The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1861-09-12

| AHx HOOI1 NOT ALL LEAD 1--WE are In
all candor bound to admit that were the Fool.
Killer to make q descent upon this " neck o tim.
ber," Junction would stand "mighty smart
chance of being depopulated. We can in nd
way account for the total and almost irreparable
generalization which exists in our midst-our
exceeding modesty not permitting US to allude
to our long absence: The abundant evidences
around US chow depth of depravity perfectly
MISUNDERSTANDING to the soul-discoursg-
ing to the most sanguine Of moralists Our
mission upon earth being to aid in the advance
ment of all that is good; we have no desire to
picture these things after the style of New
York Jenkins" but the love we bear for june
ton, and its timehoutred Associations, impel US
to present the naked truth. We do it, therefore;
with heart bleeding at every pore, and .
prayer upon our lips that our citizen. may soon
awake to q realizing sense Of their condition,
GO to work. subscribe and pay for the UNION.
and thereby break the letters of ignorance. pro.
claiming your inthrallment at an end.
But being ourselves wide-awake, we propose
taking the initiative step in this good work
We were led to the above reflections by the
false and slsnderous idea which almost uniyer-
sally prevails among our people-an idea at
variance with common sense-repugnantt to every
thing that is acknowledgements fit for one of the
bulls Of the Dark Ages than prevailing senti-
ment among an enlightened people in the mid
die Of the 18th Century-an idea, we say, for
these reasons, SO utterly abhorent to the dictates
of reason and common deceney, that only our
sense ofjustice prompts us to publicly refute it.
Kind reader. we are 10th to repeat it our cour.
age fails US when we attempt to arrange the
type that shall SO badly reflect upon our " first
circles'-we shall call to our aid the devil"
who from the nature Of his occupation is hard
ened enough for anything he comes-he makes
an attempt-the shock is too great-he reels, and
despite our efforts to save him, comes to grass !"
He makes second attempt, with a like result
a third, equally fruitless. He comes up to the
fourth round considerably freshened, having
taken on board an adequate supply of "sod
corn" His stomach finally settles, his ewes
brighten, and he goes to work vigorously
he's got it! it sets forth that printers GET
pKuSI. Heavens! what commentary upon our
advancement. We don't doubt but that "the
march Of civilization is onward" but VIC do
doubt very much whether it came the Smoky
Hill Route. To such an extent does this bar
barous notion presail, that they only allow
strange printer three days to get acquainted"-
that is, he is expected to get drunk the third
day he is in town, and three times each dag |
thereafter The idea that priuters-more COM
monty known rs natures noblemen-would |
indulge in Junction "tanglefoot' is too ridicu- |
cusly absurd to be credited by any sane man. |
PreposteTous But We cannot dwell upon this |
popular delusion any longer-it CRATES too
larshly upon our nervous system, and is at
BEST only calculated to make us hostile. We
nave done our duty fearlessy, yet affectionately.
md it remains to be seen what measures will |
'e taken by our citizens in regard to this matter
f, however, no action be taken in the premises,
We shall call upon His Honor, the Mayor, to
Enforce, without reservation or evasion, the
'Vagrancy Act" on oil those who persist in
such superstitious notions.