The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-29


fuiatcd, frrzniyd mass Of miad cgn
be urged on 10 deeds Of dtsi ,ratigH
aud b.uui CNr,pt in connection with,
AMI under the influence at ardent
-Irijs. Tumuts. and riots, aud
scenes # .a~ ioss disorders commence
usually near the low tavern and the
iIau->hOp. MASSES G.! excited and
rnr: cd minds become consolidated
aud reckless commonly und,r the
Influence OF this poison. la The riot
'cccHby ct Cincinnati, the moJ
doubtless prepared themselves for
the wotG Of blood in whic'I they
weIc about to engage 1T the drink
Ing sa!c0ms OF the CITY, an screwed
their courage to the sticking point
win whisky and 'um. In the DIS
WlbaLccs o. The ieatc and order Of
car own community at any tim
they can he traced directly TO tho
whisky a'oon- oi Our place. hLG
f this NJ ton were to become HHi-
versa y temperate: II the dcs gus ot
The Prohibition reformation are ever
carried; ii every diam ,hop shall
be closed, and HE state shall cease
to- lend its patronage 10 the vtrdin4
81 the liquid tiIe; if every man bt-
cores sober ani temperate mar.
"e might saf,Iy guarantee rhc uni.
>er>al execution Of the laws; nay, w.
might alsD Gi-band th" crimina,
courts in the land Be it IencIu-
beIod, that rine-t,nths of tho cases
of IN r.ctiors OF the laws, OF he
assaults, and the arsons, AID the
broils, aud the murders, a,e who'll,
under the Influence OF Intoxicating
drinks. N;ne-tenths Of the taxes
which we poy for the supl ort of
justice originate ri,m the fact that
lhe STATE, under lis high saLc ion,
and tor price, cau,es these f1lE-
jains Of POISON, misery, cI,me and
death 10 be op, ned at tvery corner
OF The stree', and has 10000 gents
employed in making paup,gs, l,n-
bCct.eS, and criminals, aud IN main
taiLing rot and disorder throughout
the l!nd. y 0uld that the tittu
walls ct the willows, orphans and
hoartbloke mothers could be poufc
into ne "urs Of cur National and
State legislators, Woul that they
could be made to fee! what Aundrcds
# th9usalds o. these miserable
wives. mothers and children have
been made to feel! Then might they
st, k to wipe their hands clean of
this tr~tic IN human blood aud h
nau souls.
3. In order to secure the su
prellacy of the law, the sentiments
of the viItuous and upright pant of
The (, immunity must Le right cn this
subject. Disorder, lawlt ness, mobs
anu murder must not he apOlogiz.l
I"r. or Condemned with faint voice
On this point there must be / Ut one
made Of SpeaEing-buJ one manner
Of feeling. no one can doubt, We
1hink, that the lawl, ssacss in th}a
land and in this immediate section,
has been encouraged or caused by
the tamcn, IS Of the sentiments OF the
community in regard to them, hy
The want Of prompt and decided iu-
di9natioa from every quarter; and
by opinions and explosions tavora-
Die 10 them from sources ofIntluence
and power. Respccta be citizeus
and conductors Of the pre- SIS have not
sp, ken out with sufficient llainness
and emph; sis. Extensively in the
community there has been the i'm
preston produced that there are
offences winch deserve the interlo-
siIion Of q mob; and word has b>en
uttered or riuted jnst fitted To urge
on law.e5s multitude to scenes
Of disorder and blood. Let our evils
be corrected; let crime be pnnishcd
TO is utmost limit; let all species CT
violation S # IL e law be terrctrd ont
and receive their just retribution;
but under all circumstances let only
he proper officers OF the law Lear
Tie sword in the punishment ofotten
ders.
Now what Is needful-what must
6c-in this land, every wilt ire, is, hat
there should lie the language Of uu-
qualified condemnation Of such in
fractions Of the law. Lawlessless,
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