Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-24
RUM-sELLING.

havo rc Meditation in saying that, IN nv
judgment, the rumsellcr is responsible for the
usual, legitimate consequences of has business
These consequences are squandered estates,
broken constitutions, blasted regulations, bitter
ness of heart, squalld poverty, foul crimes, and
premature death. These consequences are ac-
knowledged. They are not Hypothetical
They are known and read Of all men, The fact
that the rumseler does not know which glass
of liquor will finish the accursed work of pre-
pairing for the crime, or which particular GUS
toner will become most prominent in the work
of evil, does no., by any means, change his re-
sponsibility. He knows the general tendency
of his business. He knows that crime is the
legitimate fruits thereof. Knowing this, and
still continuing the business-the cause Of
such evil-he must design the effect of which
he constantly furnishes the cause. And if he
designs these effects, he must be responsible
therefor
It'll doing the rumseller no injustice, therefore
to say that he is making a business of all this
evil. The following, from the "Star of Tenn
perance," though somewhat sarcastic, is per-
fectly Just. 1t shows Stree Trade" combih-
alton between rumselers and moderate drink
ers, in carrying on their work Of death:
"The rumseler has contracted with his ma
jesty TO kill 10000 in 1851! Support him, and
the contract will be fulfilled to the last SOUL
We want more drunkards. Where shall we
get them from moderate drinkers-the corpse
de reserve-the grand reserve, from which are
replenished runs dying hosts. No drafts are
protested-never must be. We want more
drunkards. You young chaps here at the bal
want to enlist? You can't go it, eh? Can
sir. Don't give it up because you are not rag
ged and bloated, and your limbs do not tremble
ell o-l &c t,,x
tracks, my dear fellow. Can't stand in his?-
: Keep on, few years will make you as fnishe,
a sot as ever wallowed in ditch. The scourg
must be sustained. Take ticket in the lotter,
Of Death you may draw gallows and dishon
/, ored grave.
/ moderate drinkers we want TO get up 30
r 600 funerals, with fxins to match, 800
. widows 5000 orphans, and lots of Idle spectt
tors. Who'll take q nomination in the 'ind6
? pendent ticket, and run for----anoth6
: world ? You, blood bucks of the upper ten
q which of you will speak for an office, in tim
f for the annual auto de fe of rumseling ?
They'll find the liquor for the wake no shrinl
ing back, gentlemen, glorious destiny is your
"a living sacrifice for "Free Trade n
matter how respectable now, few years wi
'- fit you for any crime. Take drink, sir-wal
g in tomorrow and take another.
e we want TO commit 40 murders, 10 nave ~
1t 600 lawsuits, $4,000 regular rows and fight
IS get up 36 hanging bees, make $4,000 criminal
J. 100 paupers, 400 maniacs, xiii 81 by accident
a such as freezing to death when drunk, &c
r send 400 juveniles to the house Of correctio
3 whipeo0 wives, &c., &C., at cost of more th'
y half Seilion to the State of New York
fine, we want to furnish hell upon earth, al
T. enable rum-sellers to furnish devils enough
lie carry it on Who'll volunteer? Who'll gra
I'd uate and take sheep skin as an adept in vi
III and crime, which will gain prompt admittsn
nd to any prison in the land. We've enough
h the poor class, and we want the best you've G
esl sons OF the wealthy and respectable. \ ou
ot friend, it gives us Joy to see yori taking mode
let ate drains. You are one of us--=a gl0rio
% mess all moderate drinkers, ready tc act q
RS. part in the great tradgedy, and no stampi
he when the act comes of. To be sure il does y
ef no good, but there must be SO much deviltry CT
IN ried on in the world, and rum sellers are j
rs, the thing 10 doit with-hy your help. DriI
mslws say, but keep within the bounds Of {