The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-02-23
Correspondence VI the Jasper Courier I
IKpfAEAYoLls. Feb. q 1853.

JkWAhArOLis, Fe0. 4, 1893.
MEssRs. EDIroRs:-Sincs my Isst com.
|mun'cstion there he's been some very impor-
tant business before the House Of Aepresen-
tsiives Tor consideration; among others y
bill to license the sale Of spirituous. vinous.
malt, end other ssimuIslins drinks. hes been
we'll discursed. both pro snd con. and sftsr
msture deIibessiIon passed the House By q
vote Of 81 against ~. And you viii pesni,
me to esp'sin myseIt through the medium
of your PsPer, to ny constituents on this sub
ject.
Gentlemen, the question that has been
acted upon BY the H ouse Of Represents.
tives In The Affirmative, licensing The sale Of
drinks. 10 one Of the most i'm.
Porssnt thst he's been offered to the consid-
Grafton Of the Legislative Assembly; for
both the physical and moral blcssipes will
be incsIculsbIe 10 the people Of Iadisns, III
The law is proper, u Il Il judicious. But,
sirs, who can stem the avsIsnchs Of evIIe
that will result IL shs lsw shovId prove ua-
tied TO the ends IL 10 intended 20 fulAu
The history Of Intoxicating diahs 10 ssI
old ss history itself. Nosh felt the elects o
wine, according 10 Scripture history; the
Egy psisn drank : liquor fesmenied from
barley. - Herodotus iniovms us; the Gfecian
Homer sings Of lbslioas end the nectar Of
the Gods; VIAL and Pliny refer TO the wines
Of sunny Italy; and thus might extend the
catalogue indefinitely, bo, I will only relate
|one other instance relative 10 the sse Of in.
ltoxicsiing drinks BY the sncienss. taken
from "Zenephon's Biography Of Cyrus the
!Great."
Csmbyses, III my memory 10 correctly the
lgrsnd-fathsr Of Cyrus the Great, one day
asked the young hero % oct % cup bearer;
bus Cyrus negIeciing one ve-y important
item shst belonged 70 that funcsionsry. the
king reminded him. sayiOg. Cyrus, why dom,
you. g becomes your dusy. Taste the wine
before you present il 10 me! Because. said
the youth, there y poison in the wine; for ]
observed thss when you and your coustiess
psrsook plensllully o. Il. sons nights ego.
you slI became like mad men; you neither
knowing your proper position . king. nor
they their duiiiul Fespect % subjects; you
shouted ard gestIculsied like msniscs, sill u
last you became % overpowered with The
poison. that you Ill fell down apparently
dead.
Thus. gentlemen, you will see that the
use Of intoxicating drinks 10 slime honored
evil" and one that's not 70 Be ersdicssed BY
1.-The whims Of tho moment. But. siss, II the
sncienu were great dsinkers, il is 10 our
lpresent dsy that the "votsries Of Bacchus''
carry of The palm. and stink that our o~ a
lcoun'ry has not rho least number Of those
that worship q the shrine Of THE heslher
God. And why 10 Il thus! Has not The
United States more Temperance socieiies
more temperance lecturers, than sny cthe'
country ia the world! Are there not more
llaws enacted. remodeled and abolished on
shis than on any other subjecti And ye
Why this universal curse-shis svala0chs
that hursies more victims TO mental and ply
cal des,ructon than any other one cause
Gentlemen. I hope 70 explain this snoma
IIy By the following remsrks. Some year
sgo l travelled through Germany. ! ssv
much Of German manners and living. Sucl
! thing - temperance society, OF temper
,nce convention, OF lecture, 10 unknown q
the people, and yet intoxica'ion ie rar'
lining; the evils resulting from the abuse Q
ssimuls,ing drinks are seldom Witnessed :
y Yet The people are drinking people. No'
= Why this grea, contrsst between the Unite
= States aud Germsnyi Sirs, will tell 20
= why. IL Germany they drink their nstiv
= wines and light and whoIesome beer; hcs
y We drink principally the protuct Of the s,il
= This. gentlemcn. 10 tfe solution Of III
(" question, Of the great contrast between III
= coun,ry and the "FatherIsnd" Of the o
Rhine and its wines.
!, Sirs. the first great blow that We can gi'
TO iD,emperance in this country is % encou
y. ego the cultivation Of vineyards. the man
T. factore OF nstivs wines. and the brewing
H. light, wholesome beer Man will (as
60 have tried 70 prove BY few historical G
he ltrscts) have slimulnnts. ard II he u not %
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