The Hartford herald., 1880-04-28
Beaver Dam correspondence.
BEAVER DAM, KY, April 10.

BEAVER DAM, KY, April 10.
Editor Herald:
Our community is frequently startled
with communications in the HERALD
from this place, of some great crime,
difficulty or slanderOus report on some
of our best citizens. We all know that
there is class of people in all commu-
mites that will back-bite, speak evil
and envy others of their success, while
they themselves are known to be guilty
of base, ignOble, unmanly deeds. If
such persons could get the advantage
of good citizens, they would seek their
downfall, and with loud acclamations
of Joy, seek to build themselves up in
the ruins thereof. We are sorry to say
that our little town has in it such per-
son as described above, and one too,
who thinks that if he has good busi-
ness, that no one else should engage i'm
the same avocation, but that they must
stand back and let him have full sway,
receive all the abuse he can give and
never offer a word of resistance. Fol
instance, we will relate to you case or
two. About one year ago the Trustees
of the town of Beaver Dam, KY, were
petitiOned not to grant license to any
person to sell spirituous liquors by the
drink. They honOred the petition by
passing an act to that effect. But alas
there is house that takes no heed, re-
gardless of kind words, petitions or
town authority, but goes On"G GalileO like
caring for none of these things" and
we fear that i'm the great day of ac-
counts he will share Galileo's fate. Some
one, for the peace of the community,
informs the grand jury of his conduct,
and with list of names of witnesses,
who are summoned to appear before
the jury and there upon oath tell what
they know. Question: "Did you get
whisky of a certain man in Beaver
Dam, unlawfully ?" Ans. 81 did"
Then We see q communication in the
HERALD that some people were trying
to get some one in trouble, and If they
cannot in any other way, they will
swear falsely, maliciOusly and coward
ly to indict him. That piece needs
modification and must have it. Now
1t appears that you are fond of giving
publicity to communications from evil
minded and law-breaking correspond
ents. We will say to you, as kind
friend, that If you desire your paper to
come to this Office as usual, you had
better stop such communications.
Further on i'm the same communion
ton, those back-biters, &C., are pro-
nOunced poor miserable creatures. We
believe that to be true, and says that
they are not noticed by people of intel
ligence. Well, now the writer would
have you think that his class are the
people of intelligence; if so, deliver us
from such, all the days of our lives.
The Bible says, "Take little for the
stomach's sake" meaning when one is
sick. Surely he is sick quite often. In
another place in the Bible We read,
"Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt
thou return" referring to mans de-
misses; but we see somebody rolling in
the dust or mud, without any 'demise. !"
Go poor fellow-creature, earn an honest
living, and secure the appreciation of
God and man, then peace and quie-
tude will reign supremely all your days
and nights.
Those indictments will come before
a court of justice and then we will see
who swears falsely and who does not.
AMICUs HUMANUs GENERIs.