The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-10-20
Letter IL 59ass E~sosaEsaa.
iIUUMA La. J
October 18th, 1877. {


October 18th, 1871. {
TOTAL ABsTINENCE.-Our at
tant!on has been called to an ar
tlcic which appeared in recent
Issue Of the LoHisiaRais, unler the
title OF" a Ptopos de Temperament
-an article which embolieG ssll
Observation-Disclosures motlerE
philosophy. OF the charges made
against the members and advo-
Gates of Total Abstinence, we
will say nothing. The height Of
absnrdlty tnat characterize those
chdrges are ii sure vindication Of
our cause, and in due time, will
rebound upon the malignant an
thor. The gA.iius of philosophy
and theology presidiag orer Nes-
TIMES OF the 3,oaisiaadis is res
ponsible for the cilumny it would
heap upon the heads OF men who
are as true 10 the cause for which
they have devoted their lives, as
the Editor OF that sheet is ego
tistical in his sophistry.
We quote :"And the bears, in
gathariagthe grapes OF varmiiiion
hae, which yoH diadain and con
ienn, wonid have more. wisdom
than you." IT'S not the grapes,
zoe condemn Und dts,IaiR, but the
liquid called Wine-first MANI
tlctured by Noe, when the world
had existed 1900 years and that
same patriarch enjoys The homer
, of being the first drnnklrd on the
Calendar of iutemperance.
Further on the writer says:
. Isl Noas he faltos point un sage
, usage DIES chooses one Dieu vois
Il donnees, quill ma pas cree pour
y les meries TT les moineaux
settlement, vous le meprisez dams
f, sa munllicenca ct 81 g~erSrcsitt a
) votre tgarl.1 This proposition re
, minds us OF a similar argument,
t once nsea by fierce opponent OF
y total abstinence principles, and
p which "a as follows : "Wincs
& and liquors are genuine products
OF nature, and therefore truly
{ gifts OF God. They are good III
themselves, and were intended
by the Creator for mau'A use and
n comfort Hence Ills unnatural, IN
grateful, and injurious to natures
Cod ior man to condemn and pro
q hibit the $ OF Gods own gifts"
4 These arguments he sound To-
= @ic, WHY not 20 further and say
y that ajeolHa is a healthy invi@"
! iaiA!, tar following the natural
y ortlrr OF things, ana the logical
y conclusions of*the above argu.
l~feiits, chat too, is truly "a gift OF
=. God /; and as much IL gtiui.c
9 plo'lstct o. nature, as is the wine
~ t.iat flows so OBVIOUSLY in our fash
< lonab!o reunio.Es. Gifts of God
NhE,Nllat are the most venomou,
reptiles but creatures of God,
" manifiacnce Is that a reason
4 Why You should lay in den of RAJ
:; tleslahes and subject yourself tt
", q torturing death ? No. Then the
.e argument must be ipso tacto fall
II clous and its conclusions unten;
J. bic.
.r The conclusion Of the louisa
J. ndis i%nvective is quite compIimel
.e tar.y to the advocates of Temp,
: renee. It reads Thus.
,. "Ihe apostles OF totalism, or il
II other words, total abstinence, ar,
q. therefore fools.'
e Fools ! Better be called a foo
0. by Il disciple of Momus and Bac
10 chus than lead a life of disgrac,
Ia and fill a drunkard's grave!
DISTRICT CnURT.-J. osep
d Christian has been convicted o
s. burglary and grand larceny.
:. In The case ofChas. Williams,a
cused ofkilling acow,the Distrlc
ne Attorney entered a noW prosequ1
HL.-Mr.. Ed. Cooper has been
IS seriously i'll for the last week.
Il. The WEATHER.-Daily rain
1t are the order Of the day, and be
&c neticial.
THE FATa.-The fair given Oh
T. the 18th and 1Ith proved a gran,
III success-thanks to the very abb
management OF the Board Of i
rectors. We are informed tha
is the gross receipts Of the two day
OF amount to af5t6. All things COZ
Us sideIed, We believe this to be
IL handsome sum contributed t(
wards repairing the catholic
church.
Father Poyet returns his sill
" cere thanks to the ST Joseph 5
" q. Sand for their. kindness in Il
tending the Fair, and for tn,
sweet and harmonious music tina
IL SO well pleased our people ; ais,
to the TH1BODAUX SENTINEL 70
IL the many courteous fayOrS eXte,