The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-04-14
Tbe WRONG Course to Pursue

Whes men. vino call themselves.
PhiianlhrOpisls. undertake tic ac-
conplEhment of any good or moral
object, they generally perform their
labor through the means of moral
suasion, This is right and consistent,
and shows that their object is to try
md accomplish good, whichis gen.
orally the result of their labors, But
should they undertake to denounce
their fellow men, or make their OBJ
jcct a political one. evil consequence
cS are sur to result from it, which
must always be tho result of such
doings.
1t is an acknowledged fact, and
a principle that cannot be contro-
yertcd, that all men should be on
an equal footing, one with the other
and that among the rights of man.
kind are life, liberty and the pur-
souits of happiness. The great OBJ
ect of our lives should be to live on
good terms and friendship with our
neIgh bors, that we should do moth
ing that would be calculated to NOR
ordlSturb our social relations, and
that VIC should strive to cultivate a
spirit of forbearance in all things
when we do this wo can g~enerlley
accomplish our object and do some
good, both to ourselves and to our
felIowmen; but when we pursue a
different course "evil and that con-
tinually" is sure to be the result OF
our Iabors.
Our object in this article is to call
attention to the resolutions passed
by the quarterly Temperance Cou-
neil of Jefferson and Harrison
county. With the most of them we
are much pleased on account ofthe
mild and generous manner in which
they set forth their object; but the
9TH and 18th, we do most heartily
protest against, for the following
reasons:
lst. We consider it wrong and
sinful to do Or say that through the
medium of the press against our
neighbors, which we would not do
or say to thom,in private intercourse
W. very much doubt whether the
author of the 9th resolution, or eli
ther of those who made the ''deci-
ded vote" would 20 to any one OF
their noighbors that sell spirituous
liquors, and tell him hat he consid-
cred him worse than a ''horse
thief" or a "highway robber." They
would very naturally expect thai
some kind ofa result would follow.
and as. peace loving citizens would
try to avoid it, which would show
their good sense and discretion. We
say it boldly, and without fear OF
consequences, that the man that
would cast such a stigma upon his
follow mau through the medium of
the press Or in any public manner
whatever, has no philanthropic or
moral object in view, and that it is
only to CRAFTY his vicious nature.
that he issues forth such spleen as
that contained in the 9th resolution.
There is no morality, temperance
or any other good thing contained
in it. It's only calculated to excite
and make "mad' the man that does
sell sp%irituous liquors. If we wish
ed them to stop their avocation, VIC
should go to them, individually, and
try to persuade them TO desist from
their avocation. Reason with them
in a spirit of miIdness, forbearance
and love, and good would be sure
to be tho rosul. of our labors. We
would not only have their respect
and confidence, but it would show
to the world that u object was to
try to do good. And we will fur
tner say in regard to this 9th rcsolu-
ton, that should any more such be
passed by the temperance Council,
or by any other body of men, they
will not find a place in the columns
: of the Sentinel. We shall be pleas
ed, at all times, to publish the pro-
coedlngs of meetings that have for
their object the accomplishment of
good, whether religious, temperance.
literary or any other meetings that
have that object in view, but such
Resolutions as the 9th one passed at
that meeting, will be invariably e.
Guided from our columns.
I'd. With the 18th resolution we
do not agree, because we believe it
has a wrong object in view. That
object, according to the resolution,
is TO mix up the subject Of temper
ancc with poliIcs. This we ,llaye
always held to be wrong. Temper
ance and politics r two distinct
lii III, .