The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-07
3. p. SNYDER, Sec'ty.

@David Jewell, who was hung recently
at Pittsburg, addressed while in prison await
ing the dreadful summons of the law the fol-
lowing letter to friend in Philadelpi,:
Dear WiH:-In few more short ays the
existence and history of your friend@ill end
on earth; and before | leav e dear W., have
few words of advice to leave one whom
love as brother, and which You appeared to
be to me, and have acted as such, dring my
long and painful Incarceration, 10 which
return to you, and your vile, my most pro-
found thanks.
trust what little have to say to yu will
not be deemed wrong nor out Of placeit may
be benefit TO you III years to come, al you
may profit by il, which hope you viii On
ly look back 10 the morning of the fif,lof Ju-
ly, 1862, and picture 10 yourself: ths0appy
man | was on that glorious but unhappy day
to me. left my little family under 1t prom
Use to be back again in the course ofn hour,
to acc ompany them on n railroad eMirsiJn;
from there got in the company some
young friends. took social drink gcthcr,
from iha. to another, and another, d yet
another; then forgot my promise those
Il
to this blighted cause, aud against use, |
wish TO draw your attention. You youn-
ger then am, and know you will bar with
me in warning you from erer, ecer touing it.
know you a'e not in the habit OF it;ut you
ere kind, open, generous and freesarted,
and it is this that makes me write t'ou on
this occasion-and you will admito one
knows your generous disposition bet than
do.
My first piece of advice to you is yer to
drink liquor in any way-never do from
the time you read the last words of who
always was your friend, and, thank 6, you
have proved the same to me. BUR- me
to say that liquor drinking is an evil, what
every man, woman and child will reay ad-
nit; and to say that liquor drinkinss the
cause of intemperance, is also sayinwh at
no living man will deny; and intem.ance
produces either directly or indirectmuch
the largest part of the misery and wched- |,
ness in our happy country. its biting,
whitening cause is seen and felt invery |
grade of society. 1t makes the rcpoor,
aud the poor destitute. 1t separates, ties |
that bind husband and wife. 1t dests the |
natural affection existing between tharent
and child. II brings husband and W par
ent and child, to an intimately, and y Of
ten, to an ignominious death. But 8 un-
necessary for me to depict the evils a,dant
upon the use OF intoxicating liquors.
j wish from my Utmost soul that ould
have had the same calm reflection tn
evil, when had my liberty, as ha,ince
had, and since studied. There are few
persons, am satisfied, but can call mind
in their own recollection, some .friesome
lored acquaintance, whose bright fut, has
been hopelessly b!ssted by the vice cink-
ing liquor. will say no more to yol this
subject, only remember ths:-
How many sorrows and how many tears,
Which darken fe's rough pathway thou aosts
(intemperance.)
For closer than a brother dost thou cling
To those frail mortals once within thy power,
Who strive to shake thee of-evade Thy sting.
And 'scape tho threatening clouds that re thee
lower,
Which darker. gloomier grow with each seding
hour.
4 will say no more in regard to this my
last words to ycu-is never drink liz and
you will be happy man. Leaue of ming
,cith fire engines; they are the means dng-
I ing many good young man to shamd dis
grace. Let your evenings be spent ir So
8 ciety of your wife and child, and my for
it, you will be the happiest oil the ha
can say no more-mY heart isfull.
Farewell, Billy, farewell. Ever trlpurs,
&C., DAVID JEW.