Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18
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sale. of p~efsenal property.
Mr. ChHsg introduced a bill TO punish
Tie stealing Of dogs.
In the Senate. Mr.. CanieId introduced a
Dill supplementary to the SchoofLaw-
House bill to preserve1he purity Of cleo
tons was indefinitely postponed.
h The bill Tor the relief OF John w. Allen
yves disc ussed ahe Vhele afternoon. and
finally post poned by a vote Of yeas %
The following bills were passed q
Mr.. Phelps. supplementary to the act in
AaensaxaIisg The State Bank oil Ohio and
other Banking CemPaBies.
The House bill anne ndatory of the gener~
al gambling acts -SIate Journal, Feb. II.
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FRIEND THoMsoNss
ri sasssssz saf In lacking over the pro-
ceedings | notice our Legislators have before
them The subject Of submitting to the public
iht the next State election, tor tileiF deter
| nination, a propesitian ito amend our State
Constitution by Striking out thes clause pro-
hibiting the authorizing of The granting OF
Licenses Tor the sale1q4 intoxicating Liquors,
audi learn with some surprise. that some at
least Of the Republican members are hesi-
IatiRg as tOAuw they ought 10 vote upon the
! qaeslion, under The circumstances in which
they are placed. so ya83 ~
The case seems to stand thus II is well
knAwn shat one great source OF power of
the DenUcratic parry lnthis State, Is their
subservlency to aohtsky, as their strength in
the nation ism their serMlllty to the sl0Ue
1 polssr. Hence We find in every political
eanpassi he dramShops Of the State are 50
many .Deinoeratic bead quarters'-the lead
ers of thai party wish to make some move
to enable taem to regain the places of pow
er. from which they have beea expelled by
an outraged and indignant people. A DEM
ocratic Legislature, yielding to the pressure
of a pubic senlimen nj demanding prohibition
of The liquor tEafhc. passed The present
Hqaer law, which wasintended should be a
dead letter upon the Statute book, and which
to a gEeat extent IL ia. so that under lis OPP
~eratiop the liquor interest has grown strong
aud is now able to control a large number
of votes. gBui this demoerahe law ineffi-
kcieRt as. it is. makes the selling OF intoxica-
ting liquoEsssto be drunk in~the ordinary
nj anerso tippiiug.a misdenaednor, aad by
the operation of the. clause of the eonstitu-
ion referredtd, it cannot enjoy the fostering
care and hPposecaioIi of 1asv, nor the respec-
liability which its iegaiizaaion would confirm
upon it, and the Iiqaer sellers chate and
sini art under this degf udatioa Of their BUSH
ness, aaswelt as vince occasionally at the
thought0f the penalties which miy be visit
ed upon them 3or their CONSTANT violation of
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hgive them some new and strong pledge of
Iheir devufioH to their interests, and of their
readiness to da their bidding, then they Sc
cure this growing influepce. which the alar-
mingIyq rapfti increase of the use of intoxi-
,cetingshquors, 1enables trafieers therein to
control. Hence the lproposition, which is
%bsirnplV one 10 reinstate line license system.
1The de n4ocrats have not the requisite three
I tiiths Of the legislature to- enable them to
carry this me asure, without the aid oERepub-
i iicaR peies.u But if the re publicans refuse
/ 40 assist them in its passage, then they eX-
bpect to enlist all the whisky influence against
that party, in consequence Of such refusal.
Shah thesesoar republican representatives
vie with the democracy in this undertaking
for whisky votes! Let us lock Tor amoment
/ dL thC 1lCt1JSC HICGAHCAIs L ENcNfllC tbio PiOP-
osition will scarcely be controverted by any
candid man. If The traffic in intoxicating
liquors is legitimate one, if it is right, and
promotive of the bestinterests Of Commune
ty, ahen ii should be fostered and encour-
oged by legislative provisions, as are agricnl-
Iure, COMMERCE., aud other industrial pursuits
andathe ideazof licensing a few men,, who
may enjoy an unrestricted monopoly Of that
branch OF business, to the exclusion of ali
competien, is one that ought to be secuted
from eommunity. ea fl .Ht-
Itis a provision which if any set Of iegis-
lators should attempt as regards the trafic
in Dry Goods, groceries. or any other branch
of legitimate Trade, they would be consider
ed ttasnbjeets for the institution over which
our old friend aud fellow townsman DIR. R.
Hills p~resides. a no G
h And where is there a community in all.
this broad land, where such a provision could
be enforced for a dayl The dish OF tea once
made in Boston harbor, would be a small Of
fence in comparison with The outbreak,
which the enforcement Of such a provision
would cause. r Fgsa- ,e
3 The very idea which gave rise to the liz
cense system of olG, grew out OF the uni
~versal conviction that thestraffic was aorong,
and against the best interests Of society, and
that il should be in some degree, at least re-
bstricted, aud this was intended to be a re-
hstrietivc provision.
Tben:if this universally prevalent opinion
that the traffic in intoxicating liquors, is. at
variances with the interests of community
If it be q0ropg and 5raught only with evil
IF in Iact it is the fruitful source of all
crime, the promoter of vice misery and deGth,
then the licensing of any one to engage in
this great Cr0ng, to promote crime, to scat
ter destruction and death through the COM
muniiy under sanction of law, is a MINISTRIES
ay.
Whether thea the liquor traffic is right or
wrong, whether it ought TO be prohibited, or
encouraged, fostered or restrained, l think
it is clear that the license system as applied
to it is absurd. ais n.5.
The Republican party in my opinion owe
their success TO the moral poacer, which
their position in favor OF the right, upon
the great questions which have been and
still are agitating the community, has given
them. Aud | hope that at least, they will
not lend their aid to any retrograde moves
ment, in a reform of such vital Importance
to the people of our State as is this. B.
/ The MEXICAN News Sill another turn
of the political wheel in Mexico is reported.
ZULoaGA again goes down, and MIRAMoN
becomes President once more. He is now
directing his batteries against ROBES, with
whom he was formerly supposed TO be in
aIlicnce. s Il
More important, is the news that France
and England have been lorcibiy intervening
in the Internal atluirs OF Mexico, securing a
restoration OF high duties, two thirds of the
receipts from which are pledged for the pay
ment Of French and Enrllsh claims. Ihis