Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-11-09
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Mr.. Il. A. GoopwiS:--1n returning
you my compliments. for the genas-
manly notices you have been pleased
to give me, for three weeks in success
ion, have only TO request Of you TO
send me the amount / am due you on
the American. up TO date and discon-
tinue sending me the paper immedi-
ately on the receipt OF your money.
II anybody asks you why | have
discontinued the American. oil them
because Il don't pay me to pay two
dollars year for a paper that teach
es bigofry and religious Intolerance In
every issue. in opposition to eiva and
religious liberty. ] want paper that
contains sound morals and pure demo-
cratic principles, &c.
Yours Respectfully.
t THOMAS CLIFFORD.
With the utmost pleasure, Doctor.
You have continued the American at
least year longer than we expected
you TO. There is now but one liquor
seller on our list. that We know Of,
and be would have discontinued long
ago, but he is not so fortunately loca-
ted as you are. The has no chance Of
borrowing Il every week, and he has
never paid US a cent since We have
had the office. We have transferred
several from the list Of subscribers to
the list Of borrowers, and we expect
to transfer several more before the
year is out, Meanwhile. however,
we are making two transfers the other
way to one in that direction. We
shall not be surprised TO add half a
dozen names to our Laurel list as
soon as ID is understood that you have
discontinued. 3 <1a orf t.i-.
However, Dr., we win give you access
to our Giles. il you have not one. and
we viii give you a years subscription to
the American. and throw in Harper's
magazine, and the North British Re-
view. for a year, ifyou will point out
single sentence Of editorial. in any
number Of the American since We
have published II. that any impartial
committee ofthree, fairly chosen, shall
decide "teaches bigotry or religion.
intolerance" when taken in its con
nection. or that opposes civil and re-
ligious liberty" Come now. Doctor,
as the profits Of your liquor selling are
cut off, by the prohibitory law, which
has shed blessings on thousands 0
; the poor of the land. and made hun
drcds Of homes happy, you shall have
a chance to make a little.
As to having the American made
to suit your standard Of "sound NOR
ais ard pure Democracy" that Is GU
Of the question. We cannot tcacl
= that il is "sound morals" TO desolat
the homes Of the poor by the Curse
traffic as you teach. We cannot teacl
. that it is "sound morals" to pray dai
ly, LEAD us not into temptation,
j, and yet authorize by law. tho es
: Enlistment Of houses Of dissipation
aud vice, in our midst. to tempt on
= children and the poor drunkard, a
!. you teach, by example mt least. ]
: will not do for you to say that 20
are opposed to doggeries as much a
any other man. You know that th
. only effect Of the present law Is to DIR
d up these dens Of vice and polution.-
y After Eve months experience. no 9th
u or mans "civil or religious liberty
: has been invaded by il, saving and ex
4 cepting the druggists who sold "for
II medicine only" what might be use
d and often was for purposes Of dissip'
d ton. Had your old line commission
ers complied with the law. as has bee
d done in other counties, liquors for a
i needful purposes could have been oil
IS tanned, and the ten thousand evils ,
y the unrestrained traffic have bee
Or avoided. M
: We cannot teach that it is"soun
O. morals" for a professor of religion
and a professed temperance man, 4
n stand by and laugh and exult at the II
III efficiency Of law when the Office
IS. whose sworn duty il is 10 execute
n refuse 10 do so.
he We cannot teach that ii is "sour
Of morals" TO encourage such men
h your fsllow.laborer. in Somerset.
deal out the damning draught to Il
oe children Of your best citizens. ar
he then stand by. when they are rayir
:. like mad men. and with fendish e.
=, ultant laugh. say: Where is yo'
!, law now?' We sincerely trust tn
80 your own heartstrings. as o paren
:, may never be rung with such angui'
as your course has caused other pa
~ ents in.'your own vicinity. AT yo'
door. DR.. Clifford. more than at u
door Of any other man, lies the =
IL sponsibility Of the evils that your TOW
e. and vicinity are suffering from the vi
g. lation ofthe prohibitory law. In
'e. other part Of the county--not ev
Ia among the foreigners have such seen
Of dissipation been Witnessed as whe
tho protection and encouragement
70 your christian and temperance {
OIL character has emboldened violators
Al. the law. ~ ~ sq ~
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