The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-12-22
THE VIOLATION OF LAW.
Cincinnati Enquirer, Dec. ~

5htful and approving audience.
G text was the first three verses
. thirteenth chapter OF Romans,
b eDjoins all TO be subjected to
uling powers.
G reverend speaker expressed his
lgness to allow little of the
for the present rule of lawless-
% rest upon the ministers, be-
they had not talked public duty
ey should have done.
he minister" he said, sis citizen
0 pulpit. His business is to elu-
great principles and clearly
their application to common
All governments are of God, but
e not Cody. Hence, there is a
we'd right to change them.
OTIS, aiming at the general good,
crush a bad government and
a good one on its ruins. But
men, for private reasons, resist a
government, they do a wicked
ish to speak clearly and justly
1t the thoughtful might follow
adorse my speech. Let us then
1T the question related. What is
{? Why, murder, arson, rape,
w. Yes, but you do not thus
j the word. Crime is any act
In violation of law. What is a
,ial? Criminals in a morally
ny community are outlawed.
81 cuts them. Men shun them.
" constitutes a criminal? The
'ir of law is a criminal. The
lal violator of law is an habitual
raj. Let us see clearly, for the
of the community depends on it.
murderer is a. criminal? Yes,
thief! Yes. The iA6endiary !?
'e3ut though not so vile necessa-
Il
LINEN Judge, so is the willful
10, of the Sunday law.
! says one, ARE YOU no. making
10 IN ado about a small matter /?
osy, but let us see. What is it to
ola law; any law? 1t is to an
IL law. Have you thought what
atans? A law represents the
lthy of The people. 1t is made
sen men, considered, gravcly
scld, read three times in a digni-
d ,mbly, passed, approved, en-
ossand published to the world as
e Il of the land. Now he who
ealhe law vetoes it, annuls it, so
ais power goes. When Dom
dras Emperor of Brazil he could
t aEl law approved by a major
. English House of Lords;
ynif as it is, would not dare to re-
e tdact into law any important
pad by the House of Commons.
wou cost Queen Victoria her
wnsre she toprcsume TO annul a
: ofe land ; but we have citizens
yhoveins runs no blue blood
eed5 American blood-who with
-ughnd a sheer trample under
tlllaws so solemnly enacted.
lavare good laws, enacted for
conon veal. adjudged useful by
maj{ty, but our masters, for self
gain'r lawless pleasure, violate
ann them.
ut wpse fault is it? Well, laws
not pccted to enforce themselves.
re a two branches of govern
t wise business it is to look after
enfoement of laws-the execu-
andjudicial. These men arc
n {, execute the laws. They
no ption. If a Governor, or
othe}in authority, presumes TO
Sc wat laws he will permit to be
ted, b is a usurper. He assumes
YER b does not of right possess.
iolats his solemn oath. and out
the eople, whose trust he be-
Tia Judge who, by any de-
whaever, gives criminals to un-
md tat he will not modest them,
aces the ermine. When a ruler
nds {, enforce law while making |
derstnding with criminals that |
all right, he would not be
red If any should call him a
edged william.
people who are passive are
We must speak. We must
We must let OR rulers, whom
Tor, feel the pressure OF our in
inclusion, l wish to say a word