The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-19
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n any deserve the lash Of the citi- II
lens more severely than others, they /
ire those who have given aid and
sanction 10 the passage Of our statutes
ind Yet trample them under foot.
Our statutes are very plain inregard
q persons accused Of crime, and thel
duty Of magistrates concerning them.
q wayfaring man, though d fool, need
not err therein. 4 Let the law b mag
nifed, but let there be just cause shown
for Il, before ! citizen u imprisoned
Tor an imaginary offences
Col. Burtons acts IN this affair, We /
are convinced, we're strictly with amin
tention TO honor the Law and discharge
his duty impartially Is . ministerial
officer. Nor do we think that an inn
putation of any less honest intentions
are due to any one. The mistakes
made, If any, were through want of
reflection, and not an intention to do
wrong. But magistrates and an officers
should beware how they tamper with
the liberties Of men.
WHISKY AND HOMICIDE. Our OBJ
seryation on the general use Of whisky.
amongst all people with whom We
have sojourned during life, has been
that il carries with ii the spirit Of
murder, rapine, robbery, theft, arson,
burglary, and in short, q general dis.
regard of the laws Of God and man,
regarding neither life nor property. II.
Whets theknife oil the assassin, Ii moulds.
the leaden missile Of death with which.
the revolver IS charged; il betrays the
CONTINGENCY Of the marriage vow; it.
robs reason Of lis throne, and despoils.
wisdom of its ways. II peryerts the
knowledge Of man, and corrupts the.
offspring Of his body. Its influence
ssbeggars description. = Its effects are
more '.cruel than the graYe;' and who
can Withstand ii? We ask, when.
shall 4 stop be put to- the nefarious
traffic Id whisky Echo answers,
When? We suggest that the people,
through their Representatives Id the
Legislature the ensuing session, take
such steps IS win stop every distiIlery
in the Territory, and spill every drop
Of imported whisky offered Tor sale.
Desperate cases only should demand
the full exercise Of thesoyereign willof
the people. We think the general
abuse Of whisky IN this Territory is
sufficient. There was q time when the
demoniac yell Of the drunkard was m
heard in our midst. Ifmen drank, and
some did, they left not their foot prints.
with human gore to- elot ON the gar
ments Of their felloW-citizens, none
bore arms save to protect themselves
when travelling from valley to valley.
Man met his fellow man as brother.
Then whisky was only lawful for the
physician or nurse to administer to the
sick. How now? Each one carries d mag
azine swung to his belt, and meets his
friend, his neighbor, and the stranger
alike; and il he happens to be drunk,
no seeks the life Of his fellow, and
none Is safe, whether friend or foe: for
the man who drinks whisky to drunk
enness, is a murderer in the sight Of
his fellow man, and blood, and blood
alone, will satisfy the demon spirit Of
whisky. Has this not gone far
enough? Let the people, thesoyereiign
will Of good men, answer BY their acts.
Precepts and examples are the first steps
towards a reform. We desire to ad-
vocate good, sound doctrine, however
we may have failed in its practice.
NOTCH Any person who will in
form US how or where We can. obtain
correct sketches Of the adventures and
lives Of the old mountaineers Pegleg,
Smith, Sewer, Provo, Weber, Henry,
and Others, shall receive our thanks
and be paid for the trouble. zzs
REFERENcE 0FFIcE. We are pleas
ed TO see our friends Thompson and
Browne leading the way in line Of
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