Litchfield enquirer., 1831-12-01
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
 BRIEF HlNTS..NO. 4.
ln "G aiii, smaN roies'' from the CostaGs.

In "a stil, swaN voics" from the CostaGs. -" Az he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and D judgment to come, Felix trciHbled."
 It is not my present design deviate from the ori. gnnl purpose of these numbers, and s.raY into tho desk of some divine to preach sermon, even 'o scribbe one herc because, instead of expressive word, I have chosen pMssNge from the Bible.
 Still, should not feel myself less happy, if some reader should experience the emotions of Felix, and instead ofbsng almost persuaded" like King Agrir- pa, he should be fully persuaded, # not to become christian, at least to become sober and temperate man.
 In that ancien. age, when St. Paul addressed the Roman governor, doubt ne, but righteousness, and temperance, were as predomnnnias they are general y a. this day, and very especially Temperance.
 But the much that has been said within few years on Temperance aud lntemperaOce, will hardly suffer me to make the subject now interesting. And as my name is Omsga, from the fatality of the case, could not address you before and will no, detaia you but short time now. And pardon me if ! am wrong in giving little more latitude and longitude te the sub feet of inem,erancs than has been customary, even in this age of reform.
 None of us heard St. Paul reason Of righteousness and temperance; but am far from believing that his preachng confined to the use of ardent sp;rts-- the manufacture of which, probably. had not then been discovered. Yet u more dangerous enemy to domestic happiness, and worldly prosperity, does not exis Itbghts the fondes hopes, and blasss forever the farest prospects. |, jays waste the sweets and pleasures of society, and deso'ates with ruthless scourge every land that will no, expei it from it' shores. ,nsiigaies crime and cruelty and swelli the obnoxious ra0ks Of n6dey. Health is dssIroyee by ls use-reason Perveried-and poverty and missr, eniailed or life on all who wear iis disgraceful chains IL s like destroying angel of dark ness, assuming other eaiurss and transforming itself into smilss and cbeerfunsss while poison and death are concealed.
 Beware, thou that tas.eth-and he who daily ven. ures to approach the alluring shrine where misery and ruin hide temselves in ambush, lot him pause, and consult the monitor w,n his own breast, before that monitor shall be unheeded.
 It is lamsn,abls truth, that the devotses of Rum and Brandy are enormous multitude, and vice and misery sxis. in proportion. SuPpOsng this mul- ,iude were armed and marshaled in one host on the plains of unhappy Poland, ii would be an army sufi. cen,ly powerful to snaich at single blow, that in. ured and neglected country from the hands Of its Op- pressors and to form cord0n of soldiers from one extreme of s rontisr the other. And suppOSe all she alcohol that has passed uselessly down their shroals were embodied in Ooe Lake, t would he sufi- cently deep and extensive so float formidable navy. And when we calculate the expense of this inaamma- 5le sea, and the amount directed 10 some good end, how much would it accomplish! It woald dsfrsy ,he expense of much internal Improvement Of ths eoan- iy or bay stockings and shoes for every lamily ef ie United States.
 Bu, this is but brief sketch, outlise ef che g gantc curse of Intemperanee. Etc imped and incla svs evils are too many to aams. Is is the blscl cloud the foul spOi that desesRds hslow she hosEos ofihis hemisphere. and veiIs iss moral eompsxion. Header, whoever tbou art doeseS. farmer, or me chanic, lawyer or merchanl-does ihy same stand en rolled in publie opinion the grasd lss ofsshriaie, --lst not ihs sun go dOwa upon your shame before b plotted ou by reformation. and radical return C ihs path Of dsiy and virsue. Thy wis and children thy friends asdthy counsy. and shy Cad, demand iG.
 "Hs ssasOnsd ef gAssossasss, sss.vsyanss."
 Temperance in sIl things. sad as al times. Moth
 ing is mora rapidly destructive of hssh end happiness shaS GhS InsEdiaNIs indulgence of ths sppstsss asi