Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-05-17

society, they are weakening ueiehee VI
which may save their fellow beings from OF
destruction, to acknowledge its salutary tt
character and inestimable Importance, Ia
ease their opposition, land give their coun- 1t
enance to the cause. The following W
tatcment in substance was made to the p
Secretary Of this Society. A person OF in 81
luence in his neighbolhood was request Il
ID to set his name to the constitution OF W
Society. He refused, saying $
hat he was temperate, and that 1t was c
we'll known he was decidedly opposed to
every kind and degree of intemperance.- 81
He was reas )ned with, but persisted in his
refusal. He was then asked, whether he
did not believe, that there were many per-
sons that knew him, who would be greatly
benefited by the public dscountcnancee OF
the use of ardent spirits, and by comingl
themselves under pledge to total abStl-
nence? and whether the fact Of his not be-
ing a member of Temperance Society.
would not have some effect upon some OF
these persons, by inclining those who were
hesitating about joining the Society, a
gainst it, and leading others to doubt whe
Their it was of any use, and thus whether
the influence of his example if he did not
join the Society, would not be to dishear-
ten those engaged in promoting the tenn
perance reformation, to make those who
were doubtful of the proprety and use
fulness of the measure, more doubtful,
and to encourage and strengthen those
who were opposing the cause? He APP
peared to think seriously for few mi
nutes, and without remark took his pen
and set his name to the constitution.
Every person who will notice what is
constantly taking place, must see, that it
does require much effort to resist intern
perance. How else can we account for
the frightfu amount of distress, ruin and
death, which intemperance has produced?
1t will thus be manifest that whoever OPP
poses measures used to promote the cause
of temperance, does in effect countenance
and extend intemperance. In the present
state of this subject, there is no neutral
ground. The example Of every one who
does not openly and decidedly espouse
the temperance reformation, whatever
his intention may be, will operate to him
der it, and by the result will promote in
temperance.
Every member of Temperance Society
should be engaged in making known Il
those not members, the principles and ad
vantaSes of the Society, with a view tt
extend its usefulness. The 1000 mem
bsrs in this State can do much. Let al
endcayor, as they have opportunity, abili
I ty and means to diff'use information upol
\ this subject.
There ought to be, and aoith little car
> and pains there might be, a Temperance So
% ciety in eUery School District.
There are several valuable newspaper
u in the United States, devoted to this cause
. the reading and circulation of whlc
y would be attended with much profit. TIL
= Temperance Recorder printed at Albany
is issued once month. If twenty pei
= sons will join in subscription, it wi
y, be sent to each of them, for twenty-five G.
- year. Wementon this paper because
=, consequence its low price, every pei
- son can conveniently have for himself an
>. his family, the instruction which it i'll
n parts and every Temperance Sooiet
,e can, for small sum, dittuse much usef
, knowledge, not only advancing the ter
W perance reformation, but extensively ben
81 fitting the public in other respects. F.
~ experience has proved, that newspap
n in family is one of the most eifectu
a. means of education. When a newspap
~ is taken in family, by that circumstan
y children are melted to learn to read, the
III curiosity is awakened, and their minds a
: stimulated and directed to the pursuit
NJ knowledge.
~ We would also recommend the foul
- and fifth reports of the American Te
va perance Society, as containing much We
{" interesting reading and valuable inform
~ ton.
", We cannot close this report without
40 single sentence directing attention. to
100 delcterious effect of ardent spirits uT
&c health, even when used i'll moderate
~ ~ and also short statement Of facts prov
O' the practicabiity of conducting the bu
a4, ness of DISQUALIFICATION this liquor.
A. ''Dr. Cheyne, Of Dublin, Ireland, a {
,"t cbrated physician, after thirty years pr
49,. tice and observation, gives it as his op
j., ion, that should ten young men begin
IN III 81 years of age to use but one glass Of
~ ounces" "a common wine glass; '.of
-ao dent spirits a day, and never increase
40 quantity, nine out of the ten would 81
9 ~ ten life more than ten years"
Three farmers in New Castle cou
ono who cultivate as much land and raise
has much produce as any in the county, su
on no ardent spirits to be used upon Il
ers. farms. They say. that they find no d
cct- Guilty in procuring hands, and that Il
but work is better done, than while they Il
osi- ardent spirits. One of them informed
With Secretary of this society, that since he
Nv discontinued the use of ardent spirits u
ubt, ms iar'n, mere l'au not peG'l single It.
not, Vi manu- giving OUT III his harvest IL
10 anu tnat while he used ardent SDlIlt