The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-28
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Laura versus Bob, in a Fifty ThOus.
and Breach of Promise Case-A
Temperance Political Party.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. q.

DAOAdO1 fASN5 Nhh SLdudCA SOHCCp-
tions than are possible in communi-
ties whose social machinery is propel-
led by the single animal arrangement.
Especially let all the manageable
men and marketable maidens of the
lesser Hooser cities, turn their admir-
ing optics towards the Capital, and if
they cannot initiate, at least applaud
that sublime magnanimity which can
find no fitting cataplasm for the
bruised affections of an antiquated
damsel, save in suit at law for fifty
thousand dollars
Such is the music which, even in
these times of fearful financial press
ure when pockets usually plethoric
are threatened with total collapse,
the faithless ROBERT is invited to
face. For fifteen years-so runs the
moving tale-he has paid his ad-
dresses at the shrine of beauty, bend
ing, at stated intervals, knees which
long since lost the pliancy of youth,
before the adoring LAURA. In the
language of one Of Americas noblest
poets,
Hes not a chicken! he has seen
Full many chill September"
He has travelled so many a
weary mile " from cradlehood that the
crowsfeet begin to appear in the cor
ner of the eye and the capillary adhe-
sive that surmounts his lordly brow, is
less indebted for its hue to the raven
than the snow. IT'S pitiful" that
such a man should SO fall off from
sworn allegiance; should so forget the
lessons of fifteen blissful, beatific years,
that the value of his plighted troth
must be assessed in filthy lucre or
base stamps upon his worldly effects.
O, faithless BOB! o, mercenary
maiden! Why will you rob our young
lives of the roseate tinge of dreamy,
dulcet, delightful, deliciously deleet-
able romance? Why teach us that
cooings and billings, the celestial be-
altitude of lip-cohesion and the new
Jerusalem ecstacy of pet names are
marketable commodities, to be settled
for in court of law, on the unbiased
judgement of twelve disinterested
men"
A State Convention of Good Tenn
plars is now in session at Masonic
Hall. Last evening they held meet
ing with open doors, which was well
attended. The following aasolution
was unanimously adopted:
Reso1Ued, That it is the se9ue of this
meeting, that, should the present Leg
islature fail to pass a prohibitory
liquor law, that the temperance men
should then organize political tenn
perance party.
Execrable grammar and idiotlc
policyl A political temperance party !
Ifthere are any friends of temperance
in this State, who don't know that
the course they threaten to pursue
will stamp their party" and do an
irreparable injury to the cause in
which they are engaged, they are
either ignorant of, or incapable of
learning from history. The most
cursary study of the history of pro-
hibitory legislation in this country,
ought to convince any man, of COM
mon sense, that prohibitory laws are
worse than useless unless supported
by moral sentiment in favor Of total
abstinence vastly stronger than what
has as yet been manifested in this
State.
Ten years experience as an earnest
public advocate of prohibition, and as
a pioneer in the Main law" move
ment, has convinced your correspon-
dent that the mission of the true re-
former is to foster and develop such
healthy public sentiment as will
not only make the liquor seller feel
that his avocation is crime, but will
make respectable people cut and
taboo him as they do the keeper of a
house of ill-fame.
At present liquor sellers are re-
spectacle members of society, and
communicates in christian churches.
A properly developed public senti
ment would drive the more respecta-
BILE class of men out of the business
and render it possible to enforce penal
statutes against the balance. Til
such condition is apparent, prohibit
ton will be but the wild fancy OF
/ Al. .14o L.