Richmond palladium., 1833-12-07
AN address,

i AN ADDRESS,
Dc.irercd fore the Rickmoad Tsnper-
/ s.oe Socassy, on he FIRST last. By ;. A.
/ Had, and ps6lished ae he request of
] e&e society.
| MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW w-CITIzENs.
IL have never risen TO address the
public ear, when thought moved in a
more solemn train, or when fancy float
ed brighter image. There are.
sometimes, paragraphs in the book OF
experience, which have been written
with nisfortune'> pen, and which can
never be obIitcratcd with oblivion's
thiokest blot. These are often SO i'm
tima,cly connected with extera.! OBJ
jects, that the scenes and feelings OF
the past seem TO be revived and re-
pcated, when we come within their In
fluence; and feel no arrogance in say;
ing, that there arc incidents of a Kin
dred cast in NY own history, which are
associated with the very streets ci
Richmond, whit h once awakened ard
elected her k.ndest s,mpathics, AID
which still shed a lone and lovely
melancholy over all her scenery.
There is IA tie IN the veal Or woe Of
life, and, long as the heart puisates
with one living sympathy. it viii bind
us to the beings of our intercourse aud
to the localities o! oar existence. We
canEot forget the eye that pitied, nor
the arm that succored us. and our af
feCtions will often, with an inv o!un!ary
fondness, hover about the places that
were oEce identified with the Offices
ofkindnes~. Considerations Of tins na-
ture have had their influence in bring
ing me to this desk, aud whatever NO.
tives NAV be attached to the preseat
scene, feel no thirst fer public dccia-
NATION, and if the cause l advocate
were a mere nominal matter, ifuo SUR
stantlai good we're implied in lis prog
ress, l would fondl} yield and rci!n-
quish the labor OF the hour to fc here
after indiffe, cnt ahou; the praise OF the
censurc Of this respectable and i:l,e.li-
gent auditory.
Mar, if there be any truth in the
history Of his species, has ever heen
reputed for the alterations O.. his CON-
duct, and lntemPcrance. IN some form,
perhaps, may be ranked among tie
remotest antiquities Of Ills appe;,tes.
But the common practice OF tiaoitaai
and Incorporate drinking. is one, com
parativeiy Of modcrn cate, and has.
recently occn made Il topic of popu.as
discussioli.-irom the cOfBmonaiiiy |
Of tue habit, the term IS well undt =
stood by every boy ia the stree,s.-I, |
has become a sign ard a provcro in iae
definition is pre=ented in
the history Of that wretched man. " no
forfeits every present Interest, who re-
linqu.snes every future prospect, to
wander aud 10 " dstC in the i..du.seEccs
of the cup.-lt is bespoke:: III tue tat
tered garments Of the homeless orphan
and il falls In tie tears Of The weeping
wife in the cottage corner. /
Such is tne force o: passion and the
dominion Of aPPetite,-sueh As our ar
dour in the pursuit OF furoidden OBJ
jec;s, and our affinity for whatever
era. .itates below the dignity Of our ma
ture that few measuyes,ia in all the annals
ofhuman benevolcnce, have been met
with more malignant aud uay Fielding
opposition, than have b eu urged a
gainst the cause .nd progression Of
Other institutions are
eommooly sustained upon more equal
ground. The Philanthropist finds it
possible to act upon the reason and
sense Of ofmankind; but, in this
case, he is cast upon the single altcrna-
tive-to yield, at once, the object of
bis ente rprise, or combat the very low
est propensities Of their nature. I
The Temperance Society, in its I
most efficient operations, is nothing
more nor less than the organ Of public
opinion in an active form. 1t has no |
religious creed-no political fAith-no,
martial banner. Ii comes with mol
foreign power, but takes the field alone I
aud admonitiOn aud persuasion are
he weapons ofits wariare.-Take an,
Of its Ioings.--Hear the vct-l
iran Of the cuP-~Let me alone,
spend my own money--'its no ones
business il ! drink. livery well, sir, {
reel and stageer to your doom, and We 8
will advise your son NOT to follow your