Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-08
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,;nis Of the Temperance Socie,y-ENTIRE ABB
.r,ypNos-as the wisest remedy that has yet
no. suggested; and no one eau doubt, thai, II
universally applied, it would completely answer
the end proposed
. lie, IL be conceded, and maintained, that The
habit of using ardent spirits AT ALL, e1ceri IS
medicine, is utterly wrong and indefensioie; ana
,ba, regard 10 our health, the peace oil our
families. and the best interest OF our country
imperieusiy requires a total abandonment OF
them. Let this stand be taken by all resPec'a,.
bic men, and it would amount 10 TeP'a' oi
those claws Of hospitality" which require ne
use Of arde n, spirits; and in their place, oiher
laws would be enacted by public sentiment
which would consign the lovers OF aieohoi 10
their own proper socie,y, aud thus save me 'ess
par, of the community from the con'ag'on OF
their example and influence. The operation
of Temperance Societies is evidently leading 70
this result, aud mo,e-and when It's beneVoient
Object shall De realized, the evils which we all
de plore will have ceased 10 exist. But some
cannot see The use Of binding man TO DIT
temperate, when he is already Wiling 10 DC
So The time was, sir, when The whole OIL
the present race Of Grunkards were w'Hng 10
Be temperate. Happy had i, been Tor themselves
and for society, if they had then become mem
bers Of an association whose conslu tloh Wou'o
have bound them to continue so! BY inns Time
the MONSTER would have been dead, or Dream
ing his lssI gasp. And let all the temperate
men aud youth in our country, THIS day, o'"o
themselves, by joining the Temperance oocley
10 entire abstinence. and adhere 10 thal rulc;-
and. sir, the result is perfectly obvious. sup
pose not one druDkard should be recia'm'a-
in a few years, none would be found among u.s.
The enemy would be completely destroyed oy
starvation Thus the principle OF en,lre ao-
slinence comes in bei,ceen the ranks OF me nU'nS
and The dead, and The plague is staysH
As to licensing the use oil other heso't'hs
liquors." would. on behalf Of the Society,"
plead "nut guilty" 10 this charge. we 90
not coun,enance any substitutes for the habituai
US. of ardent spirs The man who drinks
wine or beer, or any Thing else, TO ih'ox:calion,
violates both the spirit and the Letter o! our
Constitution.
All which is respectfully submitted 70 the
impartial consideration Of yourself, MIR. Editor,
and of every reader of your paper, by
4 Member ofthe Temperance Society.
with great cheerfuness we give place TO
The above courteous communication, from q
intention, r'c.L-friend. 1t was far from our
The Temperance Society; and the above remarks
cannot swerys Us from our original determine.
ZION. Our views, crude and undigested as they
were, are before The public; and, after hear>
ing Of the other side, we are perfectly content
to let the matter rest. We are not disposed to
say any thing aga'ns, an Institution designed TO
put down lNTEMPERANcE: we woulG willingly
suffer ten logical or critical defeats, rather hsn
gain one victory over such cause.
the force OF our objections are diminished
by the reasoning Of our correspondent, we are
content. The argument urged, however-rhat,
because we are DIRECTORS, we should advance a
better plan-does not hold good. Ouce admit
the doctrine ha, fault finder mus, be able 10
remedy the evil complained of, or hold his
peace, and you advance step in stopping all
inquiry. John Randolph has been finding faul.
all his life-hs whole Career is tissue Of OBJ
jections-and ye' many people most obstina,ely
continue to think that he knows, q, least, hank
from, q hand-sa,c. With ,his Mustrious ex mpIe
before US, the friends Of the Temperance Socie.
ty must extend 10 US the privilege Of ill 'hnk-
ing that their Society will not answer entirely
the ends for which il was designed
How much the laws and customs Of hos ira.
lily may tend ia defeat the objects Of the Soci.
e,y, we cannot say: with soLer and respec able
people, we should unhesi'a'ingly affirm, 10 no
d. gree Certain we are, however, that they
are too sacred, aGd held in too bigh esteem, ever
to be disregarded
With these few remarks, we leave the SUBJ
ject.--ED. GAz.
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