Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-12
For the Journal
all Hands 10 the Rescue.

The time has arrived, in Muscatine, when
every lover of temperance and good order
should array himself upon the side of truth.
1t is most humiliating spectacle to see
religious men, of sober, steady habits, in
huensal and high in the confidence of the
community croaking and whining around
the streets, like whipped puppies, because
nan are fined for selling whisky; and to
give their prostituted sympathy plausibility
they say it is not honorable to 20 to the
bar, call for liquor, d. ink and pay for it,
to obtain sestilnon against the offender,
for it WAS a breach Of trust. How was it a
breach of trustg Those men sold liquor in
open daylight, TO any that called for it
boys, men, women, old folks and fools,
could get if they had the money to pay.
Verify, that was queer way to use a Sc
cret! No, sir, there was no secrecy cx-
pected, Those burlesques upon society
ljquor-sellers thought the law could not
reach them, and tLat they could evade it by
their wits-with the aid Of lawyer they
could outwit the law and Pursue their he'll
lish occupation in spite Of the State. But
suppose they did thus unfortunately trust
their secre., is an implied confidence to
screen the offender from the penalty Of a
wholesome law. Away with such sickly
no Ior!
Some trusting morallst in the last g En-
quirer" disgraces truth by using the word
as signature to an article whining in SYM
pathy for the liquor seller, in which he
deprecates the arraying of one portion of
the citizens of this place against the other.
Citizens, indeed 1t is a Islander ON the
word to call lquor-dealer q citizen -
Call him fire. brand, an incendiary, Il
walking plague or pestilence, the persona
fcation of distraction, the stool-Pigeon of
evil, the DEVILS pimp, and you have faint
future Of the whisky-vendng citizen.
He says: ga portion find delight in him
d.ring the efforts of the we'll moaning and
honest IN doing what would be for the adj
vantage of the city," That is, those who
are trying to maintain the dignity of the
law and stop the traffic in liquor are injur-
ing the city What traffic in ardent spir-
its an advantage to the city! Tai k about
the cholera, the small pox, yellow Fever,
plague, pestilence, famine and sword being
an advantage to the place, and you tail
with as much sense and truth
He says s.Those citiaens who are willing
and able to contribute for the prosperity of
the city will be compelled to stand aloof by
the obstacles thrown in the Way" &C., by
those snow too worthless 70 provide for
those Of their own household, except by
going round whisky drinking, that they
may inform" &c. Now, do tell what de-
cent man will stand aloof when the interests
of this city are at stake because the dog
gery-keepers are fined. Not one van Se
found !! 1t is all CANNON. If some of the
doggery- keepers who are smarting under
the lash of the law, or the prospect of it,
g stand aloof," no one will be surprised.
A set Of men who are SO lost to manliness
and morality, you could not expect any,
thing good at their hands. It is in accord
ance with their instincts to pull down what
others build up, to take and not give an
equivalent in return.
lie speaks of sscertain envious persons
who wish to bring others to their level"
That is. the ''informers" wish to bring the
whisky sellers to a level with themselves!
In the name of ali that is good, how can a
man get lower than whisky-seller /? that
thing in human shape who has cut loose from
honor, pity and sympathy, and preys, like
a ghoal, upon human blood and tears who
is alike deaf to The appeals Of humanity and
the warnings II Col: a rebel to heaven aud
u foe to his race. No, sir, these sinform-
ers' are as much above the most respecta-
BILE doggery- keeper as honor is above per-
tidy, or as loyalty is above treason.
WIND Ex.