Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-07-06


Ism, temperance. faaatcism. &c c' II they
shouli 20 50. they would be likely 70 sec that
it eolid be far b.fsr. both for them aud for
e'. u they would lo' our institutions alone
aud our laws to0. aud 90. safer ihemselses
to be ''sa sal gel into passion. aud call
them "swindie." aud threat 10 upfurn
them. merely because they caut DO a. hey
please on Sunday, or b-esase they cAat oIseu
lager beer shop without license Ny own
opinion il, that the greatest snsicie. lhas ihe,s
people have are those who hep thsa IN this
state Of fermeui---ome iar the sake of liquor.
and o,l..-> for The sac e votes. These Two
latter classes are far more 20 blame inan the
great body Of the German population. who. If
lrfl 70 themselves. would readily settle doWo
iuto cuie,. become th-iliy a. good and peace
.ale cili4rss. and smalsanaie With or Ico
pie. The keeper Of saloon insists upon HE
natural right TO sell liquor because be can
make money out of II which he is willing e.
do, without sioppirs 10 inquire what are it,
desolating ELECTS The liquor drinker eia'us>
his natural f.gn. 10 drink uatii be Is ll.i
IL be chooses. and until his disisndei skin aad
blood sho; eye shall tell that ii lager bee- dee.
not .atoxieAte. it ~poif- a man Up like bl4d
der" And the demsgogue COMES along ready
10 defend this ri ht, aud 10 denounce his own
couutryman with all sorts II hard names.
merely because he can make vote Is y. and
he takes the side Of bosa. And thus Just such
meetings a. that called Nv The eii,of Of ihe
To,e Havts Zshaes. aud Which has lei 10
this controversy. ere goi,en up AZ al such
places these combined Influences excite a
tempest 10 a tea pot" aud TIC otherwise
quiet aud inoiIonsive German J. carried along
-tep by step o. "a he j. persuaded tLai some
body or ofher u a,tually going 70 take away
fron him al his "Eatufal righl,. And then
few well -poken sentences about Know
Nottingham Puritauism, faualicism. and al
hat sort Of Thing. obtain hi consent 70 .
pledge tba. a. License avs must be repealed
that Temperance j. hnmoag. that all Sun.
day ordinances are spiudie," aud lha, he
will in his own person, vino cate. theoretical
IN and Practically. the uatsrai right OF a
man to do ias, what be rlva~es On Sunday ia
iespite OF existing laws. aud TO get drum
s hen aud where 1t j. consisted. 10 himself
Now. II be would just stop aud thiuk Tor q
moment. he would sec that all this fuss aud
fury" was about nothing else la the world bal
he righi to sell and drns ,age t-sr
There Is a German sentiment in this coun
~ that rises above such miserable ooniro
versy a. that which is sustained by mo'iv.
ike this. an quite sure that there sori
of that sentiment existing here how mach
10 not k4ow nnt wherever existing j
should be cherished a. the meaus Of preserv
ing the German name aud character from rc
proach.
Il. H. b" charges both yoa and ne Ne'
York Tines with lalsehood. ia saying tia
there is .a're " beegary and ram among-
Germans than there used 20 be. 10 oonse
aenoe Of lager beer pud otter drinking.
havs not paid personal attention enough @
, This matter 90 know precisely how 81 i. "a
am inclined to agree l,h the statement ia tb
Tunes. hieh you published. At al eyeu;,
Z | an enabled 10 iu.Oish yor with the opinio
: 81 ,he editor Of ptomineut 6suurn paper 8
! this subject. which supports this view. n
e - Dectsche kifcheuifeund. pub.isAed "a Phi
adelphia. has an article expressly ou Tic sot
&c, Of &" German boggass' Ia America TIL
j. article calls attention 30 he disgrace Of o.
:. Ger1An uamr by the nunbeFiess German be,
z ho,ses. which show Uhat tavern -vi>ilin.
| pleasure seeking nation the Germans have =
5 TO be-" anu speaks OF the arrogant depor
= ment Of the keepers. II they ere privilege
to soora pubh,.s 81. order. morals. or reve
! euce for sns thing holy-their Advertisement
= io our German newspaper sbe.ur the ue
y sacred lang lasge of the hrly Str.ptares an
! turning It iuto aockery" Aud then IL pr
| ce-d-
1 Among the NOS respectable German, wi
value ths German narsc. and ha are noi Gal
csucefn~d Uh.ther shol~sciss moral nj
10 erce or vicious one be- sAerted. bat ole yol
pYevaii> ia regard 10 this aud characteristic
ihssf corntryuen Il our tifae- Ani how COZ
, ws lnok on vittout sorrow and shamel ~
A .nisrs. dore 20 morals il ircaioulable, a.
D. doiugs ofoas public Cousts bear weekly ie-'
~ mouy. The whole business, sof-e than pa
i. lic begging. rests "a : curse upon The oefina
- their good uaue suffers under ii. and peep
TO Who s.t The tavern sign highesttn their nat q
u al .~cu,eheon forfeit ell claim 10 respect. j.
4 qefnd the reason Why 80 many German IA
lt.s cea.e 10 pfosper. Rhy GO safulhgs are "a
- hcscut. u ~ IA days of prosI c-fy ncii d
be- - sased up for other umes where ~ Is
=, gar we're foued before, thfough these g.
houses bcggsrs u.u-t arise. be benctols
societies III our cifiss tNTtrisrce cuonkh
&C The domoralizinr fleet ihss. places d 10
10 ct sensual gratsfcatton. Bsst - tteir kre
ers care for tbi-i Asd ne Gefnisr Pres l.
Lsf ~ e.agd 70 fkis STATE 81 uissry sfs foas
?" most icsfsnc,s aef 'eipg ofa serious moral =
se scfsr. aad ,tcHhiag 3csssidrstioas herieg ~
10 dssl 10 % srsfl fee '.rrstsea'
Il earnestly collnleuI this to our Germ
+. population. and cannot close ihis article VI
n. DOT quoting the l.azaaEs q ne y. II"
en- on this subject Iii being faiy expressive
my views, and Ear better han ! esn empi
Ii ssys
o" 4 word nov - 10 ,hs views o. tie St0'
are Z,rnaq respecting religious freedom. 9
hit ecn.es' sentiy tie libegis 10 ceisbraie The )
bash a. We pieass." l. our contemporary G
- ain that Ne - not iigLtlrg phantosaf j
NJ -ure that h,= idea II "feiigl"us ireroom d
le not insolve The notion oi lrrslgsous desro,'s
,.h wcald BE have greater freedom os eonseie
si,an that wsieh adn.sis of wuFship anyp
'ne ~ .ox ferr1. er nowhere aud "a 90 form,
70 very rnrn may electf or dvss be regard
no taws xhsch raarantre uninterrupted wors
p. 10 all aad whick nssss>asi.y restrain al 40
ST d,n,onstralious inc0usistsni With thls OBJ
nd a inxasions of religious liberty Are
an 4 beer house keepers aud larger bier revei
"a he onlv people no are Ia have liberty
- :. lei,rate the sabbath a. they pl4f>sf
s'' Ne would nstieunt our Jtrnan trffnds,