American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-09-01
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snuVeu : an 0TafHuBce 10 SapPfeu ardnH-
sksst" It i drawn up In three sections,
AHd'iIs important features are, thst n any
person shall be lound drunk. I'd any u the
public places Of tie ely. he shall lorlh.
with be taEsa before tie n ayor, AID upon
contietlcn ibeteofI be hne ;, from el to
ESQ, and costs OF be imprisoned hot "a
Deed ing 80 days,And pay the costs III wrOh
The remark ls oheh heard this ls q fast age
but this is iiitIs ahead Uf the 'agej' and
the people have the right to demaud Of
the authorities, from what constitutional
powers they derive their right, to take
AWAY the sliBertles of ftes cl,iEsHs, Or 70
Impose Hnes dpdh thetti, where no crime
OF mlsdenieshur has beeh committed, or Is
sllegsdj Or what authority has empowered
them to create offences, OF dsclAte Id what
they consist, Perhaps they inteuded to
frame an ordinance to punish persons for
flotlne, DR. disturbing the public peacei II
SO. they have Bssu Ahioftdisls ID their 50.
lection Of hhgGAge, for the penalties stand
only asainSt drunkenness. Now assdms
that man may gst 90 drunk, that be Gan
neither siG, lie, nor stAdd still, inside Of 4
ten,acrs field. and yOt II bs does not com.
nit a breach ofthe peace, or stand Ia the
way Of the rights OF Tiers, be has CON,
miLtsd 10 offence, aud is AotliAbls to pun.
ishment. This is a position which / think,
no lawyer will contest,
Buff this Is legitimate, legislation, and
the city authorities are Won't 10 exetclsd
their powers 10 this way, l think | can d.,
rect to huh,srous ir btaness where persons
have Abdssd their bodies with excessive
inddlgeR ,e Id besI steaksi uhihce pies, rich
desserts, tobacco &c., aGslnat Whom, sim
liar ordinances should bS ehactsd. But
not being lawyer We viii let lawyers
settle the legal points Of this Question:
We will for moment, invite every rsa'
sonable person, 10 take stand with US And
view This matter from two or three points
When a man is looked up In prison, h,
heveF comes out Of IL the same man tina
he went In, IN bis moral feeling, The s6
dsgtades him. and be feels III The 6ngei
Of scOtn Is pointed at hin, and not oaet
will be again, rise 10 the standard, poo
thohgh It may have been, which he ocea
pied bsforei but gene rally such return II
theit Wallowing In the pire, II you ts
quire him TO pay a fpe, YOU take from hi
already needy family, ltmay be, that wbicl
drives them still further into wanti oal
any one discover any good ieuss In thi
oodrsei any like llhood Of making thiRg
betterS
Now have yet to be shown thai thet
drunkenness is crime. / have Aeyet ts
gerded the drunkatd In any other hgh
than an unfortunate fellow being, whom
Is our duty to reform, If possible; not :
Hne and Imprisonment, OF other bars
measures, (mistaket policy, bit by hin
4 aud ftatetnaI treatment, make him fee
/. that he is a man, point QUITO bin his Ell
g rors aad weaknessesS and Il possible, ole
, yate his aspirations. Every inebrlate heet
: this kind OF help, There 10 NO man VII
a drinks but loA.hes aud hates imself II
l
!. it; aud thousand Iimss resolves to toto
# i no morc; bat 6ndiny no friendly hand
6 lie him ftem the cayGas that is f.st bea
!, Jag bim to the fearful pre- ,i2i,e, he retarr
'r to his cups, aad is lost,
e. Whatl lock msa bebind the iron n
/, ting, 6ae himl deuoauoe biM as oria
'e Hal, as an outcsst simply because he
the unfortunate subject vf human frail,,
Is dsgrGEiRsl skaWssf1n We all have wes
n uesses which, require mutual aid and sy'
s. psthy, ARother pciat is, that an uafC
tunats man Of this kind presents himself
the counter OF a liquor dealer, aud for
= or 10 oeats, contributed to the drawer,
IA is made drunk; he is unable TO pay a 6r
RS or costs, aud is eventually released; a
= l5 or go dollars perhaps, is passed to
I'd books. to come out Of the pockets Of I
a. tax payers. 1 have no means OfascertA
10 Ing the amount, bat am sure thss Q
ii. Ior two Thousand do liars at least, perbs
4
Is much more siu this way yearly added
he our tax list, for Fairfield county, Now
A in suoh oases the liquor veuder would
,te This duty like a man, aud a christian,
fe. would say to that class men, my friel
il. you are 10 the habit Of abusing yours'
in aud wasting the means that your fam
ls. needs to live upon; I su1 your ftiddd,
~ me advise you not to drink. This K
E adniouition would win tnahS. But Ii n,
K. be, let petehptory tefasal be given
Many, though they may manifest atig
will afterwards thank from their hedrls
no one who refused to aid them in destroy
'le' themselves, and will, ID their better I
'on meuts. regard bin as their best friend.
,a' ,a Thus have I briefly sketched the pro
m heht points To this subject; and l have
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