Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-27
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1856.
Temp ersnce E Addr ess.

81 FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1856
Temperance Address.
~ The State Temperance Committee have
hblshed an Address to the People of ludi-
"a, signed by WILLIAM HANEAMAN, CALvIN
ETcHER, JAMES BLAKE, j. b. DnIoN, WM.
THOMPSON, r. A. Mills and L. Fl. BARRY.
This Address is n rehearsal of the stale
suments of the fanatical Temperance ora
switch were spread over the State in 1854.
They are opposed to any license system
restraining the evils of intemperanee. 2d.
r ey are opposed to any law which would
Se the liquor seller responsible for the in
&3hich the sale of his liquor might in
N.the community. 3d. They are in
- Ek6rzei.isitien Of the sale ef
-geHez4f1 ll1Es1VV4iseif they argue
with a zea{6ds, overweight earnestness,
Using all the sermonizing cant which they
Always nterweaye into their Temperance
speeches. They do not attempt seriously to
advocate the legal, constitutional features of
their platform, but speak of all matters
relating to Temperance Law As being gov
crned by a sort Of ''higher law standard, than
the Constitution of the State. They take
much pains to reproach the Supreme Court
for having declared the late Liquor Law un-
constitutional in many of its provisions, and
threaten them with an appeal to the People,
and assert shat the reasons assigned for their
course may be satisfactory to themselves, but
they are far from being so TO the body of the
people" They further declare that, "as the
friends of Temperance we have met in Con-
vention. and resolved that we are in favor of
the principles of the late law"
The whole tenor of the Address is de-
cidedly intended TO censure the Democratic
party, and to attempt to convey the idea that
the Democracy are opposed to an abatement,
as FAR as possible, of the evils of intemper-
ance. They estimate their own peculiar
views as the only orthordox theory on the
subject Of averting those evils, and seem de-
termined again to re-enact the most odious
features Of the late law. This is the labor
aud the intention Of their production, and
its authors and signers are men known TO be
Fusionists and untiring enemies Of the Dem
ocra;ic party. Some of them once professed
to be Democrats, but their conduct, on more
than one occasion, has contradicted their pro-
fesans. They seize any side issue, adopt
any sxtreme theory, and under the pretence
of moral duty and conscientious feelings, are
foundfacting with the regularly organized
enena76f of Democracy, helping them TO elect
men ho are any thing but Democrats, and
joini94in any coalition to put down well
tried ala honest Democrats.
Tb4teople of Marion county cannot be
dsStt <by the professions of these men
81 but to honest minded Democrats
fH |66tiss, = word of caution should
be nd heedeA. Be ye not deceived
by tie )slse teach lgs of men who wish your
sotes 81 swell their majorties for political
effast&hiIe tley pretend to be piously la
boriii1 pr pioral reform. You have seen
their,K : mn srance law, as they made and
fashi 4 it according TO their own designs
and idsntions. You have witnessed its prac-
teal s5dects. and its every day workings Do
youS3yh to see such another law, or have
You Hnhdence enough in the Democracy of
the Sate to believe that they will honorably
and thfully endeavor to pass such Tenn
perar law as will tend essentially to cor
rect "a restrain the evils of intenperance T?
There is as much, if not more, yirtuons moral
sentiment in the Democratic party as there
is in any portion or faction of FusiOnism. We
may Be called the free whisky, the drunken,
the ireligious party; but are such epithets
Justly applied TO us. or are our adversaries
any more conservative and correct i'm their
conduct than those whom they so loudly
condemn Trust your own tried and faith
ful men, and they will always give you Just
such laws as you may ask for, and answer
every constitutional petition you may lay
befok them. You that want search, seiz.
ure, yconfiscation, and destruction" again
made into the form of law, will not vote foI
the Democratic candidates, but go in with
Abol4 4ionism, Know-N -Nothingism and univer.
sal lusion. Such Democrats as wish to be
led by the men who compose this Commit
tee, will find that they will be led far from
Democratic principles and into very trouble.
some positions.
This committee callupon all papers friend
ly to the cause of Temperance to copy theil
address. While the State Sentinel is entirely
friendly to the cause of Temperance, it doe
not consider itself under obligations 10 pub
lish every Jesuitical and sophstcal pro
duc<jon which may be ushered forth by fam
aflr5 in De name of Temperance We ar,
nor >lesiroas fo.seeond your views on thi
point Sre make no false pretences, but bold
ly d65 kim any intention of aiding yon in th'
restoration of your late odious and unconsti
lutional law, and, therefore, will lay onl!
such arguments on the subject before OIL
readers as we think they desire and will sus
tain. You have your own temperance press
es and speakers-let them be your herald
t andsproclaim your sentiments aud opinions
TheState Sentinel has n more important dut.
to perform than to re-pubish Fusion temper
ance Speeches and addresses.
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