The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-02

sdopted until there II pubic senVWc"t ~
the hack Of u; and u there Is pubiie SEN
ti,ueut at the back Of II. no diftcu''y WIZ NC
experienced In It's enforcement whertas
teyis,ature could pass general aw. whien.
though sustaiued by the pahlic sen''mento OF
the State as a whole, yet might not oe sup
ported by public sentiment M parncu'a'
loo ,,itIcs: aud Of course In those 'oca0,'es
the law might be yicsfed witt more OF Nss
IMMUNITY.
/ have seen the Maryland law. but cannot
recall all its provisions. but ns Nus
prominent features are wei fememoe,eo'
The sale OF all liquors 10 be usen as wv.
crace Is strictly forbidden under very neaVY
penalties. They may be so'd DIV oruHg'sVs
for me d,ciual purposes on's' on piesei'P-
ton lr0sD - pty stefan, who suuec's p'm'
self 10 rather frighiful zoe II ne SNOW
ipyIy lends hiReseh 10 any evasion OF the
statute.
The third question: whether proboIors
laws are carried out where they cxfst. Du'
RIM residence OF nearly Zen years 10 ba''
timore the undess gned TOOK speciai paiie
10 learn the workings OF prohiDit,on' 30 "a,
as il has been established in MARYLAND; ahe
the conclusion was reacbeddhat the "a" "'s
well enforced, and with the very napp'es'
effects on the morals andtbe matcrlai inie''
ests OF the people. made inquiries " i tne
most respectable citizens from hhhy uine,'
ent sections OF the STATE, ane tne uoN '"s :
| testimony was that The law hau pIo'eu
great blessing TO the r'spectNe oo"i,
lmuniies in which tDey hfcu.
saw a family that returned 10 ba,sr
more almost penR,less through nnes lm
nn.,d on the father for attempts 10 evadt
l.A II
lShcte. | heard ore OF the circuit ludge'
onblicly declare that prohibition was a.
well enforced in The Jurisdiction Oh his conr'
az the law against burglary. e. =. GRIM II,
Esq. president Of the Mary PRISONERS
| Ala Society, higbiy-esteeineu on,1o" ~
H,himo,e, win whoa ] have The piea>u r'
a nerso,aI acnuainlsuee. used this IAN
ouape IN one OF mis- reports: "in severn
visits made to Denton tine, coun's seat o.
t,,roIiup. and a considerable town. where
tho Iocsl option law has been rigIdly en-
lfo,ced for tue past five or six years. acc
has noypn beyond a doubt 10 be grano
success, found no prisoners IN the jan
and by consulting The Jail record io0no tOa'
only thirty-thrfe petty offences had Deet
committed from January, 1878, TO August
lGgY0. The sheriff stated that now thcI
really had yeCy little use for jail III th'
county. Taxes have also been reduc*a
wear after year" A. to the enfOrcement''h
Kansas, nothing is known 10 me. IL Is
ne, haps, too early to form an opinion con
cernkg The operations OF the law in iha
State. IN regard to the Mainel liquor law very
conflicting statements have been made.
cannO, Tee auestiOne1, however, that many o
the most prominent citizens, occupying posi-
lions giving them the very Lest oppoitunl
ties Of forming judgment, have gwen lh'
most uncouiyOcal testimony TO the bench
that have resulted. After weighing care
fuly the evidence my own conclusion u
that there are some places IN Name Wher'
Dublic sentme4t does not sustain the law
and in such places violations are not IN
If,couent: but in far the larger number
localities the law is upheld by pu0hc 0p'n
ion. and in these il ID a. veil enforced. mucl
10 the advantage Of The health, hsppneSS
and material prosperity OF the people
The convictions for crime in The STAT
OF Mainr, with u prohibhoty u
uuor law, were in the proportion O
Ii TO every 1.GS9 Of population. I'd
convictions, on the other hand, IN III
state of New York exclusive OF New 1ori
cltyl. without Il pfOLSbitory law, were IL
The prOporlion OF 10 every $40 OF p0pu
llation. Crime diminished - per cent. IL
1.-THE State OF Come clicul under the pronibi
1tory lew OF 1854, and iU 1875, upon the re
lstoration of the Incense system. 1t increased
80 per cent. ia & single year. (Januar!
princeton Review, p. 81
This subject Of the legal prohibition d"
the liquor traffic is now engaging the a,tcn
tion OF some OF the best intelcc,S OF the age
A Justice Of the supreme Court 0f TN
United States has declared, eff loss o
lreyenue should accrue TO the United State
from a diminished consumption OF arden
spirits Through prohibition). she VIII lie
gamer a thousand fold ~ the health, wealth
and happiness OF The people" John B!lgh
recently said on the floor OF the British Par
Lament, 81 think nobody can say that to-
lcopscienceS of the members OF The House
Commons can fail 10 be touched by the con
sideratiOn Of this great and solemn question:
Brewers, alarmed at the prospect OF the re
striction OF their business, walled on III
great English Prime Minister, and cllle'
his attention to the reduction OF reyenll
which must result. MI. Gladstone replied
&" Gentlemen, you need not give yourselVe
any trouble about the revenue. rue ques
ton Of revenue must never stand IN til
way OF needed REFORMS. Besides. with
sober population, not wasting their earn
Jugs. shall know where to obtain The reve
nue." JOHN POLLARD, Jr.,
Pastor Of Leigh-Street Baptis, church, Rich
mond, Va.