The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-04

Lsgisisturs, whieh snscssdths Law, We doubt
not.
Hoes Al KslTHsBuao, LIZA correspond
ent informs u thst the nunbsr Of hogs
packed u Ksishsbarg, the present season,
amounts TO 1850, Of which W. r. Ewing 4
Go. packed 5000, and G. =. Conn 4 90.
5 500.
TIE Rsss Ana the Lssssr Dusis@ss.
EDrross GArs OrsY,--Syrs IL am rsqusst-
cd, BY frisnds, to ask N Insertion in your
columns Of some rsmarks, By way Of reply, 70
Whist has, within few days, appeared in
sons Of the papers Of ~ CITY Conserving
liqaor psossestions and those engaged thsrs-
In.
One Of these papers 10 30 full Of mistakes,
and II ID 20 gsnsraliy known, thas II seems
unnecessary 70 notice its reports or articles.
But - they ara sent abroad, and sometimes
quoted, it may NOT bs amias briefly to exam
inc IN srtiols in the Post Of the 2nd inst,
headed "Liquor Persecution"
The 6rst part OF tho article il an elssy, in
which the author mourns IT tho despotism Of
the LsgislaGsrs Of Iowa
This founder Of "Jssusvilie" does mot OBJ
Jecs TO olosing the saloons In the city, but he
does mourn with patriotic sob that the
"doomed sity"-ths city Of his home should
hsvs ne Wholesale whisky trade injured. He
says this is the distributing point Of goods
for oil lows and part Of several other States,
and that II merchants up-country cannot get
. barrel Of whisky when they come TO get
their supplies they viii bay al 1t some other
point. "Then," Gays The aashor, "this will
be great injury to our trade, and will affect
us more than We have any idea" One would
SCARCELY expect this from the author Of the
"doomed city" and the founder Of town
which he intends shall bs the residence Of
Jesus.
The argument il, that il the spread Of death
from this place y stopped, our trade will be
injured, which anybody With half IN eye can
see il the same precisely that il used BY the
doggery kssper-"f you stop me selling
liquor BY tho glass my craft Is in danger and
my means Of livelihood Destroyed"
But the Post ooneludss this would be only
peouniary loss which We might be bound to
make FOR the good Of oar weaker brethren
Bat, Il says, whom Ill the liquor 10 ssissd and
destroyed, nT he ssns lsw pss~idss chat the
County Judge u to give license 10 one or two
persons 70 import stock Of the same liquors
- had Just been destroyed and TO sell them
for msshsnisal, salinary or nsdisaal psrpo.
50 thus naking the privilege Of selling GER
tain leading articles the privilege Of few
Jssoritss."
The section Of the Law Of 1855, which 10 70.
fsrred to BY the editor, and which established
county grocery System, has besn repealed
by IN amendment passsd in 1858, which give,
to the Coansy Jadgs 20 discretion but
makes Il HE duty to grant license to al
persona, sxsspt certain class. The Ian.
guags Of thslaw il, "Any sitissn Of The Stat,
and resident Of the ooanty in which hs mai
b. q the time, except hotel keepers, keeper
Of salooas, eating houssa, grocery keeper
and ooAfsoliensTs, are hereby persisted &
buy and sell Intoxicating liquors for mschan
ical, medicinal, culinary and sacramento
psrposss snly: Provided, b shall Arst pro.
cure the certificate Of twslvs citissns Of th,
township thas hs i Of good moral character
and give bond, b." No shanes here fol
Javsrisfsm. The Post charastsrises thh ole
repealed section y sn aot Of despotism NOR,
atrocious than any il rsoollssts seeing record
"a In ths annals Of history.
Tins nnsh for the Post article.
In regard TO the whisky Journal, II i onl,
necessary to say, that il puny effort 10 max,
the present Temperance novsnsnta politics
measurs, = aboss = seaside = % nAks Iii
present religious revival : political measure
Itis TO bs hopsd there are some Dsnosrass
some Rspublioans, some Amsfieans and SOM
foreigners in both q these important move
msnts. The Lord forbidshas any party shoul,
glory 10 being on ~ side 81 whisky OF ID
devil.
TAvEnN STAND ROn aRHr.
A LARGE RRAAk HOU61, With ~ roen,
~ pi:.ty = sd Vel wassr, aad euod y al,
on the Plank Road, and suitabls fsf good tavsr
stand, win - rsntsd lev. Ths hsass Il nsw. q
only two reoms hass svsr bssn occupied.
Enquire q tAe premises, Of
jan31dStwlm CONRAD ARNT.
~ =. DALT Tor sale low ~ -
". aga VIII. AUSTIN ! 90.