The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-09-05

se'"ent o. me hAIHE Law BY the Repub
Can Legislature. What thst monster Il
= wss' its terrible provisions Of search, sei
! s's' confession. &C.; sssmplng under 70,
'he liberty Of the citizen, we need not tell
TOO many know h. By sad experience, durin
: - violent and FenosseIsss execution By ID
Republicans.
i We hsve before us now the proceeding
snd evidence In csss in the Decatur Com
mon Pleas. where the Hon. WILL. CunsAc
headed the mob that vent 70 the house Of
poor but civil Irish woman. BslDorr HurcH
'soH. who kept grocery there for living
and, 10 her sbsenes. broke open the hous,
and removed. took swsy, and destroyed I
barrel Of liquor. We give this as . ssmpl.
O. the general eourss Of proceedings BY The
Republicans 10 those days.
The Democrats pescefully resisted the
law and tested ils validity In the Courts. -
All the Republican judges sustained and en-
forced the law. sill Il wss snnuIsd By ma.
jorisy Of tbe Supreme Court, JupsE Goorrrs,
the Repusliess. sphoIdisg every provision
Of siIi the last.
This decision VS. made IL December,
1855. What followedi Denuucission Of
The Court for mot enforcing the law, accom-
panied By continued declarations that Il ssiI
constituted = principle Of the Republicsn
party. 70 b put 10 operation whenever
they we're firmly enough seated 10 power 70
accomplish Il. This wss The course, q eli
know from memory, Of Hon. h. 8. LAsE.
AoRroH, PoR1EH, PEELE, and all The leading
Republican men and prssses.
This law wss > part Of the Republican
platform in 1855.
In the Press. : Republican 2sper. printed
4 Lawrenceburg, Of the date, July q. 1856.
rs find the account Of . Republican meeting
i Aurors. which was addressed By the Hon.
Will CussAcE. We clip from il The fol.
owing.
He (Cumbsek) alluded 10 the platforms
ust read. end said they were bre ID and COM
'rehensive; that the platform Of the Repub- |
ican party was one that would do 10 prsy By
Which was not the case with the Old Liness.
ie would like 70 hear IN Old Liner pray Tor
10 platform. He would hsve 70 petition
he Almighty to deiest the execution OF our
oble temperance Iaw-to smile upon dis
illery men. and make honorable the busi.
ess Of rum selling. He would hsve TO pray Il
I'D 10 bless his holiness. the Pope Of Rome,
nd spread the influence Of his chusches.-l.
'hese would be some Of the things On Old
liner should have TO petition for in praying
'r the success Of bic party. A nice prayer
would make.
10 1856. notwithstanding the decision oil
% Supreme Court, the Republicans s,ill
ahered 10 the prohibitory plank 10 their
stform. This is within the memory Of sll;
u We quote from letter Of Hon. WILL.
unBAcK. the RepuIicsn candidate Tor Con-
'ess. now Republican Elecior, OF the date
May 5, 1856. to THEoDoaE GAzLY. Esq.
confirmation. He ssys he wss pleased
ith the harmony Of the Convention. end
q when he considers The issues q stake,
J is confident the Republicans must sue
ed. "We." he says, "sse for temperance
d sobriety; they the, Democrats. Tor groeIe
ops. Should We succeed, II will close the
reer Of The WiIlsrds and sll such shame .
. demssoeues. Il will give us : sound 7
ohibitory law" =
Ia 1858. our last State election took place. y
hat wss the course Of the Republicans y
sn1 We have before 10 copies Of the 4
diana American. the Palladium. The Broad 4
!. The RushviIls Republican. and other =
pers Of that party, which ssssrt that thsyl
10 favor Of . rrohibisory Law end are =
hting for The success Of their party 10 The =
pectation o. securing such lsw thereby .
riher. in that year, (lS56). 90 meeting oil
extreme temperance. Or psohibisosy mem =
. held IN indianapolis 70 determine what q
y would DO 10 the coming sIsstioa. Is|e'
. then sisted 10 them By . leading Re- "
bIiesn lawyer and ex judge. that The pro.
'isosy liquor lev. 10 The opinIos Of The y
4 RepubIicsn lawyers 10 The State, od's'
IS wss valid and binding. sotwiihsssn ndIng !"
decision of The Supreme Court; and that :"
the Republican candidates Tor JudgssI q
70 elected. such Isw could end should :"
enforced. OF this b he'd every sssss. =
=. He . the personsl friend q shsss e
>. their candidate ok yesr ago fos one oil =
judges. ~ The leading lawyer u o. 8 3.
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