Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-02

'e COO J'O"| 60SteFH V"SHtO, III
reply to an limitation to attend the Con-
1ent'on of the Maryland State Temper
a"ce Society. The letter bears date, Ac-
c0mac Co. Va. May 22, 1897.
state the fact then to the nation, that
some OF the higher executive officers at
Washington are, and bave been, notorious
orunkards-drunkards in my sense Of the
term-habitullly affected by ardent spirits
drunk at least once week-impaired
10 constitution by the use of strong drink;
and l further state, that have often hea I'd
the reason assig ned, and believe it was
a valid one, for the House of Representa-
tlveS of the Congress Of the United States
not sitting in the evening after dinner,
when the public business required it, that
many of the members were so much in
the habit of ntoxication that they were not
only unfit themselves for public duty after
certain hour in the day, but were likely
to prevent others in discharging their duty,
Dy Interruptng the order of proceeding.
During the latter part or the session Of
congress, when the two Houses were
compelled to sit late, members 100 drunk
torthe decency Of tavern bar-roo n, were
not uncommon sig hts in the Senate cham
Der, and in the hall of the House of Rep
resentatives of a Republic, whose fathers
handed down to it the halloweI and i'm
mutabIe truth, "that no free government
of the blessings ofiberty, can be preserv-
ed to any people, but by adherence to JUS
tice, moderation, temperance, frugality and
virtue" These are facts, sir, which in
my name, if you choose, you may bring
10 the attention Of the Convention as wor-
thy of the attention of the people of the
United States. l am utterly opposed to
making the temperance cause political
engine in any way whatever; but if the
friends of temperance will aid in Kidding
Congress Of sotS-no matter to what po,it-
ical party they may belong, for they are
a disgrace and an actual injury to any
party-they will be subscribing their own
work Of good morals, and do the country
some service. Indeed the facts which |
have stated, apply with equal force and
truth to both Wings and Tories in about
the exact ratio of their number in the
list of public men and let me not be mis-
understood as reproaching the adminlstra-
ton, excepting so far as high and respon-
sible Executive officers are entrusted to
Incorporate incumbents, whose habits are
known by the boys on the street of Wash
ington. | have been a candidate three
times for the suffrage of the People in the
Oldest district of Old Virginia, proverbiaI
for 'hcmey drams," "mint juleps,' "Aail-
storms,' I" SINGS" " dcu-drops," and eve
ry description Of nectared drinks, and
have never found it necessary or requisite
to obtain a single vote, TO resort to the vul-
gar graces Of the familiar cup.
l have written too mach, and more than
l intended, and must subscribe myself, re-
specially yours, the friend of Temper
ance. HENRY A. WISE.
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EURoPE.-
The Herald, arrived at this port yester-
day, brought the Messrs. Topliff London
papers of June II, and Liverpool of the
18th. The news of the failure of the
American Banks, was received, and all
the particulars are given in the English
papers. 1t seems rather TO amuse than
alarm them.
The Albion says" We refer 10 a sub
sequent column for the latest intelligence
from the United States The Banks
throughout the Union, including the U.
S. Bank, either had or were about to sus-
pend payments in specie. Injurious as
such measure would be to the United
States, its reception on England, will, we
fear, be productive Of serious mischief
The present promises to be most event
full week TO the commercial community"
Three expresses left Liverpool the lth,
for London, with the intelligence received
by the Europe from New-York. Four
failures Of American Houses in Liverpool
the last week.
The London Globe of the 9th, says that
| letters from Paris represent the affairs of
the American Houses there in the same
light as those in London The chief firm,
with capital of millions francs had
applied to the Bank of France, and others
of four millions, to assist them. Their
failure, it was anticipated, would bring
down all the American Houses.
The effect of our Bank suspensions in
London is not known by this arrival. A
correspondent of the Liverpool Times of
June l3, is delighted with it as a measure
Of relief for Great Britain. He says it is
the happiest measure that could have been
adopted, because it will admit of Ameri-
can commercial operations being continu-
ed, whilst it admits of almost every dollar
in the .. States being purchased at pre-
bm'um, and exported to England! This
suspension, he adds, will prove highly
advantageous to the interests of this King.
dom. Our merchants and manufacturers
(British) will soon obtain remittances
which after the issue of bank bonds had
ceased was impracticable- Press