Litchfield enquirer., 1829-07-09

Tue third individual rs '. M, FieFpOutl alluded Go MS' Ms ssspsSS'IS. 70 ,a .S os ~ LIGSsd South Epa quite young, abouring On my hther's farm cOnsid. cred the use of that which ! now regard Ws { most deadly poison, as anindspensable accomplishment for young man. thought that to drink was manly and that 1t was necessaPy Tor any one who would per. form much labor. AAerusing t moderately for some
 time, it occurred tome that ithad Mnavorable effect on my feelings and health. I resolved that would try the experiment of not using it till thought thai really needed it. l dared not resolve any farther. On trial found that could endure hardship better, than when depended on this artificial stimulus. From that time forward to the present, eight or ten years, have carried on the business of my farm on an extensive scale without making any use Of spirits myself or suffering 1t to be used by any of my labor. poor man in the neighbovhood made application to my laherto be employed He wished to obtain for his family and my for n abcur My father TO. markso to nm that he was not n the way of giving bio willing 10 work without M; he understood that he had said he "wantcd quart day." but he gave to his workmen none at all. The poor man replied, "I can. applied second time. Ile wanted hreadcorn to sun. ply the wants of his flmily. My G1ther told him that he should adhere to the rule which he had laid down. lne poor mGn then proposed to furnish himself with
 it the value of the spirits for which he cared but he tUOwld not have t On his farm. The poor man snid t was "too hard" and went ntaway. After lnpse that he must have something ior his family to eat !" "No," it was replied "I have thought much on tle subject, and have concluded that do not want you. l am as willing to hire you NC any man, and have brcad-corn enough; but if you come among my work. men you vii! create uneaslness. They are now con. tented" He then began to beg to be employed, and promised to be quiet. He was told that he might go days without drop of spirits; and at the end of hs time he freely acknowledged, that he had never felt better or performed work more cheerf6ly than he had during tdR period :-and that he was now convinced .Lnak An l0ha aha,N k~ could with it."
 From another source, I aminiormed that afterwards the wife of this laborer came to his employer with tears in her eyes, to thank him for hs kindness flor the good which he had done her husband in refusing him entirely his accustomed drink. He Is now," said she sober man and and my children have enough to eat and we live comfortably and happily" County Society, on taking ,l,e chair, (the President eectbeing ahsont remarked as follows: e The strong impression which has long been on my mind of the importance of the object of this meeting, will Do my on this subject. To say that the objects of this meet. ing are of immense importance, Co language that falls for short of doing justice to my feclings. The enter slider the amount of evil which t contemnla,es sO TO. move, or the praccabty, the certainty cf the reme. dy, will venture to nsser has never been equalled, X S"y h So S % most undeniabe. It has beea repeatedly assersed-- and f true, ought to continue to be asserted, and reiterated un. conviction s oerred to the minds ct in our country annually consigning 10 a premature grave tens of thousands of human victims; that 1t s destroying the health Of hundreds of thousands thu. 1t is filing our jPis and peniientares and our Ihad houses to overowingi that is en.Niling vice. and paupcriam, and wre!chedness, directly or ind'ectls on Hn awful proportion of our population sin short, that ' the prolific source of every species of evil to let nsk, ia this the language ot exAggeraton al fearlessly answer, No. It is literally loo true. In. stead of this being exaggerasion, < requires even stronger language to express the full extent of tho truth of these facts the whole medical world unite In their testimony. There is no dissenting voice. Huch agreement among physicians, will be conceded is standing has pronounced the discovery of the dlsla. ficted on mankind. Bat we need no. depend on the medical faculty alone for testimony Their opinion. corroborated by vast proportion of the best and most enlightened men of our country. And let mo add, these opinions are confirmed by nearly the whole mass of tho female par. of the community; and by will reflect on this subject, and view free from tho influence of prejudice, can have my doubts as to tho existence and enormi,y of the evil, whatever may be Bst V speak win srea gre conSde"cS when sSy .Sas in my opinion our prospects are already most cheering in respect to the commencemen of remedial process The remedy is not only practicable, bn! it is surc. I is already in successful operation. Nothing brequired but change of erroneous public sentiment, and a revolution in fashion. Le, the laws of fashion cease to consider using ardent spirits gentce Accom. plishment, and young men will ccaRe to make the effort which s necessary to acquire tho habit of using h het the of opinion that the use Of spirits for. ,ifcs the human sysen, against the effects Of heat, cold, fatigue, and watchllness be done nway and the most potent motives for those beginnings which result in confirmed habits, are withdrawn. People do not become drunkards suddenly. They rarely if ever become such from natural inclination alone. The causes are entirely of a mental character. By TO. moving the motives, therefore the cause is removed, and tho effect, with al its horrid eonComitante, s not induced Indeed the requisite change in public opin ion has already commenced. We have only to con. tribute our aid to what the Towards of our Country, to their immortal honour, have already successfully such an extent has public sentiment already changed, and reformation obained that pcreeveriRg effort will ensure complete success There is great reason to hope that the rising generation and all future genera. tions of our country will consider the revolution which is now In operation entitled to raRk in importance with that which emancpated us from political despo | tism."
 A severe hurricane, accompanied by lightning and rain, passed over Berks and Lebanon counties, Pa. on tho 24,h ut. destroying bridges, fences, Go; and in Lebanon the Methodist meeting house was com pletely prostrated, and many buildings unroofed and otherwise injured. A large barn was struck by light ming, and consumed.
 The New Orleans Advertiser of June 2d, says that several cases of malignant fever had already occurred | there.
 The North Carolina Register says-"We are in-
 formed that Gold Mine has been recently discovered
 in Davidson County, containing vein of the precious a.n. Ia IaA Aa.mtm