The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-14
COnSiderate Words for Consider

ate Men.
To our young associates in this section
ofthe country we make an appeal, to re-
solve with us, and to aid in the execution
of the resolution, that we will attempt to
establish better condition of society than
at present exists here. With your assis-
tance everything can be done; without it,
we doubt if anything can be done. The
young men of this border are its bone and
sinew, are its social vitality.-hence the
necessity of their being moral. Can you
bear with US while we ask few questions
that it would be we'll for us all to ponder
We believe that none will disagree with
us when we say that there is not such a
state of society here as there should be, or,
as with your help, there might be. Then.
do we not owe it to ourselves, our friends
and The future to improve upon it. Are
there any to whom the following interrog-
atories are applicable or worth consider
ing7
Do You always intend to be man with
out home, home. circle and its better
influences?
Do you never expect to have any asso-
ciates but the boys of bar-room
Have you drawn from the glass, the
highest emotions of your soul and the best
resolutions of your life?
Are you not now in the bloom of ma n
hood, and do you not owe it ito yoarself, to
prepare for after days?
Can you contemplate without pity, an
old man, stopped with years, voice and
health broken, constitution gone, with no
home to shelter his head, and no friend in
his infrmilies; whose solace is in the glass
and whose happiness is in stupefaction,-
the jeer of boys and the disrespectcd of
men?
Have you not seen in these streets, the
counterpart Of what we have just described
and, seeing it, have you not vowed" "that
shall not be me in my old age!' Your
self and thirty years will prove it.
| Have you not seen men with families
who had not the ordinary necessaries Of
life in their houses, notwithstand ing which
they will not work more than two or three
days in a week aud spend even that money
for what7 Liquor.
Have you not seen persons strain every
nerve, and make score of fair promises
10 obtain nice suit in which to appear in
dance who, if they should die in the ball
} room would have their shroud aud coffi q
procured at the ex xpense Of the county?
Do you not know young men who fool
away days, months and seasons without
ear ming anything, yet sport and flourish
and drink and if they were thrown upon a
sick bed for six months they would become
objects of charity and burdens to their ac-
quainlances
Have you not seen ladies shocked and
insulted with obscene language and iDhu-
man profanity while liquor owned the man
i How are differences of opinion general
ly settled by some? With the fist, the
bludgeon, the bowie knife and revolver.
What is at the bottom of all the rows
that disgrace our streets?
How many men has liquor killed in
Marshall county during the past five years !
Count them.
: How many men has the building OF
school houses, churches, and habits of in.
dustry and economy killed in Marshall
county during the past yearss Count
them.
How many persons can be gotten togeth-
er to attend a horse.race Are We not
proud of the answer?
How many persons can be gotten togeth-
er to attend good sermon, lecture, or at.
tend debating society," Are We not
proud of that answer.
How many churches have we in Marys.
vile and how many do you think the
money that has been fooled away would
build?
One of America most eminent sons was
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