, 1874-04-17

morning before one Of tho Judgoa Of tic Circuit
Court.
LOCAL LETTERS.
| THE TEnlrEnANoE CAUSE,
Tho temperance n1ovomont has had ono effect
o. oil events, Which will result III tho Improve
ment Of mhniind. It has brought out 4 multi
tnuo uf -lispensors, who havo cas
knowledge around with suoh a oarooes proli.
gality thnt everybody ought to DO able to pick nj
a few grains ut least. Thoro are somo WHO mn,
DO troubled with such u wontl OF theory nnd
advice IN making selection TINT thoy
can hang to with consistency. All tho WY
bctwoeh the co1d-water clluuo and tho crowd
TINT sondH forth tho slogan "Good whisky
and moro Of It, to the breoycs Of Kentucky,
there aro factions who swear by unformontod
wine, By nlodicinnl abstinence, by tho noceas,ty
OF alcohol % consoryator OF hoalth and life, by
tue necessity Of tta total annililation that tha
It's total freedom. oto., but all hnvtng radical
idca Of testing tho whole matter by d gauRo Of
principle, as TO Which thoy all differ.
Tho great trouble Heenz to be, with all the
plahs devised, that their sdherents aro not
soeking for practical plan for tho present emor
gcncy 80 much US thcy arc trying to try tho
whisky question BY the idoal standard of rallt
and wrong, considered in its strictly moral as
tivos as producers Of tic auil, or Dispensers Of
tho same at profit. It iB coming to bo pretty
evident that Victories In the world Of immatorial
forces are won by conoossions. There Is no one
wild III opinion aa 10 ho1ioye that the doctrines
Of tho totnl abstalncra will over prevail In gone
rnl, They will win convert haTo and there, and
no doubt III smnll plauoH can bring certain
forco to bear upon tho indiviluaf arinker
tint will act, for instance. rs Sunday observance
docs upon him. Society being In favor Of It, ho
daros not dispute It, but gives it outward ro-
spoct.. or dodgos but, In ctties there nro con
greeatod go many Of bis own mind, aud ho is no
reinforced by concurrent opinion. thut ho docs
not caro-, aud heods not tho theories Of Chris
tinns or GbBtainerH.
Horo tue class remaina untouched, and, Us this
is Just tho cass that 1t is Desired to reach, mud
as it ia hopeless to try to convert them except by
gradual processo8 it becomes the part Of wisdom
and practical ca benev9lonce to eonoee not prn;
to fight Whisl,y not by shooting guns from the
far heights Of m ideal life, Whara not ouly
whisky but vice Of my kind in unknown, but
to come down to tho plains below and slaughter
the dragon whore it ID to be found.
Heroin tho writer not 10th to be reformor. AZ
that's fashionable, ventures tosuggcst some tleo-
RIGS that may be used ia weapaona against tho
rnmpageous beast. 10 come down tlon to plain
facts, whisky is not damaging to the human
constitution 90 much By itH use as q pure drink,
as i ia BY tue fact that whisky, so called, Is
not: whisky at nil. but tile great portion OF tho
drink going under ths generic title in
yillainous compound Of liquid poisons.
toned msy bo delivered by the ataton1ent hat
it Is o criminal ofranae TO seu for tho purposes
of human consumption any kind Of poison. Tho
bnrkoopor who protonls TINT ho is giving mo
hnrmloss potteen, when, in fact, he is dealing
q physical injury, and any court Of Justice, II
am able to mako my proofs, will aaeesa such
damages upon tho consprator against nv
stomach as will mako it to bis advantage to
treat me better hereafter. Tho privilege Of bo-
ing All informer-the most profitable trado Of
the tines-Bhould bo accorded to overy ono who
drinks. and d profit should nccrue to tho man
who brings acknowledgement from his bar to
the bar Of Justice and has him fined. This will
bring tho tnsptration Of profit into tho field, ar
Tnying tho customer against tho dealor. AZ tile
former holds up his glass to the light to catch
ita amber or ycr1ntllion tint, he will soon begin
to roeognizc tue introtlnGtion Of logwood and oil
Of yitriol intn the compound md, as ho seta It
down, he will say, Tom, I'm sorry, but you've
bent mo out Of yenr, or three months, OF ak
weoks, as the case may DO, OF my valuable ex-
istonco; como along and be fined, My outraged
tions," or words to that effect.
II Tom refuses to do this. there will be re-
quired tho formula Of warrant, but the result
will be tho eamo. Tom will pay up and take
outcome will bo that Tom aud Jerry will daal
only in tho pure article, thus raising the price;
tho infosnler will besome rich and happy; tie
standard Of vlrtuo will bo raised, and the first
atep in tho great reform DO fairly takon. This
is feasible. 1t is also possible to have inspectors
who Will not allow tho sa!o Of any but pure liq-
uots. Hthls is insisted upon, tho whisky trade
will receye almost a deati-blow. DlrrEns.
BEWARE.
TO tia Editor Of The CHICAGO Tribune:
SIN: 10 protect tho public from imposition. 1
would say that tho colored Baptiat church Of
which am pastor has authorized no person to
solicit money from tho public in hcr name. Nor
do believe my other colorca Baptist church
Of this city has given any person By tic name
Of Parker any such authority
n. DEBApT1srE,
Pastor Of Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 1G, 1874.
CRIMINAL.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Aaron Mayo pleaded guilty yeAtorday before
tue Criminal Court to potty larcony, aud was re-
mRndel.