The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-17
ANTI-TEMPERANCE.
THE BREWERS AND LIQUOR
DEALERS, CONVENTION.
THE RESOLUTIONS.

The convention the opposers OF the state
law met in Springfield on
Thursday. the resolutions, unanimously !
adopted as the sense Of the convention,
are us follows:
Whereas, the general assembly of the
state has enacted IA SO called temperance
law, which in effect is the prohibition of
the sale of spirtuous liquors, law obi
Gus in It's provisions and destructive of
the rights OF persons and
Whereas, when the present legislature
was elected the temperance question was
not agitated, and consequently our rep
resentatives could not know the senti-
ments of the people concerning the same ;
and
| Whereas, our representatives were not
instructed TO pass such law, nor was the
subject discussed before the people; there
fore, we the people Of the sta,e uf Illinois
in convention assembled, do resolve:
!. That the movement to enforce sump-
tuary law, the nature thereof tending TO
restrict personal liberty and rights, is rev.
dictionary and destructive, and we pledge
our efforts to procure their speedy repeal
by all legal and proper means.
2. That the law is unconstitutional, be-
cause it impairs the obligations Of all ex-
isting contracts for the leasing OF prop
erty for the sale of liquors, made before its
enactment.
3. That it is utterly repugnant to every
principle Of commGn law and rights, be-
cause it subjects the property of parle.
to sale by legal process III proceedings in
which he is not party, and Of which he
has no notice.
4. That law which makes original
judgments of justices of the peace lien
upon real estate is both impOltic and I'M
safe.
9. That we are opposed to the so-called
temperance law because, while it hypo.
! critically affect. to be in the interests of
| the advanced morality, it is only species
of class legislation in behalf of the wealth y
aud against the poorer hut equally worthy
citizen, giving the former power 10 poison
las alicged) while the same Is refused to
+ the latter.
, G. That the attempt to substitute the
personal liability Of one person for the
acts of another is an innovation monstrou,
and odious, and subyersive of common law
i, rights and personal liberty.
I. That it obstructs the production o
I spirit and wine producing grains anC
fruits thereby circumscribing our agrirul
tural interests, the great source Of wealth
N our state
&. That while we nbhor habitual drunk
enness and the babitual drunkard rs mucl
5 as any so-called temperance men, VI
. would MS law-abiding citizens readily sui
nit to rational regulation of the liQuo
trade, and would make it u felony to sci
4 aduilerntei liquor OF any kind, and sucl
. ms would REQUIRE the keeping OF respecta
" bile establishments, and especially such n
e would hold common drunkurd for hi
own acts responsible.
0. That tine general assembly be re
S specially and earnestly requested to re
I peal the law or submt the question to
vote of the people.
10. That upon the basis of the abov,
expressed principle we will form our MS
ISOLATION for the preservation ofthe per-
sonal liberty guaranteed us by the con
sttution of the Unled States, and tina,
We will agltule the formation of kindred
associations in all the cities and towns in
the state, aud endeavor to perfect grea
{ central union of all these associations.
. IL. That we will not give onr support
70 any political organization that will moi
laws.
. mat our thanks are due 10 all the
! n's OF the legislature who SO man.
n, &C.! oa'''eu against the prssage Of the
. infamous ana UNJUST temperance law, and
We hereby tehderto them our united in.
IN dorsement ~"