Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-25
For the kdvertiser.l
BRowrvrLLr, June 18th 1863.

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temperance in which article, it is hoped
a reform might take place in Brownville
immediately. This was well, and time
ly said. Allow me to say, that l for one
think it high time, and a proper time,
for the Advertiser, our county paper, to
come out and condemn, this great and
growing evil in our community.
Being one of those who have '.reform-
ed, one who have formed a Jacksonian
resolution to never touch, taste, or handle
the unclean thing again, while life lasls.
| therefore would feel pleased to see our
county paper step into the great moral
arena, and by its influence for good,
frown down the practice of drinking spi-
r%ituous liquors to access, daily, in our
community by the citizens of our town
and county knowing, as do, that such
praclises are a curse. and blight, upou
any man, men, set of men, or community.
Having quit forever, the use of ardent
spirits myself, does not argue that / ex-
pect all others to do the same. l am no
extremist. | do not expect to bring all
mankind to my standard. / would be
glad if by kindness, by taking an erring
one by the hand, and dealing gently, |
could bring him to live te~mperately.
It does appear to me, that the use of
spirituos liquors in our community at this
time, has a very perniciohs influence up
on society. I conceive that liquor is the
motive power, the great incentive that
plans, natures and carrys out, she
commission Of crimes, in this, and all
other communities.
1t sights the deadly rife; it levels
Colts %revolvers; it directs the knife Of
the assassin; drives home the blow oil
the homicide and the paracide; it ere
ates mobs; it sows the primitive seeds
of dessension, and strife In communities
it alienates the fondest affections. /
parts husbands, wives, sisters and broth
ers; it makes paupers and beggars--
. it creates loss Of memory. one of God.
' best gifts to man; it attends the burg
$ lar on his midnight errand +; it is the
| stay and the staff of of the bloody pirate
on the high seas. and is commander il
chief of highway robbers. 1t makes
= brutes of husbands, wives widows, and
children orphans; it brings all who U.S.
S it to excess, to untimely, premature and
, dishonorable graves; it makes fraud
in our elections; it stuffs the ballot-box
o it fills our p%enetentiaries and insane as
sylums; it brides jurors, and stains tn,
. judicial ermine; it ruins all who tamper
with its poisonous influences and last
r not least it saps the foundation of on
government.
O Now let us review the results of use
ing the beverage God intended FOL
e man; namely, water and see which i
e best. Water is best, says 'Pindar Primo
D of Poets,' and it is best for teachers, 70
scholars, for old people, for young people
$ Best in all countries in all climates, an
II in all circumstances il hurts no man
. mind or body, soul reputation. family o
fortune. Il keeps the head cool, tn
n temper regular, the countenance fair, tn,
II hand steady, the tongue decent, and tn
e and the limbs strong and sound it need
no awkward apologies for useing it-n
sneaking to the back room, or side-boar
no stinted measure in glass, gill, or vial
1t is best for mans comfort; bestfor hi
purse; best for his credit best for hi
3 prospects, and even best for his taste.
!. This is the breverage nature brew
for her children not in the simering still
over sinking fires, choked with poisonou
cases. mid sickning orders and ran
IL corruption but in' the green glades an
grassy dell, where the red deer wander
Eand the child loves to play, there Go
himself brews IT. and low down in tn
deepest valleys, where fountains murmu
and the ribs sing and high upon ID
mountain tops, where the stoFE-Clou
broods, and the. thunder storms crash
add away far out on the wide-wide sea
} where hurricans howl music, and bi
} waves roar ehorns-there he brews thi
Y breverage of life-health giving water
t. No poison bubbles at its brink its foar
e brings not madness and murder; n
blood stains its liquid glass; pale an
starving orphans weep no burning teal
lin its clear depths; no d%runkard's shrek
:, inc ghost from the grave curse it in des
Z pair. Friends and'fellow citizens, choos
a this day which you will use-JHcohoI Oh
T pure cold water.
OBSERVER.
THE VALUE OF NEGROES IN Missouri
s-The Columbia (BoOne county States
! mun reports a sale Of negroes at that plac'
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