The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-04-11

God providence, seeing the terribt@ curse
O; jnter,uerance confronting SAem on ev-
cry side, snffer themselves sosded TO in
temperate efforts.
Prohihitiou viii never succeed because
Il violates :. Hafurgi RIGHT OF man. Without
iust return the epfog; and because y is in
violation Of what the great ouik Of hu
man t. be{ter. taey have righi 10 do. hc-
forms t. b. sncec ssful must take into on
: Iteration she tastes, desires, habits and
natural t,ror,rHstties Of man Eve since
the weld t...sap. man has had natural
p~o.en-i.v to.at t4nes use some Kind IF
yiy.,ilants I'm some countries. beer IN
SOM. wines, ia others, opium, znd ia
cthe-s. wui-key, kummel, tobacco. etc.
'ti. propensity TO use stImulaat is a
strong N the human family today as it
was f1nr thousand years ago. and there Is
40 rerfo4 in histor when II was not y
sobcr man knows that the EHhit don hurt
nirn. that il il not poison 81 immoral to him:
and fariuuattly. the pyr0iethhic displays
Of oratorv to rae CONTRARY mos Sith-i and
ing. sn immense majority Of humanity
ar sob~r peorIe Hence. naay surn men
csn not feel that disObed enct 10 or ~,
evasio., OF a law that forces them TO suea
- code at morals. is immoral Or wrong
Another reason is that such a law nor
only infringes the personal liberty of the
citizen to do what 20 him rs harmless
act bat because il may reach into his
private life. II fe" good men can to.se
him into their code Of morals IN this par
ticular, they may search htm out aud force
him up 10 other points which thy pro
uouuce morals. thus destroying tbe ciii
zeLs own ire. conscientious action. Tn re
is no telling where these p0iitico reli gious
eXactions viii end.
TIE principle of placing Jegalizel
''mnrai' guardirns over Tree people, To-
control their t4stes, % itstinctisvly often
sive, and have always failed tne inaiurIty
tiGai;y asserting Themselves anl.t throwing
of the law.
Another reason IS thu" Free Agency
- The princip.e a: 10 i's--I5ssssal govern
u,ent. IA hls wisdom. -sL- treeTof good
ana evil grew III the garden. Adam was
te,npird aud fell. God dim prohibit
Llte ia this world - disciplinary; and
temptations form - part OF the divine plan.
therefore IL j. that human Eq,e can proA'-
Lit evil. a. Things ont OF winch eYIl may
grasS Human Jaw may punish or regulate
evil, o. ameliorste its effects. IN At can
act prevent II il cou"i, now .ohg would,
tGe 81 s.'iite Monarch permit his people
40 rest lndcr the curse Of Adam The
rell tntp1sstbjlity 81 human isw 10 pro
lIbit a. sinful iuciiutfions. tastes, an
the strongest proof Of the necessity for
t'ivlne law, such ~ j. offered through tue
blood of Christ. II human Jaw "a al pro
nj It THESE aft jctions of life Kings leg
Isintures- and Cong .cssrs, could ;aUgu At
Adam trausgsess ON, ~ rIdicuio"s
fable. Hence, am IuIsuaded that ii-
proposed new La Is impossibit AMI im
yrlr.ieanie ia rs nature I would th.,
al rleu were emFerate--yen toitl al
s.Aiuers-but since human experience
proves that such a state OF society l. in-
possible, let IL ~ true, practcabis te.n
prrInre men. 6vo.t eLfrst.es aad r. -uis.c B
Lhe eva, - h"s; wc can Through a 90 - {
ciols license .aw ID tue present one - T
tu' 'aN IA any particular, have It '1Iehd- (
ed. 1t irr-s lonsibIe men nov sometime
sip into The trade, increase t~e bon I, ia I
crease the restrictions. ~ experience, jus (
tica shl riynt, snail dictate.
.torr anon.
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