Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-09-24
INrEMpERANCE-As ExrRAcr

La n En- Ra$a
"If our country is ever 10 be pu ged ON shs
filthy sin of drunke mess. Il must be by presee-
ton ard not by cure. Is one OF The m -, M
durable plaques, that ever infested ms"xhe
Is it not then. important that SOM more powe
full obst;tl. should be opposed o this WIDE
spre aiding and deso!a;ing plsgue Ought lhti.
no, for this purpose 10 BE discon,inusace OF 'ne
use Of ardent spiit among The sober part OF ne
community Wi hou, tls, g I'M, lively hue
can be expected fom all other means anui Us
ord is pie as d to pour GU, his spirit upon at
Aesh, and purify their hearts by ishh. II ne
triesds of religion and mofsii'y would gsnefsny
uni 10 this measure, the III nber OF q funx"fos
would s,on be diminished. Not that any 'ns IL
ersb!e number would be rtfsh.ed, .in would
30 too much 10 hore fsr d nnk.rds, Ia ge"sfsi,
appear TO be given over 10 reyro ~. n'ind aha
though no, beyond lie reach oiAinighiy grace,
vet they generally sppear 50 joined to ten Iaos
that we have scar eiy encoussgementtodo NOR >
thsn 4" let them done
But those WHO are row drunkards will No
!ong be suff r. d to poliu,e the lsnd. Every ~
oxicsiirg glass Of ~ dent spurs Is sharpening
he scythe Of de.th, 10 sweep them INTO stt NJ
Is The graves are yswnlng 10 receive 'heh
f,by csrcasses, and hell charging herself 0
receive theft fl,hier souls. - For he Scr'piu
declares ,hst dunkads shall not inaerN the
kingdom of Cad"
II hose who are now icninefste, Can OILY be
nauced 10 rem in 50, snd he rising genssAfia"
kcp un.can,s rn,n.ed, ou' groan'ng country W..
soon be purged. Dut usisss lire is'snes Vi sth
GLOW ard mofsiiiy arc wiling % dsooap'nue 'he
use demonstrating l'liors, sherr y eason .
fesr, that the rising generation viii Dc more ~
temperate than The pi txent nd Ia 'heH On
spring, unless pre.cn'ed by lie speesss grace 9
God will be in ) great measure SEED Vt dunk
.rds.
My friends, let rs Try the experiment. Can
VIC Mt abstain Nth honor. with Comfort aud viii
the ceaain It saving something Tor pn poses.
II the create isnior ance VIZ tor 'romo,ine Tie
cause Of religion, ard building up lions Kieg-
dom.
bu, if AIRY cannot comfortably sbsts,n. that ci,-
cunls,.nce should operate as en- additional mo-
tive, should fiji them With alarm ant. tousr
thsm 10 the mos, rigorous efiors 10 break III
under The bonds, with which satan Is binding
mem.
LIE, us also forhear to tempt others by Offering
,he intoxicating cup LIE, the inebiiallng Guy.
Ne forever bsuished I, ON ~ social Ctces. q
bow cruel is The custom 20 invite and Orge Our
friend, aud guess 20 consume eur property 20
he injury # their bodie@, and perhaps to the de-
siruc,ion OF their SOULS -
Let vs. Sc, osr faces IS = flint against this
practice, il we res ard he weitAse OF our coun-
,sy, he souls OF eur lends, aud the adsan.emen
OF religion.
For the batter accom-, iishment of this impos-
sn, purpo.s lie, us exl ludx f ON cue houses an
in iaiuus foe BY which naitituies havS been
slar.
II we employ iabcuets, le, US not furnish
them wi,h etrong dunk l is hu, reasonable o
give hen sdd,,,ona, wages bu never, nece' lc
us give hem lie in xscs.ins Gsaagi".
In, Sc suggaseuas. M, ltleads are not chimc-
rus They re already reduced o prs,<ec by
hundted, Ind l suppose o. thousands Ia on
,anu; and i. sppes, 10 &C rGf,dly gaining srouac
La us then iuto~ ,her Ksin.ie.
LIZ, u, ua,eai, eEde >saur, BY every lawiui
means n our puwer, ~ di.c ,uiaensnce aud PIE
vent he u OF thls a. az .'o,son.
An election If Nj lnbers Of Assembly is
TO take pi.ee IA Ma. yana The 7th OStoIe'.
Exe,,icns are making 10 complete the pc
ii,ical reclnude OF Ire State Among the
fed, al candidates Ia tEohGE WASHING
TON, the nearest sai,ising relative OF the
late presid,Lt NAsHIsGIoN.
A s-a-eagl- WAS i.tsiy slot at Doyles
town, Pennsj ltanla, measuring SIX teel be-
tween the eAt'eme poin's oil his wings. lie
was nrougil down from. toe top OF the stee-
pl. oil tie Hall OF Jualioe, by a shot slom
towing niece II Mas .Josct play thus 10
deprive JusIicE oil her EAGLE.
Ernaes eta letter from Addshfman on
board fhe u. S shl UusAiayfon, dated
.A-hieS, l7fk Juiy, 1876
Nv L. arm ed At Gibraltar tRer.a las
sage Of tw enly TWO days Qua ship sails
w,il, is in exceil,n, order, and wos nulh
admrret by ,he English, DMct, and Span-
ish navy oficers.