Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-02

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MIR. WILSON, do not think any man in
this country should have license from the
federal government to sell Intoxicating liquor
look upon the liquor trade as grossly i'm
moral, causing more evil than anything else
in this country, and think the federal gov
eminent ought not TO derive revenue from
the retail of Intoxicating drinks. | think if
this section remains in the bill, it will have
most demoralizing influence upon the coun-
try, for it will lift into kind of responsibility
the retail traffic in liquors. The man who
has paid the federal government twenty dol
lars for a license TO retail ardent spirits will
feel that he is acting under the authority of
the federal government, and that any regula-
tions, state or municipal interfering with him,
are mere temporary and local arrangements,
that should yield to the authority of the feder-
al government.
Mr.. FEssENDEN.-My friend from Massa-
chusetts has been so long in Washington
away from the theater of his early exploits on
the subject of temperance, that do not know
lut there was some danger of his losing caste
at home i'll that particular; but this speech
will save him laughter and so far it is very
good thing. But now let us look at the facts
little, and look at the consistency of the
tax on distilled liquors?
Mr. WILSON. That is a different affair.
would tax them SO as to kill them, if l could
Mr.. FEssENDEN. Why not object to that !?
Are we not giving responsibility to the distill-
ing of liquors? Certainly we are; we take
tax out of them, and we put the money into
our treasury for distilled spirits. Horrid !
We are giving it respectability sanctioning it !
All tears of widows and orphans are to be
charged to us, because we make the traffic
buTdensome and take a revenue out of it !
Why not object to the tax upon licenses to
rectitiers who make brandy, PUN, and gin?
My friend was silent on that subject. That
certainly is a horrible trade in the same way
but we put money in our purse from the same
source. Why not object to the tax on billiard
tables? They say it is very bad to have bill
lard tables and to play billiards. Why tax
them, and bowling alleys, and jugglers, and
feats of prestidigation?- believe that is,it it
is long word, and hard to pronounce. Why
not carry out the objection. Sir, the simple
answer to the whole thing is this these are
trades and occupations. In great majority
of the States they are not prohibited: the
States have not seen fit to interfere with men.
Therefore, they will distil liquor; they will
rectity liquor In my State we do not allow
liquor TO be distilled even. We cannot make
rum. The mOlasses made into rum is sent to
Massachusetts. They distil there vet, and we
buy from Massachusetts, if we want it. We
cannot in Maine even dstil it; we cannot
it,
Mr.. GRIMEs.-You can drink it.
Mr.. FEssENDEN.-There is great deal to
be found there; but they will not allow it to
be distilled or to be made in Maine. In
most States, however, it may be distilled; it
may be retailCd; it may be sold in any way
and we cannot help it. Now, the United
States looking at it as fact that this business
as business is carried on, and looking upon
he Injuries and the vices of men as the most
proper source Ofreven lie in the world, Just Law |
heir hands uponit, and say, if you will do these |
mngs you shall pay for it; we lay tax
IpOn 1t.
Mr.. Fessenden went on to say that under
his provision no license could be granted in
lane or Massachusetts where the local laws
ray lay hand upon the dealer. pour his liquor
lto the gutter, and subject him to fine and
MIR. WHsoN-The senator from Maine sees
n inconsistency in my position. l see none
hatever. l am willing to tax, and tax high
:, the manufacture of ardent spirits | am
iling to tax, and tax highly, the importation
f ardent spirits. | will tax them as high as
nybody else, and l would go so high as to
rohibit both the manufacture and the impor-
alton, if | could; but cannot do it. | will
ut as much burden on the importation and
n the manufacture as possible; but when |
ave done that, will not aid in the retailing
f it among our people. The senator refers
o my position here and my position at home |
N temperance. Sir, have studied this tenn |
'eranee question in all its phases and l have |
,racticed total abstinence for thirty years. and |
know something of what / speak; and | |
NOW that the passage of this act will be
ource of qualification in every rum shop and
ow groggery in this section.
Mr.. FEssENDEN.-To pay twenty dollars?
Mr.. WILsoN.-Yes; they will rejoice to
pay it. Why? They are under the ban of
the moral sentiment of the nation to-day; in |
many of the states they are under the prohi-
ton OF the law, and in most Of the states the
better portion of the community condemn the
traffic, and are doing what they can to check
II. Now you come forward and put in the
pocket OF every liquor seller in the land Ii
cence, give him charter to go forth in the
community and deal out his liquors under the
authority and scnction of the United States
This government licence is a certificate of
character That is the truth of it. The
liquor dealer will so regard it, and he will be
proud to shake your certificate of character
in the face of an outraged moral sentiment
MIR. Wilson's motion was further advocated
by Messrs. PoMERoY of Kansas, and HARRIS
of New York, and opposed by Messrs. HALE
of New Hampshire, FOSTER of Connecticut
HOWE of Wisconsin, and others, in the course
of whose discussion the merits of the license
and prohibitory systems were very fully COM
pared and contrasted. The motion to strike
out was finally lost by yea and nay vote as
follows =
YEAs-Messrs. Harris, Pomeroy, Wilmot, Wilson
of Massachusetts, and Wright-5.
NAYs-Messrs. Anthony, Browning, Chandler,
Clark, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foster
Grimes Hale, Harlan Henderson, Howard Howe
Kennedy. King, Lane of Indiana Lane OF Kansas
Latham, McDOugall, Morrill,, Powell, Sherman
Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trum6ul Wade
Wilkinson, Wiley, and Wilson of Mssouri-s2.
RECRUITING FOR THE THIRTY-THRD REcI-
MENT.-Authority has been granted by Gov.
Andrew to the following persons to recruit
companies for the thirty-third regiment, which
will probably be commanded by Col Maggi /:
a company by Capt. John G.. Wilton of Bos-
ton, (of the I'd battalion, assisted by John II
G. Campbell of West ROxbury, and George
ChadbOurne of Roxbury. A company by
John G. Wyman of Boston, assisted by Al
bion w. Tebbetts of Charlestown, and Benia-
min +. Talbot of Boston. A company by Da-
vid Bunker and Bradley Dean of Boston. A
company by James Brown, William ONeil,
and Isaac d. Paul of Taunton. A company
by Edward Blasland and VIM p. Nudge of
Boston, and j. Henry Williams of Lynn. A