Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-11-28
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Ma. EDlroR: Although the views which
] advance in THE comm unication may not
accord with the sentiments Of oil, still
doubt not you will go the importance 81
the subject touched upon, and give space
10 your paper for The Publication thereof
Tho Press, which ever should b the
true advocate Of The peoples wants, the
exponent Of their desires, and the palls.
dun Of their freedom and liberties, wo d
b rsoesant 10 duty, did !. not speak freely
Il oil times upon matters ate setting their
interests Any evil .pringing up in any
community demands it, earliest attention,
and should receive ~ without stint or
hindrsnce.
The good standing, well.being and res.
pectabiIity Of every society. i dependent
upon the intelligence, Industry and so.
briefly Of ito eitisens, bu. setting aside the
Two former requisites, - nsce ssity OF
which 10 20 palpsblc, desire in this ar.i.
ole to call particular attention to tho ex.
treme importance Of the latter. The
bsnsfal effects produced upon the consti.
tuition BY the haSi,uaI sse Of into xicating
drints are known to every one. These,
We should suppose, would be 81 dicien. to
deter ell from INDUCING in the use of such
destruction Of the moral, physical and
intellectual faculties Of man, and the
beastly excuses into which be is led by
intoxics,ion, would be . sufficient warn.
ing to prevent every rational being from
falling into so degrading = condition.
That infatua,ion which induces 90 many
for momentary and insufficient gr.ti6
cation, to risk their destruction, credit
and happiness, and 10 entail upon them.
selves and families the extreme Of wretch.
edness and misery, can be viewed as little
else than = species Of insanity, to control
the effects Of which is unquestionably |.
legitimate subject for legislative in,erfer.
e"ce. Various are the pleas urged for
the use Of into xicating drinks Some urge
the increased .igor which It gives the
mind. But genius arising from this cause
Is like the fabulous stone of Sisypaus,
which in variably begins to fall - soon a.
it reaches its summit, and the rapidi,y Of
i.s descent i' almost invariably in proper.
ton to the degree of ito previous eleva>
ton. Genius in this manner, forcibly
raised, may be compared to those Ere.
works which after having made brilliant
figure in tho sky for . very short time,
fall TO the ground, and expose miserable
fragment, - the only relic Of their pre-.
cediog spIendor. Talk a. you may, there
10 no excuse for the use of strong drinks.
In oil new towns the use y, Intoxicating
liquors 10 carried to an excess that is not
only rui"ous to many, but il = serious
injury to sll,-and this granted, The ques.
ton arises, what can be done to avert the
evil, and how shall It be done ? l am. Mr..
Editor, opposed 70 ardent spirits in every
ehape. and the conclusion forces itself
upon my mind. that the only, or at any
rate the bes. way Of Kidding ourselves Of
this curse, is, for the people to urge upon
the Legislature-when i. shall asse mble-
tho passage Of stringent prohibi,itory
liquor law.
The temptations established by the IL
cense system are innumerabse. By some
they are completely such ~ the bird in
the jaws Of the fascinating serpent. To
the iovincible, unteup,ed citizen, they
arc continual drain upon his patience
and his hard earnings. They have to be
supported ~ 90 many vampires that are
sucking the blood Of our families. The
poor fallen victim cannot, does not sup
por. them. They by their faults every
where drain from the sober and indus.
trious class thousands and thousands Of
dollars yearly.
Again, We question the right of any
Legislature to license any individual to
sell poison under the ples Of alcoholic
drinks, running the minds aud hodies Of
bis fellow men. VIVA. right have they
to permit him with his allure ments to
tempt our sons, with their vitiated appe'
titles, to intamy, disgrace aud DEATH
What right has any body Of men to license
broadcast over the land, = few privileged
iediv;daals Who destroys annually large
numbers Of souls, sending them to the
pit Of damnation7 Who has any right to
tempt and destroy By drunkenness, The use.
fulness Of our mechanics, our tradesmen,
and the most towering intelects that ever
grace humanity. Our freedom. sealed 10
us BY our fathers. never delegated such
authority. II il = pcrversion Of liberty
"a base assumption Of power. that tram.
pies upo" our rights, di.regards our hap.
piness. brushes our hopes, burying pos,e.
ri'y beneath = power more tyrsnnical
than British slavery.