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SMITH CDRTIS, Editor.
JBSAVBR. FAh
Friday Morning, March 7th, 1873.
THE BALLOT OPEN OB SECRET—
WHICH ?
The Constitutional Convention
has adopted an article in regard to
Suffrage that provides for the num-
bering and signing of to
guard against fraud at elections.
Such a ballot is not as open as viva
voce voting, nor as secret as the one
in present use; it is a cross be
tween the two. We do hot think
the people are ready to give up the
secret ballot. As far as we have
heard an expression of opinion on
the subject from persons of both of
the great parties, there is a general
of the change. The
people have become familiar with
secret voting; it is a custom that
has become almost a second nature,
and*sooner than be divested of the
privilege they would, we are confi
dent, reject the whole work of the
Convention. The ballot means the
free choice of the citizen, and
should express the highest reach of
his intellect and the best purpose of
bis heart, since it is an act with di
rect reference to the good of the
community; it is an individual act,
and should be free from all influence
that restrict, or in any way limit its
freedom, since without such free
dom the choice would not be that of
the individual, nor the ballot cast
express the thought or desire of the
voter. Our theory of government
zests upon the individual sovereignty
of the people. Each citizen is sov
ereign,and to exercise this sovereign
ty, as a free man, the act must be
nis own, not another’s, the result of
ois thought and moral sense. When
the ballot is so circumstanced that
its character may be determined by
fear or favor, pr other influences,
then just so far is the manner of
voting opposed to the fundamental
doctrine of individual sovereignty,
and tends to concentrate the power
of selecting our rulers and deter
ming the public policy of the Gov
ernment in "the hands of the few,
The ppen ballot is liable to be so 1
misused. One can easily imagine
the external influences that could
•
be brought to bear, and would be too
to secure a vote, and only the
men of superior intelligence and
iron wi|l could withstand the pres
sure. Many would stay away from
the polls rather than vote an open
ballot; others would not like tot dis
please a friend, or an employer, or
perhaps the crowd, and would vote
contrary to their best judgment on
that account. The external motives
are too numerous to specify which
might subvert the individual choice,
if the ballot were optn. Voting
should be considered a sacred right
and a matter of conscience, and if
any additional guard of the ballot
is necessarv, it is such as will secure
greater secresy of its character and
prevent the individual from being
constrained by outside influences.
Any motive that persuades the citi- j
zen to vote against his conscience is ;
dangerous to liberty, and such a !
method of open voting, as the Con- ;
vention proposes, will certainly pre- j
pare the way for the grossest abuses j
of this kind. The secret ballot pos- j
sesses a charm that ought not to be
vodely dissolved; it is the unseen,
silent but authoritative voice of the
individual sovereign, and its very
secretness gives it a kind ofvglory
not its pyrn. What is the reason for
this change? To guard the ballot |
from fraud. No such necessity ex- I
ists. The frauds are comparatively
few, and in the end about evenly
divided between the contending par
ties, and for the most part restricted
to the large cities, and are possible
even there only through the neglect
of the citizens,, whose duty it is to
guard the polls against such danger.
There is no fraud committed, of any
account., in the country, and the
present mode of voting i 4 popular.
Must the people be boniened with
this vexatious contrivance in order
to satisfy the clamor of a few citi
zens who reside in great cities, and
who allow,as is alleged, frauds to be
committed under their noses, and
one-eighth of the voters to rule sev
en-eighths? We say no; and, if j
Convention can give us nothing
better than this advance backwards,
it had better adjourn and allow its
members to 50 home. We stand
by the secret ballot, for by such
means the freedom and sacredness
of individual opinion and prefer
ence is alo.ne secured, and upon
such toundation in part rests the
permanence of representative gov
ernment.
The Econoraites have: answered
the citizens of Beaver Falls, which
answer may be fonnd in an other
column. It is a carefully prepared
paper, and bears the finger marks of
a lawyer* Th&Economite* confine
their answer to (hieconsideration of
fire Ideal difficulties connected with
the' introducfclon of Chinese into the
Cutlery, and studiously avoid the
discussion of the question from a
national point of view. Th°y say
that formerly with white workmen,
the cutlery did not pay expenses,
but with Chinese labor it is now in
a flourishing condition, and self sus
taining; that the Chinese were in
troduced without their knowledge
or consent, but that now they ap
prove of the change; that as a So
ciety they are not responsible for
what the company does, although
they are by far the largest share
holders of the stock ; that they de
sire to redress any wrongs that the
company may have done to any of
the citizens, yet refer such sufferers
to the courts and the tender mer
cies of the lawyers; that they will
give for benevolent and charitable
purposes, with especial reference to
Beaver Falls, their profits accruing
from the Cutlery for eight years, or,
if Chinese labor is not tolerated,
they threaten to withdraw their
capital from the place, and do what
they can, by such means,to ruin the
prosperity of the village. We dep
recate the necessity of opposing
this movement, but we believe that
j it promises no good to Beaver Falls
in the end, and besides is full of
danger to the whole country. A
few years ago the sight of a China
man was a cariosity, now his pres
ence is familiar. How long, when
the tide of importation sets in, in
earnest, will it be before the coun
try is flooded with Chinese ? If a
few create disturbance now, what
will take place then ? The working
men of this country conceal in their
breasts a magazine of wrath that
will surely explode by too close con
tact with imported coolies, and such
a conflict as would then convulse
the land, every patriot should wish
to avert. The Chinese will not be
come.citizens, we would not make
them slaves, what shall we do with
them? If we hire them to displace
American laborers, the suffering
and injustice done will create mobs
and disorder. If our people mingle
with them, the associations will de
grade rather than elevate their man
ners and morals. The two races,
for the present at least, are better
separated than commingled. By
the natural increase of population
and emigration from Europe, Amer
ica will grow in numbers as rapidly
as safety will permit. We can not
dispose of, and we do not need the
Chinese, especially since they would
soon become a disturbing element
in society here.
The Credit'Mobilier scandal has
passed into history. Messrs. Ames
and Brooks escaped expulsion, Vice
President Colfax impeachment, and
the others implicated, censure. The
Poland Committee, like the mount
ain in labor, brought forth a ridicu
lous result, and the action of the
House thereon shocks the moral
sense of the people, and establishes
a precedent that cannot fail to pro
duce evil in the future. The people
will believe that the House has
whitewashed its guilty members and
shielded them from the punishment
they richly deserve, that it has one
code of laws for public men and
quite another for private citizens.
The least that ought to hare been
done was tc expel Messrs. Ames
and Brooks, and severely censure
the rest. Some of these guilty men
are now returned to private life to
mourn over the stains upon their
otherwise fair records; others of
them will have another opportunity
to redeem their characters by ren
dering faithful service in the future.
The lesson which this investigation
teaches is, that the servants of the
people should refrain from dealing in
stocks, the value of which depends
upon legislation, In which they are
engaged, or to be and bo
avoid all appearance of evil. <
THE BBSPItT SO FAR.
Foe License.— Forest, Schuyl
kill, Northumberland, Elk, Cambria.
Against License. Clearfield,
Bradford, Blair, Tioga, Jefferson,
Cameron, Lycoming, Wayne, Cen
tre, Susquehanna.
The counties in the balance of the
State vote on the third Friday in
March.
Oaeles Ames threatened that, if
the House took: his scalp, there
would be a good many bald-headed
men about, which threat probably
bad its effect, and,like a well direct
ed blow, hit the nati on the head.
FROM HARRISBURG.
George o. Evane’* Trial—Local Option
Supplement Dllatorlnes* in tbe
House—Strength and Character of
the Senate Political Prediction*—
McClure** Railroad BUI-Rev. W. B.
Locke.:
Correspondence of the Radical.
Harbisbcbo, March 3, 1873.
The case of the Commonwealth against
George O. Evans is on trial la the
Coart cf Common Pleas of Ibis county
to day. The suit is to recover three
hundred thousand dollars appropriated
by Evans out of mo&ey collected from the
General Government, Evans is here and
will be examined to-night, but it is not
probable that anything new will be elic
ited. The State will get judgment for
the money, and that will be the end of it,
as he has spent his portion of the money
and will not tell with whom he divided.
The Attorney Genera), Hon. Samuel E.
Dimmick, and Wayne McVeigh.ably rep
resents the Commonwealth, while Evans
is defended by Hon. J. 8. Black, Hon. R.
A. Lamberton and L. W. Hall Esq. What
became of the money will always be a
mystery to some extent, although the
public long since were enabled to form
conclusions that were doubtless just.
The House meets this evening, and
there will be an effort to pass the Local
Option supplement. Nothing but the
fear of popular indignation restrains a
majority of the House from defeating this
bill. That it will pass when reached,
there is no doubt, but this is entirely
ofoing to the fact that the people are
aroused and will not be trifled with.
There will be an effort to adjourn anti]
after the inauguration, which may pre
vail, as there never was such'a House
probably since the organization of the
Commonwealth. Thus far nothing has
been done of any importance, and there
is little disposition to work. The Appro
priation bill has not only not been re
ported but hardly considered, and the
same is true of the Apportionment bill.
Unless new leaders come to the front, or
Speaker Elliott leaves the chair and
assumes the leadership of the House, the
session will last until July. The Repub
licans are in want of a new leader, not
only of ability, but especially energy,
industry and business tact. Some of the
new members are better qualified to lead
than those wbo occupy that position, but
their modesty prevents them from assum
ing the place. The ablest man in the House
is Orvis, the Democratic member from
Centre, and among the new members,
Cross, of your county. Brown of Erie,
M’Cormick and Newmyer of Allegheny,
and Ballard of Delaware, stand deserved
ly high, and next year will assume the
leadership and fill the position more
acceptably than some do now.
The Senate gained largely in strength
and character by the result of last Fall's
election. Senator Alexander of Philadel
phia, who succeeded Deckert, is a young
man ot ability and character, one of the
most popular men in the Senate, and in
every way a credit to the city he repfe
sents, Findley of Somerset, is succeeded
by Lemon of Blair, a whole-souled, hon
orable man, who was so popular at Ibntne
that be had no opposition, and in bis
own county received the entire vote of
both parties. Cutler of Erie, is an able
lawyer and an estimable gentleman. The
contrast between Lowry and Cutler is so
great, that men wonder how c county that
now sends such a superior representative
should ever have sent Lowry to the Sen
ate. Maclay of Clarion, McKinley of
Lawrence, and Heilman of Lebanon, Re
publicans; and PlayfOrd of Fayette, Chal
fant of Montour, and Rowland of Pike,
all new men, complete the list of new
Senators elected last fall, and are all fair
men and faithful representatives. Play
ford will prove one of the ablest men on
the Democratic side, and may yet dis
pute the leadership with Wallace. The
eleven Senators who go out at the close
of the session, are Nagle of Philadelphia,
Davis of Berks, Knight of Bucks, Al
bright of Lehigh, Randall of Schuylki!l t
Crawford of Juniata, Petriken of Hunt
ingdon, and Dill of Union, all Demo
crats, and Anderson of Allegheny, Dele
mater of Crawford, and Waddell of Ches
ter, Republicans. Of the Democrats,
Nagle of Philadelphia, Davis of Berks
and Albright of Lehigh will be re-elected,
as will Speaker Anderson, Republican of
Allegheny. Dill, Democrat of. Union,
will be succeeded by a Republican, and
Randal) by a workingman or possibly a
Republican. Petriken and Crawford are
both in the same district, and will both
be candidates for nomination. As the
district is close it may be counted by the
Republicans also. |
Delemaler will not be a candidate for
re-election as he does not desire to come
back, and his place Willi be filled by
George K. Anderson, Esq| formerly of
your county, If Waddell jbf Chester is
not renominated, Cooper <9f Delaware,
editor of the Delaware American, will suc
ceed him, and in either eveUjt a good Sen*
ator will be chosen. The three out-going
Republicans, Delemater. and
Waddell are all good men;; having made
the right kind of records; and all deserv
ing well of their constituents. The
Democrats can’t do better than re-elect
Davis, Nagle and Albrighij and one al
most regrets some of the test can’t be
chosen, bat their places mult be filled by
Republicans. The Republicans should
have two-thirds of the Senate next year,
and will if there is harmony; in tbe party.
Col. Davis of Philadelphia announces that
he will not be a candidate;’ for Speaker,
and so far as known now, Senator Strang
will have no opposition.
A number of delegations have been
here in opposition to McClure’s bill, re
pealing a part of the Free Railroad law
of 1868. Tbe bill has created intense ex
citement in some parts of thfe State where
roads are being constructed Under it. But
there is no danger of Us passing in its
present form, or in any fonh that will ef
fect the whole State, or any considerable
portion of it. It is said t|e bill is in
tended to hit a New Jersey |oad, and will
be limited to that object fonly. Large
delegations of manufacturers were here
also joking the repeal of tjbe tax on net
earnings. This tax should been ta
ken off long since, and doubtless will be
now. -
There are few local bills ffom your dis
trict this session. In the Senate the Pish
bill was passed to third reading, and post
poned on account of large remonstrances
received, as was the bill to prevent cattle
from running at Hanover town
ship, the remonstrance more than doub
ling the petition. The bill introduced by
your Senator,compelling railroads to fence
part of their tracks, is still in the bands
of the Committee, and will be reported
negatively, as the railroads r are too pow
erful here to permit such ijills to pass.
Leading lawyers say such bills are uncon
stitutional, and the courts l|ave so decid
ed in a case in Warren count/. The rail
roads having purcbasbed the right of
way, can’t be compelled, it is contended,
by subsequent legislation, to fence their
tracks, and can’t be anyhow uqless the
charter requires it, or the contract was
made to do so When the right of way was
secured. The courts have gone so far as
to declare that owners of cattle were lia
ble for damaged resulting from accidents
caused by cattle going upon the railroad
tracks. At every session an effort is
made by some one to pass bills compell
ing railroads to fence tbeir tracks, and that i
is as far as they ever get, or are ever like
ly to.
Rev. W. H. Locke, of yonr town, was
here over Sabbath, and preached in the
Methodist Church in this city. He had
a fine audience and delivered an able
and eloquent sermon, which was highly
commended by those who heard it.
Bsavbr Falls, February 26th.
■ To the Editor of the Radical:
Is alcoholic medication necessary in
.the treatment of disease ? The friendly
challenge to discuss the above question
has elicited a prompt response from “Ob
server.” While “Observer” is disposed to
take the affirmative of the question be
seems to be more ready to criticize my
brief article, in which the proposition for
a discussion was contained, than to pro
duce arguments to sustain his views.
“Observer” starts out with the presump
tion that bis previous commmunication
“does not sit well on the stomach of ‘T.
G. 1 ” lam happy to inform “Observer”
that bis communication does not distress
my stomach in the least. In the first
four paragraphs of “Observer’s” article
there is nothing pertinent to the question
under discussion, therefore I need not
lengthen this by any special reference to
them.
I have said that “upon the proper solu
tion of this question turns the great issue
of temperance.” I have been led to
make the assertion from the belief that al
coholic medication, sanctioned by the
medical profession, is the cause, directly
and indirectly, of the greater part of in
temperance that prevails in the world at
the present day. The people iqok to the
medical profession for instruction on all
that pertains to the preservation of
health and cure of disease. The doctors
prescribe alcohol in various conditions of
the system and for various purposes. To
one he prescribes it as a stimulant, to an
other as a tonic, to another as a nutrient,
to another as respiratory food, &c., &c.
Alcohol is prescribed by physicians (so
called) for ail real and imaginary condi
tions of the human system as a remedy
for disease and a profylatic against it. If
physicians are wise in thus prescribing
alcohol the people act rationally in so us
ing it; but whether the prescribing is
wise or otherwise, upon this professional
authority is found a pretext for its com
mon and indiscriminate use by those who
are either ignorant or careless of the inju
ry they are doing themselves. “Observer"
fears that I use temperance (the word) as
synonymous with total abstinence, and
“kindly refers me to Webster.” “Observ
er" has my thanks for the suggestion •
BEPLY TO “OBSERVES.”
r=' 1
My Webster is almost Worn out. Webster
was a great lexicographer, and I think
his definition of temperance is a very cor
rect One. Webster says temperance is tbe
moderate indulgence of the .appetites or
- passions. 1 would ask "Observer” to
what appetites and passions has Mr. [Web
ster reference? Is it the natural appe
tites and passions implanted by the Crea
tor, the! moderate or restrained indulgence
of which constitutes temperance, or is it
the false and perverted appetites and pas
sions of men to which he refers ? The ap
petites and passions which God has given
ns are ail for good, and if indulged with
proper restraint or moderation. : conduce
very materially to our happiness, and in
this is true temperance ;but to indulge
ever si> moderately in that which is un
natural and harmful 'is intemperance.
Therefore we may adopt the the defini
tion of Socrates: "He who knows what is
good and chooses it, who knows what is
bad and avoids it, is learned and temper
ate.” Qr that of Aristotle: "a proper and
moderate desire for albthose things which
conduce to health .” Thomas DeQuincy
toys "temperance is adaptation to the or
ganism.” Dr. Samuel Brown, of Edin
burgh, defines temperance "as being obe
dience to the laws of man’s nature. I can
endorse any and all of the above defini
tions of temperance, but that "Observer”
may know just what I mean by the word
temperance as used in my former article,
and in ell other places in which I may
use it, 1 define temperance as being the
proper and judicious use of whatever,
conduces to our good, and abstinence
from whatever is injurious or baneful.
"Observer’s” assumption that St, Paul
prescribed alcoholic medicine for Timothy
js in my estimation without any reasona
ble foundation. When “Observer” at
tempts to prove his assumption we w ill
bffer some arguments in the negative; for
the present we content ourselves with a
simple denial that there was any alcohol
;in the wine prescribed by St. Paul ; ergo
:St. Paul was not opposed to temperance.
| “Observer’s” assumption number two is
'on a plat with his first. We do not believe
that Christ ever miraculously or other
wise made alcoholic wine. We call for the
; proof. We think we have very good rea
sons for disbelieving the assumption,
' which we can present at the proper time ;
’ ergo, “the blessed Jesus was not opposed
to temperance.” “Observer” modestly
i says *Mt won’t do to have but one idea at
a time.” I would inquire what system of
mental philosophy has “Observer” stud
ied? I would gladly be informed how
many ideas can occupy the mind at one
time. Does “Observer” intend to insinu
ate that “T 6.” is a man of one idea ? If
he does, he unthinkingly places "T- G.”
where he does not deserve to be, among
the most useful and most successful men
the world ever knew. I propose to “Ob
server” that he retrospect the history of
the past. Who have been the leading
spirits in the world ? Men who had but
one idea, at least at a time. But perhaps
“Observer” wishes to convey the impres
sion that he possesses enlarged and liberal
views. He mean that he has nu
merous ideas at the same time. Such a
redundancy of ideas would create a stag
nation of thought, and produce that con
fusion and blindness of mind that would
surely “run the cause we espouse upon
the breakers.” “Observer” says “we are
commanded to be temperate in all things.”
This is a command of Holy Writ. Does
“Observer” believe that the “all things”
spoken of includes evil things as well as
good things; if it does then the Scrip
tares sanctions moderate indulgence in
evil things. “Observer” says “we are
cautioned against the abuse of anything.”
Does this mean the abuse of anything
good, or does it mean the abuse of any
thing bad ? I take it to meaa< that we
should not abuse that which is good, eke
by such abuse it may become an evil.
“Observer” asks “how can we be temper
ate in the use of alcoholic liquors ?” and
answers by saying, “certainly not by
total abstinence when needed as a medi
cine.” The question is “is alcoholic med-
M.
cation necessary ?" “Observer” assumes
or rather affirms that it is. Will be please
tell us why. Id what way is It remedial ?
What special medicinal property has al
cohol that makes it indispensable? What
peculiar power for good has it that no
other medicinal agent contains? What
are its peculiar remedial effects, and what
is the mode of its,operation ? “Observer”
will please answer these Interrogatories.
“Observer” is surprised that any enlight■
tried man can be found to take the nega
tive of this question. “T. G.” claims to
be enliythened “more than he was.” He
used to prescrible alcoholic liquors in just
such cases as “Observer” now recommends
it; but has learned from reason and ex
perience to act more wisely. When stim
lants are demanded we administer those
that are equally efficacious and much
less noxious in their effects than such an
acrid narcotic poison as alcohol. “Ob
server” supposes a few cases. No. 1—
Suppose Ur. A. is bitten by a venomous
serpent, how is his system to eliminate
the poison unless buoyed up by a diffusi
bte stimulant such as I have recommend
ed?” “Observer” recommends alcohol,
one among the most active poisons, to
sustain the system while It eliminates an
other poison. We are reminded of the
adage, “set a thief to catch a thiefalso
of the medical fallacy, “similia similibus
curanter." I suggest that “Observer” try
the effects of ammonia in bis next case of
shake bile. Case No. 3. —“Mr. B. falls un
der the cars and has his knee crushed ;
the shock of the nertms system will pro
duce death unless you can produce a re
actidn of the arterial system,
speedily, WU an m to J i( * ‘
for pure rye whisky?” I preSQme «•
“Observer,” and those that think
does, usually substitute what is ponni.,,
known by the classical name of ‘ rot „!.?
“T. Q." would prefer hot coffee. giL ’’
capsicum, ammonia, or even hot
especially if Mr. B. had been aniicin!!’
ing the happy effects of the ‘w/.!
whisky,” and had taken it in HberSi ql?
Hies previous to falling under the cars
is usually the case in such accidents ’**
Case No. 3-“ Suppose Mr. C. has been
worn down to the very verge of them*!
by typhoid fever, where is you substitute
for good whisky punch?” Now accord
ing to “Observer’' Mr. C. is very i ow
just at “the verge of the grave," hie
of vital power is just about exhaust
scarcely enough vital torce left to ke ‘
in operation the functions essential
life. Now what does “Observer" D
pose to do ? To restore Mr. C.’s exhaust .
vitality? to increase his little remaini DB
stock of life force? Oh, no! nothing 0 f
the kind. “Observer" is going to eici'e
Mr. C ! He will give him stimulants, rg S
diffusible stimulants . to irritate and excite
the entire system to increased activity
Action is necessarily, productive of Sfe
the store is almost exhausted nowrst\ m .
ulants produce excitement, these increase
functioned action, increased action cause?
increased consumption of vital force, the
faster the vital force Is expended the soon
,er the supply will be completely exhaust
ed. and Mr. C. will no longer be on the
verge of the grave, he will have pissed
the verge and will now be in it. Bow
much more rational it would be in Mr
C.’s case to husbind his little bis <|j
strength, and economize the remaiaingri.
tality not used up by disease, until the
supply can be increased by nourishment.
Alcohol is not food; it adds nothing to
C.’s exhausted vitality; it only compels
the system to use more lavishly and more
rapidly the supply already on band,
when this supply is already almost gone,
how unwise it is to spur on the lagged
energies to increased consumption.
If “Observer’s” horse is lazy “Observ
er” may stimulate him with (not a good
“whisky punch") but by a good “punch”
with the spur; but if the poor beast is
exhausted give him rent and oats. A. 3 to /
being “a novice in physiology,” I would
only say: this to some extent is a physi
logical question, and its further discus
sion may show who the “novice" is.
I know not whom “Observer” may re
gard as being “the best physicians in the
land,” and I care but little whether I ar
gue with or against their theory and prac
tice. While I am not an Esau, with my
“hand against every man, and every
man’s band against me," yet I shall nev
er bo willing in Rtirrenrior tbe right or in
dependent thought. “Observer” says “ie
could enumerate scores of circumstac&t
in which the physician finds his patients
placed when no substitute for alcohol
will avail." If “Observer” will enumer
ate one or two cases at a time, I will vol
unteer to help him find (if not a substi
tute) a better remedy.
Every toper believes there are “scores
of circumstances in which be finds him
self placed where no substitute will avail,”
Toper’s opinion is second handed : he got
it from the physician. o The only differ
ence between the doctor’s and the toper's
prescription is, the one is the result of ir
rational intelligence and the other of ra
tional ignora nee.
“Observer" says we .have nothing in
the s Jtfaterta Medico that will make such an
immediate impression on the stomach.
If this weretrue it would be no recom
mendation to alcohol, but the fact is that
any very active irritant will make an im
mediate impression on the stomach, if it
is taken into it.
“Observer’s" overp twered army illustra
tion is not a very apt one. If the rein
forcements spoken of were not real, but
merely imaginary, “putting forth another
effort” would only result in further loss
to this already “overpowered array "
“Observer’s" mistake is in assuming that
alcohol contains, or is in itself, a rein
forcement to exhausted nature, while in
fact alcohol does not contain any element
of strength.
“Observer’s” object in continuing this
discussion is to set the public mind right
upon this question. “T. G.” has precisely
the same object. For this purpose he in
vited discussion, and for this puppose on
ly will he be willing to continue it. ‘ Ob
server” observes that “the public mind
has been poisoned by men so jealous m
the temperance cause that they are not
satisfied with dispensing with alcohol
as a beverage ; nothing short of prohibit
ing its use as a beverage will fill up
measure of their mission.” Well, there
is one consolation in it: this pow-w 1 ba
ts getting into the public mind is not
nearly so fatal in its effects as that other
poison that has so long been getting
their stomachs.
To “Observer” I would say that I hare
no disposition to persecute either “witch
es” or Quakers, or anybody else, for opin
ion’s sake. My only object is to do g° o
to the mind and body of my fellow men-
I hope that the subsequent discussion
of this subject will be confined strictly t°
the question: “Is alcoholic medication
necessary in the treatment of disease ?
T.G
—Tin the McEuery Legislature, at *
Orleans the Governor has been empower
ed Ip reinstate the district judges recent >
removed from office, and to use aii ■ '
civil and military force at bis c-nun.*
to do so, if necessary.