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would expect your friendship to catch a
warmer glow from the pity excited by 1
the infirmities of your friends and yourJ
anxiety to reform them.
We regard the drunkard with pity, not 1
with scorn. We have no other than feel-!'
inga of the kindest sympathy for him. —
Instead of lowering him in his own or the;
public estimation, we would rather go to
him, and in the spirit of the greatest be
nevolence and terms of the greatest per- t
suasion urge him to the abandonment ol
a set of habits which must result in his
degradation.
We believe too, that persuasive means
are the most effectual in reclaiming the
inebriate. We deem all others unncces-j
sarv, and therefore we use no others.
No possible objection can be opposed
to our cause or the means which are used,
in its advancement. It proposes tore
move a great evil. How ? Simply by!
persuading men to abandon it. Ilowevci
determined a man may be in his opposi
tion to the temperance reform, he cannol
be honest w ith himself if he objects ci-;
ther to the cause or the means by which;
it is advanced. Will a man hate you
when you give him the best of reasons to
believe that you love him ? It cannot be.
Called on, therefore, to make no sacri
fice whatever—to do nothing which can;
create bad feelings be tween you and your
neighbors, yet still enabled to co-operate
in one of the greatest revolutions since
the days of Luther—a revolution rich
with blessings and happiness to our com-j
mon country and to mankind, we urge
you, fellow-citizons, to lay hold without
delay upon your privilege and your duty.
The success of our cause is now past
all dispute. Nobody can say aught a
gainst it. Every body can say something
lor it. The young men throughout <hej :
whole country are coining up to its aid. 1
Go into any of our villages and it will he 1
found that with very few exceptions, nine
tenths of the young men are on the side
of temperance. The bottle is no longer I
used to stimulate their mirth in the meet- (
ings of their clubs. Go where you will '
and you will scarcely find a tavern where *
spirits are kept. Their manufacture and ‘
importation are annually diminishing. 1
The voice of the whole country is getting '
to be against their use as a beverage. '
The day, we believe, is not very (hr dis- 1
tant when they will cease to be used in 1
that way. What a glorious day for our!'
beloved country ! When harmony andj.i
peace and love shall rulo the domestic 1
circle.—When the tears of early disap- s
pointment and care shall cease to bedim 5
the cheek of the too confiding wife, and !
the silence of midnight shall no more he
broken with her groans. When intem
perance shall no more consume the breadj
of helpless and unprotected orphanage.j
When the cottage of the poor man nol
longer the squalid abode ot pining and
want, shall assume the neatness and the
comfort of thrifty acquisition. When its
walls no longer echoing the mirth of Ba
chanalian revelry shall resound with the
praises of the living God. When the!
idcssings of Education shall bo within!
the reach of the hundreds and thousands
who are now enveloped in the darkness
of ignorance. When all of our citizens
may qualify themselves for the discharge
of all their duties as the freemen of a free
government. When crime shall bo com
paratively unknown, and order, morality,
and obedience to the laws shall univer
sally prevail, our work will have been
done. Our country no longer enslaved
to immorality and vice, will stand erect
in the glorious beauty of her emancipa
tion. Superior to the control of her own i
passions she shall have removed every 1
obstacle in the way of her prosperity. '
The mind unfettered in its action except
by the most wholesome restraints will i
bring to light the hidden and undeveloped 1
blessings of a higher civdization and a
purer refinement. Our march will then
be onward, ever onward to the high des- ;
tiny fomvhich our institutions were pro- 1
jected.
JUNIUS A. WINGFIELD,
L. D. LALLERSTEDT,
L. L. WITTICH,
IP. H. MELL,
W. FLINT*
We present, in substance, the remarks
of the Speakers at the Temperance Con
vention outlie first evening. The skele
ton of the speeches only have been at
tempted. One can readily conceive how
to be filled. Another object
is, to diffuse materials for temperance
speeches ; the common complaint is, that
we can get nothing new. By this plan,
the readers of our paper may make com
mon stock of their capital, and as they
are to address mass meetings of those
who have paid little or noattention to the
subject, they can use what is stale in one
place with good effect in another.
The speeches of the last evening were
noted, but are crowded out of this num
ber ; they will be noticed at a future time,
if not thought too late for good effect.
Mr. Witxich said, the enlightenment
of the day seemed to render it unnecessa
ry to' advocate the Temperance cause.
WMM—PM——<
Hut men required line upon line and pre-|
cept upon precept, &c.—are so consti
tuted, that there can be no great moral 1
•movement, unless by stirring up the pub
lic mind—yet it did seem to be a work;
!of supererogation to attempt it before so:
intelligent an auditory. All had seen the;
ruinous consequences of intemperance in!
the dearest relationships of lite—it was;
past the power of any to paint the picture;
of its injuries. Calculating the expense'
•of drinking at 12£ cents per day, gave
£49 per year. The expense of the fa
ther would be a fortune to his children, if
put at interest from their birth to 21 years
of age; yet it was all spent to gratify
the appetite of a day or hour. Some
would claim ability to set them out in life,
independent of that—but what good re
sults from this §4B per year? Gone
down the throat to appease a morbid ap
petite, that still cries more! more!!
When did it relieve want? Where its
acts of kindness and mercy ? The Min.
istry were unsupported and orphans were
pining in want, while this useless expen
diture was going on. Suppose it had been
placed in the missionary treasury; the
youth it w ould have educated would bare
done incalculable good in enlightening
heathen nations. Suppose Putnam coun
|fv expended §IO,OOO annually for spir
its—(and the history of sales justify the
supposition) —having been settled forty I
|years, §400,000 had been expended; a!
•sum sufficient to set every debtor free—
ito provide a teacher and free school in
every district, and plant a church near
every fireside. But it is gone, and the
children of the land have gone uneduca
ted, and churches are yet few and poorly
filled. It is true in reference to all coun
ties —The expenditures of 93 counties
at this rate, if returned, would remove
all hard times, pay all taxes and carry on
a splendid system of internal improve
ments, colleges and schools.
The speaker disclaimed reference to
politics or party movements, nnd eschew
ed all connexion as a Temperance man,
but claimed that each was a freeman, a
sovereign in himself, and that when a
candidate attempted to procure a vote by 1
unfair means, lie offered insult to sover- ;
eignty, which should be resented by those !
who were careful of their rights. Many 1
pay devotion to votes by half pints, nnd !
offered insults gross to freemen, which 1
could never prevail without thwarting the 1
judgment. The liquor makes such votes; 1
the man virtually votes the half pint; and s
such things being common in the land. •
should arouse every freeman to assert his •
sovereignty, and at least, independence
v|of half pints. When kings reign, sy-
Jcophaney is found at the feet of the no
| bility—we have here the same spirit mi
dified and perfected in demagogucism;—
, the people should rise en mas.se and reject
its influence. What is to he done? In
it to go on ? Is the stream of bitter wa
ters to roll on unchecked in its current ?!
No! no! throw across its turbid chan-1
uel the Temperance Pledge with its life j
preserving power, and the ruinous move-i
! inent will be stayed. Can we not do this ?
Let all step forward to the work. Wiil
any say, I’ll not do so for various rea
sons ? AJI should yield their objections,
when fairly answered. One can see no
propriety in taking the Pledge, because
sober without it. lie is no less likely to
he sober by it—his benefit results not
from efficiency in the pledge itself, but in
his promise to others, which he is more
likely to keep. The man promises to be
religious to himself—does he keep it ?
No ! for the reason that there is no other
party, and he justifies himself by a spe
cies of moral casuistry that allows no
wrong, because no one else is injured.
There being other parties to the com- 1
pact, this reasoning does not hold, and the
man adheres to his pledge. All drunk
ards arc conscious of the injury to them
selves, and time after time resolve to quit 1
and as often fail; but when they make
their resolves with others, they are more 1
apt to hold.
Again, a class of Christians, with their
Bibles in their hands, with all the rights
and immunities of the church, can see
no reason for any other society. Are
they to do nothing for the common good
of men ? Will the drunkard go to them
in the church ? If not, is he to be lost ?
Should they not meet him on common
ground, and if possible save him from ru
in ? Christianity is at war with such a
spirit; it says, save not only thyself, but
every other man, by a diffusion of good
principles. Others say it is a good cause
—that they are its friends, but beg to be
excused say to others go on, but will not.
stir. It is liko one lull armed, urging his
comrades to resist the assaults of their
common enemy and at the same time
begging to be excused. If a friend, he
should help—his influence would tell up
on his neighbor, and that upon another,
and so on. All objectors plant opposi
tion on the ground, that it takes away li
berty. If this were true, the pledge:
would have few advocates, but those who:
have taken it are as free as any. What
liberty have they lost ? Is their property
less secured? Do they not enjoy the
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jrights that pertain to freemen generally?-
No, says the objector—they can’t drink, ,
'&c. Does not he that will not drink act i
thus of choice as well as he that does ?L
And is not liberty unrestrained volition ? :
i|lf the cold water man, with his mind un
i clouded, his moral sense clear, and his' ;
body erect, as he attends to the duties of t
i 1 life, is not freer than he that staggers in
the streets, borne down by intoxicating
■!drink, an object of scorn and derision to
! every passer by, then is freedom an erap-j
. ty name !
f Mr. Piiixazee said, he came with no
, expectation to make a speech, hut as call
ed on he would contribute his mite in the
: enterprize, and felt proud of the privilege.
, As a son of the forest he had not the ad
. vantages of many others, but would no
. tice the reminiscences of past days.
. His father was a revolutionary soldier—
i fought many hard battles, but the wounds
. all healed, leaving him still a soldier, only
,to be conquered by Prince Alcohol. His
. two oldest brothers were conquered by!
. intemperance—the third was on the down
i ward road, but Temperance dawned on!
. the land in time to save him—it had saved
. j many such upon the verge of ruin. With:
, a view to these great and glorious results,'
. he had fostered and nursed it in its in-'
. fancy. From a small begining there
. were now in Monroe county about 900 to
the Pledge—many of them reformed
drunkards, and some of 20 or 30 years'
. standing. He made it a rule to take!
great pains with the young—to train
them for usefulness—believed that much!
was to be accomplished in that way—was
training his little boys in the way of Tern-!
perance—to show their innocence of li- 1
quor, would state that one enquired of
him what a dram looked like. Had
come to Eatonton to unite in a common
cause against a common enemy. Each
one should leave a little stone to help :
build a monument to proclaim the deeds i
of the day to after generations. The i
Hunker hill monument set forth the deeds
ofthe fathers to stimulate their sons to i
valor, dec. The Temperance monument <
would be equally lasting—would live!]
through all time—it came from heaven 1 !
and will survive all opposition—noenter-!(
prize equal to it, and the deeds and sacri- i
ficcsofthe present day w ill never be for-|i
gotten. He was pleased to see the young -
men of Putnam county leading in the <
cause—would encourage them to go on ii
as their labors might do much goba and /
sure no harm. Let their motto be, buc-i
kle on your harness for the grave. He}|
had been fighting for 13 years—hadli
many dark days and gloomy trials—the i
genius of liberty seemed to. sleep, hut n\<
. Spartan band held on—those were the
. kind of men to rely on—would rather
.storm the gates of hell with a Spartan
t bard than start to iSjaven with an unfaith
; ful multitude. If men never betrayed
, thi cause, it would prosper—the world
i| would be redeemed soon—the trumpet
blows, and blows, and still they come.
| tie related several anecdotes of his good
| brother Methodists and Baptists, illustra
tive of a disposition to stay in the church
j with the liberty to get drunk, one of which
iwe will notice: A green preacher, preach
| mg up the final, perseverance of the saints.'
seeming rather to balk in the argument, 1
'said he would present them a case in
proof: That there was his old brother in*
the pulpit with him, who had been drunk*
500 times and yet a good Christian — is il j
not so brother ! Yes !he answered very
drily. Such men claimed that the tem
perance people were too strait—that they
i would never give up their liberty. But!
'the enterprize promoted Christianity.—
lie would sacrifice the liberty ofdrinking
■tor the good of the cause—every good'
■cause require sacrifice, and he was ready j
Iby his labor or iiis money to do all possi
ble good. He contended that the appro-!
bation of the ladies would secure success,;
and that none had more at stake in the!
| Temperance reformation. Many inci
dents and anecdotes are omitted that
S were interspersed with good effect.
Dr. Bkamia.ii said: He had been ta-i
ken by surprise, but felt it to be his duty!
jto respond to the call; and as long as!
able, would never shrink from such obli
gation. He would state freely that he
had been a victim of intemperance and
predicate his remarks upon experience.
The gentleman who had gone before, had
j answered the most ostensible objections
to Temperance—the enlightenment of
the day Jbrced ail to allow it to be right
to be temperate; yet many object, ma
king the plea of encroachment upon their
liberties, &c., the pretext; but the main
. objection was yet untold ; the secret of
; the matter was, that they loved liquor.
He used to oppose the movement, for fear
of its connexion with politics—after that
. fear was removed, he still found himself
opposed with but one valid objection in
his mind, and that was a dislike to yield;
the indulgence. He commenced drink
ing by the advice of an older physician
during the fatigue ofa sickly season, and;
Iliad no idea ever to be a drunkard; but|
! it was so delusive in its effects that he was
a drunkard ere he was aware of it—was!
grossly insulted at a friend for telling him*
in the streets that he was drunk and;
ought to go home, when he thought him-j
self perfectly sober and upright. The.
delusion continued until fortune was
squandered and the worst of consequen
!ceb. presented themselves. Now he pre
sented himself to this respectable audi- 1
jence a saved man, in his right mind, with;
the delusive mania removed by the Tem
perance reformation. He believed he;
now knew something of the spirit of reli-|
gion, and could bear witness,' that the j
Spirit of God and Alcohol could never\
dwell together. Could any persuade!
themselves, that drunkards would stagger!
around the judgment seat, claiming the!
privileges of the saints? This considera- 1
tion should urge all to come forward
with a helping hand, if for no other rea-i
son, to save them from future woe. He!
called the attention of the citizens to the;
1 graves of the drunkards in their own
' church yard, that were speaking trumpet
> tonguedfor reformation—called their at
tention to the time when he toppled upon
its verge, a&an evidence that Temper
ance was effectual in its purposes —urged
! upon the friends to stand sum to the
pledge—that they had no cause to be;
‘discouraged, but rather should be enerva
ted to redoubled exertions, as their labor?
were telling well for the country.
Mr. Feixt expected to be “ a looker on
in Venice,” hut was ready to join heart i
and hand to help roll on the reformation
! ball—was ever ready to do what could be
(lone in such a cause. It was a revolu
tion that would do nothing less than re
deem the souls and bodies of men; yet
! there were many classes to contend with.
Men of decency will not join, and argue:;
that every creature of God is good in
moderation. Erroneous notion ot theirs,;<
to call Alcohol a creature of God. Ask
the animal kingdom where do we find it ? (
and the answer is not in me. The rege- h
tabic kingdom ! not in me. And the 1
mineral responds—not in me. It fs no-j 1
where in nature. It is a production ol |
art and the creature of the devil. Others i
drink occasionally, and think it no harm.
Saw an old deacon on a Sabbath day, |
after hearing a sermon on the sin of i
{drunkenness, mixinghis honey and peach
land coinciding with the sermon. Glori- j
jous preaching, said he—fine sermon that !
| —drunkenness is an abominable thing—< !
what a pity that men will make brutes of
j themselves; but it can be no harm to] [
take a little in moderation. Others drink; j
jregularly, and are going down a preci-!j
[pice with increased velocity and such I
I delusion, that they are unconscious of
impending ruin, until overwhelmed in its|j
! vortex. j]
?! In passing Eatonton on one occasion,
r he had stole out to a grocery to drink, se-;
J fcretfy from his family, but felt the low
- ness of the trick. Upon another occasion
1 j hud provided himself with a tickler of!
i j liquor when travelling—drank at dinner
t time, but feeling impressed with the im
• propriety of such course, poured out the;
li balance and pledged himself to quit,—
- had kept the pledge, and felt proud that
i he was able to aid in the support of so;
i noble a cause. Its friends have innu
■ | morable evils to contend with : the drunk
• ard, the dram-drinker, the selfish and
mercenary, the politician, Arc. were;
throwing obstacles in their way ; but let
i|thcm continue their exertions, and the*
cause will still be onward and onward,
and at no distant day drunkenness would|
|be banished the land. The ladies should
use mildness in their efforts—their power
jis invincible, if properly exerted, and nl-! 1
jways felt most forcibly when insinuated
by gentleness —should never marry n
; drunkard. Their motto should be teeto
tallers or no husbands. Gentleness and
!prudence are the means most effective to
stimulate men to take the pledge, and the!
\only means to help them hold out. Un- *
Ider the guidance of these principles, thej
blessings of Providence would crown thell
efforts of Temperance reformers.
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