Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-09-21
The PTohibitory Law.

"How long shall sheep and cattle
and merchandise be projected and Sc
cured to man, and yet man himself
shall not be protected and secured
from ruin and obstruction by his
brother man? We verify believe
that. if the law which gathers the
sheep OF the state in his arms, and
screens them from the ravages Of
dogs, was not more rigidly enforced
than the liquor law is in some locali-
ties, the people 81 uffer in g thereby
would become a law unto themselves.
and would pat the dogs where they
could do no further mischief A sheep
killing dog would not long be safe
among the owners of sheep. That is
certain. But man-killing man, who
pleads that he is making money out
OF the operation, is allowed to live
and thrive by his infamous business,
even 0y those who see their sons led
as sheep to the slaughter. Their sons
are only human beings-only emana-
nations OF the Deity-aud must look
out for themselves. But their sheep
are property, and all the engineerF
Of the law must protect that. We
would not, of course, advocate the
driving Of the brutal man-kiIler from
the community as we know the brutal
sheep-killer would be driven ont.
Not by any means. We ask fOI 40
unlawful means to remove such posts
of society from town. AL we ask is.
that the law, designed to protect man
from the Jaws Of human dogs, shall
be as rigidly enforced as the law for
the protection of sheep is enforced
against those noble animals who know
no law opposed to the gratifcatiou Of
a natural appetite. We do want to
see a man as thoroughly and as will
ingly protected from his greatest
enemy, as the poor dumb sheep is pro-
tected from his deadly enemy. And
is this an unreasonable desire to haze?
Cannot man demand as much Is
this Of the executors of the Jaw?
Shall the laws against thieves and
murderers be carried out, but that one
which aims to keep men, and if obey-
ed would in a great measure keep
men, from becoming thieves and mur-
derers, remain imperative upon the
statute book? In the name of God
and truth and humanity, we should
say no ! and say it so emphaticaiv
that we should be understood. For
we can make our noLle antiliquor
law a vital powerif we please. There
lis virtue and intellige enough
among the friends of Temperance to
close up every den OF death in the
land, if that virtue and Intelligence
will join hands and 90 to work in
earnest. "Why, then" some may ask,
SIS it not done T? Because too many
friends Of Temperance have "axes to
grind"-have ambitious projects and
selfish plans TO carry, and to which
their temperance principles must be
subservient. Temperance is one of
the lesser gods they worship, and is
always forgotten when self-aggrand-
e Iizement takes the throne. Men
have always feared the devil more
than they feared the good God. That
is the reason why base men are al
1 lowed to wample righteous laws un-
der foot. Christ foresaw the cowar-
j. dice of men in the face OF evil doers,
}. land hence he exhorted his disciples to
b 'foar not them which kill the body,
e but are not able 10 kill the soul; but
rather fear him which is able to de-
h strov both soul and body in hell"
ci IF the present law is not sufficient
: to stop this tide Of death and woe
rolling over the land, we should de-
mand more stringent provisions. We
5 believe if some of the provisions Of
the "Dog Law" were engrafted upon
J, the "Liouor Law, it would be bless
S ingrto the world. Now, if dog in
iures or kills a sheep, the owner OF
0 the sheep can recover damages to the
o full extent Of the injury done, or the
yfvalue of the animal We ought not
Il to rest satisfied until the fathers and
t. fmorhers-the wives and daughters
!" l4he sisters and brothers-can demand
it and recover damages for the injury
$! done to the property and persons OF
e their sons, husbands and brothers, by
IL these venders of the @elixir OF death.
81 Wine is turn-coat; first friend,
! and then an enemy. .ae
le An irritable and passionate man Is
n a downright drunkard.
Il a coward is a bad friend, and a