Weekly Calaveras chronicle. (Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, Cal.) 18??-1874, 1868-01-18

Mr.. EDITOR Evils in a community
sometimes become SO glaring as to be unen-
durable. In such a case, what is to be
dones Where the rights and privileges of
all are invaded, no one individual is willing
to take up arms, offensive or defensive. In
other words. "what is everybody's business
is nobody's," and SO it comes to pass that
things disagreeable and hateful in the highest
degree. are tolerated until forbearance ceases
to be virtue.
Who can look at our pretty mountain
towns without sigh for the moral desola-
ton thereof Our schools barely supported,
mould and mildew gathering on the walls
of our churches, no sound of church going
bell. people confessing themselves too poor
to support those religious institutions which
all well ordered communities deem necessa-
ry to their prosperity. But all the accessories
to moral degradation still flourish in our
midst. We have money to spend for whis-
key, billiards and gambling of various kinds.
We have money to bet on cock fight occa-
sionally, especially if it be made more at
tractive by coming off on a Sabbath day.
We have money to spend on things too low
and vile to be mentioned. But all this
might be silently AID patiently endured, as
it has been for years, but when vileness
makes itself so conspicuous as to appear in
public print, if human voices do not protest,
the very stones of the street ought to cry out
against it.
Look at the CHRONICLE of January 1lth,
read the puff of the ancient and honorable
order of E c. "; read the names of the new
ly elected officers with the initials of their
respective titles annexed. Ye women, who
are all Mother Ewes own daughters, ask
those honorable husbands, brothers, sons and
lovers, "lords of creation" all of them, what
those initials signify. Query: Would the
faintest shadow of blush mantle their
cheeks:
Old, grey-headed men, with grandchildren
about them, middle-aged men with delicate
and beautiful daughters. young men, beard
less youths of twenty-one, with loving moth
ers and affechonate sisters, flock with eager
haste, in some cases through the ram and
mud, distance of six or eight miles, to those
gatherings where profanity and vuigarity
form the staple amusement, and the most
disgusting ceremonies are thought to be
infinitely funny.
If men choose to be SO low and depraved
in their tastes. why will they not have suffi-
Gent regard to decency to conceal the fact
from the female portion of community
Men greatly admire the grace of modesty in
woman. Do they think to heighten the lus-
tire of that grace by inviting such inquiries
as the publicity which they give to their
scandalous performances would naturally
DOE
And now in the face of all propriety, they
PROPOSE on that day which all Americans
love to honor. to give ball, in the uame of
their ancient and honorable institution. A
shade of immortal Washington veil thy Sc
rene face Can one suppose for moment that
respectable women will honor the occasion
with their presence. We should like to see.
Oae thing is certain no woman possessed of
a spark of that delicacy which is so charm
ing trait of the feminine character if she
has but little of the knowledge which
natural curiosity would be likely to furnish
her, will be found in that honorable assem-
blage. Would young man possessing any
sense of honor, like to have the lady he es-
corted, hear the coarse inuendoes and double
entendres founded upon the passwords and
ceremonies of the order, that will be likely
to be in circulation
If you anticipate getting into a dilemma,
gentlemen, perhaps you would be thankful
for suggestion. There was, we believe, in
the early days of this camp, class of females
who would have greatly enjoyed a ball with
SO distinguished name. There may be
few of that class remaining if the number
is not large enough, send notes of invitation
to neighboring camps. San Andreas, for in
stance, where the zeal of the brethren is just
waking up. Is that "satisfactoryP
OBSERVER.