The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-05-05

tIiI CHHifol ~ tHtmrttfta ~ tuNtl /
inailehabls fightio choose wIist they I
wil Ell and dripk. and esiabl.sh IN
our midst, purltapical system Of
espiouaeo upon the moral conduct Of
ne ebrhmdhlgy which pould nston-
Isl q 1ollce olhctf h be service ofthe
car AZ RnssIa Enisrsaining, As We
90. eIsdt uaspecs Coz many q cur per.
sonal friends. who choose 70 differ
Win o. On sai.lects - grave % the
one under discussion. We wish them
ta upasrsisnd that 4 is the PIX
olrLnsuiih which ws propose 10 deal
and 6ot the TEplFlnUAL advocates.
III our pursuit Of lhis Iine cf policy,
Ne slall ,peak plainly because We do
not wish 10 bc misunderstood, and
We win say here and noe that We do
not inlend 70 be diverted from our
purbose TO handle the doctrine Of
Fertilization without gloYes-by any
threats oflosB Of patronage, personal
vllinoaaDn. soelal ostrneism, or any
Other species 81 bull-dosing-
Prohibition would have removed
the tree 81 good and evil from The
Garden d Eden. and having thus
Improved upon tie plans Of the
Almighty. prevented Adam's fall.
II vas Prohibition that denounced
the Savior &c - wine bibbeF." and
Trough near nineteen hundred years
baye passed and gone, the descen-
6lanis ofihe sslf-righleOus jew, who
thanked God l.o Ras lot 81 other men,
slH Exist TAesasas lntolcFant spirit
pefvaded the healts Of the rabble
who clamored COZ the crucIhxion Of
Christ; prosecuted the early CbHs-
tluns ehalued the Martyrs 10 the
stake ofga6ized the Spanish Inqui-
silicn, and dfenehed the world in
blood The doctine vas conceived
il iutoleFsnOe. bronghtforth by fanat.
lcism, and IL burtased 10 blgOtry, and
IT 10 the same yesterday, TO- day and
"a. morrow without variableness OF
shadow OF turning Il breaks out
IN IA sort Of epidemic form, about
onee IN & generation, but was never
knoWn to ripen into healthy con-
seryallsm. Il assumes to Itself, ell
the morality, yirtus snd deOenoy Of
the community, and wages a desnI-
tory warfare upon every individual
aud interest, however remote from
the dram shoR that dares question
CHE propriety Of lie action. or speaks
3 word in defense Of the right OF
sell government.
Hence we are not surprised to be
told BY one OF these latter day Phar.
isees, that be intended to do all be
could to induce his sect to withdraw
their patronage from the MEssENeER.
Not that We are Incorporate our
selves q encourage It in other, but
sinply beeAass We advocate the doc
Urine that eaoh ana every man shall
decide foE himsslf shat be vill eat or
drink, and beeauBe We deky the right
ofsny ma6 o. set Of men 70 elevate
their own standard Of morais and
force other men 70 live up to them.
We want to say that wedo not intend
70 evade TIE issue, which the gentle
nan n whom we refer has seen
proper to make, nor shall We fail IN
future to denounce 10 unmeasured
terms the pfeppater0us proposition
to restrict the many. because The few
are incapable 81 sslf goveFnmsat-to
mpzzle iily aobef men hseause one
inebfiaie is unable q control his
unRovonable appetite We therefore
lnvhe every man, vito feels unwilling
to allow as honestly tc differ with
hiq on The subject 81 coereive legisla.
Non sgalpsi whlskey dFinklRe. and be-
lieees be can cripple 0uF business by
Withdrawing be palronaes, 70 step
ip 70 DE captains once and settle,
litef which eyer1 such individual has
luF pefmlsslsa 70 take lbe field
lgainsl ua and % 81 he cen 70 break
iosn ITS papsr, which We DO no,
ieaIiate % assert has done more
Turing ~ past len gears 10 the in
crest of lsmpeTanee. charity. good
1oFzI 81 hoMsi enforcement Of the
aVs. and iasl and economical adj
qlnislralIan -four State AL county
.oFsEnmeall. s6sn al the blde-bound
peslies noserlptlon Ia the good
ouaiy of Chlekasas put together.