The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-03


brethren IN the Western States a cor
Venlent market, where their produc,
converted into the very essence of life
Is readily distributed through every vein c
society, conveying spirit, health, and gale
~. by our official reports they are PROVED
TO be, IN another point of light, one of GU
greatest public blessings.
The excise is fattened with their rich
results.
len thousand casks forever dribbling out thei,
rich contents,
Iouchd by the Midas finger Of the state,
Bleed gold for ministers.
DIlnk; and be mad then It's your country bids
Glorlously drunk, obey the important call
Her cause demands the assistance of YOU,
throats
fe all can saeatloao, and she asks no more
I Strong drink is the universal charm
which binds mankind together in constant
good feeling. 1t debases the high, and ex.
ats the low, and brings them on lepeI
1t Is great preventive of litigation. I'm
der It's influence the bitterest enemies for
get their feuds. For, as the poet says,
When neebors anger at a plea,
And Just as mud as mud can be,
How easy can a smile from thee
Cement the quarrel
Its aye the cheapest lawyers fee
TO taste the barrel"
The institution of drinking appears to
be very ancient; since we know it to have
received the patronage of the great and
wise founder OF Free Masonry who, had
he thought 1t detrimental, would doubtless
Rave keptIt, with other detrimental things,
among the secrets of the craft.
The occasions on which strong drink is
useful are too various to be enumerated.
In the morning it wakes the faculties in
to action; at evening lulls them to repose.
In winter it protects from cold in summer
from heat. AT the meeting of friends it
is taken because they are glad at part
ing because they are sorry. By the labor
er to cheer his toll, by the idle to chase the
tedlum OF Inactivity. By speakers to aid
their lungs, by hearers to assist their ears.
At home, abroad, in company or alone, at
the tireside or in the field old or young,
high or low, rich or poor, sick or well,
learned or ignorant white or black, in
whatever shape, or however called, rum.
brandy, gin, or whiskey; all who are in
cllned to taste are sure to find relief. 1t is
indeed universal catholicon. But per-
haps It's highest sphere of usefulness is
among men of genius. Nature, as she has
gifted them with higher powers than their
fellows, seems also to have mingled in
their cup of life more bitterness. The
stream of their lives is unequal Melan-
choly thoughts sweep frequently across
their minds, and when heightened by mis-
fortune plunge them into the deepest mise
ry. To relieve these woes many plans
have been adopted, but none so effectual
as the one limited at by my coadiutor, the
Scottish bard,
7 Gle him strong drink,
Until he wink,
That's sinking in despair;
And liquor guide,
To fire his bluid,
That's Prcst aDi. grief and care"
Yes, this is the talisman of genius,-the
very elixir of life
" But, oh the ingratitude of Adams race
Though we to Rum many blessings owe,
Gallons of ink are spirited in his face,
Ind his poor back is bruised ,citk manga Moac"
And now, if good old habits are to be
cultivated, and the institutions received
from our fathers are to be preserved and
transmitted to posteIity,
t." Arise We pimpled, tipping race, arise
From every town and village tavern come;
Show your red noses, and oerfowing eyes,
And help support the falling cause of Rum"
Mo-