The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-03
Something Ought To BE Done.

Mn. Enron Thinking that some Of the readers
of your paper not acquainted with our locality,
would just say, by way of description !, that Ten
tognny is pleasant little village. situated on the
Dayton Michigan Railroad, ten miles south of Per-
rysburg. II has sprung up almost by magic, since
the completion of our Railroad, within two years
past. 1t now numbers about one hundred aud fifty
inhabitants; contains several very fine buildings;
two neat aud substantial churches with pros
pcct of still greater improvement. But willie we
were Interested in the success Of our railroad the
sudden growth of our hourshing little village, and
contemplating the time when it would become n
great commercial and business point, we were
startled by the introduction into quiet neighbor
hood of fearful evil, the sale of intoxicating liquors.
We can we'll remember the time when good old
man, who has long since been sleeping in our peace
ful cemetery, used to pray that Tontagany might
becVm1 famous for its picty. Little did we then
think that we would see il become famous for its
whisky shops and drunken rovelings But 1t is
even so and here in midst is dealt out daily to
n, who have forgotten that they mon, the soul
dlmning poison; and dealt out too by those we will
not call N, those who have sunk lower and are
more degraded than the wrctched inebriates who
stngger from their doors. We can scarcely ina
gine an occupation moro degrading than that of the
rumscllcr the lowest and mcancst in which Satan
ever employs his agents
The subtcty and deception which have in some
instances been resorted to in order to allure the un
suspecting to ruin, proves clearly that "He who
liar in the beginning" is the agont-in chief of all
such establishments. Scarcely from any other
source uld expect che sagucity and low cum
ming which would lead men to pervert the labels on
bottles, containing "Hostcttcr's Stomach Biters'-
shade of IIostettcr. how hast thou been insulted?
If il be an honorable and legitimate business, why
resort TO such stratagcm? Why not write in glar
ing letters all over the house, and bottles too, whis
ky, whisky, pure strychnnc whskyP Come and
drink, that my Golfer may be enriched with the mo-
ney that should buy your children bread!
Surely something ought to be done. Will the
men of Tontogany suffer this lurking evil to grow
and spread2 Must we see our brothers, husbands,
fathers, aud sons gradually but surely cnsnared in
the net of the ''evl one?" Some of our brave boys
have FASTENED at their countrys call to the battle
field, to meet and conquer our common foes. Are
there none left who have the courage to contend
manruy for the right and tn fearessly and effectu
ally put down this secret and deadly foe or will
they leave this work for the "weaker-sex." Once
already the whisky barrels were made to feel the
f-rcc Of the temperance principles of the ladies of
Tontogany, and they hurried their contents without
much ceremony, when it left in the hands of the
owner ii would have taken those who once stood
erect in the pride of their manhood Will not the
men, women and children of Tontogany say that
this evil shall perish and 10 longer be a rcproach
among u.s. MYRA.
ToNroGAsY. March, 1862.