Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-20
'r the Ultizen.
 THINGS \ OPPOSE. :

any question or subject till sthe facts and reasons are heard and compared; am opposed to popular errors found- ed in ignorance and superstition lam opposed to believing in and subscrb- ing to things that do not understand ano comprehend; am opposed to the teachings of the ignorant and incom- potent teachers am opposed to con demning any new discovery or inven- ton till tits fairly tested I am opposed to others doing my thinking and believ- ing politics or religion II am opposed to mems preaching, who have not thor oughly studied, and well understand the scriptures l am opposed to that class of men Gin most all denomina- tions) who call themselves christians, and who wilfully avoid paying their just debts wnen they might or could pay; l am opposed to wives wearing their husbands brooches, and living with suppliant, henpecked husbands; I am opposed to wives dipping snuff and sitting in fine parlors, the furniture of which is not paid for, and running their husbands in debt at the store and shops for fine cxtravagant things, with out visible means Q, make payment when the merchant demands his mon ey; l am opposed 10 ladies killing themselves lacing and going to church bare headed, or with the moekery of hat or half pattern turban, with water falls protruding rearwards like a point of stove piping, and instead of listening to the text and sermon, employ them- selves in finding out what each lady is dressed in-what sort of ribbon each has on the thing called bonnet or. hat l am opposed to quacks praeticing med icine, and pettifoggers law; am op- posed to ships sailing under false col ors, or poor folks laying claims 10 the title and dignity of aristocracy, without brains or money to sustain them; | am opposed to young men working hard all week and on Sunday spending thSAl tHi ilt so III bHSS. Iides: VI VII saturday nights atssaloons and cards 1 am opposed to the farmers planting twice as much land as they can well cultivate, and planting ali cotton and buying their meat. meal, corn and flour from the Northwestern States; 1 am opposed to those who oppose immigra- ton, labor and capital coming among us, and the building up of manafaoto- rio5 Of every kind in our midst; I am opposed to people laying in bed till the servant has prepared breakfast, and has to go and awake them and beg them to arise and prepare themselves for eating; I am opposed to the would be fashionable class, wearing fine clothes, not paid for, on meeting their equals or superiors in plain common dress (mechanics and farmers) passing them by with up turned noses and su- percillieus airs, and not deigning to exchange complements or recognizing them; l am opposed to recognizing any superiority where merit and quail ifcation do not attach to the one claiming il; am oppose to misses be- coming young ladies too soon, and boys becoming men too soon and knowing more " hen children than the parents who have reared and taught them; l am opposed to the idea that mhn and women never dc any thing wrong, or never acknowledge that they are ill err TOT; l am opposed 10 the credit system in toto; ! am opposed to putting the cut before the horse; and finally, Tam opposed to the idea that descendants of of Ham are more competent to go to the ballot box and deposit their votes for lawmakers and civil officers than the Anglo Saxon race of the south
 PLEBIAN.