The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-02-13

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get a taste Of spirituous liquor, so tina
rlnmirG, 1uin is daily engulfing nIany
sirgro us OF us, both temporarily ant
,l,, 70 .ly and,
cas-, 1t is not only within thu
' ,',i' md authority, but also the So
,'''''S ,ty oftllis General Assembly t,
'no re- his Unreasonable evil at til,
'i'"''Y d DO away with it forever; and
from III cas-. The temptations of spirit
. being 4 vinous liquors can absolute
entire he avcrted 50 long as our far
O facts, use those kind Of fruit and gran
the dis nich such liquors are distilled
.m-.Dr 2: and,
MS. DR. cas-, 1t is q fact established b,
m ,Tor- rlt that an apple IN the Gardcl
Lul.. was the prime cause of sin
WV, 1he evil and woenow prevailing
oc oon ALLEY of misery, and that ole
4''''o Noah got drunk on n vinou,
r. t!H'l |cpared from the fruit Of thai
original grape vine with which tn,
Lord had presented him after tho del
nge; and,
Whereas, In the Fight of modern
philoioey it may be considered as al
error OF translation when the Lord oul
Savior represents the kingdom Of
Heaven as II vineyard, t|ransubstanli.
ates water into wine and commands
his Apostles at the Lords supper to
drink yc all Of it," thereby not mean,
ing the juice Of the grape, but some
other fluid and,
Whereas, The excessive use of to
'bacco-a plant containing the most
fIighlful Of p%oisons called nicotine,
Ii drop Of which is sufficient to kill Il
dog, a produce, moreover. the ON
sumption Of which has been condemn
ed ny the Popcs Urban VIII, aud In.
noccnt IN, and is described by james
|, King OF England, "as loathsome,
hateful to the nose, harmful to the
brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in
the black. sinking fumc thereof near.
resembling the horrible stygian
smoke to the pit that is bottomless,"
evidently undermincs the health of our
people, and destroys the fair complex
Of our brave sons and beautiful
and,
Whereas, The use Of opium, pre-
to an alarming extent among
classes Of our people, IS fraught
With the most serious dangers to the
lcal,h Of body and mind and,
Whereas, A definite and strict req
llation Of the diet Of our people, de-
criblng to them the nature, quantity
nd quality Of what they shall drink
'nd cat, cannot fail to attract immi.
,rants Of different habits, customs and
to the borders of Ten.
and,
Whereas, The finances of the State
II Tennessee are in such a hourishino
condition that we can easily dispense
With the revenue derived from the sale
u spirituous and vinous liquors. to
'acco. etc. which, in l872,I.om tin.
lers alone amounted to sos, 1877; and,
Whereas, No pecuniary considcra
ION should actuate our people in a
latter so essentially necessary to their
tlritnal welfare, rs the abatement of
nc destructive vice of intemperance,
vice which the ministers Of the Cos
ell are apparently unable to suLdue
ow therefore,
SECTION l, Bel enactcd by tho Gen.
raj Assembly of the State Of Teunes {
'c, That it shall not be lawful for any
erson or persons to sell or in any Il
ay tipp!e any spirituous andy;nous |
lnor in any civil district of the sew. 7
al counties of the State. :.
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, That u
Shall not be lawful for any person or Ii
,rsons to " or run Il dislilferv or d
y machinery, utensils or implements o.
'aplcd to the manufacture of spirit. !,
Jus or vinous liquors within a radius u
SIX miles from any given point. o.
See. 8. BE il further enacted. That X,
shall not be lawful for any person or W
to own, cultivate or plant any
pie tree, peach tree, cherry tree, pear
or any other species of fruit trees "
s%rapevines, the produce of which "
sht, by some process or other, be Y,
'verted into any spirituous or vi. ri,
ls liquors. :"
sec. 4. lie it further enacted, That
hall not he J., ,rfrl fur ,,v .,1 Sc