Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-16
COMMUNICATION.

"eS ol our country. As this pamphlet may fall into
 o """os o' many Of your readers beg leave to make
 u 'eW remarks" upon it's contents. Thc author has
 'aH'n the liberty to brand every member ofa Tempe.
 rance oociety and every who disapproves of the
 use o ardent spirits as hypocre and ex,ortioner;
 '"at u IS their design, 10 his own words to cx
 tort money from all classes of people, the poor as well
 as the rich, not only to enrich and aggrandze ,hem
 selves, but evidently for the purpose of establishing
 sectarlan principles and to enforce them by law,''-
 Now every one, that knows any thing of Temperance
 Societies, knows this be an absolute alsehood-
 may be some hypocrites it is true as s the case
 | fear with many benevolent institutions; but from these we must not impeach the motives of the whole
 As well might we say that because there are some hy- pocritical followers of Christi christianity is base and 1 corrupt institution.
 ask, how are temperance societies to enrich the thousands of aboring men who come forward in sup port of this benevolent cause Is by extortine ney from the enemies of the institution Mo- this they could not do they would. An instance is cited where Mr. Hewitt. after delivering discourse on intemper- ance' proposed that there should be, not tax, but contribution, to deray the expenses of the society," contribution was made and about IS dollars were col. | 'ected. But who contributed this sunni It was the friends, not inc opposers of the institution. Yes they voluntarily gave of their substance to prevent the evil of drunkenness from spreading its dreful effects a. mong mankind. And this they did "to enrich them- selves"
 It is next snid The abstinence folks boast of their wonderful success in suppressng intemperancc Some of them calculated that there is more than one-
 tenth part of the spirit drank now to what there was before the temperance movements were put in opera ton. This he admits may be true, and then goes on to ask, "Who this nine tenths of the ouor drank by7 Surely, by those who now belong 10 the al,s,i- hence societies, which is probably more than onc- tenth part ofthe people residing within the limits of those societies" Thus according 10 his own s,ate- ment. we have commenced the work of reformation among ourselves. The tenth part of community, who have consumed nne-.enths of the liquor which was brought into and made in the country. have resolved [" have no more 10 do with the liquid poison and - so doing, have been denounced hypocrites and ex. toriioners, the enemies of community &zc.
 Our author next goes on to prove from Scripture that ardent spirits arc necessary and helpfI "Drink no longer water, hut little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infir,ntes," and number of such like passages quoted but what do they prove
 ~ toned between the lids of the inspired volume an- swer. Mo- But perhaps 10 support his cause, he will say that ardent spirit is contained in wine and other termented quors and that to administer it in form is as bad as in another. As wei: might we say t.at because heat is necessary to life, is equally safe 10 pour into. the stomach quantities of melted lead.
 have hinted briefly at the contents of the above named pamphlet, and if the author thinks that an, thing unjust has been alleged, and will make his re- marks" through the medium of a public print, instead. of circulating anomalous tracts, I will hereafter an swer him candidly and friendly.
 EAsUo,th. P.R.W.
 The Revolution.-The following notice of the his- tory and character of the persons distinguished in the recent revolution of France is copied from the N. Y. Morning Herald:
 "The Duke of Orleans, now appointed Lieutenant General of France, is the of the notorious Egue guotined iR the Revolution. Previous to his fathers death he was an Aid ot Gen. Dunaonrier and fought under the tr.colored flag (which is what he alluies 10 in his proclanlaiion, at Gemappe. He after wards proscrhed; fled to this country, and taugh, school in New-Jersey. We sorry 10 add that he evinced te ascs ngratifude some of his American patrons afler he restored to afuence on the re- turn of the Bourbons.
 General La Fayeite, Commander of the Natio nal Guards, is too well known to require any particular notice.
 General Count Gerard the Commander of the Ma tionai Guards during the revof, is well known to the bulletin" readers in the of the empire. He fought with distinguished valor at Ligny. and com manded one of the two corps that di,erged 10 Wa vre under Marshal Grouchy. and consequently was not present at the battle of Waterloo. Las Cases says that Napoleon, afer his disasters at Lesc told Gerard, eff had many men like you, should con slider all my losses repaired and should think myself master of my fortune"
 In a subsequent conversation, Napoleon remarked future distinction, were Gerard, Claurel, Foy, La marque, 6Ic. These were to have been my new Mat shas."
 Count Lohau, head of the Executive Committee, is e that seems to have always confounded editorial pers called him Bertrand, and the late London Ga ze,te supposes it to be DrUuet The real name, how ever, is George Mounton, for many years of the Aids of Napoleon, and who derived his title from she Island of Inder L0b0n the Danube, where (as o. Meara assers his personal services saved the French army aer the defeat Esing. Prior to this period he distinguished at the capture of l.andshus, where las the Bulletin saies) he led his division into the city over bridge that actually in flames Napoleon mentions hin when Colonel near Genoa in l80O asbeing great discipnaraD; and al Water loo he commanded the right wing of the French Army. His corps was cut of by Butcher, and him. self made prisoner of war, and sent to Plymouth: event Of sufficient importance the time to pro- duce supplementary despatch from Lord Yelling 1 ton. He was prescribed by Louis XVIII and did not return to France un some years afterwards, when general amnesty DFOcaimeh.