Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-21

Isoon break down. But there have NOT yet beer
any examples which would give symptoms of it:
breaking down. And ask those who say SO, are
they ignorant Of the ixity and firm adhesion to
principle, as well as the vivacity and mirthful dis
position of the Irish character! am convinced
that God has blessed the Irish people with these
peculiar and apparently inconsistent traits of dis
position, that in the midst ofmisery, and privaton
and distress, they may possess remedy tor their
evils, and have reward 10 compensate them, and
lead to others which are never ending"
At the Great Diuner lately given to Mr.. OCon-
nell at NARROW, the Honorable Gentleman alluded
favorably to the spread of Temperance Societies
among the people of Ireland, and called for three
cheers for the Temperance Society, a call aohich
soaS enthusiastically responded to.
| Important Letter from the Mayor OF Limerick to
the Rev Theobald Matthew, Richmond Place, Linn
erick Sept. 81, 1889.
Reverend Sir,-I beg you to accept my grateful
acknowledgements for yourpolite attention in send
ing me valuable little work on temperance. That
subject has for considerable time engaged my
serious attention, as / have for several years on
principle abstained from the of wine and spir-
ituous liquors. | was anxious that others besides
myself should be brought to feel the beneficial eff
fects arising from adopting similar course;
but for length time | almost despared that the
doctrine of general temperance would be looked
on in any other light than as visionary one. AS
Coroner, the numerous instances of sudden and
awful deaths, arising from intemperance, which
came under my observation, were most appalling.
| have held about one hundred and forty inquests
since the first of October, 1888; and can safely
affirm that one half that number caused, directly,
or indirectly, by intoxicating liquors. There We're
eight cases of death by drowning several by bum
ing, and many from apoplexy, while in a state of
intoxicaton; and within short period four indi-
viduas committed suicide while under the hellish
Of cfro riply tn1
brighter prospect is dawning. Your unparalleled
exertlons Iii the cause of temperance have been |
under God, crowned with the most signal success, |
and l believe no place more so than in Limerick
A moral regeneration has taken place among the |
people of this city, which is really most astonish
ing, and truly gratifying to every philanthropic
mind Our police reports are much lessened, petty
sessions business considerably reduced, and even
summonses in the Court of Conscience have fallen
off one third. Our streets and places of public re-
sort are regular and quiet; and that which must be
most gratifying to you the fact, that although ie
ports have, at different times been industriously
of members of your society having
broken their Temperance Pledge, have not been II
lble to make out solitary instance of such being
he fact. But those who have so many years fat
ened on the decentralization of the people will die
lard; although they may as well give up the ghost
quietly, as their game is completely up. That YOU
nay live long TO continue the noble work YOU have
70 successfully undertaken, is the sincere wish of,
Rev. Sir, your very faithful humble servant,
o. III. FITZGERALD, Mayor of Limerick.
Che Rev. Theobald Matthew, &C. &C. Cork {
We add to the above, two or three extracts from {
rish papers -" We have heard" saws the Dublin /.
evening Post, from authority which cannot de- !,
GIVE. and which has no object in deceivng-good
'rotestant authority tooz-that in almost all the
mall towns of Cork, Kanturk, Bandon, Middle '
on, Mill-Street, Fermoy, the progress has been so
xtraordinary that the svlisley : :
recess ofbeng shut up, and soup, coffee, and tea
ouses are establishing generally. In the small $
,wn of Listowel, in the county of Kerry, seven or
light Of these have been closed within the last two
lonths. In the county of Clare the progress also
as been very great, and we expect that we shall :
peedily have Galway to our list"
The following paragraph and letter is from the b
Waterford Chronicle The good work goes Y
ravely on We entertain the strongest confidence
the reformation of our countrymen, and the pros
erity of old Ireland. A meeting of gentlemen
eeply interested in the cause is to be held at the
own Hail. we understand, on Tuesday, at two
CLOCK, to consider the subject of providing means
the destitute, anxious to pilgrimage to the great
postle.' c