The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-04-29
WHOLE NO. 2026.
INTEMPERANCE.


The following eloquent extract is taken from
} an address recently delivered before the Port
land Temperance Society, by John Neal The
production is very creditable to its author.
"To say nothing of the progress of that
beautiful faith, which springing up from
the seed-pearl, scattered ages ago in re-
mote province of Judea, has gradually over
spread and lighted up.the best part of the
whole earth, and bound together all the ed
ucated nations thereof, with strong and
heavy, although invisible chain of brother
hood; to say nothing of that other belief
which beginning with a fash from the des-
ert, went blazing forth on every side, to
the march of armies, the noise of trumpets,
and the roar of battle, making every nation
that lay in its path tributary, and over
sweeping every barrier-though piled up
to sea, and from shore to shore to say
nothing of the descent of the apple, which
opened way for the priesthood of Astron-
omy into the very council chamber of Jeho-
vah-into the very hiding place of that law
which holds together all the bright constel-
lations above keep to their unwalled, I'M
perceived pathway, that boundless-endless
uninterrupted procession of worlds-the
!
disappear, day after day, and age after age,
to the undertaking whirl and wide visiting
Of our earth, over the unobstructed empire
printing, whereby the sepulchre of the past
the treasury of buried nations-the
wealth and wisdom of ages--the biography
and lighted up as with new sun; to pass
over the discovery of America, on event which
( could not long have been delayed IN the
progress of mans Development, and, which
has led to a more extraordinary change in
has favor, than any other which has occur
ed since the birth of Christ to say nothing
of all these, to hurry by multitude Of like
events, which, proceeding as it were from a
grain of mustard-seed, have altered the
very face, and changed the history and
hopes of the whole earth,-let us come di-
rectly to that which we celebrate every
year on a sort of national sabbath, as the
emancipation of world, as the birthday of
commonwealth Of empires. That orig
mated, as we all know, in childish pique,
or in more childish trial of strength, on
the part of pride and power, with a princi-
pie which never betrayed ITSELF never took
definite shape, never heard the sound of its
own voice, till moved by outrage, it sprang
forth and stood up, an armed giant in the
way of the oppressor, leading to that
which Will not be denied here, was one of
the greatest events that ever shook the
thrones of earth, or overthrow the fortresses
of power.
And yet, should not be going too far,
perhaps, were to say that greater change
is at work now, a change that may be
traced to a further-off and more unsus-
pected origin or, that if we take into
view the waste and ravage, the grief and
misery, the corlupting, enervating, destroy
ing influences, which we are not now in
battle-alray against, but pleading WITH
zoe, are assembled together now to encour-
age the growth of something higher and
holirT and therefore worthier of great
people, than was the magnificent hope, or
the brave naughty purpose of our fathers,
which led to the Declaration Of Independence.
| might 60 further-I might say that the
overthrow of British power in America
was never so desirable, never so much to
be prayed for and wept for, as would be the
object we have now in view, If both were
patiently and properly considered.
You are thunderstruck, perhaps, over
Whelmed with the extravaganza of the idea.
Pursue it however for moment-grapplc
with it face to face-examine it faithfully
and carefully, and your establishment will
be over. Fifty years ago, there were few or
no drunkards in our part of the weird.
Now there are three hundred thousand
But for what they are now doing, whom we
have met here to encourage. in fifty years
more, we should be nation of drunkards."
EARLY RISING. Nothing is so conducive to
health early rising. We have often heard
from venerated friend, who presents at this
moment, remarkable instance of green old
age, that in all cases of remarkable longevity
within his observation, it seldom if ever failed
to be the fact, that the individuals had been
habitual early risers. He had known very old
men, who had been temperate, who had wholly
abstaned from, and who had too freely used
spirituous liquors, but he had never known a
) very old man. who had habituated himselfto ~
ing late in bcd-BOSton Patriot.
Newly DIscovEKED MSS OF LOCKE. A
bundle OF manuscripts has lately come into the
possession of gentleman at Boreham, in Essex
England, which turn out to be the original let
tiers and writings of the illustrious John Locke
The MS. his Essay on Human Understanding
with all its corrections and many letters written
during his Punishment in Holland as well as
some letters Of Algernon Sydney, Lord Skates.
bury, and others are amongst this collection
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juice of garlic have been previously dissolved
Write with this liquid instead Of ink, or form
characters with it by means of a cancels hair
pencil. Let the characters dry, then breathe
upon them, and apply leaves of gold to them a.
for any kind of gliding. The superfuous golt
may be removed by brush, the writing will
then appear covered with gold, and may be
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