this relation. ,,to.
stand decidedly opposed to that Of the Rr,o,,cr
and says:
" The leaders Of the Democratic p,r,y !,
'hls State have taken position IN favor ~ ,La
repeal ot ihe act for the suppression of in,o,,
r0i""ce' ana as "a consequence we find persous i,
%'or VI seilIhg iiquor as BEVERAGE. drclar,,n
heIr intention to vote the DemocrlrIc ,,rkn,
!" expected them to do this, and are ,L,..,
ore not disappointed, but we shall mo d,s.,,
'o'httd II 'hc temperance men and members ~
I"urcnes' can afhiIaie with them and MD !,
ne repeal oi The law. Ii they do so their do.
ire Tor party triumph is stronger than tboir
"'o Vi "'"Ft!lly ana virtue, and their protps.
'o'' Vi o"liS'iah'ty are not worth u groat.-
;''"s Pd'''EahS' however, will doubtless fell /
'L themselves on The acquisition, to their r
ihK"' such men are hypocrItcS. stumhI,,'. ;
locks and the cause of reuuinc raI,,i,,
e promoted by their expulsion from Il
heir places would eventually h.. fllod h,, 49,. fl
Il men, and Pnrcr morality would nrev,,I {
ne party slave cannot live up to the r,on,ro -
ehts oi The decalOgue, whether he uct ;,' Ill.,
aPdcity OF editor or in any other Dositiou "
"I |"'lstiah must be an independent man ID
'duy aI All times to rcbuke and oppose evil o
u'''cS can 90 wrong, and the christian and ST
" Vet VI mortality should exercise a Restrain; .
Huehce on their actions When the ,rr.a7
ass OF men refuse to follow without rbvr9, =.
asQn' the leadership OF any one, Il greai blcs.
ng VIII result to tue country. IL Is ,h. Jn,, G
every man to vote for measures. and mn, g.,
rty' 1t the Democratic party 20 for IL Il. "
hse law, as the editor of the Gazette admit,
at least does not deny, then it is the clcar ~
y OF those who are opposed to that srrn 81
cKward' to vote against such movement nnL flo
hsisn those who advocate it to dctcat n,r. di.
attachments should not overcome a sense or f..
ht-the dictates Of christianity, the love of -.
lcr ana morality. We wish christians r. ~
hH' 10 reflect, TO act, and at the same Tina ze
AZ ~ mind that if their ncighbors are nn, lor
iIloeFs OF any religious denomination. tLa, on
"lay Dc attributed TO their own unworIhi. ~,
- 'ielr snort comlng's protesting one thine -
uC'ig anotner' at the same time that thew II
take Of the holy slcruments." '"'' tha
y a correspondent says: " CowpilI's Co, {
Is d perfect nuISance, on account of the say