The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-30
REMARKABLE DOCUMENTS
SOME PRAIRIE BLADE CLIPPINGS
Some Extracts on Prohibition Copied
from the Prairie Blade, a Weekly
Newspaper Pubiished by
Roger 9. Mills at Corsica
ma Twenty Years Ago.

AID. THE following surprising mat
ter has been found this week in con.
les OF the Prairie Blade, weekly in
dependent paper, published and ed
tied in Corsicana years ago, by r. O.
Mills, In the interests Of prohibition
and know-nothingism:
"Don't forget that the Rev. Jamer
Young, the apostle of temperance, viii
lecture on that subject, in Corsicana
on the night OF the Sth instant; also, nj
II O'Clock the next day, ut which time
the sense of the people will be taker
on the prohibitory liquor law.
"We wish TO see our county turn ont
to man, and like a man, and we hope
TO see every man cast his vote against
the liquor domination. We venture
that Corsicaua will give lsrgar yot.
on the h Of March for the prohlbi
tory law than any county in the State
proportionst9 to her nu nser." -[Edi-
torial Prsirie Blade, Saturday morn
ING. March 3, 1855.
From tho Prairie Blade, OF Saturday
morning, March 10, 1855:
"At Il meeting OF Tho citizens Of
Navarro county, on Friday, March
8, 1855, B. d. Gerrell was called 10 the
chair and =. II. Kerr appointed secre-
tary.
"The following gentlemen wers sp.
pointed committee TO draft resolu-
tons for the consideration OF Lhs
meeting, to Wit: j. M. Riggs, G. NJ.
Winkler, q. =. Kerr, John M. Bright,
T. j.. Wyatt, II. O. Mills and Dan
Donaldson.
"The committee presented the fol
lowing resolutions, which wore unani-
mously adopted by the meeting:
"The committee appointed TO draw
up resolutions expressive Of tho vic VS.
or the peoplo GA the subject OF the pro
hibitory liquor Law, beg to report as
follows:
"Bsing convinced that the use or
spirituous liquors Az IL beverage 10
delet srious 10 the health and morals
of the human family; that it 10 q PAL
son in tts baneful effects, undermin-
ing and overtdrowing the mental and
physical constitution OF man; there
fore,
"Resolved. First That we are in favor
OF the passage OF law by ths next
LEGISLATURE OF Texas, prohibiting The
Introduction aud sale OF spiriGuous
liquors within tho limits Of the State,
except for medical and mora nentai
purposes.
"Second-That we hereby request
our senators and representatives In
the Legislature TO enact Baeh q law rs
the one mentioned in the rst resolu-
ton.
"Third-Thst we will support no
man for legislative Office who does not
come out and avow his adherence to a
proh'bitory liquor law, as mentioned
in first resolution.
"Fourth-Tnat we will use all non.
N 70,
the election Of men to the Legislature
who will give their votes and Influence
to . prohlhltDry liquor Law.
"Fiith-Resolved, That the citizens
OF Hill ana Navarro are earnestly 70.
ouestt TO meet on the firot Monday
o. distric' cougtin Nay, 1855. in Corsi-
cana, and select a candidate for the
House of Representatives who is
sound on the liquor question"
j. NJ. RIGGs.
c. M. WINKLER.
O.. p. KERR,
JIM, BRIGHT.
IT. J. WYATT.
4 q. MILLS.
DAN DONALDSON.
"Resolved, That we heartily sp-
prove the course of the Rev. Mr..
Young in canvassing the State In be
he carries with him our warmest
wishes for his health and happiness,
and for his success in his mission for
hum anity.
"0n motion, il was resolved, that
the PROCEEDINGS OF this meeting be
published in tbs Prairie BLADE.
"On motion, the meeting adjourned.
"B. ID. GBRRBLL, Chairman.
as. II. KERR, Secretary"
or the ABOVE named parties, tho fol-
lowing yet live in Corsicana In the en-
joyment OF good health: j. NJ. Riggs,
q. =. Kerr, j. -. Bright, Z. III. Kerr
anG r. q. Miils, aud Dan Donaldson
lives in Ennis. They will all testify 10
the above lacts, anu all, but one, have
remained stvadfastly u the principles
which they then 40 boldly and Vigor.
ously esp0used.
connocuon with the above resolutions,
found. In the Prairie Blade OF the same
date:
awe sh)ull have mentioned tina,
out Of ,hronged house, st the
lecture yesterday, the prohibit
ton res olutions passed without one dis
sentlng voice. 'lllrrahl for liberty,
freedom aud our rights,n
The papers containing the above eX-
tracts may be found In law office,
on the puplic square In Corsl-
Steam, together with many other
copies ofths Same paper, In which
Mills, the editor, elaborAtely and ably
advocates prohibition, proving by
sound arguments and elegant rhetoric
its co1stltutionality, liberty, justlcs,
propriety, freedom, necessity, beauty,
etc.
The above IL Something which has
dropped" as prophesied last week by
your correspondent ia Falls county.
"Be not deceived, Friend Shook,
old documents are dangerous things,
and he ghost OF the old scissors may
haunt you yet."-l Editorial, Prairie
Blade, Saturday morning, March 3,
1855. CoRsIcANA.