Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-25

A FEW WORDs TO THE YOUNG MEN
OF DAvESroar.-For . long time past it hss
been painfully apparent to us that the young
men Of Davenport vera altogether too "fast," j"
or in other words. they we're spending too much
time in drinking whiskey. playing card-. ca
rousing and other evil habits. We have from
time to time given them . great deal Of whole
come advice. which We are sorry to say they
do not appear to heed, aad We now propose
showing them where they will land il they
persist in the course they are now pursuing.
The pubic records Of the large cities Of this
Republic will show that ct least four.fifths Of
the criminals brought before those trbunale.
commenced their downward course. 40 many
Of our young men are commencing theirs -
Whiskey. cards and women we're the pri IL
causes of oil their misdeeds; the too free use
Of the former leading them TO an improper
indulgence in the latter. Tell any Of the young
men Of this city who night after night spend
their time in low saloons. gambling and drink.
ing that they are pursuing . course which will
certainly bring them to shame. and they will
hoot at the idea as absurd but when too late
they viii awake to . painful consciousness that
the advise ws gave them VS. good, and that
they would have been infinitely better off had
they followed it. Wei presume these young
men would be very indignant should some kind
friend inform them that they wers schooling
themselve es to become thievee. incendiaries and
perhaps mmrdtvevs. Ipdividuale who follow
crime as . profession were ct one time a. guilt.
ess - they. aud they became criminals by
falling into just such vicious habits a. our
young men are pursuing. Every mail brings
us intelligence of the arrest or conviction of
some young man Who. but short tune since.
was considered above reprosch. Evil associ-
ates dragged him to sinks Of vice. where, be-
coming wild with liquor. he was induced 10
gamble, and playing against sharptr r., of couree
lost and was then ,mpelled to rob HE en-
ployers to pay his debts of honor (i) In.
stances of the above character are an everv
day occurrence in New York, and they are /.
fearful warning to the young men of Daven.
port to to,sake their evil ways and turn once
more to the paths Of rectitude.
There are other important reasons why our
young men should leave off their bad habits
Most Of them have parents whose hearts are
wrung with anguish and whose hair is turning
grey with sorrow al their conduct. What an
awful thing il would be for these young men
in after years to feel that they were the cause
Of bringing their parents to . premature
grave.
This consi 1eratiop alone. If nothing else
should cause them to pause and at once change
their course. But We have eail eneueh to
show them whittier they are drifting. and We
trust they will at once reform their ways and
become honorable. upright citizens. As to
these hells of destruction. it is high time they
were cleaned out" and We are assured by tie
Mayor. that steps will soon be taken to suppress.
them all,and that the town will be ma ie to no,
to hold their conductors. The annals of the DO.
lice court for the past few days, demonstrate
that something should be done and that too
| st once.