Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-27
uubbard's sSeneiicflon .

Nm. Hubbard made q speech ct the Re.
publican Tannsry, in ihi. cits, last Non
day evcains. Ia alludias 10 his trash rsxt
day, wo msnt.oned . certain charge that hs
made to jury in court at Asrsago, whom
be sat upon the bsnch Of the slh Judicia.
District. A German by the name Of Jacob
Has, who kept . beer and esing house in
Msreng,, had been found guilty Of selling
a glass Of Hoststter's Bitters, and there
upon this Judge Hubbard spread himself
with . chargs-iu which he took occasion
20 uss sxtreme language and viisst denun
citation towards those who keep saloons -
This "chsrge' was alluded 70 by dem
oora,ie speaker o. Tuesday night, and some
Of our Republican friends have taken occa-
sion to es press their disbelief that Hubbard
ever SAID anything Of the sort, therefore
We have taken pains 10 obtain . certified
rsad for themselves, and know who, and
what style Of sa ul.ra dyed prescriptions.
he is.
Farther Comment is unnecessary. Read
the bsncdiction Of this radical Judge
STATE OF IOWA Indi,msns for selling
JACOB HAsS.
IOWA COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT:
February Term. 1865.
ksmasks Of court upon sentencing prisoner
convicted of keeping nuisance.
while shsre arc greater or mes known 10 the
Law. end which are punished with greater 60
vsrty. there are nons that involve more Of
those qualities known ~ despisable nednnsw
and wss~dlstiy. than selling intoH icstng liquors
There IL something in she taking OF human life,
ky violence. and instantaneous, that shocks and
tsrrihss all minds, and yet We look upon the man
Who takcs human life quite ss surely. but BY .
SLOW lingering process, II not without condema
sios. q least with much less horrsr.
Bsch Of you who nov stand before this court
for sentence. are in every moral sense m.rder-
ers. and you are within shs spirit, II Lot the
letter, Of legal iaAnsiaughter, for the law says
% that whoever scceierates the death OF hu-
man being uniavfully. 10 guilty Of that crime.
Your bloaisd victims, who appeared upon the
witness stAnd, and Who undoubfsdly committed
per- ary 20 screen you from the law abun dainty
testify that you are not only sccsleratlng death,
but that you are inducing other men to commit
ssiIi greater crimes than your own.
You still MAINTAIN the outward appear
OuVO W sOepcctotlity, Out now mOfOiy ltpfOuo
aud scrueflous you are inwardly The ruin,
poverty. and idlensss. which yoa are intlicting
epou this community, declare, as from the
hossstops You are living in idlcness and
vickednsss. and eating the bread Of orphans
wstered by wldows tears.
lou are steslthiiy killing your victims and
undermining the peace and industr, OF the
community, and thereby converting happy. IN
dustrioes homes into misery. thriiiiess poverty
ana rags. Yon are sowing the seeds Of ignor
"a.
come. Anxious wives ana mothers watch and
pray IN tesrs night, Tor tie coming home -
desolats hearths OF your victims, whom you
are hurrying with the wiles aud smiles Of the
devil. into midnight debauchery.
10 hoe. as one can have no adequate conc eu-
tion Of great cataract until he has seen Nis-
CARA. nor of the terrible furor and grandeur Of
sstorm at mid ocean, until he has witnessed one
90 no man can know the utter degradation and
total dsprsvitv 90 which his species can 10
brought. until he looks upon the dssoiAte ruin |
caused by your hcihsh traffic
And you have been frequently adm monished by
this court Of your crimes, an. their terrible Ell |
fects, and you have been repeatedly Il nei there
for, but you give no heed. You are persistsn nt |
defiant law breakers. aud shsneiessly boast that
IN defiance Of the law and The al sensc OF the
community you will continue in our wicked and
criminal practices.
IL has therefore now become necessary and |
the imperative duty Of this COURT let fall upon
ysu 30 heavily the strong arm Of the Law tha, |
you shs. be either driven from your nefarious |
usbo or ruined in your fortunes ani wicked |
prosperity.
You have become . stencil in the nostris Of |
this community, aud oil good men are praying |
that You be speedily reformed. or summarily |
DESTROYED. by the providence OF God ind tho |
favor Of this court, these prayers shall be speed
lily answered by signal and exact justice for |
yonv crimes.
This court viii feel proud satisfaction in ia
king from you by law your iligottcn gains and
giving it to the common school fund of tins
county. where. let us hope, it will assist In edu-
eating the rising youth 10 shun your vices ard
wicked practices.
Aud finally iot me entreai you. il you are not
already los, to every noble sentiment VI human
ity. to dssst from your criminal vagabond
Naihc. and betske yourselves to some honest
calling Tor livelihood, and you nay yet be
come vr,usus. useful citizens. and entitled to |
the respect of amcral, civilized community +,
while II you persist ia continuing this traffic,
your own ruin Is certain. and yeu will receive.
~ you deserve the curses aud sxecrations OF
mankind. fol may. perhaps, think that those
remarks are harsh snd rnJustlv severe, hut the
court assures you that. as compared with vour
crimes. and tha desolston YOU have brought
upon this community already, they are ~ the
mildsst Nav morning g tine bleakesi Dscsm-
bsr.
Nm HUBBARD,