The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-05-25
A New Question OF State Rights.

sachuseiia deemed ii a moral dut,
on our part to give up the value.
aud rights involved ia an institution
which has been uvcrthrown, 10 seem,
extremely difficult 10 convince them.
solves tina, the practice Of selling
aud drinking spirituous liquors should
be abolished The authorities having
at the risk of o threat, ned whisky
. rebellion, succeeded in closing the
dram shop-, some of the rccussnt-
have. like Judge Sharkos, rcsoricd
10 The Supreme Court Ior a prorcc-
tive adjudication The point made
Is that. as the Government of the
United States is paramount, any tax
paid Ia that Government for vending
,p,rituou. iqnors implies right TO
sell them. The appellants, there
fore, ask the process ut the court to
ALLOW the sale OF the taxed article,
tho State prohibition notNithstand
ing We have not seen the decision
ul the court. aud i, may be that the
I discreet tribunal may 'orbcar TO es-
I press any opinion as between the
State aud Federal government IL
t., however. very obvious that the
/ appellants are mistaken in their rom
edy. The payment OF revenue
tax does not imply right to yegd
( the article taxed This il an un3is.
puted subject Of domestic regulation
by the State, aud oven hy the MI.
uicipal authorities. The importation
Of gyocrine would not imply rsht
10 Scud without restriction, or even
a right to sell at all, ia contraycngion
Of local policy rhorc who im
port forc,-n commodities ere pre-
stunned ir.i Ia have asccfiainol that
there is ua objection on the part Of
l,-asi aujhefjiics TO vcna them They
iheu pay the Federal Government
the tax assessed Is their coniribu
tion to the maintenance of the Gov
crumont
II. however tho State or munici
pal authority lorhids the sale, it is
ccrtainly unwisc Ia import the arIi
Giles While We suppose this ca
dcayor 10 procure tbs intervention of
the Federal Government 20 author
igc whisky shop, will 20 of the dock
ct a. an unpopular application we
Judge from the discomfort with which
the Bostonilus bchcld il,c crane on
the door knob of those very popular
institutions. that they would submit
TO repeal Of the State law By a
Federal order with rather more res
ignation that we have manifested ia .
obcying the same authority. How
ever. such an order would enable /
them 10 zee how hard Il is to give up
a habit OF a property, At the com
maud Of those who stand bound ~ 1
our eudlnthers and godmo'bcrs in Z
morality ~ u. Baitctn
TELLISd TALES orr OF SCHOOL, !
In discussing the responsibility /
for the Famous cry, "on to Rich I
mond, by whloh the irlhun' 10 I
lsbl urged the movement Of an ar
nay which resulted III Bun Hun TIE /
Rochester Democrat says
TIE editor OF the Democrat was
employed editorinlly upon the Tri.
bnne IA the earl. par, OF Isoi
.ys~sss '"e place ~ ~ D"as, "nos'
night work. AZ the sme tine be /
wac dp.ng the day associated with (
Mr. Jana on the New American
Cyc,opndia He is, therefore, able (
te speak with confidence OF the man /
aecmcn, of the Tribune at that pc |
Rod Mr. Greeley, as he himself
wa, mainly responsible for urging /
the rash advance apon Manassas,
and was wholly responsible for the /
far worse articles which at pn earlier I
period encouraged secession. Those I
articles. We know. were strongly dis .
approyed BIS Mr. Dana, as they we're !
by every one connected with the .
T,;huue exeept the writer of them