The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-04-20
PROF. Billy BI uEB0TTT,E,s

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lecture agains. Temperahce. Delivered on
South 81. Wharf, from the top Of an empty
Rum hogshead, before the honorable A ssocln
ton Of Wharf Rangers and Rum-Suck ers;
Fsllcrs'-l 'spect most Of you have heard OF
this here cruel imposition and wiaiods BAN
boozlemeut they call the Temperance Reform
got up to prevent decent poor folks from en-
joying themselves in rational and inherent
wayi-that is to liquor when they feel incIin-
Ell to it; but maybe some Of yon don't know
the Temperance chaps make their brags that
they haveicked us out, and that we han't got
word to say for ourselves. Now that's a
most audacious mistake. We've got lots of
argument and retenauoh on our side; and
we've got genus and spirit enough 10 take our
own part,' guess, when it comes to the tus-
sci. lthink myself good enough for any six
of the cold water orators, and can give 'en
their bitters, think, when | 60 ntitin ysarn-
ost. III lei 'em know that I've tuck the field
and its orfu to think how panlky tfey'I feel
when they see me come out against 'om. !
hope the temperance assoshigHons won't die
solve right away, for waW an opportunity
to walk right into 'em like pig into a turnip
patch, aud if the-e's. a splinter on lem left at
the esd Of SIX weeks why druv me into split
roil for wedge.
hose needn't say, my very respectable
audience. that Pm in favor Of every man, wO.
man, and chiId's having their grOg id due ssa
son--thOt is six or eight times day, or often.
er, If he delIcacy of their situation requires
more stimeIus What harm will come of it?
Won't 1t make 'em happy? and ant happiness
our beings end and aim > as Mr., MOiFy says
in the English Reader. 'Spoze a mans got
no home and 10 coId-ho axes drink and
feels comfortable. lie lays down on the brckG
and don't know they aint feathers. t..
's1oz he's friz to death, why he don't know
what hurts him--be goes happily, and guess
he never feels cold afterwards. aH~
Them Temperance fellers cav liquor costs
us heap Of money-tlars melancholy
truth-it costs a confounded site more than il
orter cost. 60 again high prices myself
rhe tavern keepers want to make very ontea
sonabls profits, and its right enough TO max,
them ashamed OF their extraordinary propen-
sity. . ..a. ea
There's gentleman Or MY acquaintance in
St. Mary's street who sells very good glass
Of gtog for penny, and he allows Ihat HI
makes decent living at that. The reasor
why he cells so low is case he's got 10 licence
The license law is what raises the price 0
! liquor, my respectable audience; its a sort o
coatrivance BY which the public goes pardner.
with the liq or sellers, and comes IL for
good share Of the pro6ls. They say it help
10 support the government! What do Fespec'
table people want with government? ~
another inpersItion. II government can't b.
supported without tax on grog why il orte
be choked' VIII do they tax some people,
drink and not others? Why dom they pu
ajax on purpsand hydranis so tnatlhem as ha
no better sense as to prefer cold water 70 groi
may ray their part OF the reckoning? Now
! ak you, felers, who is the best citizens, hin
as supports governernmenl or MIN as don't?-
Why him as does, In course. We support
government, fellers; every man as drinks gro
supports government. That is il be liquor
at licensed hotel Every blessed drop O
liquor he swallers thereis taxed to pay the sal
aries Of the Governor, Sembymsn, and othe
big bugs. spoze we wac to quit drinking
why government would fall; itcouldn't help
no how. THAT'S the very crank it turns on.
don't like grog--I mortally hate it--If
followed my own inclination, I'D rather dtin
buttermilk, or gingerpop, or soda water. But
lickers for the good Of my country; to Sc, a
example Of patriotism and virtuOus self dena
the rising generation. toge assn
spose we was windictive or malishus
couldn't we show our spite! Well, | rathe
think We could. spoze we was to swear oil
,cass government won'ttake 9 our part, aud con
dne them Temperance fellers in the Peniteu
tiary, where they orter be? Why tho who