The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-26

terfere with the rights Of another; put provisions
Of limitations are the birthiights OF all law. We
live IN land Of liberty, and certain political
privileged, social and educational advantages are
ours but they are all restricted or limited by law.
These same restrictions are found In the kingdom
OF moral and spiritual things. Miracles are pro-
visi0nal laws which the Divine government may
use at will. doubt whether law exists without
limitations In moral. spiritual or natural things.
believe 1t Is useless to talk about the
LIMITATION OF POPULAR LIBERTY.
IT is all limited These are the safeguards OF the
II, The second point is perfect statutory pro:
visions are not expected" Tue greatest OF an
justed 10 all. The oil proposed to submit to the
people , Inc privilege 81 deciding BY ballot whether
beverage. The Governor, in his veto makes
DISTINCTION IN LIQUORS,
calling them ''spirituous liquors and the lighter
fact that communities exist in the which desire
prevails TO Danish spirtuous liquors and leave the
said, "What are Intoxicating beverages" has been
decided by the Court OF Appeals and by the common
sense and TN Of vast majority Of our
to open the question is certainly out OF place. be-
cause 10 has been virtually settled the question
allow the people decide this matter of the sale OF
intoxicating liquors, independent Of the m
Asa $ bill nad sowsd t tss peoD.
to determine what was most conducive to their
good IN that It. privileged them t. appoint or sup
edges the correctness Of the proposition but Ina
medately denies 1t on the ground that 1t does not
allow the people to say whether all or only part
or the traffic shall be restricted We resort to pre-.
cedent to show how little force there Ii in the
objection. Nearly every objection submitted to
concerning the canal debt was whole, and NOT
divided Issue, and a majority OF the ballots thus
cast were to decide whether the debt should or
should not be paid, and not whether part or the
whole OF 1t shOstd be cancelled. Indeed, we do
not remember OF ever having an issue submitted
to us containing the elements of division. The bul
was framed In the
INTERESTS OF TEMPERANCE,
and had for it's object the restriction by popular
liberty OF each and every kind and class OF liquors
detrimental to the interests OF the people. A bin
which privileged the peOple to elect what class Of
liquors should be sold might with equal pr0priety
submit to them to say what kinds OF certain class
might be solo, and 80 on al inttaituna. Anything
else would be restriction Of popular liberty. The
objection, therefore, OF the Governor instead OF
being valid, loses it's power or force in that it OBJ
jects too much.
In closing Mr.. culver said :-"John the Baptist
had his Her0d, who. through the witchery OF
dancing Hebe, served his head on charger. Jesus
had His Plate. ana by the clamor or an enraged
popuace He stifed his own convictions OF right
and sent Christ, the Son OF God, to Gogotha.
Governor Dix has become the Aerod OF our John
the Baptist, and through the illusions OF his own
mind he has killed by his veto the bill which was
the forerunner OF Political and religious libertess