The Princeton union., 1879-01-29

Illot cheated us All iota. Bnt he is no
1t,aure 50 thar been our other
ssrilors. excep to the eyes Of his
little circle ofs hangers On who want
5to etnate heir destiny. &.
@SSIff hi had all n he virtues DC Christ sstt.
would not accord with the spirit Of
our Institutions to give hin, q third
term, and he can't getsit hy fhe elack-
Ing, of a set OF ftalsome admirers, who
fusurp the functions Of a State con
ventioil by tllus forestalling pu bic
sentiment. 5.is QUlD RiDgs, s 4
Compulsory Morality
NV q clip the following from the Min
afeal Al, the nT,sr-s
ance people OF this State: f5.55
AMEND THE coNsTrTUTToE.
The following proposed amendment to
the constitution will be asked of the pres
sent legislature, TO wit: Amend section 81
sof. article four so as to read as follows:
SECTION 81. The Legislature never.
shall authorize or license the sale Of any
kind OF Intoxicating liquor as Il beverage,
nor authorize or license houses OF prosti- -%
tuition, nor gambling of any kind, nor any
lottery or the sale of lottery tickets and
all persons are prohibited from manefac-
turing, selling, giving, furnishing, having,
|ior in any manner dealing in spirituous,
yinons, malt, ferlnented, mixed, drugged
or Intoxicating liquors Of any kind to be
used for ether than medicinal, !, mechanic
al, cheraieai and scientific purposes, and
for use i'll the arts The legislature shall
| hare power by law TO license and control
the manufacture and sale Of such pure
liquors for medicinal, mechanical, cherni-
cal and scientific purposes, and for use in
| the arts, but not otherwise, and shall have
| power to enact laws for the punishment
Of persons engaged In any Illicit traffic in
! such liaaors, and for the confiscation,
sale, or destruction of contraband liquors
land the vessels and building connected
i Herewith IL
| 1t seems to bea prevalent idea among
| temperance people tEatif some such law,
as the foregoing, Is passed BY tie legisia-
ture. prohibiting the manufacture and sale
1sof intoxicating liquors, then win the hu-
inaaa family lle purified OF the vice of
drhnk ennass. The object Of such legisla-
ton is to compel men to be vlrtuous, or.
as In this case, to compel them TO abandon
getting intoxicated whether they will OF
no. We think it will be conceded with.
ont serious argument, that If this vice for
the habit Of drinking intoxicating liquor
! is at most a vice and not crime can be
/ wiped out by one fell stroke of thelegis-
/ lative arm, all other vices can be wiped
( out BY the same means, which are capable
/ OF being reached by law. This is self
evident. Then why not doit? Why moi
compel the ladies TO leave off wearing
corsets and thin soled shoeas Why moi
prohibit the sale and manufacture Of to-
baccos In short, why not legislate sin ou
of the world and the people into Heaven;
/ The reason is simple. 1t5cannot be done
i When a mans innividual liberty i
/ trampled upon there is rebellion st once
/ When you attempt to force men to:bi
a good aad virtuous, you but drive them Il
4 evil and vice. Every sense OF free agency
. rebels. Cur independe rises up ID it
might and the law Is crushed, dragged in
4 to the whirlpool and swept from the sis
tute books. Then comes the reaction AM
the evil prevails ten time worse than be
b fore. The water has only been damine,
J Iup for a time TO break loose and rush il
!; maddened torrents where, if undissurbed
it would have run calmly and quietly i
the course prepared forit by nature. Th
!, Virtue created by the power of a law |
, only a negative virtue. A kind Of ski
i deep virtue that may be likened to ROT
j ten egg whose she'll ct pure white is n
{ indication Of the stencil and rottennes
| l.within. Is that the kind of viftne want
$ eds Is that the kind OF virtue that make
a man good, that makes you confdei
] him, trust hims God forbid; the less W
have Of such virtue the better. a ma
i must have the inherent power within hin
!, self to be virtuous or he never will. ]
d vicious dog will always be vicious and
g tie him up is bnt a temporary alleyiatiol
Z Appeal to the reason of men and max
t them virtuous from . desire to be SO, an
{ not attempt to drive them. The gre,
$ reformations that have been effected wei
B never accomplished by the force of arm
t but by force of logic, cool headed reaso
!, a man may be argued and coaxed Whe
II he can never be driven. The person WI
v appears virtuous when forced to be 50
,-I but a fiction, and too much like a spril
IS which may be made to assume differe
Q shapes By force, but which always iii
Ii back 10 its original shape when the for
u Is removed Give us that virtue whi
S springs from resistance to temptation, b
i7 not that sickly stuff which must ha
g temptation removed to exist-sstt st 4 tts,lel
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