Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-07-02
The RuInons use of Reer among .he
Translated from Cincinnati June 16th
for the Cincinnati CommerclaLl
IS IT. SO, OR NOT?
Myfiesh, my flesh, It ruins mel-PAr

IS IT SO, OR Eor2
Myfhesh, my flesh, It ruins mel-FA1srlTY.
Falstaff would have been very brave, if
he had not been so heshy If he Ind not
been SO feshy, he would have lived yery chaste
and moral. But his flesh induced him to drink
too much, else he would have remained sober,
and honorable. The poor Flesh
Falstaf maintained that his flesh had pro-
| duced all his sins and vices, while. he the
knave himself was the producer of his flesh.-
Shall we Germans indeed be compared with
such Falstaff; shall we be insulted, and then
be compelled to exclaim SIT is the Berthe
Beer" that brings US to the ground? If we
will doJustice to ourselves, thenawe must make
this self.confession.: "Yes, it is sol" All
our other accomplishments, our aptness, tai
ent, and ability become injured by this pas
slon 1t was said, though, by one of our
"Orators," and answered by great applause,
on the occasion OF Cincinnati Turner Festi-
val: eve Germans may drink as much beer
as we please; the capital stock of our reason,
of our character, is so large, that with all our
will, it cannot be ruined.' Well, it is true
the German people cannot be ruined altogether
by such supplying Why not? Because it
contains enough other sound material and means,
even if part of it should be supplied, to'ful6l
| its destiny. But sure it is that all those who,
with too much confidence in the nature Of their
nationality prostitute themselves to the nation
al vice, will soon be used up, and thrown out
| from the process of life and history. Already,
on occasion of electng Delegates for Columbus,
we found ourselves compelled to complain about
the mass of working men, who idled their time
away in beer houses, while only few were left
to attend the election wherein depended the
improvement or deterioration of their very ex-
istence. Now, then, of what use is all their
industry, all their honesty and good principles;
what good, in most cases, do our people derive
OF the results in art and science, gained by hard
and constant labor, when so repeatedly, on oc-
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weighed by stupidity and carlessness, produced
by the enormous mass of beer consumed
How many of our readers have not already
been present at music festivals, where the songs
were drowned in beer; where on the second day
only voices hoarse with beer were to be heard?
And now let US be true to ourselves; let us not
try to color our own weakness; let us look the
fact straight in the face. Is it not nearly the
same with all our festivalsH Is not the real
purpose of these festivaIs-the refined taste for
lart-on such OCCASIONS by the great majority
buried in SBeer?"
We we'll know that all they who are under
IlndiSSoluble bondage with GambrinuS will turn
against us as we touch the wounded spot; but
also we are fully convinced that all who care
for the honor of our people, for the beautify-
ing Of social life, for the extension of pure
taste for art and the results of science, and for
the political independence of our German fell
low-citizens, and, first of all, for the cconomi
cal independence, the improvement of the
state Of the working class, and the good edu-
cation of their children, that all these will
stand aside with us, and help to combat the
enemy of the spirit of the German people
the enemy who already, in times of our fore
fathers, was the cause of mischief-the self.
stupcfaction and self-stunnng produced by the
consuming ofimmodcrate masses of heavy bev-
erage on occasions of festivals and social alnuse-
ments We noticed the enervating effects of
this passion even by our Turner's, by men tho
united for the purpose of developing the strength
Of body and mind. The carly Turnvereine in
Deutschland, on Turnfahrten, took few
pounds of bread in their pockets-thc rivers,
which were crossed by swimming, furnished
water to drink. These young men were proud
to accomplish feats under difficulties, with hun
ger ard thirst, without losing strength. Now
many of them are proud Of the number of
glasses of beer consumed, and Of the state Of
INVESTIGATION they were in. Instead of being
champions on the battle field OF the mind, on
the battle field of civilization, which SO often
here is occupied by their enemies, they are
champions on the "Bar"-herOes on the field OF
senscleSsneSs.
Certainly it is time that, in reference to this,
the public opinion should prevail, not to permit
any longer, to give out for honor, the stupidity,
want OF sense, and rudcncsS, what, in fact is
nothing but shame.
The special inducement of these remarks was
given to us on festival of the Turner's Of Louis
''''e' tAouSu Tue same opportunity lOrlt we had
on many other places and occasions here and
elsewhere. This festival in Louisville was good
in its designs. All men who participated in it
may we'll compare themselves with men of any
other place and nation; the female portion who
decorated the place with their beauty made
every stranger regret not to be an inhabitant of
that city; the spirit and harmony reigned all
over; but the blossoms were stripped off by
deeds of rudeness and bloodshed.
How is this possible? The Turner's knew
that the bloody, lawless hordes Of Louisville only
waited for an opportunity to destroy all human
10y and civilization. They knew that Louisville
is in such lawlcss condition, and that the author
tiles are not able, or not willing, to prevent or
stop such acts Of rudcness In spite of all this;
the Turner's satisfied to provide with full
barrels of beer, instead of rifles and revolvcrs
to protect their families. They knew that dan
ger threatened them, but even then, and in
spite of all this, part Of them were in a con-
dition. not only unable to defend themselves;
nay, more-they were an impedment to the
others SO as to prevent them to make, in order,
a successful rcpulse of the attack, and to give
these lawless human beasts we'll deserved
chastisemcnt.
Now we sincerely hope that the Turner's of
Louisville will take prompt steps towards their