Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-16
Rum or mo Rnm-shall New Y0,k serve
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Snian sSbriesy.
The recent remarkable result Of the election in
Massachusetts,, has caused many a sober citizen
Of this city and state 10 put his cap;
and many an old rum-head to take another drink,
throw up cap and hurrah for the progress Of rum
(not bay rum) through the old Bay state. Governor
Everett it win be remembered, gave in his adhesion
to the abolition cause most unqualfedly. Well, this
Of itself sufficient his defeat at the
cent election In the estimation Of all intelligent men,
But there is another for his defeat, or the
tremendous falling off in The votes thrown for him
the recent election; and this is the fifteen gallon
law! the law by which il is rendered apunishable
offence to sell less than fifteen gallons of ardent
spirits; and on his all important subject have at
this present writing few words to say, and a good
cany more to give utterance to hereafter.
In relation to the subject Of aboltionism, our
timents, feelings, and opinions are pretty well
known; but the subject Of temperance wehave
heretofore said but very little. That will not be
the case, however, hereafter; for tho subject Of
Temperance in this state will shortly swell into the
most Important topic that agitate any commune
ty. We are practically temperate in all our habits,
and therefore must 60 for the unoqaivocal, total i'm
me date and everlasting annihilaen OF all the
holes and grog shops in the city; where, as elo
quent divine said at the Methodist meeting the
other night, they sell liquid hell fire for three cents
glass and deal forth distilled damnation almost dirt
cheap.
One alarming and startling fact cannot be de-
spsed; the vice Of intemperance has caused the
commission oS more crimes in this sinful worka-
day world than all the other vices that "fesh heir
to-" Nine out Of every ten cases Of seduction and
adultery can date their parentage to intemperance,
the damnable excitement Of strong drink 80 out
Of every 100 murders perpetraied under the
POISONOUS, maddening influence OF ardent spirits!
four out of every five robberies are either planned
or perpetrated under the influence of rum, brandy or
other besottins and bod destroy ing spirit
AT least 100 bright and beautiful American sons
and daughters are destroyed annually. body and
soul BY ardent spirits 5000 beautiful girls are annu-
ally seduced through the influence Of strong drinks
and at least 2OOO Of adultery occaoned by
the devastating and death dealing influence of this
| I" distilled damnstien,' as the Rev DR.. Tying elo.
, quendy and pieusly expresses himself. There
fore the legislature Of this state must 60 resostey
s SIX se md M s. the selling Of
must pass laws to prevent ntoxieaton, and by vir-
the Of wholesome and edsctual ensctments, shut up
| every grog shop and rum hole in the country.
Already l20, 900 seals have signed the temperance
pledge OF the society in this city, and before the next
legislature sdjourns probably one million Of human
beings out Of the state population Of two millions and
half will have resolved go the tee total system
and drink more There are in this city 2,607
grog shops, and DOL other places dependant grog
hops and rum holes; and ardent spirits or liquid
hell FIRE, 10 the amount OF 81 600 OO0 arc
| consumed annually. Here, then, is field Tor the
Christian, the philosopher, the legislator the lover
Of truth aud righteousness. Oh we must 20 the whole
figure for temperance upon earth, wish for no.
illness and happiness hereafter in heaven. Already
the Celestial Empire has stirred in this matter, and
set rs splendid example, by turning all the opium
into black mud and stopping throug
| all China! And shall be behind the pagans Of
the east in the great cause Of temperancel Forbid
IT, national pride. forbid H. love Of long life! forbid
it, DIR. Alcott! forbid IT, shade cf the Apostle Paul!
forbid IT, the ghosts Of Let's two daughters. who fell
a victim 10 wine and strong drink!
i In China, the government went the whole hog in
the article az opium, which they justly regarded in
the same light that do rum here. The great
Linn, assisted by Chang, whzng, Khang, Lhang.
aad probably Bhang, saw that II useless to take
any half way steps, and they acted accordingly.
| And IL is useless 20 miscc the matter here. The
souls and bodies Of our beautiful women and our
/ terprisisg men worth more thantw enty times
| told the interests Of the Celestial Empire, Linn
/ Whang, Chang, and Bhang put together; aud shall
we refuse lesisate the subject OF drunkenness
which ~ devastating the land, when the pagans &C
China have put stop to II. Forbid IL, Paul Grout;
forbid il, Norman Hickok, or Hiccup. The Icsis-
Iatare must act in this matter; they must shut up
all the grog shops, and pat stop 20 the sale ol
BY law. Ard IL sobriety be not entirely banishea
\ from the pupts, we call upon all parsons TO
Il cr~ulx nd nrsarh m and vuuo IL.