Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-05-08

tos COou.y
ursn,M> ADAMS, is a candidate for
Ceunty Auditor.
MY. q. b. Sociny-'Soie Caardi"ns. &c
Almost every community has srlfconstitu-
Ted assoc iation Of this kind. aud our. - p"rnlI-
ssjy bi,ssed Just now with one Of EN-. we trust
tI,st the agreeable, PHEASANT and good nntnrei
left editor will not WAX wratiiy at orr styling
him ,he president Of III. mind your own -husi-
u,ss" society of Richmond.) Their platform Of
prime ivics ia broad enough TO permit all to stand
on il who "A0re eDmpi"int," and narrow en"ngh
20 exclude those who have resolved to abolish
the use Of spirtuous liquors or other intoxicating
drinks. as ~ beverage, by moral sudsion, ami, ~
prop~ riy Dispensing 10 the iquor-s"lirr aporiion
oCiegai sua-iou, in due season, TO dry up the pa-
ces where those vino affl ictcd with tie com
plant, resort for the purpose "t having It nIn'
i,t.r-d unto The VI Y. .. i society, have.
moreover, adopted OIL Cain ~ ii,rir patron saint
and the motto on their banner is: "im 4 my
kveih~y's ksepsr!'
This, then, bcipg tn platform, md this the
motto "f the sori"ty, II 'ors not surprise any
friend Of temperance to b. told that H.. * 'Prn-
verbal for ni,- nd,ng more TO Other peoples hI-
s,nrss than to his own,' when dong all III his
power, tho weak aud puny may De "ccou"tch
his efforts to suppress ,h- Ubiquitous tr'iii: =,
an article which sends rs thousands {" Prcna-
sur- graves an { ~ the prolific cause of 50 nu' b
misery and wo. Nr.il,er DOES i a.toni-h nn,
Temperance man. who ntten bed The large pubic
meeting ut III. VI. T.. Charcl, to be- told Icy the
ing officer Of the VI. Y. O. y society,
that the proceedings hui on thIt nccsipn, were
=.
t-ctabI-, mind our-own- business paper! HIS
province ~ to publish thing fresh! What
la,sinrss has the public I" sndravor to protect
itself against the -ncroachmenis Of any ev,l-
hq"or-seiiin gambling. horse-siraling. conn
serf-it,ng, for instance, the people hal better
be madiny N.eu omn basine,s. instead Of quietly
meeting together and passing series Of rrsolu-
tons, imstractng the city authorities 10 "rigiily
enforce the law" against thos. who violate it
And what a prc- Of im;,udrncc in them. To
quest the president Of this ancient secicty-a
man who is notorious for attending ndu>tfiously
% he own businrss-to print "sf'le' things!
We do not .claim to bc the sole guardians Of
rnblic MORALS as the JrT's editor intim,,cs;
but when u wclknown public evil - stalking
abroad in our streets at noon dAy-str,xing down
our fellow ci,ixrns. both old aud yonng-rutl-
= lrssy entering the family cir, &c aud slrzing one
Of its loved members it'll its blood-red hand.
and cous,g ming him to - drunkard's grave, and
still seeks FOR fresh victims, when men can he
found who will for the stkr OF the dimes. traffic
in this b,ne Of iife-this destroyer Of domestic
peace and happiness; when men can be found
who, for the sake OF the lucre, will violate the
law and disregard all The obligations they owe 10
has L.,
esteem il ~. one OF the highest obligations
owe our fellow .cilixrns rs an humble publisher
" u public Journal, nay. an Imperative duty
devoiving ON US, TO raise our feeble voice against
the ev,l-io speak Of il as is. an! to urge the
application Of every lanjable remedy, both for
its abolishmcnt and the punishment Of those
who engaged ~ the Illegal ana vicious traffic
The editor says we hal ..the ImPu lrncr TO
attempt 10 dictate to him @ what he .huud
publish IN his paper. His z.a for the pro-ress
Of the society. over which he pres'dcs with such
distinguished ability, has probably led him into
this error; the fact is, we merely added our ere
quest" to that Of the meeting. for hun To pab-
lsh the doings thereof; but that "aucmpt' was
met 18th the cry Of too 'st1ls' aud mimi yoHr
sra basiness!'' aud he called US a ''da>tardiy
suthor,'' "black he artcd scountre,' and sew
-rai other Of his choice aud enfrdring cpiihets,
for prcsuming 10 make the suggestion!
II il good. wholesome docirn- that all are.
or ought to b., the KEEPERS OF their brethren
the say so Of OLD C.,in aud all the officers and
members Of the W. Y q. B. society TO the con-
,rar, uo,w outstanding aud If they do no, perform
that duty toward rncl, other bv using all the in
hacnc-s in their power TO prevent s,lf-.cstruc
vent MISERY, want and utter ruin from visiting
the i"uoceWt families Of those who indulge or
are inclined TO indulge in any p-rniciou< practice.
evil or crane. the responsibility will res, heavily
spon that man who fails TO do his duty in
this rr.pect:-h- is his 'bruiher's Keeper" and
the blood Of that brother, who might hav. been
sav<d by Timely advice aud gentle warning, will
cry from the ground against hm:-,he sin Of
s1ississ, we told 10y high and holy authority
will DO punished as severely as the sin Of com.
mission.
but we do not desg On TO preach a errr0r-
ehss - out of our latitude, az we only claim 10
b very inp-rf-c; erkoyfer;-neither was il our
Intention, when we CONNIE need, TO occupy tile
space we have; and well quit, for tn. present
BY siding few wOrds under the head Of &c:
An old Scotch preacher, 'once-upou. a.time +.
undertook TO define his position as the pastor o,
his flock. in this way: Suppose we're INV
shssp, an Willie M'Cown. over there i the cor
ssr. is my dog;"-"I'm name o. your dog
saelsi"ssd the Indignant Willie. "iioot, mon. y
said the pssscher. ''donna get mad-i,'s only by
way Of h-lus-ter-a-tionv' We, last week, inst.
ssssd esmpasisou between weIi.shaken bar.
~' - I'M and The Js6. = editor, BY way Of Ill