The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-07

gk6" Whether there is an absolute neces-
sity for night watch in this city is quss-
ton for discussion by those whose province
it is to watch over the interests Of the COM
munity, and create and administer ordi-
nances for the comfort OF the people, pro-
vided it docs not cost too much; but we
'hink il the matter were left TO the option
re good citizens who live in the vicinity
n and other principal streets there
but one side TO the question:
Scarcely night passes hit what dishIrh
ances of the peace and other nuisances are
committed, the perpetrators Of which should
be promptly arrested, locked up, and fined
in the morning. Night providers, loafers,
and reckless scamps, who have no regard
for the rights Of others, hang nightly
around drinking saloons, billiard rooms, and
ten pin alleys, until late hour. and then
stagger about through the streets till near
morning, hootipg, bawling, cursing, and Ut
tering the most obscene and profane Ian
guage that ever disgraced fallen humanity.
Those who sleep on the principal business
streets know TINT this state of thinge exists,
and know il To their sorrow-they are the
sufferers. Ii may I've no great crime for one
person, or perhaps half a dozen together, 10
swagger through the streets At the dead
hour of night, getting drunk and bawling
forth onths aud obscenity loud enough to
wake up all the sleepers tor distance nf
.wo squares around, hut there is surely no
greater annoyance among all city annoy
ances 10 peaceful citizens and their families
than to he kept awake hall the night by
drunken brawlers.
Blessed lac the man who invented sleep,
said SanCho Pan2a, hut the simple minded
Squire certainly never attempted 10 sleep in
city without night watch, or he would
have exclaimed, "blessed he the man who
permits SLEEP" Poets have eulogized
"balmy sleep" "a tired natures sweet
restorer," and certainly the uudisturbed
hour OF rest in sleep is one Of the greatest
blessings conferred upon mortals, and the
robbery Of this blessing from the couch OF
peaeesble, hard working, and tired citizens,
by midnight, drunken brawlers, Is unrefned
cruelty-it enters human iesh, and rierces
even TO the marrow
There are many quiet-loving persons,
Who, not without good reason, are sensitive
enough to the pleasures and ills of life "a 10
prefer that these nocturnal scalawags would
pilfer their hen-roost and their pantry than
that they should rob them of the. greatest
and most indispensable comforts of life and
health If our worthy Mayor wishes a
once to conduce TO the comfort of good cit
liens and to render his Court profitable, h,
will certainly attain both these objects by
nrging the Common Council to cooperate
with him in establishing night watch o
at least two or three, and having a suitabl
. lock-aP' prepared for the Judgment @
nightly offenders, who. If they will dane
10 the tune OF these midnight orgies, ough
to pay a respectable fhe for the privilege
This Is a free country for people TO be
have themselves in, and the good, law-abid
ing, and corporation-suppottinR citizen
ought not to be imposed upon by the uu
profitable ani lawIessfew. We have throw
out these opinions and suggestions il beha
q q large number Of jewellers in the cen
part of the city, whom we have hear
emselres in the manner We hsV
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