The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-12-15

take it nome, better that than pur'
chase by the glass and get drunk in
public--far better, Do not under
stand us as being an advocate for any
law that would keep a mar from en-
joying his liberty--that great birth
right Of Americans, but which is Of
ten most sadly abused. On the other
hand, were It not for collateral rea'
sons, we should say TO a man who
would drink in spite of reasoning -
"Go ahead and kill yourself, if you
will. Drink whisky by the barrel
andthe quicker it kills you the better
We get out Of patience with "A man
who drinks despite the remonstrance
of friends and the love Of relatives,
and whose own convictions are that
he is doing an injury to himself and
causing trouble to others. We can't
bear with such. 1t seems so strange
to us that they can not govern their
desire better. Alas for the lack Of
noble resolu ion. God knows it is
painful to see the fatal influence
which alcoholic beverages often OBJ.
tain over worthy, intellectual and no.
bic hearted men. Look at the bril-.
liant intellect Of Haskell, than which
few were superior, and how it was
dc.hroncd. Yet, even to him, were he
the only sufferer, we should be con-
strained to say 60 on, kill yourself
with whisky, if you will not heed the
counsel Of friends and the convictions
of your own conscience that you are
doing a damnabIc wrong. But OH
there is II mother who once nurscd the
same drunkard when a babe, and
claspcd him in JOY ~ecstatic to her DO.
som as she witnessed the twinkle of
his bright little eyes. or heard the
whisper of his infant tongue
Little dreamed she that his eye would
one day become swollen and red with
drink, or his tongue utter bIasphcmy
within the walls of a grocery. And
his father-who had hoped so much of
him-his sister who now weeps his
fall, and his brother who would do all
in his pc wer to reform him. IT'S these
that render il necessary for extra en-.
beavers to make a law which will
accomplish what father, mother, sister
and brother canuot accomplish.
As we SAID before, the bill in guess
ton, should it become a law, may not
effect fort better, but gracious knows
it cannot make things uorsc. We are
aware Of the evasions ofjuStice which
attended the former laws in regard to
tipping. We know that under the
recent quart law a man was sold an
old cigar or something of no value,
and made to pay for it just what the
liquor seller would ask for a glass of
liquor. The drink was then giUen to
him. This was evasion. This was
shunling by the law, but when we re-
move the nuisance entirely out Of the
corporation, it will take shrcwder
shufling than that. And if we mis-
take not the feelings of this communi.
Y, about three fourths of them will
vote to abolish groceries. If this is
not their feeling VIC pity them, and
they are blind to their own interests.
But we say let the majority rule. If
a majority say have liquor on our
streets, let's have it, and picc uerSc.-
Well have our opinion, ven if every
one is against it. We have that right,
and avail oursell of the privilege to
express it, meaning no harm to any
man, but with an eye and a heart for
the public good, and can see nothing
especially for the public good in hav-
ing a tipping shop in the corporation.
W. would infringe on no mans liberty
to drink as much and as often as he
plcascs--nay, would not even mere.
pate him for so doing. since he is free
to do in that respect just as he plcases.
We might advise him, and depict to
him the evil of drinking. but no more.
Ifhc uW drink, let him 90 it. If we
want a drink, we 90 and get it, and il
a grocery were outside the corporation
and we felt IA dram a real necessity,
we should 20 and get it. But we are
talking to benefit the town of Win
chester, and pleading that it is the
democratic doctrine for a majority to
rule. Are we not right? Then leave
it to n vote of the citizens of Winches.
ter and see what a majority will say,
Oh! with what a proud step we would
walk up to the ballot box, and go with
that majority, drunk or sober. Perhaps
"more anon"
The Winchester Nrginian, speak.