True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-07-07
immortality Of Public Men.

ing alarmingly common. Texas has be-
come peculiarly distinguished in this way.
In one short year, her favorite sou, Gen.
Thomas ]. Rusk, and the last President
OF the Republic DR.. Anson Jones, haye
taken their own lives. Gen. Henderson,
the recently elected successor of Rusk, is
confined to his bed, and. in all probabiIi-
ty, will never take his seat in the U. S.
Senate. The brilliant and generous Bow
don has gone to an unlimely grave. The
bowl-the festive bOwl-lhe flower
wreatbed bowl-lhe beauty sanctioned
bowl-the customary BOWLS the cause
of all this. Are the leaders of our par.
ties, the heads Of our political conven.
lions, our legislators, going, forever, 10
nominate drunkards for the highes, offices
in the land, and thus bring shame upon
the country, blot upon our history,
and bushes to the faces of our posterity
for the political immortality of their ia.
Tiers. The public conscience and the
public honor are becoming hardened with
these things. Are they going to con-
tnue
Thus speaks the Texas Christian I'D.
UOcate.l That an effort will be made in
this county, by some men Of in,emperate
habits, to secure places OF trust and profit,
at the approaching election This fall, we
have already abundant proof. In such an
event, what is the proper course 10 be
pursued by the sober portion of the COM
munily ? we answer most unhesitating-
ly, "spot them." and let this be done
without distinction Of party. There is
strength enough in tho Temperance cause
in this county to make its power to be felt.
IL therefore either Of The political parties
should present " ,chiskey barrel" to be
supported at the coming election, we ad.
wise every friend of temperance to bear
his part in the noble work of knocking it
in the head, that The filthy fluid may be
wasted in the desert air." In other
words, and to speak without figure,
vote for no man who is known 10 have
been drunk within one year last past
We have become fully convinced tha, this
is the only proper course for The friends of
temperance to pursue. So long asmen
who are in the habit of drinking and GEL
ting drunk, can secure the support of their
fellow citizens for Offices of trust 90 long
will they 60 on their downward course to
disgrace and final ruin. We have come
TO the deliberate determinaton-snk or
swm-that, we will not give our suffrage
TO any man, We care not by what party
or caucus, he has been brought before
the people, who is either habitual, or an
occasional drunkard. Such an aspirant
: may "shriek for bleeding Kansas" he
may cry out in favor of the "Lecompton
Swindle," or against it {; he may pro.
claim with voice Of thunder "none but
Americans 10 ruleAmerica, down with DO
litcal Catholicism &C., &C., until his lungs
are sore, such man never shall have
' our supper, for any Office in the gift of the
people of this county, until he reforms
! and becomes a sober man.
We are reminded by friend at our
o elbow, that six months is the time Of
5 probation specified in the discipline Of
o the Methodist Church. Well, as we are
% rather partial to Methodistic usages,
% we will SO modify our proposition, that
3 six months of strict sobriety-every thing
90 else being equal-may entitle candidate
q q 10 our support.
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