The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform., April 01, 1853, Page 86, Image 6

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-tu'J 'liotes-Cohstitutioa.-i ' r
(j,VM leant from the city papers that
I Ctf City Council of Cincinhafi, .have
, .yA, gommeiieed licehseing- drinking
-lSusei.( 'W do not duoh ;jbrthe
i Mcfhpsi 'of 'tlva 'ilatefneftti 'bat it
VbUli tdt surprise us' if it' was true.
t Sit 0 BiftJ1 bfi asked, i"U there riot
HF clause in tb.0 Coostitntioo of the
f Elate forcve prohibiting the granting
t ( inch license" We ttpty,' cer--'sihily
there i, bat ta'nemle of the
-legal prohibition . of fchi traffic, care
- ttflltra'g ' fo' hot 'i tnstrmtaeht, 1 If ' it
-'atftiai in the1 Way of &eiT plans' and
9;desii.: Th liquor sellers and their
'frlfeddal art alwayV ready tb raise an
' flirts about inalienable1 and Cbnstitu
f cMrigh&,! if they arelikely to ;be
Arrested in their villituKms cftreew
d Butwhydoeslny liquor "seller in
CiHbfnnatl desire license since all
Vire jyrniitte'dld self Without fooW
"'feidn or Yindrance? ' ThiB Vs a dues
f fidBft'orQy bf a' Iitde Investigaiion.
j; 'TWe can conceive of but one or two
'fc'ofiyei to exist for such' a course.
! First, helnc-wa that it is meani vile,
" irt'y Diness, kfad he' wlshea'the city
t; intnorifies' W'itiare with himin'ithe
l,giillyre
3? W Mffrfctpfm-i nil taiellipterit eoto-
feityi and fa' ine "sight of U just'
God. to be put beyond the' protection
'"fiidHfp'porf'r jfocietih 8 trade.
jfrUiiirnV wltnri8b'cii consequehc'es1-
Xid and comfort,', then Way' be; the,
?' iioiive or Second He finds that the
' taiversaUlcehstj feoW extsurii : 46 ' di
- VIdei the' profits'; that'! a ''good living
1 ban nbt be easily secured at the bust
rneW!a'nd' he hbpes1 W stop allthose
( after tt while, whb ar: bbtsd fortuiiate
-'4k toUecure. si 'lieensi;' 'Monopoly
f Utely Is the object aiinei tax; ;
:i ' ' But it may be asked Why the city
0 Council, 'under the &femnityrbfran
athwill attend to the behests of the j
ibuor sellers? J The answer is 'easy.
"Thevhold their positions by the au-
, tnonty of the grog-s!
'4aV of 'ejection is drav
p.. .!;.: o : 7.
wing near.
. . We bare been told that liquor sel-i
'., lers themselves and their friends, are
becoming quite alarmed at. jfhe; . rapid
Increaae of crime, and they are aotu-
1 j atcd by philanthropic, and benevolent
aiotives. ,' in introducing; the license
'stern. Such , a statement .adds .in-!
j ' Wt to injury,.'and a man must sacri-
" fio'e'his 1 intellect before ie'can' assent
io uch an absurdity. (. y , . j;j
t, 1 t,4.Jt,is possiljle.hey fear the, growing
f .iignaUon of ,the people and see, the
, han4 writing on the walland, .wish tb
Sjeaoape, the sentence that awaits them;
fii charity would blush, t the outi
t fge done her, to; imagine a; ,benevoi
.t entinotiyafor their .course. fiU ?JJ.
Due Process of taw. ' i
Tbfl lPoiVttuW' t'1 United
. State? provides, that no person 'shall
V ip deprived of life hberty or, proper
y,j without due process (of law
. iludga 1 Hay ner. . and , 'others jdeclarea
j that the Maine Law conflicts with this
Provision., ,t im mucn apusea law
nowhere denies the right of a fair and
impartial trial, and every step taken
.ftora, begming to end, u taken accord
, fagto, ithe well established rule, of
; t udicl proceedings.,,: Tha Constitu.
10n W.fir TrJt WI J Ol rdUgfyK
TUG OHIO OKCfANt : mTiii
liquoi 'seUersi Uadgei. may1' for a
brief period inrposq ,b,o shield of
their, protection, bijt this will b.e token
away.) . Vs can help our eoemie to
an argument in faypr of the, lincene
system, and against ,tb consitutiop-
ality of the no licence,, cjausaa . our
organic iawV, It is,thi?. The J.iqnor
selkra is now rfaily depriving their
felloiir (citizens of Jife anq liberty sand
property, on,, thelrv qwn responsibil j ty.
Where the (traffic, are Jicensed, their
robberies and murders, are, commjt
ted according to the, 'due process .of
aw,"- :and this .would be in accord
ance ( ,with ,,thet clause. , of. Jiha x United
States Constitution . above Quoted.
we have never, neam mis argument
ysed ,to sustain the license . system,
but we pave beard a great many usea
whicb had not half the force. ,. A, le
gal .killing,., a justifiablef ,1 nobody
blames the; sneritt tor execuung me
sentence, if ,l(la,twrong the , ,wh?le
Statft unresponsible. ,.JWay no this
be the; reason vwhy alette Ifquor sel
lers wanUo procure a license?,. j!JJhat
their, plunderings and. killings may be
;que. process ot tawi, . g j
'If The 'folTowihg article! shtiuld
ha;Ve apeired in'bUriastWeekil papier
but was accidently' bmmed. ' " 1 r '
" thfs WW BfbtJieri MtoefTy'as-
bcjadwfttirthed
partnieHi'' bnV'nou1 now In at better
worT(), has left 'b'tne manuscirlpi; pomi
Which hkv4,N fallen ' Ibid' our" Hindi.
Wa nope' we' ate iuiitf ' U no' 'impro
priety iti presbhtihg .'smeof tfiefri' to
the pubiid tnrougli the'colurfibs of ihe
brgii; Hb'Wks not only inor'ou'gh
ana aQpuraw sciuuar, uui whsiui
oued with 'the ' true spirit Jof 'oetry,
His exclusive mo(iesiy,'o3oiie"'pre'ven-
ted ' fiim" frbttf taking a high ra
imotik (hdii xot' b'it doUbtry.
The Verse's in ' this' iiunibet,'' ehtitled
"The Modern1 tieir lf Linn;" ' wjere
publisned1 several y ears ko Ift k Bos
ton Journat"" ': 1 1 h' l
The'stbrV is Interesting iind iti bur
judgment,' the 1 comp'sMbrtr haS de-
4oli',H
ii Thli work which, has i bben neces
sarily delayed far thorough trial and
revisioa, is now ill the haDda of the
Printer, and m & few: days the M. W, S.
of the O rder, will be able to j supply
Divisions through the Urand IScribes,
pf the several .States, Territories; and
Ptovinces throughout the entire juris
diction!, i j We do not know the expense
per; copy, but the Grand Scribes will
doubtless very soon com rhiifcioatq all
the facts; necessary to, intelligent ac
tion on the part: of those interested.
We have no doubt of iti general ac
ceptability by the Order, although we
are aware of! the 'great tenacity in the
mnds of some; toxoid forms and cer
emonies., j A few week trial will sat
isfy all .pf jts . very,, great superiority
to the oneAowi in .use. ,Th; .labors
of the committee, have; .been,.exceed-4
ng)y arduousj and none Wt: those
called to perorm, similar, duty,i;.uUj
der, similar ..cvtumstaocesv j can., over
appreciate the .ifficultiea, l:)I),t.yj
j A itattara ' of i TsonwtdwcBi 'first
thoughts are beat, iia ttattart f ;prU-
dence last oughts are.pqat,.. iyug
EMPEITANC REFOHMIT
fn v M ,CiNUiKiiATtfMarcn 19;j'53. j
CbUntyTem'poranee Con've.nUan,
fit Foster lLU,efl Tuesday, FeWdry
ISthr metv b'b fhU daf , when" A. M,
Robinson presided. ' After the meeting
"was opened by prayer the tnlAutes 0
the previous meeting was read.: ". 1 1
" 'It wai mdved thdt the report 6f the
Committee on permanent officWs of the
Allianca'be'adopted;ji:,.1!H'i3 ' I
'.'ft was rnoved tliat ftebmlbatibna
"be confirmed one by 6nej" motion, pre
vailed. h-A-ntVil.:
. 1 was movedthat they proceed td
sign 1 5he" constitutiiid, which! motioij
etklfed.nf,--'i:i',i;)i i' A A ,i
it was moved ''t' feddrisidcr'' the
kd6ption of !the Temperantte Alliance
Orffanieatioil. Vhicn after V full and
fair discussion by a large 'number"5 of
. the friends of Temperancej wa3 recbn
t ' , . ; mv.j, ' F n it ! . ! i ' 1 i iTt
siaerea. ' ' ' 1
, It was then; moved thai a Commitfee
of thrbel i le'4ppolnted to report at the;
afterftbbb meetiffgf, ft pla of orgaiiisia
Hon: adbpted; ui.iu:' Ml '.nuiu:
feamael Trevor,: E. M.OregoVyahd
as. " Presfle,' vera appointed said
-ebmraUtee.i ittnuJ.r. ym
Adjourned uiitil 2 o'clock .u': l ,
s (.jHlim 'jii ;. f. i,t 11 n tin );;. ,,
i! u-.st.'vr ',i.tj.-irn' o'clDCK, )t. Hi l.
" The repbd of the committee bw or
!gaitlzatiob,"was called for' ? 'i; i
l ne report was reu uuu ouurvcu,
1 in
h cohiniitfee tb'whom'Was refer
red (he' pan:bf;brgan!izatioii,''. :
Kit f.rn-irl '-r !(.): ..a a.il il !
REPORT. ,
By recbrnmeftding' that the proposed
'oranlzatibh bf a CoUnty TempleWiioe
Alliance be laid on the table; and that
the followingresolations be adopted:
p.J(f . That We iletx it inexpedient to
dopt y pvtjcalM Sfr," ' WKnlation,
but that we now select an, Executive Com-
mtto of tKlrty-eight, t t composed of 6ne
person frpmeacn vr P owiiuipDa
Precinct, and who shall jheet at least once
J teorith.' a1 4uch tima And plac tfter
py are oppn ; aad shall mKe sucn rule-
for their own govern mtui m wej uiajr vuiuk
RetoUtd, That the Executive Committee
to instraoted to adopt measurea for obtain
ing the pledges of the voters of the couoty
to use all lawim ana nonorauia a nieaua vu
romoW toe eiecuon Of wuum uwn m uui
jurislntiire m are nledffed to sustain : and
Vote for a law similar in its fundamental
priaoiple to the Main Liquor L,aw; out
they will not resort to separata nomina
tions, unless compelled to ao so oy me
pres
ent political pa'ties refusing; or neglecting
to present men fur these offices worthy ot
' their uffrrrti in- this reBPect.. fi i : 1
JRnolwi, That the Executive Comnittaw
stall be a Finance Committee, n&rmg pow
er to collect and disburse any funds that
Aiay by them be deemed necessary, la era
Blovina snd pavina .Temperance Aaepia
publishing a German, Temperance paper,
providing for the expenSea of thrf election
' canvas tor memoer 01 trie juegisiaiure, ana
other rxpentes cotinecUd with themaia od
jeet of the conveption, : ; And that said Com
mittee have power fill vacanoies, ,
i The. Committee further, beg kate1
td 'bffei the followmff resolution. " !
''. Rttolted. That the Sxecntivi Committee
ta I rwtruoted to' appoint one person from
each township la the county: and request
them to, meet , with and aid the committee
in their efforts to promote the object of the
Alliance.
n First resolution adopted as amended
,j3econd resoluuon adppted;, Vj
d Third resolutioa. adopted,: ,i itjj:f :
tin,
Df. Grank efferied th follOwlnff
'JfeVotttfejin wnfch waa'iaiopted'."1''.'; :
,, Rc4olvt4Tbit this Cenvertion approve
of the tabors of Bro John R. Williams, and
that we commend him to the fraternal re
gard of erery good lover pf Temptrauce
reiorm. - :
!' ; MoVed and chrried that' a'ebmmlt
lee! cMsistin; of ten 'p'e'rbii'be
pointed lo nominite KxecuVfe ,bm
M?t9VLfiJt"- tyrh ail! xit t'ulluo 1
The followin2;.ge:nemen were ap
pointed said committee Joi mo fl ,
,;; .E. W,, GregoryamoeTreTor,
Capt Jos, JRoss, Jas, F, Cunningham,
Caleb Clark, John Ferris,, M,, ? . Jilqs
pon, (Jien.gCary, jtpl. A, fvlEobi-
on, and Ira 1 rench. .!;o ij;t , t
i " A. M, ROBINSON, Chalrfflany ;
;Qko, yf .piviwq?, SeQy .,.-,)
3,i'. -:' S.'-i'tmillnyA
, I be Committee to nominate an Ex-
, .. ( . . . . ,.. ...... . -i.i j., 7. -1
ecuuve Committee, met at, the, office
of Bro., M. Gregory,, on .Tuesday af- i
ternoon last. , , j Mrt (Jregory w as called
to the Chair.and Caleb Clark appointjid
" The following' gehtlqmeh .we're-au)f
nominated ' an Executive ' Committee
for Hamilton county: , , .
JF, Cunningham, ( t); 1st Ward.
Dr. Grant. 2d "
!ii i,. ,ir.;nti!."i ovm MVi a , w .i.-.o.i
m n. n 1 .1
111084 UABSIT, ry
A iir Wrnn. 6th
J0S.H05EBSOSGH, , j 8th
Col. AvM R0BINSpNf ; jJ&fll ,;,,,,
M. BMasson,:i ( ( ) . , , . (
FRiNCIS N,IEtSON, j,"
John ' WauAMS, ' ' 'iith';
Sav pel Trs vor, c. V U'ih" ,
Robert ,,P.1;I ' f?th n?
jAjpq DpnlaV, x fc..,7,M iiieth.
PniLiP pofy ' , " " Springfield Tp. .
Geo.W.Muedock, Anderson Tp S?P.'
Jos-Eoss,;, , ,, , Allder96n fi. p;
A. 0- Hjweli., .Whitewater Tp., ,
Israel Brown, , Sycftmore,Tp., E.P;
" ..! ' '.II. 1 .1 J :,;'.
N., Carwchabi;, t .Sycamore, W P .
fk.p, WHETiEXf7 Columbia "
Tnosy Mobs b, , , ; Fulton "
Eph.D.WiluamSj
O.P.prCKiNGHAM, Symmes f"
'X!
8. F.Caet,. j '? j AlillcreelcTp. W.P.
Ahos Worthingtoit, Delhi J" 1 Jh "
.Crosby
.0,5.
.iT t'J-i o iiiii G-reti''' !" '
i Ivi.Nr ,i'(.,;,b,il CIifton I
:,;P L,'a (-'w 'J,a:,'!o'Coler;ain fi''l
r'' iJros! CaryWo dlark were author- i
ized'Co fill all vacancies occurrins' in
ftlie ExecuUve Committee. ' A r
H The, Executive Committee will hold
its , first j , meeting ( aj Foster Hall, K
Pincinnati, on the first Tuesday.fin
April atj 10 o'clock, A-iM,,.!!-,),!.;
TO TBX EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
l! You have been appointed a member
of the' Eiecutivb ' Committee by f dur
.t - 'l'. . j ' '! ' . ' ',.;'
fello
rellow-citizens; with the full expecta
tion, that Vou would perform the 'du
tiop, mat you would pe
ties assigned you1, with cheerfulness
and alacrity. When' the Cbminittee
Is organized, a' flan for thVearripaign
will be adopted -'Xet toothing Weter
ybuf from' attending" this meeting, 'as it
is 6f vital impbrtaiice' to thef'calise,
that all should &9 present. ! 'The wtthta
dhd demands bf etery1' portibn 'bf the
city and county should be made known
at that lime, that the1 Boramittee may
act advisedly1 and' lutlderstafidtngly,
and.with ithftXall approbatibri t of the
citbens of each Ward and Township.
It is important therefore, that every
. 11 member of thb obttmittee should be