Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-08-07
PiChER TOR PROHIBITION.
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we resume our exposure ofGENERAL PACK
ER's views and votes on the Main Liquol
Law which passed the Senate in 1862, al
exhibited hy the Journal Of the Senate fol
that year.
On the Sd March, 1852, sIr. Carothers
from the Committee on Vice and Immorali-
ty, reported Senate Bill, No. 4l9, entitled
s'.7a act to p,ohi51 the manufacture and
safe of intoricating liquors." See Senate
Journal, Vol. /. p 1858.
March 18th, motion was made to con-
slider the BILL This was objected 10, aud
the orders of the day called. a motion
was then made to suspend the orders to get
at the consideration of the BILL On this
motion the yeas and nays were called, when
the yeas were 90 and the nays IL, SO the
m,tion was lost,-two-th thirds being necessa-
~ to suspend the orders. On this motion
PACKER voted yea See Sen. Jour-, Vol.
l, p. 4S0.
March 22J, the bill was taken up for
consideration; and on the question whether
the first section should pass, the yeas and
nays were called, and the section passed by
vote of 10 yeas to IA nays. PACKER be-
ing one of the yeas. See Sen. Jour-, Vol.
/, p. SIS.
The bill was further debated and consid-
cred during that day, and the day follow
ing, as appears by the same volume of the
Journal, at pages SIS, 532, 5S3, &C., and
the yeas and nays we're frequently called on
different sections of the bill, and in every
instance The ndm,of WM. +. PACKER is
found recorded in tauor Of the bill, and
along with the names Of the other warm
friends of that prohibitory Liquor law.
March 31st-1852, the sections having
been all agreed to, the bill came up on its
final passage; and on the question, ''shall
"the bill pass2 The yeas and nays were
"reqnired by Mr.. Crabb and Mr.. PACKER,
sand we're as follows: viz
"YEAs. Messrs. Barnes, Carothers, Car
''s0n, Evans, Fernon, Guernsey, Hamilton,
Hamlin, HasIett, Hoge, Mcfarland, Nc
"Murtrie, Malone, PACKER, Robertson
''Sanderson, and Slifer.-I7.
"Nays Messrs. Bailey, Buckalew, Crabb,
darlington, Frailey, Fulton, Jones, Kin
"zer, Kuukel, McCaslin, Matthias, Mullen
"burg, Myers, Sinner, and Walker, Speak
''er-15.
$50 the question was determined in the
Affirmative" See Senate Journal, of 1852
Vol |, p. 612.
Such is GENERAL VIM f. Packers
record in the Senate of 1852, aud such are
lis 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 pirtizan
friends, and the unpiincipled press which
supports him for Governor, are mean enough
and reckless enough, to deny chat he is or
ever was in favor of prohibition, and round
ly abuse all who asssrt that he voted for
prohihitory liquor laws. We say agaiG, 20
have these Senate Journals In our once,
and can show them, day, and date, and
page, to any inau 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 Geni. Packer n.ake speeches
in the Senate in favor of the bill, and vote
az here proved, but according to the we'll
remembered logic of the Bedford Gazette,
he gare The casting pote on the final passage
of this gonstTous Maine Liquor Lalo.
For ou looking at the final vote, it will be
observed the bill passed by II yeas to Is
nays. Consequently il GenL Packer had
yated nav, the bill would have been defeat
.el GA is ina. passage, by tie vote, and
evidently his vote for the bill was what sa-
ved 1t.
But the saine recklessness and disregard
of the truth which has heretofore denied
that Packer Was a prohibitionist, may also
deny that the bill which passed the Senate
in 1882 was prohibitory Maine Law.
The bill was made up of fifteen sections,
and is therefore too long for publication
entire, but in order that all doubts may be
removed on this point, aud all mouths stop
,3i, W will give cur readers some extracts
,gem the biii ss specimens. As before sta
ted, il Vas entitled, SIN .fct TO prohibit
the Manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating
liquors" And to demonstrate that the bill
itself corresponded with the title, We pub
lsA the first three sections of it, as follows:
SIC. l. Be IL enacted, &c. That no person
shall be allowed at any time, to manufacture. nr
s'l, by himself, his clerk, servant, or agent,
G,-cctly OF indirectly, any Intoxicating liqaors,
whether the same be spirituoGs, vnOus, or
malt, or a mixture Of the same. any of them.
or any other liquor possessing Intoxicating
properties, except as hereinafter provided.
SEc. ,. The judges of the court of Qaarter
Sessions, and the County Commissioners, on
the first Monday of July, annually, or as soon
thereafter as may be convenient, may appoint
suitable persons Of Eell-known, honest, tenn
peratc, and sober habits, to buy, or manufac-
ture and sell at some convenient point in such
OF the Townships, boroughs, and cities, within
the county, as they may deem expelient and
proper, Trines aad other liquors, for sGcranlsntai
medicinal, mechanical and artisfical purposes
AND FOR NO OTHER Purposes wHArsoEvER-r
Such person shall be appointed for the term
one year, but may be removed at any time at
the pleasure Of said judges acd commissioners
for violatngthis act.
SEC 3. That each perso2 appointed to sell
liquors as aforesaid, shall sep an accurate ac-
connt in writing of all tie liquor bought or
manufactured by him, specifying the quantity
ofesch kind purchased or manufactured, the
price ef that purchased, the name fthe person
fFsfn whom il was purchased, and the date OF
the purchase, the quantity Of each kind sold.
and the Gate of the sale. its price, the name.
residence, and occupation of the person TO
whom it was sold, and tile purpose for which il
wss purchased by him; and he shall cause The
person 70 ,rhoa the sale is made, 10 sign the said
Sliecf6cqiioa at the eRd thereof. he shall semi