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OOLOIIAI. LEGISLATURE

WIDNIIDAY, April 4.

DIIATI 0! THE 'l'EMPIRANCI'I'ITlTIONS. IIOUII III COHHITTII.

(Continued from IIuszsrd'r Gazelle of April 7.)

Mr. Wttt:r.rtrt thought the resolutiotr (.\lr. Cooper’s) did not go far enough, he did not deny the truth of the proposition, but the conclusions were not borne out by fact. He did not think the petition was a representation of the popular feeling. it was signed by a large number of females and boys, sntl talten altogether, was but a small minority, and did out furnish tlte House with s sufficient reason lor the passing a Maine Liquor Law. It would be an infringement of the general liberty of the subject to pass such a Law. and they ltad no right to do so. because a traction of the people had petitioned for it. He would admit, that drunltenttess was a serious evil srrd caused much distress in the connnuoity, but was that a reirsoo, that because a traction ofthe people were unsttlo to restrain tltemsolves, that the llortse should be called ttpon to prohibit the

use of liquor altogether: were all to be placed on . the level with brute beasts. bevausn a few people chose to make beasts of tlrernselvcs? the majority are not drunltartls. are the liberties of the people to be taken front them because t|‘tllllIIII'lly tltink they uuiht to have a M attte Liquor Law passed! - He thought that entirely contrary to the spirit of British Legislation. There would he a great loss entailed on the Revenue. and the movers in this measure have not pointed ottt a means to supply . this deficiency; they say indeed. that articles such as tea. coffee, cotton. &c., vv lllltl he more used. and from these articles. an increased duty would be raised -. ltut this is merely a tnatter of opinion. they have shewn on ptoofthat such would be the case. They pointed to the ponderous petition. but it cannot be said. that it contained a majority of itthabitants, besides it was signed by women and children. and even men arranged in the traffic. A man from Georgetown who had signed it had spoken to him on the snbjoct, and said that he hoped they were not going to pass the Maine

Liquor Law; he had signed the petition only to

get rid of the importunity; he did not doubt. but

that there were other instances of a like kind.

Laws of this description have been introduced and

attempted to be ptrt in force. btrt he believed that

they were generally found to be nugatory. Such

Laws induced lying, false swearing, and all kinds

of sbatncful rascslity, in order to evade them; and

he thought it would be better to hsvedrunkenness in a mitigated state, than to have it eoneornitant with all these evils. He did not know. how Hort.

Members would vote, but he might tell them that

Nova Sculls ltatl uiven the Bill the go-by. and he

believed that New Brunswick had not passed it.

4...‘; ss. -- I o ....a 4...-- vtnee him. ihsi it vioulllrfbe practicable for this Island. nor would he give it his sanction because the State of Maine and other States celebrated for their fauaticitrtn had thought lit to pass such a w. He moved the following Resolution.

Resolved. That it is inespedient to prohibit by Law the iutportstion or sale of spiritous liquora. inns- slsitch us such prohibition would be a serious infrin e- ment efthe private and inalienable rights ofindiv' u- sis and society ut lsrgs—would entail an excessive Ion to the revenue. to meet which no provision has been indicated. and further, inasmuch as there is no evidence before this Corunrittee that a majority of the inhabitants ofthis Island desire a prohibition of

sale. ntavtuftteture or importation of spirituous liquors: nor have this Pnorrrrirtee any sufficient reason to believe. that Prohibitory Liquor Laws have been productive of arty trtaterial advantages in those parts of the United States, wherein it has been at- tempted to put them in practice——-no part of Her Majesty's Dontiniontt having yet itttitsted the example of the United States in this respect.

Mr. lfavtt./tNrt.—'[‘he State of -Vluine had never been celebrated for its fanaticism : lte lntd never heard of any thin of the kind. But even if it were, that oou d be no roason,for ltlrodo Island one of the most enlightened states and the most like Britain in its constitution, had

seed a Liquor Law. The question was on

portunt one, and one which was of vital in- terest to the people of the Island. It must be ndmitted, that intent rsnoe is the greatest evil that any oountr could be cursed with, that it is the greatest sstroyer of happiness, and the most wasteful consumer of its wealth. The

' duty of the Legislature was to make such Laws was would but tend to the wolfure of the. people, ‘if tltsy_psssstl such s. w. would it not tend ‘I0 Gllplt tbsuvtll, ysioalvy. morally uod oom- aerotollyl Hun ruls of families-now in dis. tussewonld be relieved, hundreds of wives in mi would be comforted, and hundreds of eh rdduow suflbrin in poverty and hunger ould be eloflted sud lion. Members lsid

stress on the loss the ‘Revenue would 5.

sustain, ‘but was that any .reusou why -the ' lettttu, wus to oouutsnsoos and uphold so evil prejudicial to the people? the had better run into debt, if that was the on ' reu-~ son, than defirsvs the community of the pod slscts of I sue Liquor Lrtw. He hudvsry strong reasons to bdisvo, that it would-be the ol. sud . nstrtous and of course more sstsusivs' Oorurus would not be llubls to such Iuotuutlous ‘gr food would be more plenty, and loss as Isl would NIIICC. Iftbspoople offio shad won.

against the measure, it was strange that not

HASZAR.DiS GAZE'l"l‘E. APRIL 2|.

one solitary petition had been sent in against

rously signed in its favor. (Mr. Wheluu) thou ht it was only in the new world. that such it he could tell him. that it was engngin thoughts of the uhlest statesmen in Brttit n, lto had only that morning read a spicy article in

considers the Maine Liquor Law is not such an absurdity as people try to make it. and it gave the evidence of those most capable ofjudgin of the evils of on unrestrained trade in selling lquor. Lord Sltaftsbury has stated, that after being 16

ears Cltnirrnun of the Lunacy Committee, be

ad ascertained. that three fifths of the cases of insanity. both in Britain and America were from tltc use of intoxicttting drinks. The Ad- miral of the Mediterranean fleet. has stated that since the allowance of spirits has been reduced to one quarter of the old amount, the uuntbor of punishments has fallen more than 70 per cent. Startling as it may appear, it is the truth, that the destruction of human life and the waste of the ntttional wealth. which must arise from this tremendous Russian \Vu.r. are outrun every year by the devastation caused ll notional drunkenness

Mr. W ARUURTON hrtd alwu 1 been of the some : opinion with regard to the .luinc Liquor Law; it. was it more humbug. and it did not prevent the sale of Li nor; in an hotel in Portland. he had brandy llyrought ltirn before it hundred

eople. if such it Law were passed. it would lie it loss of over £10000 to the Revenue, and they would have to put on additional duty on some other articles to meet it. The temperance people may profess to have it great many sig- natures, but many have signed the petition to get rid of the importuuity. and others si ned it because they know it would not pass. I e itud prepared the following Resolution which he read, but he would not now press it on the Coxnruittce :

Resolved, That it is inerpedient to pass any Law similar to tlnrt now in operstionin the State of . lttine. cotntnnnly designated the Maine Liquor Law, in- ssrttuch as it would be an iofrin srrtent of the rights und privileges of s free and enlig toned people. attd impossible to carry itrtu effect. without the assistance of a force beyond the power of this Colony to pro- cure. unless the neigltbourin Colonies, British and Foreign. conrbine in its esteb irthmeut.

Mr. (.‘r..trrK coqsitlered all the arguments that had been used against the Law futile in the ex- treme. They had better testimony as to the working of the Law, than what the Hon. the

often brought to the notice of the llonse, and the nurnher of signatures had augmented every llmlh that he was convinced that public optnton was ttecttrrrittg more and more in favor ofa l.-.qu_or Law. He had hitherto voted against the question. bl“ \\ht'n he found it \\tllllll ctttrfcr so great I beflefil on the Island generally. he was now prepared to go itt favor of it. It was their duty as trtuclr as possible to prt'V9lI|- From what had fallen fruttr llttn. Members. ll‘? Md lutirntd. that the Maine L‘quttr Law had produced the happiest tetliecrs where it had been restvdfor

trial ltt:l't'.

brought over wants ttt know his (Mr Mnoncy’s) opinion. they mi;_vht crvsult ll:rszrrd’s Gazette tor I852, the)’ bud not much charmed since. Mr. l.atrd’s resolution if he thought the House were sincere and would go with lriru. was a most amusing gentlemen, he would vote for the Maine Liquor Law. although most of his con- :-titut-nts were apposed to it.

measure, they should make it the platforrn'at the election. he could not find over I50 signatures that were t:ot opposed to the present ' opinion tr mere political dodge to get his friends out of ollice. was an interference with the rights of the people; while he liked s drop of liquor. he would never tamper with the rights of any man.

worth a straw irt any matter.

the _ occasion.

tron .

r...r .... doubt but that the Law would be u vertdnnd h° beneficial one. when carried out. _ , while they had before them one so nume- political capital had been made of the question. The llou. Member, s _ _ Tcntpersnce voted against httn. w had been thought of. position, he stood as a supporter of tits measure, the and H _ , , requisite to argue with ability to its lavur. He _ tt.out_vht. tlnrthe Law would do away with the the North British Review: that publication cnrntnon usu ofltquors he l"'4’W ‘l'“ ‘l"”'.f°"'"" of the cases of assault before lltC.i“4'Kl."i_“e' Court have been in consequence of using intoxica- t:ng liquor. . perattce people were not point! 10 j'l¢9P- 5'" 'l'” they were still keeping tip the agitation and CH- ligltteuina the minds of the people.

He knew that’

nd much to his injurv. for I110!‘ 07 ill” 3°93 °f ' For all that op-

he only lelttettetl that he had not the talents

He was glad to see that the Tern-

Mtt. Mos-rcoMutt\'.—-'l‘he petitions were 90

llrunkcnuess was an evil trhich

r nttrnbor or years. and he was willing to give it I

Mn. r'lloos't-:v.—The size of the pclillltn llad Mr. r\lomynmrtry. If any one He would support Mr. Clark

If the Sons of l‘empernrtce thought to try the popularity of tire

He had loolred over the petition. and rty. It was in his

He tltnttrtht. the Maine Liquor Law

Mr. (Tutti: did not think Mr. Mooney’s opinion

ltltt. Cons would not give a silent vote on It was well known that the arty opposed to him had made a great deal of olitictt Capitol out of the Teutperancs Ques- ' They went down to the 'l‘umperance

facts. Lord's) exam lc, they would have had the Maine Liquor w lap

of sutertuinntent he loved from 1 Some time between thoI0-P°3‘lo I.o'l‘smporunoo Society was formed in Tr-yon. and be was asked to join them ; he would not join. but told them that when he had sold liquor he had on band. he would Itttt sell any more. and _ _ liquor from that time to this. It Hon.‘ bers engaged in the trttfio had followed his ex- a ii that repect

Millortald. hongworth.

Treasnr--r had given.

Can we believe that the

people, would year after year, vote greater nun.-

..L‘9u4sJ 1L1.un.u_I.ou.'s_nuu o l’r'pn£et'tttI||Vea.\Il they b not outnl the Law a ltr-rtelit. and what more they doing‘

Why.

every year making It tnore stringent. They show, tbztt crime has decreased, and that not one tenth of the liquor is brought in and used. If you should turn out all the tlrunlrards in the Island. in a week's time. there would be more new ones made, and such would be the case, as long as the tr..flic was ssnet'rnnetl attd upheld. Liquor ll0Pl not increase the wealth of the eople. No, it destroys the very ‘sources of avenue and wealth. u know the money spent in liquor- would be spent in other more necessary things. and ultimately the Revenue would increase, as the ‘wealth of the country became more permanent. isttllld llon. Members thought it would produce lying and false swearing, they may just as well say the same of the present Revenue Lrws. he tlrttttglrt it would not have any worse ellbct. was not actuated by the number that signed the petition. he considered that all Legislation should lv'a.l public opinion. particularly when it was for the b.-rt--tit and welfare of the -people, he believbd lltttt ‘rt majority got’ his constituents were nnfsvor. able in the Law, but when liq voted tor what was just. srtd sound. and politic, the toight torn ,htrn ottt. if they wished. lo rest the opinintrs of Chief Justice Tansy and other eminent judges, and he thought their opinions were well deserving of lion. Members’ consideration. - Ma. Wtottrttstt would not give s silent vote t on the question, he did not think the day had yet arrived that the House should pass s Matur- Liquor Law; when hosutv a petition conning in with 90.000 or. 30.000si.rnuturus, he tnight be inrlut-out to vote for such a Bill, be had heard a great deal in thesrgumsuts iu stsppttrr of the measure and lrittch to euntlsutu, is did not use that themes of the Revenue! ottuld be lttel- with- out pmtinn on us: on na.-smuriss, end |hut','h. was sure would meet with great objections.‘ The 'l'empersnee-cause‘ was I good «mo, end ma pap]. who advocated it had done a great deututgunrl, but they would require ‘to do much more. before would vote in favour of the (fl,,.|I.|.,.,t.) Revolution. Me. Lost) thou ht the Hon. Member who had just out down. turd‘ stststl enough to tour... my platoon to voteiu favor of a Maine Liquor Law. a could not see say better reason for supporting the measure than what they now’ laud. The i-‘ tins presented this year in support of tn. “V nllultrll than that ‘grab wps pr-taunted svoroa I sour t o t ssion.‘ a much larger line 53 hurl .33 b.e.en‘.beforo them. He had supported it last year. and he was prepared to do so agate. its had heard no per. son ootuplalu, sot avsu Tavern keepers, and in

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lo- -_ O

ttou of members on his side of the If the Bill passed last session, it was no reason it eltould pass now, but is small minority of voters bad petitioned for its adoption, the greater pttrt of them were composed ofobildren and women, and he saw it number there, who he knew were under l6 years ofa e. and some rcttpectable people had even signs the petition twice. ture and infringed on the rights of men. Sons of Tetnperttuce were it set of hackbiters and sl:tndct‘utl ; they were a secret society, and they went into their ntcetin s and abused people behind their backs w ich they were ufrni for worse than the people they tried to tnulign. He might ttdduce arguments to Legislature would be stoning if they passed such it Law. ’

their (lcnsoborry Wins. the Sons of Tettrpcrnncc were got up for it poli- tical and religious pur so: they wanted to ex- clude at certain class of people'frorn the Uoveru- rrteut, as they had been trying to do in the United States. The were identified with the Know Notltln .

) ll. :’:>|5:N_3o il0..00IIO fogivzurd IIIIOW sud advocate

O tune w, o . ' . 4 - - ml‘ ‘hon T.-Jp.|;““'I|:3h:-;.lIt:“Itt an the tstllttstte slit‘? tradc. long so the bow of the [And - use it, it is us respectable a trade so guy. s Tsru some cause was only s political trap of ‘trig: d pprt to &y and ruin the Liberal euuse. r P.°°P ' fsusttos in almost suytbls they take in band. He did not want rerunrtors ‘on to supposed he could tusku living psrson_elso at another business. and his prsruisss could in mud. tuauufsoturlng pnrposeu. 11. on

all the ranting the lion. Ion

Hall, and found they could eflirct something among the country people prejudicial to tho

trrcts, to do all they could to prevent the elec- louse.

The Mttiue Law was coutrsr to Scrip-

The

to do before them ; he considered them _shew.tltat the

They wanted to make a Low to rcvont brewing of any kind. Why, the old .sdies would be liable to be fined, it they made Hc contended that

. but did the fanatics do in be sure of runs? they tsrred eudpfeutltsrod

ere, if

tlts Know Notltlugs. Mr. through the Tour rsucs ople. lie was surprrsstltososntenl astray such ltutnbuggutg. It was very well for

Lord who ,httd tnsds s fortuus in. the

u the Unitsd States are asst of vs it up be til '

d's farm,

M300

mun rsons in this lslu

Ms. Lotto thought there was no oosuglou to; her but ,

...tl sport. The branch to than has for. some time buy f‘m0I‘lII. fly’ flay’ Diamond who harbour IV,ltiJIb'ly,.ifi 9% ' tssne tleptlrttfl utoftbu. nuususrist for barley lots, ‘ ' Bulsltlava to wise constructed A

sites which the I04 of.-tlto.i't_tmsssi_3.

resolves horn ‘Y u p . ‘ p r .|. . ,, ,,'j'“ " "'3 iinllii. i'.‘«l.'3'i7'lr'”....7.T' 'l."r"n.".'

would have wished he bud stuck to If Hon. Members had followed his (Mr.

ago. He ks ituolitggge

the small quantity of

he did so and had never sold any em-

tn ls ; when they left this world, they would ndpnotbing to regret in what they bud done in

Mn. CLARK, the lion. Col. Secretary has st-

tempted to make it appear. tlrstthe temperance peo le are connected with the body called “ new order is one of that body ; nothing can be further from the truth than this ; the hood of the order is the present Colonial Secretary of New Brunswick. and they have no such organ- isation of the kind in that province. said. that the Governor of New York was elected b the “Know Nothin s," this also was not he case, for at the Now a “Know Nothing" candidate, and Hr. Clark the present Tornperunce Governor, defeated him. The Tour tcranco cause had no connection with rt titnliltttytlixzitltttt voted for it. persons htrd mttdctt arty question of it, but that was no reason, or I they should give up u good cause. because it ' politcel t-upitnl out of it.

Nothings," and that the head of the

He also

or]: election there was

itics. for even in the House. Members He knew that a few

w people tried to make

Mir. l.tr.str:n.—ln conscqusuce.of the orderly

manner-~ ttltlt one exception-wlrich the debate had assumed, he would not talte up the time of the Committee any further, and he wottld be satisfied without replying, if the Col. Secretary's speech was reported as he had given it.

quits

Mr. Colon and Laird made some observations‘,

alter wlticlr a zlivisinn was lttlicn on Mr. Whelan's resolution as follows :-—

F0r—Messrs. Wltclan. Coles, Warbttrton,

Mooney. Wiglttrnatt, M‘lntosh. Diogwell, Muir» head, Cooper, Speaker.

Against Mt-ssrs. Palmer. Clark. Lord. Laird, Montgomery, llsviland, Munroe.

The speaker took the chair and the Chairman

reported the liesnlntiutt agreed to.

It. Palmer tIttt\'ctl his resolution in amendment. which was lost on the following division : For—Mt ssrs. l’.tlmer, Lortxwortlt. Clark, Lord. M‘Dottaltl, ll-lnnrgomery, Huviland. Munroe. Agm'nsl—-(full-s. Wltelsn, \\'srburtor., Mooney, Wightntsn. M'lntosh, Ding well, Mnirhesd, Coop

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ratra rioitti.-vino»; rut: .\‘A\'\'Ht;8 A1‘ -rite TRINCHII--Tl-ll

tiANl‘I'AllY COMMISSIONERS. The pulthcwtll learn with scarcely loss surprise

then stttieftrcttott that the main object of the Crimean Railway litpr-dition is already completed, and that the muuitioma of war are new bsiug conveyed direct front "llllltltI\'lI to the trenches. ssy,how vast rt remission of toil to the overtusod strength of tho trooptt in thus effected, srtd with what increase ofvigour rtnd uuitnstion they new address tlteruselvv-rt to this legitimate prosecution of the busi- ness of the siege-. without the exhaustion consequent on labottts wholly alien to those of an ordinary rrtilitarv lllllllrt‘. worked from ti.-Inlrlavn to the French camp, at the top of the -twp int-line hitherto by horses, but at the date of rlu- l:r~t advices, the engine had begun to supersetle atltltllltl power, which was gladly used for other purposes. 'l'huttlts to tire agency of the railws , we have now begun to reciprouats the services the I-‘tr-och had be-ttlttued upon us in large qu.-rnttty uf.httt and hospital forwarded rm long ago as the ltlrh, and such aid was‘ highly apprsviolrd by our allies, whosro enthusiastic to their sdrttirntton oi the systotnuti

and eltdlll’.'tIt§s).t-f the usvviu, gr-rd urotltotlical ordnr and ragulurity that all the srrrittgctrtents of tho , _ on the rt of the French is the more rornurlrs Is is n_ Catholic Priest who had come smong tltsm. t P. ' les, and they would do the srtrne thin I they had the power. The head of its order was s ltuovr Nothing, and the Governor of New York was elected by ‘ Clark did not get in