The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-26

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81 the citizens who are not willing 70 70
iato the service 20 AID do likewise. s
nesesusi ems AsoptsA ~ sAs SslAlsrs,
reapegaaes AeaSnss Kseknks Nay
| 34sh, 1854.
WaEasAs, The evil Of intsmpefancs,
Justly aIassed among the most fatal . 90
ciety. prevails to a alarming sxtsst IN
this city. combining its ravages % no par
| ticulsr class, affecting the af1usnt - we'll
- The INDECENT, tho learned and the IL
Iiterste, the gesius and tho idiot, the
soldier and the citizen. Aud whereas, il
hiss been established beyond cavil, By tho
I best physicians and scientific men OF Ia
rope and America that alcohol 10 10 most
virulens brain poison, destructive just 10
proportion to its nee, seductive, fassinas-
ing and deceptive to the tasts and sessi-
biiities, iccapaeitating the subject 70
! Judge correctly as to its effects both upon
body and mind.
i And whereas, public opinion 10 svi-
densly 1t fluls - to its baneful ihduenoes
and fatal effecn, and also - TO how far
society should act in self-dsfenss against
| . public. though disguised enemy.
i And whereas, those persona clothed
with authority, whether oavil. military or
social. are the natural or ippointsd guar
dian, Of society, prescribing rules and 70
gulasions, and dictasing measures and
sentiments for the promotion of the public
veal.
Il And whereas, the Journalists ~ class
voluntarily place themselves conspicuous
y 10 the van. ~ beacon lights 70 the rest
Of maskind, thereby tacitly plsdgine
themselves TO prove true to their high
trust, and inviting criticisu and csnsurs
when reereaps. Therefore
Il Resolsed, That it ID the imperatave du.
y Of al lovers Of law, order aud temper.
ance, both citizens and soldiers, TO unite
in their efforts apd influence in firm,
active opposition 70 The liquor traffic in
Keokuk. . the osly effectual means oil
checking The nvages Of drsstenness with
all its atteodaat Isgitinats s6ssts.
i Resoissd, That The commander Of this
post, the City Cosncii, and the medical
/ faculty shosld regard ard col upcn it ..
primary and paramsaht auoag the du-
ties of their sevenl etafi0nS % see 70 it,
: so far . in then ~, thss existing
nuisancs Be removed, that eGsctasl pre-.
ventivs ronsdies Be adopted, asd that al
offenders b adequately pusishs1.
Resotrsd, That Ill men embarkipg IL
tho liquor business do 90 With tho Hsans
, Of Knowing its criminality, and for ths
sake Of guilty gin ignore the tsribls
wreck and rain caused BY said business,
disregarding the rights. interests and
opinions Of lsrge majority Of the best d
, their fellnw-tovnsmsn, and in shot open.
lily and nost recklsssly violating every
principle Of the social, moral and civil
laws bearing on the subject.
| Resolvsd, That many Of the soldiers
sent = the hospitals for treatment have
J, bsen Jared into these s'drinking dsns, y
(maay Of which present quite variety 81
enfsvsaiaaeats) and there furnished the
means q coantsracting Ill the skin and
efforts of the surgeons by sapping the
i foundations Of the already Impaired con.
stitution, destroying that strength ana
| vitality which has 50 recently cost the
| physician and nurse 30 much labor and
carr 70 inpsrt.
i Resolved, That the proyerb awh,t 4
the bnsinen Of everybody il attended 10 BY
nobody" i 100 true in society 10 regard
% she liquor traffic, which when probed
to the bottom is found to be nothing bat
an institution Of indiscriminats semi. LEGAL.