The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-04-25
For Prohibition.

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For Prohibition.
| Editor Courier
With your permission resume my re-
! ply TO Fulton. / am very glad to learn
/ that Fulton is n temperance man, and
/ wishes to make fair and honorable dis
cussion of differences Of opinion. ! am
also glad TO learn that he is in favor of
/ total abstinence, and wishes men to avoid
/ extremes.
/ Fulton tells rs that the first Congress
| levied a tax on whiskey, and that most OF
the States. AT that time licensed its sale.
/ lie also tells MS that temperance societies,
by moral suasiou. have accomplished much.
Notwithstanding all thai has been accom-
plishel the liquor traffic has steadily in
creased When Fulton and were boys,
saloons were net known in our country;
but dram shops hid their uusightly heads
IN dark alleys, off the principal streets
Then, If hotels or inns had har-rooms con-
nected with them, they were in m obscure
corner Now. the bar-room is at the front
OF the establishment, and the saloon
stands No I on Main street. Then, the
amount Of ardent spiriis drank yearly,
amounted to a few hundred; now. 10 one
aud one half millions. This Is the pro
grcss that has been made uuder the ex-
ceilent ..,iiceHse system. Bat Fulton
fears that Temperance wilt suffer, that The
best institution on earth, except the
church" will he killed like it's predeces-
sors. viii it2 Why is the temperance
cause making more rapid strides day
than ever before? Nhy.are new lodges
being organized daily Why are old
lodges growing hourly? Because the peo-
pie are finding that all Tipping leads to
extremes; that intempereHce IS down
grade, and very steep TOO const quentiy,
thar all moderate dram drinNing results
in the extremity Of eNtrcmcs; because
the people have discovered that drunken
ness does effect them whether they drink
or NOT; that they pay tine drunkards debts
and support his family; because the PEG
Pile now know that the tenpiars are in
earnest; that they intend 10 exert their
influence, nos only by mora! suas.ou. but
by legal suasi0n But here il a mysterv.
Knowing that Fulton Is aetuated by the
purest motives, and finding that he az
knowlcdges our Tempiar Institution TO be-
next 10 the church, We readily pronounce
him "a member OF some of Our lodges;
therefore, we shall address him as Bro
Fulton. Now Bro. +, this law originated
in a Cool Temp,ar Lodge. Petitions
were passed through every Lodge in the
State. We may safely say that nine
ten las Of cur members siguc these Pc
titions Not only 50. hut ihey carried
the petitions 10 many other citizens TO
sign, until the list Of names exceeded
10000. Now how dld il happen than
this noble Order originated such bad
law? Has the good tree brought forth
evil fruit How did il happen. Bro F.
that you did not make the walls OF our
Lodges ring with the cry of 'breakers
Ahead Shipwreck Destruction Ruin g.
Oh, Bro. F.. why did on withhold your
l..
political ruin2 why, oh why. wait until
we were precipitated into the drea ltul
abyss? BUT your voice was silent. your
able pen id!e, until the iron grasp OF law
~ almost, ready 10 grasp The liquor traffic
Then, but not till then, you leap ui on
public rostrum and try TO show that oar
noble institution has gone astray. uh
that we could have been blessed with some
OF your precious advice before we ruined
ourselves
Your next argument is The cgg, theory.
The law is good, but we cunt enforce H.
Can never did anything; lgiH try has
done wonders. ii we ali tic SUI aud cry
can't we will be sure 10 accomplish moth
ing. Is this the part of wise menu We
have prohibited murder, we have pro-
hibited theft, we have prohibited drunk
euuee, we have prohibited carrying con
cea!cd weapons &c; but when we at
tempt 10 Pr0hib1f the manufacture o. thieves
and murderers, you tell Us, We can pre-
vent this evil, and that God dogs not p-o-
hibii.' You argue geographical position
in your can! thesrx You tell us that the
Mississippi -15s-c9 bounds US on the north,
and Tennessee on the south; Therefore,
the law will he evndcd By carrying GA
the traffic on the river or out OF the State.
Truly, there is lion in the way, let us
turn back Does not the Mississippi
river stand as much in the way Of tie
license system rs it will the new law ?
In Tennesseeayour glorious license laws
are in force. here it suits your ar
gHment to make US believe that they are
Of 40 use, and that Tennessee viii food
the country with whisky. Oh, consisten-
ey. thou art a rare jewell But let us adj
NIT that Tennessee viii furnish some
whigsy. If our Templars DO not aIopt
the eSn theory, Tennessee viii have l
local option law one year hence. In fact
the last Legislature passed oae, but the
Governor became frightened ut the wins
Ky rings and concluded cant. }. II.