Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-12-26

b. - ne C4a.l.n, lni loFcd I's -t''!ilI' !" il"4
some important public documents aud make s'lne
remarks A medical gentleman present succeeded
him with some observations, 10 which The audience
! listen d with much interest," after which the Kef
Mr. NsyiS, introduced the Rev. Mr. MAEsH, q
| Temperance agent IN the ety who for about ioriy
,n,,,,,s .dlr,, .ed the audience Ia manner cacu-
! laled to impress them deeply With the Necessity
and VA, importance Of The trat Temperance rcior-
nation. We c4nuat but think that, notwithst1hd-
| me- thedisapponnnen,, the meeting WIS graft
! fy1ng 10 tn eudlence and highly beneficial 10 Our
! city.
! We si,io.a 9Th great pleasure the letter Of Mr..
WRIT
BALTIMORE, Wednesday morning Dcc~A1th, lo1I.
1ftc r. Hm- Mrs.
Nj DEAR Sln-I had hoped that was about 10
escape the prevailing igfa1-r hut find my
health % much impaired b. i tins morning, that It
Will u,t b. IN ny power Ia attend the Temperance
meeting ofths evening rs proposed TO have done
IL this and in ali things HI will be done, HIS
holy will. however II co ny o@n. l should
have been glad to have hfrn permitted to bear my
humble testimony III the caH Of Temperance. /
have been for tlau forty years close observer
of lie and manners, III various puts OF tho United
States and know not L. ryll HAT will bear Il
moments comparison viii ,nteaperoree. 1t Is Pc
exac,eraton To say, as has been ohcn SAID, that
tins sngle cause has produced more wee, crime,
poverty and wretrLodne's IN every form, domestic
aud social than all he other ills Hat scourgc US
combined In truth, It i ae,rcey possible to Ineel
with misery, in any ahape in tins country which
sill not b. found on examination 10 have proceed
ed directly or indirectly from the excessive Us
Of ardent spirits. Want Is one Of ITS immediate
cons, quenccs. The sad spectacle Of straylng and
destitute families, and OF ignorant, haItnaked
vicious children, ought never to be presented in a
country like this, where the demand for labour Is
constant the field unlimited, the sources Of supply
IncXhdustblc aud v here there Is none To make us
afraid ondt never would be presented, or vsry
rar ~ int L. We're 1t not Tor the dcsoatlon brought
apou families, by the general use OF tins dcadly
poison. ltparnyses The arm, the BRAIN the heart.
All the best aft etons all the energies of the mind
withcr under its influence. The man becomes
maniac and is locked VI IN a hospital, imbrues
his hands IN the blood ofhis wife and children, and
Is sent to the gallews or doomed u the Pcnlten-
6my, OF, II be- escapes these consequences hc be
com .3 walking prstllcnee the earth miserable
IL H.g-,at aad loathsome to all vino behold him
How often 70 We see To, whole iilues conroln
mated by the yl.oas cN.. lie Of t. "a 44L--hus
bands wives daughters and SONS all drunkarls and
at others, husbands their wives and worst OF all II
worse Gun be in such etasF Of horrors children
numbering their parents But below this grade OF
crime, how much Is th.J Of unseen and untold ms
cry tmoughoutom Otherwise happy land, proceed
IN from TINS fatal causa aout. am persuaded
that II We could nave a sta !'0l survey and report
ofthc aaars of unhappy families and individuals
with ia. n3u jc5 Of their misery annexed @e should
find nnc eases ont OF ten not in still greater pro
portph, resulting from the use of ardent spirits L.
lone y Ith this conviction, which seems 10 have
become universal among reheong men, the apathy |
shown tote continuance Of the evil can only be as
crb"d to tn circumstance that the mischief though
verbally admitted Is not seen and felt in all its
NIT Il ONE fatal plague, of a Contagious char !
ac:er, We're imported into our country aud had COM
mrncciits rayoges IL, our cities, We should s"e the
aost prompt and Yigorous measures at once adopted
tor press and cxtuguish it hut are the most fear
ii plu - hat err carried death and hayock IN
;her ,ral3. through the eastern countries, compared
with thu. They are only occasional ths Is pc
reunia!-Thcy are confined by climates CT place
this naady Is Of all climates and all tme3 and J.ar
ceS. They kill the body at once tins consumes
both hojy and soul by lingering and dreadful
death involving the dearest CONNEXIONS IL the "
tex Of ruin, What parent however eXnm ..rV |
himself, can ever feel thathls son Is safe v1le tins
ltng fountain otpolson Is within his u.,rl4 Goa
grant That ltmay soon hecom, u'aIa scaled
IN our country at lea. Wh.t arclicf, what a d
lighttul relief wenit II he - turn from TIE a"io
and houid past 10 the pure peaeoful and h2ppy
future, To STE tn spfngs OF LIE and t.eilag md
mtelligeuccr'u ID GA eg.ry naad health, in
dustly and prosperity glowing around us; tn
olt1rs ofdonoste peace aal love rel.ndied IN every
fnltiV. aIr b, r.IIriDn the SlItulr