12-29-1853: “The fact is it is not the province of the legislature to prohibit the use of any article whatever, and the moment they do so they overstep the power delegated to them by the Constitution"

The Weekly Lancaster Gazette, “The fact is it is not the province of the legislature to prohibit the use of any article whatever, and the moment they do so they overstep the power delegated to them by the Constitution, and there administration, ceasing to be democratic, becomes despotism.”, Dec. 29, 1853