Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-08-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
TEMPERANCE.

the following from one OF Mr. Delevan's
letters from the west;
A steamboat is owned at Galena and is
navigated on the total abstinence principle.
She always lays by on the Lords day
At first the plan was much ridiculcd, and
met with great opposition; but her nob'e
captain and part owner, persevered--he
knew he was doing right, and knowing
this he could face the frowns, and jeerS,
and opposition of a whole communitv.-
AS a protesting Christian he knew he
could not be an instrument in dealing out
alcohol TO poison his brother, nor break
the commandment of God with regard to
the Sabbath. So he persevered, and God
has sustained him-opposition has ceased,
his boat has become popular, and now
meets with so much encouragement that
he is about to build another to sail on the
same plan. Here is the commencement
of an influence that will, | hope, in time,
change the whole system on these western
waters, of 10000 miles navigation. l.
did my heart good TO take by the hand the
captain of the first cold water steamboat
Of the Mississippi.
have had daily evidence since COM
menced this extended tour, that the con
vention held in Albany, | lth Of February
last, accomplished great work. | am
entirely convinced that had it sanctioned
the resolution so strenuously advocated
bv some, to 0thorc" to the old pledge,
the New York State Temperance Society
1rould hare been Iuid on the shelf, as to its
future influence on the country at large
Even Galena would have cried out shame
upon us, for here the utter inetficiency Of
the old pledge had been fully tested and
admitted a long time since. The oil!
pledge was defective-it held out false
hope not only to the drunkard, but also to
, the temperate, and was no remedy for in
temperance. No onder that the brew .
erS and wine fabrICators had become such
devoted friends to this pied get was the
banner under which they could enlist, and
make their fortunes ct the expense Of this
glorious reformation, and the prosperity
of the country 1t should lie a source OF
thauhtjIlness, that this convention deter
mined as they did, to hold up the pure
! and only safe principle: to make no com
= promise to >hiel! or concilate any class
!. Now the principle being established, nc
one will undertake to 2iiu2ate the Gauss
. of any other than the high ground. Nh
,rI Turner tells the people that he thinks il
l immoral with all the flood Of hit We now
y have on the subject, to present the Ole
20 pledge, and think he is right, especially
- with regard to the poor drunkard-to hin
! the old pledge is not worth rush
if Up HILL WORK IN CINCINNATI II
st Cincinnati, after spending three days, an
h doing all in my power to interest indlvid
ualS-I failed! Two hundred and fifty
l. coff,e houses stood with their deadly in
r f1uence firmly in the way, as a 50 the fac
T. that some of the leading clergy still U.s.
r wine and beer, have been struck witt
IS the circumstance every where. of the cen
.c trolling influence OF the clergy on this sub
le jcct-Vhcre they haze taken the RICH
lie ground, and signed the pied e Of tntIr
re abstinence, all has gone on we'll but lie
Mt the clergymcn oppose, and trouble am
a disunjcn, and uphill work, was the con
US sequence. How important, my 1cl
friend, that the c!ergymen Of our countr,
til should DC right on this suhject-t32t tn"
Il
at the greater proportion of them NOW are
ar but | cannot bear that any one OF thcr
is should continue the use Of the drunka I'd
all drink as beverage, for the youth of GU
en- land who are destroyed by 1t refer at ono
m to these cIergymcn for their temperate use
ar and the ntrmperate too often follows.
"a; The CAUSE IN ILLINOIS. With tn
7 |
- ed and delighted What shall we do :
or was the general inquiry-and every sug
gestion | made in every case, was con
10 piled with. Each family in the state is
&c have the Almanac, and about 5000 Of til
Permanent documents are to lie dlstrIhu
es- ed among the leading men ofthe state.
ne travelled about 400 miles inland IN TIL
IS state not one quarter of the tavernS hav
m, intoxicating drlnks-cold water is tn
ire temperance watch word, and it will be
ms it a mine OF wealth, carrying it on to grea
it'll ness. My limits will not permit me
no enlarge. | could give you many dehgh
is full facts connected with the cold Watt
IS; pledge in this state, and its wonder worl
Of ing power on its rising destiny n
ust Turner is doing great things III Illinois
III he carries conviction wherever he goes
ire and although our state is now suteriu
ory for the want of his labors, yet do not r
gret that Providence has guided him to
or, lnois. In Michigan the same spirit e
Ise lists as in the other states which visitet
ub- total abstinence and nothing else excit
of any interest The result of meeting
to Detroit was an order for Almanacs for e
md cry family in the state, 500 OF the Perm
ca nent Doc uments, and 1000 Intellige
lall GERS.
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