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LICENSE LAWs.--We are gratified TO learn that
Professor Greenleat, at Harvard College, has CIV
en- his opinion in favor of the constitutonality of
the late Massachusetts License Law. The SUBJ
Ject OF License laws for the suppression of in
temperance, has agitated the public mind of late


IN various parts of New England, particularly in


Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine. Nu-
merous indictments have been and still are pend


ing for their violation. The ground taken by the


opponents of these laws, and who are generally


among those fthe infidel and agrarian principles,


is that, as the laws of Congress authorize the i'm
portation of liquors, and the Government receives
the Custom House duties on them, that legisia-
tures of sovereign States haze no pomer to re-
strict the sale or to determine under aohaf regu-
iafions renders may deal them om at retail!
We have not time to enter into the arguments,
pro and con, but the bare statement of the ground
of the defence is to our mind aperfect absurdify.
We are pleased to learn that the Supreme Courts
Of Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, to-
gether with Professor Greeneaf, and Chancellor
Kent, have all given their opinions that such
laws perfectly consistent with the Constitution
Of the United States, and that the only question
about their enactment,,is the eapediency of them
which lies with the immediate representatives
ofthe people.


There he no question that the decision of
the Supreme Court of the Union, will be in ac-
cordance with the above opinions and decisions
and we recommend to all those who have cases
of this kind in Court, to settle them as soon as
possible--to conform to the laws of the land-and
quit traffic which is producing such inexpress-
BILE among their fellow-men-Norihern
Statesman.