The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-27


FRIEND NORTHUMBERLAND Sra st is sell
dom that I disapprove of the sentiments IN
your excellent family paper, expressed IN us
editorial columns, but the tone and spirit OF
the article in your last issue, on the subject
of carving concealed weapons, l heartily
disapproye of, as tending TO the subverslon
Of the peace. and good order of society.
That an habitual 1awbreaker should per-
sist in his pernicious course, because the law
Ia not enforced against him, and therefore
advocate that the law itself and the law ON
GERS, are all in the wrong, and he in the
right, in defying it, and them, is certainly
novel course of reasoning. 1t is evident that
we have some CROOKED" intellects in Keno
sha about as commendable as the authors OF
"crooked whisky are, in the manufacturing
eenters of that harmless article!
Is it true that you deem rifle carried IN
the hand Through the city, no more dan
gerous than loaded revolver constantly
concealed in the pocket? The boy that car
ries a fishing rod "tbrougb the city, is evil
dence that he is engaged in lawful pastime,
but if he carries rawhide concealed in his
coat sleeve, to the play ground, is ike evil
dence that he does it TO pick quarrel with
some rival boy, a1d give him fiogging. The
manufacture of writing and printing paper
is an honest calling, but the dullest intellect
discovers the criminal animus of him, who
in his paper Industries is attempting to iml-
tate that class of paper Of which "Gree~
Backs are made, by the proper officers OF
Government. Is there indifference III the
moral, or criminal, or innocent act CT your
own Foreman in locking up "form" of your
type for your next weeks issue, or his being
engaged in engraving spurious bank note
plate? The Blacksmith's calling is very
necessary and worthy one, but there is vast
difference between his repairing buggy
spring. or shOeing horse, and his manutac-
ture of Burglars tools, or in forging steel
plates for the counterfeit engravers nse. So
the gentlenaanly loafer, who passes 'tArOagh
the city, with fowling piece or rife In his
hand, it is fairly presumable that his warfare
lis against the fowls of the air. or the wild
FSASOA
arms himself secretly with the deadly Bowie
knife or revolver, it is equally and fairly
presumable that his warfare is intended tt
be against his fellow men, and them only
and not fer self defense.
It is universal fact, impressed indelbl,
in our minds, by sad and lamentable expe
rience, that aside from the Police he Wh'
arms himself with concealed deadly weapon
does not do 1t with any Deaceable design o
good intent, and none bet towards. or tn
g say age indisposition, or of brutal balldo
: instincts do 1t. They do it for the purpos
of aggression on the powers, property, Q
rights of more peacaable men, and seldom
if ever, to resist the attacks Of other felons.
Shall the pistol barbarism of our scuther
states be adopted by us? If it be right an
proper to carry concealed weapons, to us
. when passion prompts. where will you plac
, the limit? Shall our boys carry them to th
school, TO terriiy the teacher, and seattle
! death on the play ground? This has bee
q done in more instances than one oflate year
I and Kentucky Juries acquit the youn
: chiUGlr0atS SoTl1 OF murder! Snail our eVenln
Sociables be made Beer garden by til
: revolver gentry? A common occurrence. an
Z alas how frequent! Witness the la
: slaughter of a young man in our streets Of
Sunday! Did our neighbor Rooney use b
revolver prudently, and in righteous caus
:, lin aid of social order, and to viDdicate tt
: majesty of the laws. in saloon fight?
! No peacable, right minded citizen ey
+ carries concealed weapons for his person
e. safety. Such..keep away from Kenosha's
censed saloons, wLefe so many of our pro'
a. ssing young men are receiving their Jgnishil
ar education in drunken morals. Prudent nj
g avoid the places where law breakers reso
- and therefore are safe in person. He accor