Smyrna times., 1856-07-30
An Open AvowaI.

~ lhe following resolution 1t will be so,.,
'ndt The Democratic party IN S ,ssex co,,nty
nave made 'clran breast" Of the t,mnaran...
question. la New Castle county. the D4mo-
cfa's d'd The same thing some months aao. and
now heht alone rrnaihs without Il declaration
"'ii III" party be unit on thsauestionl AZ.
VIII probably see at the State Cn,v,,,io,
! ResOlced, That while the Den,ocr,,;,
cuh-!hera The cause OF Temperance ~ nm M
! Poriant GIOTal and social ouestio, ,L,,,' -"
II" enforcement by arbitrary aud oppressive law.
Improper aud unjust, iniurious al;ka r. ,I'
cause "f temperance aud the morals of,ba ,o',
PIE thit we do not believe our f,llnw c;t;Ic;,,
were 20 he'ottrd by the linmndrratp uy, ,,r -,
| '"Nicht'hg liquors as to require the pass,,o ot
t t"e present ProhIbItOry Law, aud while w..
!""NIy ana uhhrsttaiIngly declare our iuten.
""' ent'uStcd with the control Of the Iegis.
"'"'' VI tue othtr, TO repeal the present law
VIC d. 'ne same Time are III favour of iudic;ous
'esui"tioh OF the sale of spirltuOus lIuuors hv
means oi wholesale license system wLirL
VIII restrain II as an evil and III. heller nrn
''o'e lhe Cause of temprrance"
Although the DEMOCRACY of Kent, as stated
above, have nat tai ken issue in Cony.ntion unor
t"'S SUBJECT yet 1hplF acknowledged leader, Mr..
olyard-as will be seen by the following ono.
'a'loh from The RePortfr-has expressed him.
seq. Judging from the dcep experience Mr.
H. has had IN the traffic, we night hone I'm I,,L
ior better things from hun But is ,h.r. ,nv.
'''"s r" deoasIng as ruml Tho fallacies of
MS arguments have been shown np hundreds of
times, and still they are rchashed hv :: man Dr,
tossing Il master mind
" throughout hls speech he was listcnod .,
WI" close attention, but when at the closr h.,
'a''e 10 tnuch upon the Maine Law. th. an.
p'""'i''S "I 'lie meeting were re-duudled. oCln,
:" " ''' manifest Inte. .ruptIon of the sur;,k.r
-"uS showing the deep Interest which Ihr co,,
nuniiy ieel on that subject Mr.. Il n, Gr",
e"lhrked, that 4s lOcat matter. he h,J 49,
'ec'cd TO address The meeting on the p,nL; ;
'ltory Law, but as the business comm,,,.. L.I
i"' 'h"iyht proper To report "a resolution ,,,.,'
ha' subject, he could not but feel so,,.. ,
'laiht III expressing his views here in re,,.'rd !
o it, "~'0 !" 'esard
lie regretted sincerely that The oommt,e.
Hu "ot deenIed II necessry To report 4 r.soI,.
~" =, "Pl''e" I" measure so anti t-UcIuacratic v
P'U9'"t TTohiDli"ry Liquor Law of Ih,s u
: - "", WIS characterstIc OF the uarty q
N.Y. ""hout shrinking, all political r
nesl'ohS ilal arise. AT this time. so,ne o,, -
'he people exclaimed. we wish Ia hear v.n. u
'e"s' when the cry OF 20 on, go ON brcn,ne p
ener'i over The house. MIR. d then prucred. 81
u 10 speak briefly OF the nature, tendency and u
'hseqhehce OF The law here aud cIs.wb.ra
lowing exclusively. among other things lbai
20 princIplc on which the law was l.,s,.J IL
QUA lead {" Legislative prohibition of i,w,I,v p
10 all ornaments Of dress lor naIss ami e., p
ales' beyond what was indispensable ar No.. OF
'ssary covering, restrictions IN diet. au,usc- IL
eh'S' NC showing, at the same time. ,bn, nI
e true Democraic doctrine is" the Ipas, ~
'vernment," or, in other words, "Ihe Iarges, er
'erty OF the citizens, consistent with The mr., te
c'iah OF the civil and religious rights of ,ha 10
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