Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-02-19
FREMONT, OHIO.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1853.

answer TO which l now say that am well Hd-
viscd that the authorities Of the town are full
! ly sensible that il is great nuisance and will
be corrected that under the law Of last win
ter town has authority TO infict a fine and to
erect pounds, and if the fine is not paid and
the swine prohibited from running at large,
te impound and sell them. ! know il is the
intention Of the council TO carry out the pro-
visions OF the law and to abate this most obvi.
Gus nuisance.
While communicating with you on this sub
iect, permi, me to call your attention, and that
| of the Democrat, to another and much great
er Nuisance, about which both of our papers
are silent In the law OF last winter, page
gal, Sec 25, the Legislature has given full
power 10 the officers Of this corporation "to
regulate taverns and other houses for public
entertainment, and to regulate or prohibit ale
and porter shops aud houses and places for
significant or habitual resort for tipplng and
| intemperance" Now, sir, it is obvious to ev-
cry person that our town is greatly cursed by
these establishments. there being nineteen OF
them IN full blast, daily dealing out the pos-
on in violation of the law, and others in the
course of preparation. We have been taught
to look at the newspapapers as welding a
great amount Of influence in community, and
feel it their duty not to remain silent but to
array themselves actively on the side of NOR
ality and reform and TO exercise all their in
6uence to put down all establishments injuri-
Gus to the public interest and reputation.
Several Of these establishments are places,
of extensive resort not only through the days
and nights of the week, but on the sabbath
The keepers of these houses have become 30
unblushing in the exerciee Of their netarIous
traffic, that during the Sabbath dny their doors
are open and IA rotous assemblage. more or
less intoxicated, may constantly be found tip
png at their counters and spending their day
in druken debsueh. Notwithstanding these
facts are well known, both Of our town papers
have hitherto remained entirely silent on this
subject This is much gleater nuisance than
the running at large of swine, and is greatly
demoralizing and injurious to the reputation
and well being Of our place. | cannot at:rib-
ute this silence to any thing but neglect, for
am not willing TO believe that either of our
editors are wanting in the moral courage ne
cessary to proper and full representation of
this matter. Now, gentlemen. let US hear
from you, and let us all endaavor to induce
the authorities OF the town to put the proper
legal checks to this business, for unless the
authorities are supported by public opinion
their acting can be of but little beneht; but L
call upon them, however, TO arouse themselves
to the proper action and to discharge their
sworn duties to the corporation. Yours.
| W. ,b;nL Mr. comes down upon
US little too hard in as much as this is our
fourth issue only, and FIVE weeks ago we had
never seen Fremont. We know comparatively
little about who are liquor sellers, who are
drunkards, who are moderate drinkers, or who
are teetotalers. We know not who, or how
many get tipsy during the day, or who or ho"
many have convivial meetings at the grocer
les and get intoxicated in the night. or who
they are that tipple and get fuddled on the
Sabbath We have men under solemn oath
to protect the interests of our citizens, having
the strong arm of the law to WELD. if they have
the moral courage to do so; why don't they
shut up our tipping houses, and thus effectu
ally stop at once, those scenes of disgracefu
dissoluteness and those Bacchanalian orgies
that so mnch annoy the good people Of oul
town. Why, sir, do those who are in author
ity, and who have long been citizens of Ere
mont, feel disposed to be so unreasonable ant
unjust as to lay so serious charge at oul
} door, since they Themselves have remained Isl
lent?" And suppose we should devote one
halfour columns to advocating temperance
and denouncing liquor drinkers and liquo
, vendors to be nuisances to society, what goot
would we accomplish? What beneficial re
suits can we bring about, while the town au
thorities stand back and look on with seeming
, Indifference Let the men who have tn
, powsr in their hands, and whose duty it is t.
rid eur town Of every thing they conceive tC
be nuisance, 90 ahead and do what they ar
sworn to do, and if necessary, we will come !!
their aid. We are ready and perfectly willinI
to do what we think to be our duty, and ais
{ W oCai Jul JuSe PioPOisiO" W oio"S' Wv '"
{ are not willing to perform the duties Of others
! or rather attempt to do so, and bear blam
justly resting upon them. We are not afrai
to speak the truth on any occasion, or unde
. any circumstances. but we have no notions G
being made use of as poor puss WAS, when tn
monkey took her paw to draw hot potatoe
, out Of the FIRE. We are of opinion, sir. judg
ing of the future by ihe past. that for us alon
to wage war against the votaries Of Bacchu
and Mammon. would show as great folly i
us as was displayed by the crackbrane
! knight-errant, who, mounted on bis old crov
: bait Rocinante, fought the wind-mills on tn
of plain Montiel.
! Those who wish to have their olfactory o
smelling nerves most agreeably affected, ca
: be accommodated to their hearts content b