The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
For the Hickman Cnmril

former. ShOuid nave an organ.
For the Hickman Courier.
.McsSrs. Committee Some time
since | noticed communication in
your columns, ending with these words
IAN act of sheer justice. There seem
ed to be no signer to the article, aud
my conclusion was that the writer
wanted sheoriag, for it was evident that
+ the wool had grown, or been pulled
completely over his eyes | was in
hopes that you would have given him
a sheariag before this, but from pres
sure of other business, or some cause
you failed to give him a clean shc0r.
propose to give him few clips, and
pass him around 10 hopes that by the
time he makes the circuit, he may
come out an improved animal or in
his true character Of a wolf III the garb
of a sleep.
He essays to stand on the ''iet ,a
alone principle, which at -est Is a very
uncertain and ambiguous. one. " e
have seen great cauoes faiisud become
numbered with the lost. Ia which the
-
pericuce is that no causNis exactly
right, or the principle so,-ll on which
il is based, that will not kar iuvesti-
gation, In the attempt IS defend the
liquor traffic sheer justice utterly
condemns his eause, especially as to
the drinker He screens himself be-
hind his license, deals out his liquor.
gets your money, makes you drunk,
aud then turns you out into the street.
not uufreIueutly with blow or kick,
aud says TO the officers Of the law, here
is your law breaker take him to jail
or fine him for his offeu-e, thus prov
lug himself the drunkard's worst enc
my. | give Justice credit for his
boldness however, for few men have the
audacity to say, much less to write any
thing in defense Of liquor selling as a
beverage, aud when they do. II is at
tributable solely to the fact Of their
cause being desperate, which induces
false theories, and worse practices
Nine teuths OF those engaged in the
liquor traffic admit the sale of it wrong,
ana are content to keep their mouths
shut, soothing their censeieuces in cou
temptation Of the almighty dollar
the enormous gains, which they realize
regardless of its future consequences.
Pause and reflect ye justices in the
still, smali hours OF night, when the
very StiIlness which surrounds you,
makes you feel your own insignifcancc,
and how puny and feeble man is. AK
yourselves, might not these things be
charged against me in the account l
have to render in the future.
The writer once heard an eminent
physician of Carroll county, Miss, re
late his experience on this subject, and
the torture which he underwent while
laboring under an attack of deiIium
tremeus. He was aiken to the Internal
regions and there went through trial
for his life. Said he, "there was no
end to the charges against me, and
the evidence was SO plain of my guilt
aud the acts of my past life were
brought up so wildly before me, that
| could make no plea OF extu4e IN my
defense. Through the ipterYoSition OF
some good spirits or higher power,
escaped but was warned il taken
there again there would he no escape
Think of it you who will attempt to
defend practice that men in their
dying hours condemn.
O'Brien when condemned to death
at Mayfield short time ago, said, we
had Just been to the still house" The
vouno man hung at New Madrid
year or two ago, said on the gallows.
whisky brought me to this \ man
comes to our town, buys $50 worth OF
whisky. goes to neighboring town
aud commences its sale, aud in less than
twenty four hours is killed himself. aud
is the cause of two other men men los
ing their lives. Had not the whisky
something to do with that? Was he
not under its poisonous influence when
the Sifcers attempted to arrest him?
These are facts right here at home with
which all are familiar. Think Of them,
ponder them well, you who defend the
vile trafc, aud ask yourselves where
the 'iustice" comes IN.
Yuna are not the friend OF the drink
er-you are your own enemy--an enc
NV to society and to yourGod. | eau
compnre you to nothing better than
what the Frenchman called the leuon-
ade-one grand contradiction,
Lemon makes II sour
Sugar makes il sweet,
whisky makes it strong,
But water makes it weak.
GooD Tr,1r