New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-05

could not fly startles the community by its
| horrors.
Around us, everywhere, are facts
| which chow men under tho influence of
| liquor transformed into brutes-reason
| gives place to passion-selfcon is
| lost-coDscience is drowned in the cup, and
| the man, thus Transformed knows neither
respect for age, pity for childhood, nor afiec-
| ton for the very partner of his life, Well
did the great 4rlmatist cXclaim-
o. thou invisible spirit of wine
If thou hast no name By which thou
| hayst be known. let us call thee devil .
Some years ago lawyer, since elected to
the bench-Judge Philips-s;,id to me-.
| 1--WE have Il murder case which will be tried
today, would you like to attend the courtl'
| l said | would, never having listened tp
such Il trial. On entering the courtroom l
saw the prisoner at the bar-the man who
was to be tried for mis- life.
Only for his position. he was
one of the last III the room whom
l would have taken for :. murderer. The
| expression of his face was mild and gentle
as a wolnans his features were almost
feminine in their dclicacv, and not an midi
| cation could be seen Of harshness or cruelty
| of nature. On the contrary, his appearance
betokened IA kind, atfcctionatc disposition
| Yet that man WAS there arraigneu us the
| murderer of his wife. listened to the evi
| dence which fixed the CRIME upon him. 1t
told how at midnight he came to his home
| from Il carouStl at the tavern-hiS brain i'll
| famed by his potations-and found his wife
and their two children sleeping. 1t told
| how. after arousing her. he had demanded
money in her possession, that he might 90
! forth again and renew his revels. This she
refused him-ret,,scd for his own good as
| we'll as her chidrcns need; and then oc-
! CURED scene over which devils might
| tNult while angels wt;,t. His armed hand
; raised above her shrinking. aiiri.hted form .
| her plc;idin. cries tor mercy as the blade
| pierced her bosom her helpless struggles
against the rage of the Infatuated husband!
! the weeping, horror-stricken childrcn COW
erinS in alarm i'll the most distant corner of
| the room. and ut last murder and quiet
The great world was Siec ping Il round them
none awakened to arrest ;hls fearful work
OF rum. and the morning arose upon muir
dcred Wife. IA ruined man and Il home for
| ever desolatcd. | heard the jury bring
in the verdict which convicted him
OF the crime: and | felt then. as |
'lo now. that man has not IN enemy besides
so subtle. so dangerous and 50 deadly as
strong drink. 1t may be said that this Is
! an isolated case, but tell yor it j, nniy one
! of thousands. though nincty-ninc in :, hun
drcu may stop short o! actual murder. 1t
" not the man who does it. but the liquor
With tIduSloIul> tIt iE;lu mo me bFtIt.
few weeks ago. read N one of our
periodicals OF worthy man in one of the
counties OF New York. who WIS cuticed
int" a licensed tavern. and there tempted to
dr!nk t" !ntoNiCat!On. IN the dc!lriIlm of
Drunkenness he went home and murdered
his wife III the most criie! manner. He was
carried to til" jail while still intoxicated,
and kept through the night. Awakening in
the morning. and Looking Lrotnd upon the
+. N
dows. ne asked:
lis this !. JAIL:
"ies. !oa are in jill" answered some
What an in here for" was :4is earnest
inquiry.
For murder" was The answer.
With still greater aston iShluen: and
calnc>.nc>> he asked. Does my wife know
it:
Your wife know it." wa, IT,. reply.
why. i is .;"'.r Wit. WHOM .;ou have
killed.
On this announcement he dropped sud
denly >cN.-I">> upon the floor. as though he
had been struck dead. OF all that had
passed III that sad l.liliunl OF drunkenness
ne WAS utt"rl V unconscious, and he rrcor-
cred from insensihil'y to bear /; weight Of
horror which crushed him into the dust.
Was il the man or the demon of s.ron.
drink which did this terrible deed
"Ilydropha killed the dogs. but what OF the
man who kept dogs bitten So
a few weeks ago. III tbs Place, youny
man was carried To his widowed wife. He
came back t" il q corpse. vet not on him
had the finger OF disease been LAID. Death
met him on the road. and, without time for
even one brief PRAYER 10 God. he was
launched int" the solemn eternity. Tho slew
that Young man over wha; did he stumble
into death Aud what is il that has spread
Il cloud which never can ne lifted over the
home which once WAS his You may say
that the guilt and blame was his but is there
IL" blame for me ii hy lifting the glass tom my
lips | encourage" one Of tccbcr Will or less
>tl.-control to do that which ruins him ,
Wal il answer here I" say. Am | INV
brothers Keeper or is .he,. truer man
hood III the seli-den!! which declares III is
goou neither I" drink vile nor anything"
etc. take. then. this position, tina,
=. Temperate drinking, which alone gives |
c"unttnallcr to the list -: stlcng drink, ia /
n practice Tor which n" argument EXISTS. |
except tn. right of Scl.in,.til .cnce. and that
the exercise "t that right is attended with |
danger. and often followed by disaster.
Temporal: drinkers alone give. count.n-
a'lc" To the :.S. ot intoxicating drinks, for i:
= by them clothed III !. .arb OF r"sl.Ct.l-
bliitv. I; ali drinkers We're iuchriate-, it T,
would 10: he II month ere statutory law
would KAY lis strong hand On the evil. it !
is not 10Y ;.hm !hdt the law licenses the !
tavern. III" hotel ..nI the bar-.oon; Won |
know il IS not: :"ii know :; would not: hut |
the class Who drink in moderation. !
vino ~. i: certain r"-prc:ahil!ty H,..i |
popularity ~ The practice. for them |
'h- law consents to i"ga.I2.. the traffic. |
Nor could even they give i; the claim which !
1t now 50 boldly asserts were there no., |
back of all bar-rooms and saloons. anct,:c, |
argument. X IL drawn from the dinner !
Ia lies %, III. wealthy, where amid the chi !
,U'c ;tnd r;tin'ln"n, winch ;;drrn che social |
;i!a OF educated iucn ana women the wine
cuc circles. J. - drawn from t.ir homes ut |
.lit siren. and uable portion OF the com.
milnitv. IN. great middle class. where 20
often IN" cupboard or the eidebcard con-
t;iinS the stimulating beverage. not r",uiar-
! V used. perhaps. *, InduigeI IN when de
sired, hrolIl oar ~ "I:r yr>t t. IKE social ;
gathering. "r I" cheer ami :nvi.o,a:s the
calling friend. .I"uc II found the strength |
of this .:i>tnTn. and from the coIutenln.r
these give. its CLAIMS grow bold
II IS .he tail pendant ti"m the boys kite
which, by ia balancing power. keeps il in
the AIR. Let that fall oft and the kit" would !
soon descend by rapid circles TO the earth.
SO are THESE respectful. bic. moral. and
even religion classes whose influence bal
;.nc"> the horror. "i in:emprraucc. and
keeps the practic" at lis height. Let them
desert the cups. empty thrir wine bottles,
and free their homes AMI tables of the in
tozieatin- drau.l'. and with the practice
lett I" inchriaics alone, It would fall death
struck to the earth Tie now DouSrful
Sampson would b. shorn OF the locks of its
and CT" ION. would be bound in
I he fl. tcrA of proh ,titpry law