The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-06-26
TO THE FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE.

Mr.. Bacon, an eminent clergyman, settled ;
at New Haven, has thought proper to repeat |
in another form his warnings against practice
adopted by a certain party in this country, which
is likely to make more drunkards than political |
converts. In a letter to the New Haven Even, |
ing Palladium, whig paper, alter observing |
that the remarks Of his on this subject, which |
have appeared in several of the newspapers,
were moi delivered from the pulpit, and that in. |
stead ofsayns intemperance had lately become |
one Of the badges of political party he said
that drinking had become one Of the badges of
a political party he proceeds thus:
In arapid ex!emporaneous address, with on
ly few moments to speak in, believe that
used some such expression as hard cider and
harder brandy or hard cider made harder by
brandy. At any rate, my meaning was imper-
fecty expressed and do not complain if il has
been misunderstood, had in view two things,
which in the haste with which spoke may
have been mixed together as brandy sometimes
gets into barrel Of cider, - first the fact that
much cider is manufactured and onsumed with
cider brandy or other spurious liquors added to
the pure juce'-and secondly the fact that ma.
ny drinker OF brandy and other highly intox-
icating drinks, calls his potatlons hard cider. |
know nothing of the matter except by inference
from my knowledge of human nature; but ask
the bar keeper a, the Quinnpiac House, or any
other place where the drinking party congregate
whether two thirds of the 'slings'-'juleps s.
Cocktails and what not, which lie sells are not
sold under the name Of hard cider.
Here then was the diff and point of my re-
marks. The taking up of hard cider as pol
itiea watch.word by great and triumphant par
ty, at time when the friends of temperance
are trying TO introduce the fashion of total absti
nence, operates uniavOrahly for temperance.
The enthusiasm of Harrison Conventions =
where thousands and tens of thousands come 10
gether, and where drinking, whether the juice
Of the apple or the juice of the grape. is one oi
the forms in which enthusiasm expresses ilsel
; lis dangerous enthusiasm. Thousands O.
individuals among our fifteen millions may with
in this year take their first lesson in that career
of conviviaL drinking, which will bring to pow
erty and wretche1ness, and at last TO the drum
, kard's grave. In giving utterance to these SEN
, timens, spoke as freeman belonging to nj
, party. wish these sentiments might be echo
, ed and repeated ill every young man in I'M
, country is warned of the danger.
Il. BACON
Monday, 25Ih May
Mr.. Bacon is in the right. The party whlcl
has been so ill.advised as to turn its political as
semblies into meetings for tipping, is certain
one important effect at least-thal of recruiting
the ranks of drunkenness. We recolect tn
case of a decent sort of man who left a prosper
a ous calling TO set up public house, and VIII
. gradually became so fond of his own liquors a
o to get tipsy every day. A friend of his was on
!. day nquring into the profits of his new ocGu
8 patton and asking him how much he had made
d Il have made great DEAL was the reply,
It have made myself drunkard When ii
# wings come to secure the advantages OF tn
n new mode of electioneering they will find ii
It result much the same as in the cast of the III
" lucky publican. Though it may not make whii
is Of democrats, it is quite certain 10 make drunk
ards Of wings.
It There is not tho least. doubt that Ties
(. practices injure the party which resor
II to them. This alliance Of politics al
" drunkenness shocks, disgusts and repels mi
= who feel an ordinary regard for morals, and
.. authors will soon see, if they do not alread
II how formidable weapon they have put in
~ the hands of their adversaries. Yet we prete
y, y, that for the sake of the public welfare, aud
NJ the honor Of our country>we regret that TN
~ had not confined themselves to the usual mod
of party warfare. 1t is easier to root out an
Id roneols opinion In politics than vicious hab
,g Mistakes in regard to political measures are co
le rected as soon as the camnunity is convince
that they are prejudicial to its welfare, but b'
r. habits are not given up thus easily; they are pr
a, ticed by their victims even after being convn
Dc ed that they are perncious. York Ever
J; ing Post.