Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-11
Supervising the Liquor Trailic By Law.

In your issue oil Oct. 18th, YOU refer
10 remarks which made in the Han
cock Co. Temperance Convention. held
in your city in August. and deem il
worthy Of reply. Yon have answered
what YOU supposed said did not
assert that the Constabulary was in uni
son with the true spirit of our govern
ment but did say and now rc-assert
IL. that the Constabularv and detective
systems both rest upon the same prin-
ciPie in our government. And what il
that principle! hold it to be jus, this.
and nothing more. Society has right
10 project itself. II has a right 20 enact
such laws a. il deems best for the sup
preston OF crime oil every description.
Ii has right la seek out and commisS-
ION the very best men Ia see that the
laws are not violated. and il criminals
aer found To bring them To Justice.
But YOU SAY that detective from
New York could not move an inch TO
detect and assert criminals in our State
80 Ia act from the Executive OF tie
State. And 80 reasoning by analogy
no state constable should be permitted
10 come 10 thu, county and arrest clti-
zcns at the county without first obtain
ing permission to 4, -. am unable
To sec the point of this reasoning. To
ind ft.ar. IL eli
\ tween the two ease. cited. am aware
that detective cannot enter our State
from another and proceed Ia ferret out
a criminal without first being empow-
cred TO do 50 by our Executive
But cannot a State Constable from
Massachusetts work up a case in ouI
Slate with the sanction of the Eyccu-
| tive.
These cases are analogous. Neither
| The detective nor the constable are riti-
! zcL- oi our commonwealth
Now 10 the second proposition. a
state constable from the county 81 Cum
DC. land should not bc permitted to
Come 10 this county and arrest citizen.
ot the county without ir-t obtaining
permission 10 do 80. NJ one claim.
that they should do SO IN violation 81
any State law, but when under the
sanction of law IL is perfectly Just aud
proper.
Has our Sheriff the right 80 20 into
another county and arrest u criminal,
| II in pursuit of person who Il, sup
| posed TO have violated law hc crosses
the county boundary must he stop IN
hi. pursuit until he can get permission
to proceed:
1.-The i, in Washington County. and j.
requested ID serve i writ ipr the arrest
oil person ha, he not the power t" do
81 by virtue ui his Office without per
mission from Washington County'-
officials. Are our ofiscrs limited to
locality in arrcsiing vi"lators Of law
You remark again, Another fallacy
ia regard to in,ernperano". j. the idea.
that some have. that it j. nf the same
class Of sins. or evil n theft. robbery,
murder. &.
This is creature % YOUR own mag
! iuaiion W hich YOU seek 10 .lav and j.
! onc of the arguments (suppo-ed Ia be
unau-wctablrl used hy all those who ia-
vor license. \ proaihi,ionst under
stands well this argument. aud is not
turned from hl- purpose by il ipr mo
mcnt. IL ask Tor law TO prohibit thc
sale. not the Use OF alcoholic drinks.
He j. awarr that that j crime which
the law make crime, and i, aI>o aware
tina, the law Of our state makes it a
crime for person to >cll alcoholic hq-
uors a. beverage. This law he de-
sres to see enforced. He ask, for no
law again>, the drinking Of these slim
ulant.. but he docs ask that the law
prohibiting the sale OF this liquid dam
nation in the ante chambers OF hell (thr
grog shops uf our land) be stctrily en-
forced aud that the yiolator, Of il be
punished with it, scyerc-t pensltie-.
You say again, Thief or stealing j.
"A crime ever, where, has ALWAYS been
50. and would be 80 where there il no
law against il.
IL is denounced in the decalogue."
You iudisrimnaialy use the words
crime and sin a. if they were alike in
meaning. There is marked d-tinc-
ton. Crime j. violation OF human
law, sin OF the divine law. consequently
theft, murder. or any other lin i, not Il
crime until prohibited BY human law.
| The law is not only not panacea for all
evil: but il is not a panacca for any
evil for there il no law upon our stat
ute book but that i, violated by some
one, and vet no one is foolish enough To
-ay, AWAY with all law il i, OF no
| good. 1t is violated"
Search orr state from center 10 boun-
dairy line, and YOU will find that those
| who have the most respect for law,
who are the law abiding citizens, are
in favor of suppressing the liquor traf-
fic by law. hope TO be able soon TO for
| ward YOU nv reasons for desiring q
| state constabulary. Yours. Truly
II. II. o.
For the Ellsworth American.