Smyrna times., 1872-10-30
.MiSceIIU2 ID e o IL s.
For the Smyrna Times"
Are Rumsellers Thieves and Muir
derers 2"

An article in the DelaUare Inte1iqencer, of \
August 10th, taken from the Del. Honcer, o
essays to answer this question in the negative. Il
My arguments in the affirmative of this ques Il
ton were: : First,-from the law of cause and t
effect in which the rumSeller is made the di- |
rect and mediate cause of all the ruin Of rum, a
while the drunkard is only the occasion of said t
ruin; secondIy-lrom that great principle Of t
civil law, 'pdrttcepS cYtnttAiS, in which he /
who aids or abets, willingly, in any crime is a
party to the criminality; thrdly-frOm the {
supremacy of Gods law over human law,
which declares that "WOe is unto him that
giveth his neighbor drink that putteth thy
bottle to him and maketh him drunken. :
HabakkuE ?. Is. What higher law than that
can be found in civil statutes? The law of
universal charity, which requires that not
only do no evil directly or indirectly to any
man, but that we Do good to all men. y
Gal: 6-l0.
Not for selfdefence, but for the dafenc of
the truth, | un lertake a reply to the Dc{drdre
Pioneer in its advocacy Of Rum.
That the druggist who sells poison which |
results in the destruction of human life, is less
criminal than the rumSeller is seen in this |
The druggist sells poison with all the precau-
ton possible; if he sells it imprudently, or to
persons whom he knows will use it for the de
structon of human life, the law will handle him
roughly he ScilS pOlSOll SuCll1
. and not as Il refreshing beverage, as the rum
seller does his rum The civil law protects
communities against all imprudent sales OF
poison from drug stores, but the civil law does
b not protect communities from imprudent sales
4 of poison from rum stores That rum is a
3 poison is seen in its effects on the human
n system, and is so pronounced by the highest
q chemical authorities of the land. Now, every
4 rumseller knows, or has the means OF knowing,
q the dreadful ruin his business brings upon his
S fellows, both of body and soul, and yet he
1t lUifuIIy continues in that business lchich he
=. knOlcs to be immoral IN all its tendencies. He
W willingly engages in business that brings the
6s ~ mos: dire aff1iction upon the human family ;
Sc knowing that the civil law protects him, but
:" has no protection for those who suffer through
", him; this is what makes his business profitable.
tie Hedge the rumseller about with the samc pub
ID lie sentiment and the same provisions Of law
he he that surround the druggist In the sale OF his
eli poisons and no rumshOp in the land could
:. stand the pressure more than thirty days II
In, is the wilful causing OF suffering for which
M for there is no legal redress, which makes the rum
nee seller more culpable than the careless druggist
Tt Tf for | hold there is not one druggist in five
nd thousand that willingly sells poison knowins
TO that it will result in the destruction of human
Of life, liberty or happiness while four thOusanC
lew nine hundred and ninety nine rumSelerS Ou
rs, is of every five thousand know that the run
Of they sell has no other influence but destruction
lty, upon every form of human life-Physical, In
tellectua Financial and Moral. These sam
10y; arguments will hold In the case Of the hard
..,6y ware merchant. Guns and pistols are sold ia
ons sporting purposes and selfdefence, and sell
at defence is the first law of nature. The CIV
law protects us against all imprudent sales
/ ! to fire arms and then all damage by firearms
the the result Of pre-eCiStent causes such anGe
linz malice, and revenge, and there is nothing IN
teen gun or pistol to stir up our anlmasms viii
d in rum wakes up and gives strength to ever
oS - animal propensity in US, and in ninety nil
eing cases out of every hundred rum begets tn
,omi o revenge that makes the harmless pistol do /
n6eS; deadly work, and rumsellers know this I'll
d. rumseller has no place with the druggist al
sec &C. hardware merchandise place is with the mi
i1th night assassin The damage done by Il
hem druggist and hardware merchant is unwlIlI
the The and accidental. The damage done by the run
Indi seller is aoiLing and Intentional from his actu
d 'fS to knowledge in the premises.
The The ItOnecr'S arguments on the unhappine
teen and death produced by Religious Fanatics
zero sn is exceedingly weak Pure religion never
side any man harm, but pure brandy has harmed
,ited millions Pure religion and undefled, befo
S[eh God the Father is to visit the fatheress al
! un- the widow in their affections, and keC
,. oneself unspotted from the world. The Off
baso of pure brandy is to make widows and Orpha
iRss i5S and spot mankind with all the social and mor
euce corruptions of the day. Of the 1863 paupe
l% y be- BE- in our almshouses l,790 were made
hun by Rum. Of the l,764 criminals in our jai
,Lich 300 were made so by Rum. OF the Al mt
In. ders committed in the United States last yea
reeu- 43 were committed by men led on by Rul
rs or Four-filths of all the crime committed in {
com, I'm United States and Great Britain can be trac
.tuliy to Rum as their cause. Religion never ma
y ,ress .H a man pauper crimHal or lunatic Lunatl
1T Of may have to do with religious truth, but Mo
msnt use and representations OF it is not regO
'pF"- The Religion Of Jesus Christ will keep mar
those mind in perfect peace, when he has enou
Il tb 6s of it. and there is no danger OF any one get
uncI so much religion as to make them crazy. Cra
from rom ness is produced by other causes, and becau
Teiy crazy people or fanatics take hold OF rego
reaty truth Religion is not culpable any more thar
etb sidewalk of Bibles, if lunatlc should see ut
Gs OF lay one of that sort and walk on It, All INC
a In mistakes and errors in connection with rellgI
80 =, are treaceable not to religion as their eau
% ,ners. but 10 mental imbecility, or alteration. L
Chg. sdp Religion of Jesus is one of " Good "
dent. to men, and the Office OF Rum Is the ruin
msat mankind.
. i'm The argument of the Pioneer from the &C
terror fectioner and the glutton, aud the farmer a
pHi a3ed the sale of unripe fruit, has no comparls
! ais, t. with the sale of rum, as that paper puts
which The articles of the confectioner and iarm
%rct such as sugar, cream, and fruit are creatu
O eE- of God, and were intended for our nourl'
e.Sss sss ment they contain from 40 to 90 per Gel
ser or or nutriment, and may be abused in their use
2a PaisSd the gluttOn Whskey is the creature of ma
69S,s 1hS.s not of God and does not contain more h
ID the one per cent nutrimcnt while the other nine
s1ss sss6 nine parts are so combined as to make i
val Of poison. The best chemists of the land ha
of the shown that half ounce of corn meal conta
eS sseh more nutriment than nine quarts OF whlsk
add add If man could drink nine quarts of the b
''D'' whiskey every day for one year, he would 1
sae sht7 S as much nourishment from it as he woud f
to bo N sinolp five mound loaf OF bread, or th
nj nj for pounds of good beef. @ .u
saSs, ,1ls The prevailing per cent of nutriment in
oflzsd merchandise of the confectioner and farm
asJ releascsthem from the responsibility of misu
p ifz- . fr. ...fr.t ..Ht.I