Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-11

Mr. H H. O,.,,a aai Temp erauce.

Mr. H H, 0Sgood AMI Temp eranee'
We give place to the communication
of H. II. Osgood in reply to an article
published in the American of the issue
of Oct. 2sth. We suppose our article
was written in haste. and AT the urgent
call for copy which breaks upon our ear
W hen busy with other matters, perhaps
making ont bills &C. Therefore we did
not i'c-write il, nor amend. nor erase,
OF correct It. but gave Ii a. 1t was writ
ten at the cali ior copy. II the thought
had come to u. that il was to be- CRITICS
"a bV % a.tute defender ~ the con-
>tahularN law as the late candidate Tor
She if of Hancock County OF the HIGH
bon, partv. il would have he'd M Ia bc
more careful In the ne oi language
We cannot consent neither, 10 lei II
pass. that what j, written by n on tie
temperance question must necessarily
be aimed at Mr.. II. II. O-good. tor the
same Kind Of talk which he made IN thc
{ uutv Convention otthc H'tohOor'iite>
We have heard often on the street.
Neither Shall w. quarrel with him a. TO
what he meant b. citing the case OF the
New York detectives coming INTO
Maine. we know what he said. but hc
I.a- the right TO correct himself
A. 10 The right OF doug this and
doing that thing. il depends "u wn.i
til. law makes lawful. Oar view l..
and What VIZ say il. Tina, law Ike the
co4-rabular, j. not in harmony with
ON theory ut Government Tins i iA'
m .il point we raise. But We N ght ="
usthpr and say thar law q tile kind
wlI not promote temperance. because
it doe. NOT meet the views, at the pre-
c4t time. OF ten prraAcc men ANA there
fore viii meet vi h a reverse Ike tnat
ju Massachusetts But the vital pom.
which Ne raised. aud which We SHAH
examine more at lcng h al our leisure.
l. Of ns want OF harmony with our
theory 81 Government. To this poini
We al our critic to cuifnc his discus
Sous.
The sclf conplaceacy with which -.
charges u with ''lmteiuary creatures
j. rc'rc>hing. There are other vic
rriprincrs besides II; and ii hc docs not
cl4,~ Temperance. AMI rum &C lug
hoth Win tic sins II theft and robbery
&. others do. ard even week We hear
both lum-cllinc and rum drinking thuS
c.aseed
We understand thai rum selling j. a
crime because the statute OF the state
~ MAX, Il. no, that il j. - inhei emily
\ crime mav he bad in itself. or il MAJ
be bah because rrohil ite1 hy law. liq-
Whether it i sin may depend mon
circumstances There j. such a Thing
IA, committing sln against Society.
To offend against right, against men
or society. j. one Of the definitions Of
SIM III this sense Siu j. very nearly
-,uou, nous with crime. like theft and
he universal As it j. against these crimes
aud sins.
Oac of the many definitions OF crime
II -An act which violates a law. divine
or human. All act which violates rule
O moral duty." "Sin." say- Webster.
differs from crime. not in nature. but
iu application.
But we have only brief hall hour the
morning 10 devote to H. We viii Close
bv saving. that our controversy with ii.
Il not ono relating 10 temperance but :
towhether a constabuiarv law Ike the
one We had few wears since. i in
harmony wiihour theory ofGovcrnmcn'.
r, tai, point We shall hold him.
Whether il will promote m1-rlnce in
Tile land j. another question Fit would
dpaway with rum selling and rum drink
ing. and all it, attendant evils. we might
give ~ The point ufincongruity. But a
we have often said. no human law eat
give 10 man new tastes. new habits. ami
new desires Our observation teacbes
u that temperance men. generally. act
a ii law were panaeea Tor The evil oi
/ Temperance. for whenever they havt
obtained just such law a they desired
then lhee have been most inactive IL
frw4riling tho enterprise by moral
suasinu. aud the formation Of open ten
temperance societies, and by all thoss
other means and A.encie, which are used
to save the weak from falling into evil
WAYS.