Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-16

was confined to those who could well afford ii. thu
thing would not be so bad, when viewed on the
ground Of expense. But great number of those
addicted 10 the vice, are not able, strictly speak
ing, to bear so great drain upon the purse
The money expended for liquor, is often direct
abstrac ton from the necessities of wives and chill
dren; many dollar has been spent for rum, which
would have been better employed in the purchase
Of bread. 4 reform, therefore, would effect a
great good in this if in other particular
To laboring man who receives bu, n dollar,
or Whereabouts. for days work. the sum expen-
ded for glass two is no smaIitnx. Twele-and-
a-half cents day, amounts TO forty five dollars a
year; an enormous tax, and one which # needed
for public purposes, would be denounced a mon
slrously oppressive!-Why, this amount would
furnish years bread stuff for moderate family.
and 60 something towards paying the rent besides:
whereas. when swallowed in drink, 1t is expen-
siye--does good, but the contrary, produces
a world of harm
Let your society then, be pure ore, though il
be bat small; few whose conduct is exemplary
and consistent, will be productive of moro good,
than large and liberal society. Let it be
light, set upon hll--and "et your | ght 90 shine
before men, that they may your good works :"
The custom of strong drink has taken a power
full hold upon society, and thorough reform seems
difficult and dscouraging; but then, the imperious
necessity of the case, calls loudly upon every
friend of humanity TO assist. The vice is dread
full one-our character, our health, our minds, our
pockets, all suffer by it; surely such an evil re-
quires correction. See the broken-down consti-
tutions, the ruined characters, the s9uandered es
tates, that its constant effects See the val
liable members Of society which il is the means
Of sending to perdition--tfe destitute and broken
hearted widows. and the helpless orphans, turned
on, upon hard and unfeeling world, all, all the
effects of this runous practice.
Our testimony, therefore, against dram drink
ing is most decisive, because it makes men drunk,
and, If frequently INDUCED in, makes men drunk
ards-and that drunken men are out-casts; nay
more, dead weights upon a community
that they squander their property-abuse their
wives and childrep-outrage the decency and de-
corum of their ghborhood-make fools and
madinen of themselves; and, TO complete the I'M
happy picture, after having brought wretchedness
upon their families. and disgrace upon their
friends--lost their reputation and the confidence
Of all, they sink ANONYMOUSLY into the grave,
and carry their polluted souls before righteous,
put just Judge, there TO account for the terrible
nisdeeds of drunkard's life!
If there be in this life, any one species OF ruin
more deadly than another-more refined in enor-
nifty, it is that caused by rum IT'S difficult to
conceive of any evil, which completely com
zines all that is horrible and revolting-which
arries It's victims TO destruction, in SO total, SO
loss, and in which there is lit
10 to hope for change.
In the story of Sinbad the sailor, we are tod
hat he was obliged TO carry the sold man of the
ca" constantly upon his back, for long time, {
nd upon tedious journey,-that wherever he !
sen. this load chung fast to him, until life itself
lmost sunk under the burthen.
In this voyage through life, where many diff
ulties must be met-many trials endured, and
,nny temptations encountered Though pain
nd disease, should visit with thei. dreadful attic /
on;-,hough the yoke Of poverty bear heavy I
nd oppressive Though friends forsake and evils
numbered befal me, would pray kind Heaven V
spare, Oh! spare me, from that dread of breads,
,ai horror of horrors, Inc life and death of q
'RUNKARD!