Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
FOR TIE KEowEE COURIER. .,,.,
Constitutionality ofthe Maine Liquor Law
REPLY TO "yERiTAsn s.

ConetlCuuonal1ty OF the Maine Liquor Law
REPLY TO "yERiTAs." ss..s
Mr.. EDIToK "Yeritas'' commences, his
reply to my artielc'of the Blth July by says
ing we perverted his argument respecting shis
proving by his belief that we charged men
with want Of common SENSE Strange, indeed,
" Feritas, " that you would say We perverted
your argument on this point, when every per-
son with the least discernment can perceive
at glance that there is no argument about
it,, 1t allgmounts simply to this we affirm
that the opponents of a acocrciye law have us.
ed the clause of tho Constitution, which guar
antics religious liberty to prove its Funconsti4
tutionality, You first believe they have not
used it for any such purpose, becailse YOU can
not understand why they should and c6nsc.
qucntly'npon your first belief yon predicate a
second aud declare that you believe any ones
using this clause for tho purpose Wc say
shows that he has not e three grains of COM
mon sense" ISis rss.St
Now" Veriths,P where is the man "syitb
three grains of commonsepsep who does not
know that the clause ofthc Constitution, which
guarantees religious liberty in its ,cslriote.2
s,gntication has no orcferepce toliauor or any
thing else except to thatto which it is applied
Bntagain, where isthemahs swiththreegrdins of
common sense" except. yourself who does not
know that thcre is Fundamental, unchanqa,
pc eternal principle involved upon which
this clause is based and that the opponents
OF aprofibitory liquor law, have used, and
are still using this principle rs az basis for
Heterogeneous. Thus as a man cannot he
made religious by lawit'folows>that, lie cnn-
not be made moral by law. But IL is quite
evident that narguirg this they dosnot eth
or understand ,the design Of the legal coer-
cionists or else thcy wilfully pceyeFt it; for
ao one mas cNer dream much less affirmed;
th@t 2 ceer@."e Levy would have tho n6oot 10
eradicate or change the abstract, internal
moral inclination which actuatcs tho trunks
ard to drin.s,Sthe distillor to nianufacture, or
the retailer TO sell ardent spirits. VIII the
opponents of n coerciye law say-+-do they
think that the law against stealing eradi-
Gates the propensity to steal, and yet the
state CLAIMS the fight-Ialid no one questions
1t toprohibit stealing. Therefore we conclude
that although, the. Legislature hhs not the
power to cradicnte OF ch,Jige the propcnsity
which actuatcs men to carry on tho hqGor
traffc, yet it has the power and Tho right 10
prohibit@thcm from engaging in or. cnrrying
1T on, the same as itlaS the ,rjgltt.to prohibit
men from stealing, eeuntenciting, &c. 8,
"Yeyitas" blows again about our /" home
spun Constitution" forgetting it would seem
that the Trainers ofthcs Constitution lnye dc
clarod in the preamble TO this instruniciit that
1t was gi7ensfors tho express purpose TO g So
tabiish Justice insure domestic tranquilitY'
&ey the very ideas ccuchcd in our langua.e
which he edenominGtes. "homesnun Constitu..
ton" Henco we perceive that Co establish
justice was tho fnNn object the fryimers ofthte
Constitution had hi view, the very yotiIineS for
which st Sas giyen.t And does nt,tseneaeine
in ei1tlcayfying9 on an occupation which GU.
dangers the Woltare Of the colnmppitg and tue
Interests of others conflict with and violate the
principles of fiustIoe recording to tho meaning
OF the Constitution. EScry one know sit does.
fAnd donet the mon wba carry on the litt,iJr
traffic do thisSvery thing. You know 8Y cfi-
tas" they do And vet you win call npon
your readers 10 notice our thosnespun Con
eutution,, 'whef, in fact every one etif see
that our langn8o embodiostEia very faifds-
mental principles orelenonts OF the Consti-
tnSqns Bnt Y appears tb9t 6 Yeritas2 psnat
haVe g sEectJSe ctasiss IN so many words. Why
sls tRe Ssonstitution is our text book our i,o-
Iitical Bible IT yon please sweriISg the stiiso
pufposo1o tsll hswict Kind Of laws TO ertaot
for The govctniaoat ofsthe State, asss the Uhfis
tan Bible does In gsSisg infbpmatiofs as to
what kiRdso laws the fna1.bors Of the Gbynoh
,shakl enaet for tts. government And ,altho,
moro orc many ef sins not ,speQis sicdily
ncnominnted and denounced Ia the Bible, yet
the Cfuref Siiizaf,ca of fhein and pro,
htbits their e0lnfni ssi0l. ann xin.s s flssbcsl
atty yoR eNelfsl6h ff0ie the fjhsir,R sfns iike
niaanen thaesafe many ieisltIs3 esiSl,ss which
the state pgohibitA sficDafa ts5s apceiG GoaIly
1GAominatod in tho Congtitatieas hnta tho
Ehnlch ltpossA ffYpatbe Hible thaa el3 dogis-
ticne from tho great principlcof E8He II sin,
IN hke nltnneg she State kiiows fsdin ffio.( (5l-
Stituhoh tbataH dceiatiens FROM tg great