Southern telegraph., 1838-07-11

Sitil NftuISBiFtS uDOtT tne ulAthlnGu Hdu-
ner Of pairio.ism and philanhrophy, and in
scribe on its Immaculate folds the unfash-
ionable but uncompromising motto TOTAL
ABSTINENCE.
Fathers, if yoI would see your sons
treadiHg with virtue, and honor, and digni-
ty,the high places ofthe earth-ifyou would
see them controlling the jarring elements Of
dIscordant nations, or see them with yirtIous
ann and dauntless heart, directing r4e iron
storm Of battle-if you would have mighty
nation listen with silent awe to the rfajes-
iy of their eloqnence in the councils Of their
country, or hear them peal from the sacred
desk the word Of life; in tones so deep, so
clear, so ineligible, and so pathetic, that
the most hopeless stupidity must hear, and
and abandoned obdurary feel, teach them
the motto Inscribed on our blnne" nd leave,
yes, leave before them the doctrine you
teach.
Mothers, if you woald have your daugh-
tiers respected prospe erous and happy-ifyou
would transfer from your own embrace to
hearts of affection and bosoms Of love;
teach them the pathology Of fashionable
drunkenness-point out to them the char
acteristc symptoms of that dreadful disease
teach them to distinguish between the ru-
dy glow of health, and the flush Of alcho-
ho!-warn them to keep beyond the iDfed
atmosphere of moderate drinkers-warn
them to avoid-to hy the breath Of topper
as they would the hydra stngs Of the
SWORN that never dies"
Young ladies In this great work Of moral
emancipation you cannot occupy mutual
ground, nor eyade the penalty of dclinqlcn-
cy. However humbly YOU may think OF
your influence, that influence, If properly
directed in the cause Of temperance.
would be omnipotent. A united effort on
your part would Danish drunkenness from
the world-Ay up half the tears of hope
less grief-wipe ont more than halt tde
crime, and depopulaie more than half the
dungeons of your hnPpy country Let
the degrading practice of tipIing meet
vonr unqualified and stern rebuke. with
hold your society, your smiles, your hand
and your heart from every one who dares
to touch the envenomed cup, or raise the
poisoned chalice TO his lips.
Young gentlemen, | shoald feel myself
censurabIv remiss in the discharge OF the
solemn duties of this auspcious hour, were
to neglect a candid, alfectonate and per-
sonal appeal to you. | should feel that
was unworthy to occupy the honored place
to which have been elevated by the con-
fidence and partialty of my fellow-cltizens,
were not to call your attention to the higth
destinies that await you-the vast response
biities which must soon devolye upon you,
and warn you to qualis yourselves to mcel
them with 6rmness, and act with fidelity.
Soon the concerns of Il mighty empire must
devolve on you, and take their coloring ifom
the moral bias of your individual characters.
Soon the voice which now addresses you
will be tremulous and feeble with age, or
hushed in the eternal silence Of death =
And soon these, my contemporaries, upon
whom the virtical sun of hte is pouring his
warmest brightest beams, must totter with
me on the margin of the ''narrow house" or
sleep in the solemn silence Of the grave.
Then you must be the prominent actors in
this busy scene. Will you act your part
noby? Which of you will take up this gIo-
rous theme when it drops from our palsied
lips, and from this proud rostrum, hurl the
shafts of truth with sturdy aim, and giant
force and dauntless heart? Who will then
with holy hands uplifed to God introduce
our national jubilee! If you would per-
form these, or any of the high and sacred
duties devolving now on you; seriously mar
shall Yourselves under our banner, and let
your motto be what ours is-total absti-
nence.
would not weary your patience farther,
but | recognize in the moral escutcheon OF
some of my audience the sign of the cross.
TO that must bow with Difference as the
distinction badge of a fraternity, who are
ready to add TO the glorious ensign already
assumed, the motto of the immaculate ban
ner under which we have ranged ourselves
this dav. will not wound your feelings
brethern, by presuming for a moment thai
one of YOU need the admonition which a
duty impeled me to administer to others
tor to associate the solemn duties of reil
zion with the practice of tiping, and {
minple the vices of drunkenness with the
blood of the cross, are acts so incongruous
and IDEAS so monstrous, that dare not hin
an imputation so foul. But you have talent
and influence, and wealth, and character
throw them all into the scale of temperance
and while you look back at the dangers yo'
have escaped, cry aloud to those who arr
vet in danger, to escape for life-tarry no
| in all the plain. O! could | by the spe
cial favor of Providence acquire the voice
the eloauence, the majesty and the inspira
ton of an Angel, would shout from TIN
proud eminence into every ear and ever,
heart, in peals that should humble the am
bilious thunders of heaven: ESCAPE Fol
LIFE!
SrREAK OF THE SUBLmE.--I.ife is like
field of blackberry and raspberry bushes
Mean people squat down and pick the frui
no matter how they black their fingers