The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-11-11


The over Jealous Temperance men
Of the State are making efforts 20 gst
= prohibisory liquor Law passed q she
Special Session. This y certainly .
move which viii not aduncs the II.
forests OF the Temperance cause, which
all good citixens should desire 70 zee
paomoted, but arises rather from :
species Of fanaticism, which retuess
to listen 70 reason. The present law
undoubtedly has some defsctA - IL
operations in this county, where q
least four ifths Of the dealeTs 10 liquor
are selling it in open and notorious
violation Of Law, without any licenss,
clearly demonstrates. The license sys.
tenn should be repealed, or il should
be made the imperative duty Of some
officer to zee that all dealers complied
with its provisions. II would, ALEC,
probably conduce to the general web
fare q communities, and the Utility
Of the Law, il some provision were
made Tor the punishment Of those
who render themselves nnisances in
society, and degrade humanity. BY al-
lowing their appetites to lead them In
90 drunkenness. Such amendments
would DO strictly consistent with true
temperance, and would undoubtedly
be conducive Of good, while sprohi.
bitory law would hardly Be consistent
with the natural and constitutional
rights Of the citizen. VI fes
IN this view We heartily concus
with the indianapolis Herald, which
argues in this wise Il is = physical
necessity that man should have some
thing 10 eat and something % drink
Mature provides acorns and FOoes fos
food, and water and milk for drink.
But man il mot satisfsd b live entire
~ upon unsesthed rooes, herbs, fsh,
and fowl, and he resorts 20 al the
arts Of cookery TO- vary his dis and
crafty his appetite. So dOss hs -
sort to different modes d creating =
variety OF drinks, and ior The sa,ne
reason that he cooks 70 vary his meats.
One Of these practices tends 10 glut-
tony, the other TO drunkenness. Both,
however, temporarily practiced, may
be made 70 promote the happiness,
and. 10 many csses, perhaps The lon.
gevity and health Of man.
We think the bsst mode q treating
human indulgcnccs i, 70 permit che
use, but regulate By punishing she
abuse. A man win respect IND sub:
mn to reasonable restraint. lie will
brcak over unjust prohibition. W.
see this exempli6ed every day IN tbe
treatment Of children. The parent
who Above his child reasonable graei.
f;cations, will be able 70 secaro til
obedience to reasonable seslEaises'
while the parent who denies 10 BIZ
child reasonable indulgences, will no|
be able to secure HE obedience 70 re-
.sonabIe prohibitions; be will find then
not only broken over, but the isat -
comPlisl.d By hypoerisys fFand 40
falsehood. -.
Theory on this subject i cop6rmed
by experience. Prohibitory lava, Up
on simply immoral practices, are nev
e. respected. though the sct psobibitef
il wrong. The prohibitory lav lsyI
the foundation for punishment Il doe
mot prevent the oct. For example. y,
have : prohibitory Law On che subisc
Of swearing, but vt, the wicked an(
offensive habit Of swearing b peac
tised; : prohibitory Isw, on Tie sabjsc
Of desecrating the Sabbath, ard "
The Sabbath y desecratsd; : prohibi
tory law upon bswdy housss ant
bawds, and yet. deeply - it may =
regretted, bawdy houses are kept, api
bawds are associated with them. VI
might ~ well hope 70 prohibit, By Is
gal enactment, the issuing Of tie ia
ternal fire from the crater Of Ktna
-, By the same fundamentally, 20 ex
hnguish the sppetitss ard PASSIONS d
man. We may regulate, ve csnno|
extinguish. .s1 NV
Il : only y moral cultivation thaI
. self-c0ntrolling power caD b pro
ducsd il human kind equal % th(
task Of Notifying md subduing ths
lusts d the Aesh. Statnke lsws ~
Intellectual, nugasusy. Fsv aftail
such 20 yer, even y moral aod ~