The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-24
For thc Southern Sentinel.

| municati0ns in the SENTINEL. desire to
write also. Permit me to open my ques-
ton thus: Omne igaotam pro maraidro !;
(eyerthing unknown is thought to be
masnifcent) and, No es todo- Orc 10
que relnee, (all is not gold that glitters).
MIR. Editor, what part of cur country is it
that is in such horrible condition from
the effects Of intenperance? What part
rs It thlt The schools are SO deficient on
account of that abominable stuff, whisky
and tobacco? What part is il that women
and children are wringing their hands
and crying for food? We thought that
we had seen little communications from
all parts of onr country; and we have
seen nothing that would cause any one to
think that there was any such vices and
intemperance. as reported by Junior
correspondent in a late issue. This corr
respondent shows that he refers to no
other country but ours; he calls the at
teniion of the young men Of our country,
to consider the cause Of this distress, and
shows further that it is the Incorporate
effects of WHISKY aud tobacco. Now,
who has verified; our worthy editor, or
our correspondent? Not long since we
saw in the columns of our local enter
prise, the advantages and resources eff our
parish, with an Indirect statement Of So
ciety, with an invitation for immigration,
then followed 4 communication from a
prohibitionist, showing the country to be
in the lowest degree Of degradation. II
these. two articles agree, we have no
knowledge Of language, and too blind to
see.
This Jrnicr correspondent calls for the
support Of the young ladies of cur coun-
try. hy the authority of IN extract writer
referred 70; but this writer seems to hold
that the ladies' are not instrumental in
developing reform only by force; that is
for them to avoid the company CT young
men that drink Intoxicating spirits, or
use tobacco, for period of ten years; in
order to force the lads to abandon the
use Of these vices. lSimply absurd and
contrary to nafure.) We know 1t is not
the wish Of any lady to associate with n
man that is wilfill, incorporate. or plean..
but they know. BY the law of nature. that
they are commanded TO agree with their
adversaries; and We know by their aid
and aezodsztion that more men can be led
to reform than By their total abstinence;
but we are yet to know where reform =
needed, for less than one year ago.
through the Kindness of your Police Jury.
every man mas entitled to vote and quar-
aDtine against the sale Of whisky and all
sections that desired 1t, obtained their
wish; and now prohibitionists continue
to hoot prohibition. as though the cid-
zens Of our country were still molestcd by
drunkards. we certainly think that the
ladies Of our country would rather aid in
reforming the INV orthy and wicked, than
walking them into destruction, by carry
ing the arm Of a righteous prohibitionist,
knowing that the Lord called not the
righteous. but sinners to repentance. .
We next notice a long item advocating
prohibition. lie represents his conlmu-
nifty as being an snterprising one. but
tells what whisky has done, and its inAu-
essce OF the pistol aud knife; after writing
sufficient to take mp twenty i've dollars Of
advertising space, he closes bis subject
with as old . poem as there is in the Uni
ted States; and gives this poem rs war
ming; and, effect Of intemperance, all OF
This poem, except the last verse. giees an
account Of rs wilfnl murder rs ever
read, pcrpetrated by a drunkard; bnt this
last verse shows the destiny Of that wilful
being. All we ask is that the people of
this country will take the last verse Of that
poem written from Gaar's Mil, Mineral
Spring community; If this last verse is
true, (and It i, II any q It is) it shows
nat awful beings destiny in the pleasant
abode Of Paradise. Then il this wilful
character wentto Eternal rest, Why should
IN advocsse of prohibition. put il before
the country as u warning password. Not
only have these prohibiontisists ruined the
but have also scandal,zed the
people of It's communities. They havc
jsxsgvd them guilty Of What they are not
addicted to; and why wise and learned
men would Le guilty. of judging when
knowing the consequence in the scrip
tHe, aud We giye the following: