Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-12-20
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A BOLD FRoNT.-There are many good
men who would gladly join in crusade
against intemperance could they be con
vinced of the ultimate triumph of such q
movement Like Halleck at Corinth, while
acknowledging the desirableness of victory
they fear 10 bring on a general engagement
With Us such considerations have but lit
tie weight, and we think that no one should
put forward this or any other excuse fol
neglecting his duty as an individual and n:
a member Of society. The proportions o.
the gigantic evil'of intempcrancc may be
such as to appal stout hearts, but they vii
never grow less so long as its opponent:
remain inactive. No motive of policy
should be allowed to induce us to strike
hands with wrong, aud when we look about
us and see the misery by which we are sur
rounded, and the necessity that exists fol
IN earnest and determined effort on tie
part of the gnol al true to put a stop to
this nefariOuS traffic, we should hesitate nc
longer. The time has happily passed wher
timid counsels should prevail in the temper
ancc camp, the temper of the people is such
that we believe they stand ready to crush
the monster if called upon to do so. The
sword was never unsheathed in more
righteous war, victory was never more as
surcd, and now, let il be said OF this gene
ration, that it extermiratcd two of the
greatest evils that ever cursed land, slave
~ and intcmperance.
We remembr that at Andersonville, in
the year 1861, about 900 deSperadOes,
chiefly deserters from our army, organized
themselves into companies for the purpose
of plundering their fellow prisoners
Known to bat few and perfectly organized,
they would gather around new corners pos
seSsed of money or valuablcs, knock them
down, rob and, if resistance was offered,
cruelty beat their victim. They establish
ed complete reign ofterror in the stock
ade, and though thousands were ready to
aid in putting them down, yet there was
no one in that multitude who had the au-
fhority or the means to organize those in
cl;ned to be honest. At length lucky cir
cumStance was the means of breaking up
the gang and bringing IFS leaders TO Justice
y veteran soldier, a tOwnsnan of Captain
Wirz, was set upon, robbed and shamelully
beaten by the ruffians. IIepromptly made
knnwn his grievances To the cOmman-
dlnf, and, TO the credit of Wirz. be il said.
the sc0undrels arrested. He also organ
lied an efficient police force of coo men,
and handed the guilty ones over 10 them.
A court was organized, uinety- four of the
raScals were made to run the guanilct for
their lives. and the remaining six were
tried, found guilty and hung as they richly
deserved.
The liqlor men Of this and every other
community are in exac.ly the same posi-
ton with the AnierSonville raiders. There
are bit few interested in the traffic and
their potency consists in The fact tina: they
are organized while their opponents are
not Whenever the friends OF temperance
do bring their batteries to bear upon the
accurSed traffic. saloons anil doggerics,
their proprie,ors and customers, viii be
found in Insignificant numbers craving
q-Iarter. liz war of red and white noses,
we pity the poor, degraded creauture who
could be found uphoiiing the merccnary
wretch WHO viii perhaps be calculating
how many dimes and dollars can he real
lied out of his vitiied appetite before his
dishonored carcass stumbled in:a dunk
ards grave.