Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-02-18
A WORD
TO the CITIZENS OF cARRoLLroN.

There is among Us an evil Of no small mag
uitude-one which seems 10 be on the increase
and which calls for meri,ed and uuAlnchlng
rebuke from every lover Of good order. refer
10 the annoyances occasioned by rowdy and
blackguard boys in their evening reves. These
annoy ances are met with almost everywhere.-
10 The streets until late hour at night, any de.
cent person who happens 10 have business out,
is annoyed BY their vulgarty. their profanity,
and their fenGsh yels. ll' we had some uds
imported from The most uncivized OF OUT west.
ern Indians, they would show mUre feeling
more decency, and more regard for civility
than some o! The very promising Juveniles OF our
village do. When those Of our young people
and others who are the friends Of good order
and improVement meet together for singing,
and other innocent and useful exercises, these
prOwIing lmPs, like so many evening wolves,
must invade The assembly. And then, by run.
ming in and Out al unseasnnabe times, by dis.
orderly talking, by slammng the doors, and by
making uneauhly noises around the house, they
disturb and interrupt those who are within
who desire to maintain a decent and geneel
bearing and who are grIeved aud mortified
that such specimens of humanity are found
among US.
Nor is even the sanctuary Of God place of
refuge from these shallow palcd shameless row.
dies. With them 10 place is sacred, no ser.
vices solemn. Neither fearing God nor re.
garding man." they invade even the place Of
worship. and by sWuIing and stamping, and
talking in the lobby, annoy those within who
have met for the worship of The Most High
Such is very meagre glance at The conduct OF
these grnceless lads. Now il has become q Sc.
rlous question, what can be done to arrest the
progress Of This evil Il is an eviI--a great
and growing ev-and onJ which can scarcely
be longer tolerated. Is il come to this, lha.
viuuous decent people must be abused, annoy.
ed and interrupted, by a sci Of vicious, disorder.
y, vulgar boys, who are even now far worse
than tho Devil wants them to be, and yet have
no remedyl Must we quietly submit TO this,
bear il patiently, and make no resistance Pa.
lence is indeed virtue, but no. 10 such cir.
cumslances. Manly and judiciously directed
effort 10 break down this system oil nightly row.
dI ism, is rather q virtue. These evils have
their origin in want Of firm aud enlightened
perennial restraint, Parents, as we'll as their
ungouerned sons, will be, at the bar Of the On.
niscien' Judge, held accountable for these
things. viii not those parents who know that
their sons are SO yagrOul and proaiga'e, awake
to This matter 7 Will they not. il no. out of re.
gard to The morality and good order Of the town,
at least out Of regard TO the present and future
good Of their own children, berslir themselves,
and endeavor to reclaim those who are so rap.
idly tending to deswuctiOn But if parents will
not restrain their children, and teach them how
; 10 behave--ir they will no, keep them a. home
at night-if they will not 60 with .hem when
they are out, and take care Of lhem--is there
no 0lher way 10 reach This case lsthere no.
thing iC civil or municipal law that can be ap.
piled 20 the matter in hand Why do not our
Town council pass vagranI ncI, with suitable
penal.ies, and correct this crying evil Why
be influenced by the petty considerations Of pop.
uIafi.y and parry pOIuicsi Why do they not,
with courage and an eulighlene regard 10 The
public veal, take hold of this evil. grapple fairly
with il, and remove ID A word 10 The wise is
sufficient. Who will move 10 this AFFAIR." lf
some Of the youthful dis'urbers OF our nocturnal
sIumbers, we're taken by tho proper authority,
and lodged, on one Of these frosty nighls, for
six or ten hours in jail, wiIhOu. bed, bread or
FIRE, il would prove TO be very potent medi,
ieine. Such dose would no. have to be re.
pea,sd bu. lev lines, until the evil complain.
ed Of would be cured. -aa ea
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