The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-01-30
WHOLE NO. 1890.

1ntsmpernnce in the goaah.

The editor of the Sandusky Register
gives the following as the result Of bis
personal observation on q recent tour
through several Of the Southern etaGes;
1.-THE extent to which the drinkinR II
Intoxicating liquors prevails ct the
South, rs social custom, 10 appalling
to one who looks upon ihtenpsrancS
40 the curse Of our land. It is next 70
impossible to enter any circle, or, in
fact, meet anybody anywhere, WithOus
having the internal ghost Of some
thing to drink forced under your nose.
II you are casually introduced to MaiOt
Jones, late Of the Confederate army,
the first sentence after the salutation il,
Step this way and take somsthinR.'
Y0u purchase ten dollars worth Of
dry goods at o Southern Store, and
after paying yOnr bill you are, with o
wink, beckoned to back room, where
. free glass of whisky is gracefully
profered. You enter the business
Office of an acquaintance to chat three
minutes, and before you leave, the
business acquaintance is certain to say,
Sam, fetch that black bottle from the
shelf and two glasses.'
You call at q Southern home, and
your host would think that be had out
ragged the very spirit Of hospitality did
he not offer you GONE fluid that has the
happy power of giving the human nose
the color Of q lebsters claw. The
wonderful variety Of these fluids sur.
prises one who knSws the deStitution
Of the Southern country in other re-
Spscts. In point of strength and pal.
atsbility they range all the way from
dish-watsr to aquafortis, and their re-
suits have the same graduation, rsachinE
from nausea to murder in the Rrst de-
gree.
'1t would seem that the South had
been sufficiently cursed by slavery, go
cession, war, and defeat; but the plague
OF drunkenness is now added. The
morals, no less than the politics of the
South, need recOnstruction; and the
field for reformatory work is 9 wide
one. But one thing is plain, that 90
long as the offering Of Interesting
drinks is regarded a6 = standard social
custom, intemperance can not be sue
cesSfully battled any more than the cur
rent Of the Mississippi can be permsn-
entity stayed"
The Sandusky editor tells the truth.
If slavery in itself was q curse, th1t
curse was tenfOld intensified by the con.
slant and all-pervading use of the in.
fernal fre-water Planters acknOwl.
edged that most of the bsrbarouS fog
ging, bruising, and haying, inflicted
formerly on the slaves, was done ct the
instance Of, or by, whisky-drinking
overseers. 1t was said that the slaves
would spend their last cent for whisky,
tobacco, and lottery tickets. Negro
slavery has been abolished, but ths
sOul-and-bOd dy-cOnsumiDg slavery Of
whisky and tobacco remains. Many
women use . "bOonder," and swab
their mouths with powdered tobacco,
and, like nasty men, spit the foul stuH
at mark.
A big political war has been fouRhs
to preserve the Union, in which hun.
dreds of thousands lost their lives, and
the bodies of nearly four millions Of
slaves have been set free. That Is ; big
thing But another war-God grant
that it may be bleodlsss !-must nov
be wagsd for the emancipation Of mon
and women from those twin curses
whisky and tobacco. We are in fer
this fight. Our cause is just WSars
on the side of God and humanity. Be
it eurs to aid in the rescue Of falIea
man and to remove the temptation, lSGs
we, too, and cur household, become en-
quilted by the insidious temptsr. There
is no security, no safety, save in tenn
peranee. And we call on all the world,
men, women and children, to enroll
themselves on the right side in this strue.
gle. The South, so far as soil and eli
mate generally are concerned is land
of health, wealth, beauty, and sunshine.
Let her people, white, black and yellow,
be freed from these blighting curses,
and she will become the paradise of this
continent. Men and women, will you
take hold and help to remove this
mountainf I The way to redeem and
bring prosperity to the South is through
temperance, education, industry and
true religion. Secure these, and "caP-
ital p" will follow.