The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-04-25
From The Mem York Consolidation.

SPEECH IN LYCEUM. A friend of ours
who lately happened in at II Lyreum, in
New England, gives us the following ac-
count of Il speech of one of the mem5ers
The subject Of debate was, the Temper
anre Societies. Said hc,-
Mr.. Presidcnt-l don't, for my own part
think no great of the temperance societies.
as they call 'em-for why they don't come
up to the mark Now they condemn some
things. and other some they don't. For my
part I'm in favor of excluding the acids al
together-not only rum, brandy, gin and
whiskey, but wine also-Fd exclude 'em
altogether. New as to your temperance
societies, they act jest like n farmer that
builds one fence round his taters, and an
other round his turnips, and another round
his carrits, and another romnd his watermil-
Ions, and another round his parsnlps, and so
on, hut leaves his corn without any fence.
From which infer Mr.. Presnlent"-
THAT people will get corned," inter
rupted wag:
81 beg | may not he intercepted" said
the orator.
Order was restored and he thus proceed
ed:
Wherefore il appears 10 me very plain
MIR. President, that the temperance soce-
ties are not so comprehensive as they had
ought 10 he. They fence round the rum,
the brandy, the gin, and the whiskey, bat
leave the wine out. Now this is not my
principle; I'd have the wine fenced in too.
1t is mere Partially TO deny rum, brandy,
and such like acids, and leave people to git
slowed on wine.-NVherefore Mr.. Piesi-
dent, | infer that acids of every kind are
alike hurtful to the human specie. whether
rum, brandy, gin, whiskey or wine, and
shall give my vote accordingly. And to con-
clude, Mr.. President, think for one'-
One" interrupted the same incorrigi-
BILE wag, sis as many as you ought 10 I'm.
dertake 10 think for"
"Mr President" said the orator, "Pm
very sorry to he intercepted in my remarks
a second time-but as was going to say
| conclude therefore"-
You've concluded twice already" said
the wag.
i've nothing more TO say, Mr.. Presi-
dent" said the orator in his third conclu-
sion, land so have concluded 10 waive
the subject for the present."
MONTREAL, April Z.
THE SEASON. II is now the 9Th of April
and no appearance can yet be observed Of the
breaking up Of the ice on The river. We.
hlcles OF all descriptions continne to cross the
river In every direction; the ice has not yet
changed color or shown any appearance OF Civ
ing way. The suns rays dissolve the snow on
our streets for a few hours during the middle
oil The day, but Il smart frost sets in in tine
evening, and during the night the thermome-
ter ranges from ten TO five degrees below ireez-
ing point. The oldest inhabitants say they
have seldom seen the ice so strong at this sea
son of the year The continuance of cold
weather to an advanced period of the spring
season was not expected, ss our winter set in
at an unusually early period, and has continued
with more than ordinary severity.
The SEASON. AS an evidence of the
coldness and backwardness IF the Sprinr,
(says the Springfield Republican, and 10
account In some measure for what we eX-
perience in this region in cold, wet wealth
er, we mention that letter from Lancas-
ter, N. H., dated April IL, received in this
town, states that it was only within day
or two that the snow had began to melt
there. The writer took sleigh. ride on the
9TH, when the drifts were as high as the
fences, and the snow several feet deep in
the woods. The ice was still unbroken in
the river. We understand also, that the
snow remains on the mountains west of u.s.
and in Berkshire county, in considerable
quantities.
THE SEASON. The Gardiner Intelligencer saws
-" The snow covers the ground yet in the more
interior parts o. Maine, and sleighing continues
and this in the midst OF April We are informed
that cattle in many places starving for want Of
hay the stock having been exhausted by the I'M
plraleled severity and duration of the winter
Many farmers have been obliged to draw browse
from the woods for the subsistence of their sheep
and cattle"