Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-01-22

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E The esta blishment and successful op
5 ration Of State Teachers, ,Associatio
for The lest two years. is an encosIsgiu
sign Of progress; and the publication
: ia monthly Educational Journal. by Il
same Association, is. also. signifisa
sign, Of the same general character.
} The important service that this Ed,
cstiona' periodical might reader The Stat
; suggests the prppriety Of enlisling il.
! an auxiliary 10 the department Of Publ
Instruction. in Communication with III
: township boards, and county Auditor,
You will perceive, from the report ,
the Superintendent. that our Colleges 81
ina fourishing condition. nobly compr
tns with each other, in the race Of US,
fulnsss in the higher department of edu
cation. "A condensed report of ihei
history and progress. will be found i
the report Tor this year-showing " ha
our citizens have done in their sssociat
capacity. for collegiate educs,ion.
Patents have been received for the sd
ditionai grants Of land to lbe Slate Uni
verslty. at Bloomington. In 5isposin
Of these lands Recommend that The pro
ceeds bo set opsrI for The endowment @
an Agricultural Pfolessorship. in connrc
tion with The purchase of farm. 70
practical test Of labor. and sgricullura
Improvements.
'rhe question Il providing. By tho op.
Grafton Of judicious aud effective laws
Tor the prevention or miligs, ,ion of thos
vices and evils. public and domestic
winch have their origin in the intemps.
rate use of intoxicating liquors. requirrr
IRON you, the mostprofound and seToul
consideration. The judicious leg,s!s ;ol
will look with more care TO the preven,
ton of crime. than TO the punishmsnl
Of iis results.
In tormer communications. addressed
to the General Assembly. on ihs subjrc,
Of making laws 10 regulate the traffic
In intoxicating drinks. and TO check and
restrain the vice Of drunkenness, l re.
Iierred To the danger ef arousing u re sc-
ton in popular sentiment. by the enact
ment Of laws SO Stringent that they could
NO, be csIrird into effect. Subsequent
-v.n.s have developed nothing to induce
ms TO chaEgs tho views which were then
expressed. eea
The constitutional right Of the Leeis
la'ure 10 make laws fos regulating the
traffic OF intoxicating drinks. and for 70
sissining aud punishing the vice Of
drunkenness, has existed. sanctioned by
jsdicial authority, from the Organization
vi the government to she present time.
The mixing Of such laws. however, re-
quires The exercise OF a great degree Of
prudence. II The laws be too weak.
they will become worthless, and fall In :.
10 contempt. before the successful resis-
tsnce of those who may undertake to
violate them with strong arm. On the
orher hand. if they are TOO severe, they
Cannot be enforced in communities where
,hel may be regarded, by the prevailing.
popular sentiment. as oppressive inter.
fsrences with personal rights and domes
|siedprivilegss. The unwise policy of ma
1Qg laws which. owing 10 the state OF
nhlic option, cannot be carried into ef.
Dpcs, will always, afford grounds of jus,
ti6estion. or excuse. for an iue fficient or
weak administration OF the best lava
There should be no dead letter laus among
our statutes.
A great increase Of the number of pls-
ces at which in,oxics Il ng liquors are sold.
and lsmentsble increase Of the evils
which grow out ofthe vice of drunke nness
are matters which you who nre charged
with the duty OF guarding the interests
Dr promoting The welfare OF the State,
csnnol overlook or neglect. Although |
We may. in many places. see the .eviden-
;es Of reaction in public sentiment,
apparently unfsvorable to the cause oil
temperance. YET we will fall into q m ost
injurious error, with respect 10 public O.
plnion ih Indiana. If we concluded. from
hese evidences. that the people OF the
State do not require some sound and ef.
ectual legislation 10 check and restraint
he growth of those numerous and de-
tructive evils, wees and crimes, which
fiict every community where the laws
impose me ither punishment IS nor strsinis
'Pon drunkstds. nor upon those W no con.
tantly hold out Inducements which (,
emPt heir fellow men to become drunk II
rds. The seitation and discussion of
his subject. by the people Of the seve. Iil
y countiss. II necessarily connected
'iih the selection of county commission
70 clothed with ample power to ree.rsin II
nd regulate the traffic in Intoxicating {;
quors, is worthy Of your special consid
ration. Whatever differences Of opin.
IN msy have been, heretofore, enter. t(
'inee on this subject, no man can shut
is eyes to the fact. that. throughout our =
ate numefous places have been opened. r.
!, established for the unre strained "a Ie Of Il
'iri;ous liquors. in which the youne end IL
1wnry have been decoyed 10 contract r.
s,es and habits which the resolves OF (, | 4
bsequent life cannot control. ir they
We not already. entered upon the cour- 9
. Of 6issi ps tion and vice. ~ ii
II is. imperstivsly, the duty OF the n
,gislaiurs. in The exercise Of q wise dis. e
rtion. 90 enact soine sconssitutionsi r
". in accordsncs With public sen,i. m
mt. Of sufficient stringency 10 restrnin q,
d suppress this growing evil; aud \ 81
ubs not this subject will receive, q N
NJ hands. such confederation 40 its {.
povtsncs requiFes.t ~isea = Ai,1 I'm
On 1 review " the late eIsc tions. II is "a
parent to al, that our laws hsye failed
preserve the purity of shs ballot boz. se