Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-07-31
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we resume our exposure OF GENRAL PACK
ER's views and votes on the Maine Liquor
Law which passed the Senate in, 1852, as
exhibited by the journal Of the Senate for
that year. ls' elaait q s,a9 s
On the 81 March, 1852, Mr. Car0therr,
from the Committee on Vice and Inmorali-
ty, reportedi Senate Bib, No. 40, eutitlca
".4a act to pioasbts tiie htuy,u factufe and
sale Of Intoxicating If9abrs.N ~ See Senate
Journal, Vol. 1. p. 36S.
March 18th, motion was made TO con
slider the Aili. This vas objected 10, abb
the orders Of the day eafled. I motion
was then made ID suspead aBesofadrs u sges
at the consideration iof the bill. On this
motion the yeas and nays we're called, when
the yeas we're 20 and the nays II, so the
motion was lost, -tyo7thirds being neeessa-
~ to suspend the ordexs.lssOa, this motion
PACKER voted yea See Sen. Jour-, Vul.
!, p. 4S0.a ti l#Eaassi
March 22d, the bill was taken up for
consideration; and Oh the question whether
the first section Should pass, the yeas and
nays we're called, and the seetion passed by
vote Of. l9 yeas to II nays. ,PACKER be-,
ing one Of tie yeas See Sen, Jour-, Vol.
i,p. 5l5. sb8HsssaaS
The bill was further debated and cousid-
cred during that day, and the5AGy follow
ing, as appears by the same ,Ynlame of the
journal, at pages 5l5, 532, 533, Sc, and
the yeas and nays we're frequently called on
different sections Of the bill, ,dnd in euery
instance the nameof Wm. Il. PACKER Is
found recorded in tac0r of the BIZ, and
along with the namesyof the other warm
friends Of that prohihitory lriquorl law.
March Z 3lst-lS52, the sections having
been all agreed,to, the bill came UP ON its
flnal passage; and ON the question, 1sshail
"the bill passa The yeas aud nays were
required BY Mr. Crabb and Mr.. PACKER,
land we're as follows: viz:
"YEAs. Messrs. Barnes, Carothers, Cat~
"son, Evans, Fernon, Guernsey, Hamilton,
"Hamlru, Ilaslett, Hoge, Mcfarland, Nc
"Murtrie, Malone, PACKER, Robertson
"Sanderson, and Slifer.-17.
'NayF Alessrs. Bailey, Buckalow, Crabb,
"Darlipgtpp, FH6let, Fulton, Jones, Kin
"zer, kunkel, AIcgaslin, Matthias, Nluhlen-
''burg, Myers, Sinner, and Walker, Speak
f'er-15. ,- a.s.,..s
$50 the question was determined in the
Affirmative See Senate Journal, of 1852
Vol. /, p. 642. a4M1 a
Such is GEsRnALi WV. F. Packers
record in the Senate Of 1852, and such are
his votes upon the subject Of the prohibi-
tory liquor law which passed the Senate
that year, as proved by the Journal Of the
Senate, which is the Only authorized record
OF proceedings. And yet his plrtizan
friends, and the unplincipled press which
supports him forGovernor, are mean snolgh
aud reckless enohgh, to deny that he is or
ever was in favor'of prohibition, and round
ly abuse all who asssrt chat he voted for
prohlhitory liquor laws. We say again, we
have these Seuate Journals in our office,
aud can show them, day, and date, and
page, TO any man who wishes to see them.
or who desires TO know the whole truth on
this subject. And we will here remark that
not only did Genl., Packer LAKE speeches
m the Senate Ia favor of the bill, and vote
as here proved, but according to the we'll
remembered logic of tho Bedford Gazette,
ne gaze tie casting rotp on the final passage
Of this woastrolts MIME Liquor Lar.
For on looking at the fnal vote, it will be
observed the bill passed By II yeas to IS
nays. Consequently if Genl. Packer had
voted nay,eLe bin would have been defeat
ed on ITS sfnal passage, by tie yotc, and
evidently bis, vote for tue bill was VIA. sa-
we'd it.
but the same reekiessness and disregard
of the truth which has heretofore denied
that Packer was prohibtionist, may also
deny that the bill which passed the Senate
IN 1852 was a prolfbitory Maine Law.
The bill was made up of fifteen sections,
aud Is therefore too long for publication
entire, bat order that all doubts NAV be
removed on this point, and III mouths stop,
ped, we will give our readers some extracts
from the bill as specimens. As before sta
ted, 1t was entitleds t's4pss7et TO prohibit
The manutactare and sale of intoricqtipg
liquors" And TO aemonsirate tlatthe biH
itself corresponded with the inle, We pub
lisl the first three sections oft, as follows:
SEC. l., Be il eaaciea, &c. That no person
shall be allowed al any time, 10 manufacture. or
ssit, 10y himself, his clerk, servant, or agent,
"H'ctty of lhuHectlSs aug a'lt0rtcaiiHg liquors
whether the same be spirituous, vinous. or
malt, or a mixture Of the same, or any Of them,
'r any other liquor possessing intoxicating
properties, except as hereinafter provided
SEC. :. The judges of the court of Qaarter
Sessions, aud the County Commissioners. on
the first Monday of July, annually, or as soon
thereafter as may be Convenient, may appoint
suitable persons of well-known. honest. tenn
peTate, and sober habits, to buy, or uanufac-
tire and sell at some convenient point in such
OF the Townships, boroughs. and cities, within
the county as they, may deem expedient and
proper, ictaes aad other liquors, for sacranentaI,
mediclnafs Hleehqaieal and qrfisfical purposes.
AND For NO OTHER PURPOSES wHARsoEYER.--
such person shall be appointeo for the term of
one Year, but may be removed at any time Mt
the pleasure of said Judges rId commissioners
for violating this act
SEcS. That each persor appointed IN se1
liquors rs aforesaid, shall keep an accurate ac-
count IN writing Of all ne iieuot bought or
manufactured by him, specifying the quantity
of each kind purchased or manufactured the
price OF that purchased the name of the person
from whom il swhs purchased, and the date of
the purchase ,the quantity OF each kind sold
and the 3ate of the safe. its price. tb,. name
residence, aud occupation OF the person 10
whom 1t was sold, and the purpose for which il
WAS purchased by him; and he she'll caaxe tbe
person 10 teho he snke is m4de 10 sign The SaiI
SPecLFedtaoA az the end thereof he shall semi
annually, If resFuired. on dlv and NJ a III, 10,