Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-04
MARCH 3. 1880.

iNTEMpEuANcE-TE MPER.Ncs S,c,,,,.
Thar something more than mere loo,l,,,
Hprut with regard 20 the subject Of i,,,,,..
ance. has taken place in the land, osnror b. 4.
sled. The ball rolls on, and iucrea.r. !, ~,
nituds a. il rolls.-rh cay Of hum,pjr h.,
assembled 10 Hssseu fom one portion Of Il.
couplry, and i, beginning 10 he echo,l .,r
where else.
On 'hr subiec. of iutsmpersncr, We pre,ur,
with sober and ,s,ionsl men, there ca. h, =.
division: al The meaus Of checking il, prc,,u
there may BIZ different opinions. We cMdS,
cOuiess, Temperance Soeie.iss, as a. pr,en
organized, do Dot, 10 our opinIou, arsye, Il,
end. for which they were designed liyct
,he temperate who viii evcI Ieia shrm, a,d,s,
bare fact Of their I'M. ing il suca bosy Il.
add uo'biDg TO ius force Of example. B,,ae
We can sec nsither reason hsr use, 10 M,
~hs is toiiiing to live l.mpsrsey, bladiag him.
self 10 eosform 10 the, will. lfit is .asu.r,!
that such associa;iops sre useful for rs,l.iu,t
drunksrds, Sho are 10 danger OF relap,rg i., |
their old habits we reply, the moral utJy,
.ion thus impoH d upon q man who h,, III, dr.
position 10 drink, would be as li'le rgarl,da
On obligation imposed on him poi t. cal. b.
sides, do no, these Societies, Eoen. The w 4
liquor. besotting in their nstSrs, and .,ey w
dangerous 10 those reclaimed and Lroueili.,
their fold!
1t ives f.r from our intention, however, uhn
we commenced this article. to go into az IL
animation ofTtmperance Societies We nhr
designed 10 say . few words upon he mss
slrous vice they are established to pu, down.
We were much pleased, in reading dstn
which sprung sp in the House Of Rsps"s
tises the other day, on q resolution inrcGnct
by Mr.. CosDrcr, Of New Jersey, 10 ,soInblk
use Of whisky in the Army and Nay Vi
this resolution, MIR. RICHARDSON said:
"Sir. l have no h,si'a'sn in deel,inshn
my opinion. and long and deeply settled IhE
II there be one vice which, more 'hsa sny one,
threatens tho liberties & the property Of 'ha
Country, j. is the vice Of in'empeIanc."
Every true patriot. when he sur'eysh nv
raj a. we'll as the physical condition Of ouf7'
ple,. 10 constrs ned TO come 10 such tr
clusieu as This; or, at least, to sekn'',fF
that q fearful result may ensue from it'c'E
Of this evil. The fairness OF The land IS G'
CURED with intsm psrance, aud The happ""S
ito condition, from the same caus', Is '''a''
diminished.
Mr.. BURGESS. the eloquent ,nd able H'Pr
sentative from Rhode Island, said:
"Hs could demonstrate from princlp"m
would undertake 10 do i, before aoy college
Physicians, iha, 10 hing could BE- swaII''"s
invigors'ing, strengthening and he'hh"".
wafer. He did not say this in J's'; II ""
solemn 4 mst'ei 10 jes; about. Netting e"-
be mere injurious than giving him bis 'r'
II o'clock or his 4 o'clock. At hr't the ~.
sf the 10y Of IL rejecn the spirit, Os' 10 !"
mess room he sees by the example oil Ih"e,
think cold water sot sufficiently '''mu'n
that he cannot become . man until be can -
his ration. Let him fsllsw thI, uniIl "n
years Of age; and, uslss, his eOn't'"
made Of steel, he will be, il not drunn'
Ieasl confirmed tippler; and then, il h,' ~.
should be by SEINE misfortune thrown on ~"
lance, he would resort 10 maddsning pow,
He thought il they succeeded In ''"s ,s
soul from this perdi.iop. they should ds'"
making them worthy OF remembrance
Tbs truth Of these observations esr"
lispste6; and The more they are r'tiseH' '
perhaps. the more good they may d.
Mr. ELLSWORTH said
"As TO the existence Of iniemp'',na.
nslsncholy degree. in the Navy ss "'hnn
Army, No one eosld. he thought, doubt ~,
aoi wish 10 sprak TO The disparsgeme." -
Navy. He hsnsred, he gloried in u.s.
md gallant hsroism; bet - 10 The nav
act, il is a. certain as that we are 10 IND =,
" kgislation. The loa,hsoms Objects '"
lsiiy vandsringt 10 our strse's-.h' "'. T.,
'roken besr,s Of thousands 10 our iind, y"
sats, wives. and children. testified TOO '''''
'et to6e believed and felt"