Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-23
: S.F1AyoRs a PROHIBITION,

ED1rOR INTELIIGENCKR: I'VE rise In |
the power Of our might to reply to Mr.:
ION sumptnary leEtsl.-
tioh. He starts out BY garbling ons Of
raul'S commands. sss Colossians, Cd
chapter and l6thsers Paul u talking
to them soi church ordinsncss; Mr..
CONSERVATIVE please fsad End Peter. 3rd
chaptsr anu 18th verse. and you viii
81 earsfui hereafter how you qoute the
sculptures; and Mr.. ConSer alive We viii
tsll you snothsrt thing or two before ws
begin tho Argument, O Bslittling aud
ridiculing men ebso.pes. they; do not
think - you or eet Ike ayeu il not argu-
mens iSseiug your inseFpretstion of
Pssl,s COMM and 70 the Gelpssisns, who
Nould suspect yeA stbeipg a second rate
theologian, mach Iess A,irst-elass ohc :
PLEASE read, tLat part OF the sonstitntlon
again; and whore you haze. the ord
consent put ip the words due sprocsss Of
lsH. Mr. Conservative yon should
have given ;yoar sigpatars aa..C Conie-
sion, :. .ior, soeerssng 70 my understand.
ing ifyppr ideas otrishts aud liberties
were carried out. they wonld produce
confusion. Let rs look At your idea OF
rights and liberties; every one is per.
mittsd To- say and do what he plsasss.
Your. neighbor who may join land or
house with you can conmi. any crime.
or stick up any .obsesns pictsrs. or use
.sy kind Of Language hs chooses within
seeing and hearing distance OF your
door. aud what can you dor There IL
no law. You may 60 out and whip him
If you are able. but you wonld spoil
your agreement. for you say let every
ono do rs he plsasss. Our ldss Of
rights and liberties s y is: Let every
one do as he pleases. provided he doss
aut please to do anything that will IL
jure his fellow Man. ~ some are evil
disposed it is necessary to enact Laws 10
sprosscto those that are we'll dispossd'
Are not men compelled 10 pay taxes'isr
which they never receive anJthing in
rsturpP si.I Taxed to support psrsons
made paupsrs, made %: BY drunken.
ness. Where are your rights in this :
There 10 the vile. the mother and chil.
dren that must 70 hungry snd..not sun
cisntly clothed, jast simply because
soms whisky vendor has ruined the
appetite OF the father and husband. Mr.
Conservative, this question has two
aides; Ill the smart men are net on your
side ~ you suppose. You can put th'
writsry Gofo this down ~. second rate
II you choose; We do not wish to tortit,
ourselves ,>g.inst your arguments b.
lbalittling and rldicuiing yonr ideas. Al
We understand society, it is inppossibh
| Tor all msu 70 have their wants. fos
the very .monsat all persona would b
psrmi.tedte act as they pleased withou
The Tear Of law. Society would be tori
down. but we suppose you admit tbs
must be restrained within the bound
of comaon reason and dscsney. Yo
claim that men have = right to- ss
drunk If they choose. and as a-conss
T srsnee beat aud stsrvs their wives Al
fshildrsn. make them paupers. then t..
property holders to support them. 1t
shsowirss,S children. and tax payer
fthis WritSr wants protection Tor; it
the young men Of the rising geusratio
lthat'p the protection F; 1t 10; not th
4 whisky vendor that We want to erus,
but it il his business; one salesn ca
sad does ruin the peace aud hsppiusi
ofdossns OF families Have not thoi
families the right OF tprsteetions No,
Mr.. Conservative. if You and Mr.. Editt
will treat us kindly, We will give yc
4 another whoop-up on this some time.
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