Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-14
tFor the JefTersonian Republican

MR. NuGESr,-Sir, am no believer in dreams
but one OF my nocturnal visions has so precisel
been verified, that | can't help giving it to yor
with the request for publication.
! On retiring to rest after had listened to yer,
eloquent and impressive temperance sermon, man,
pleasing reflections filed my mind on that subject
But soon, Morpheus put period TO them anC
transported me, in my Imagination to quite 4 diff
ferent scene.
The road that led me to the place l can't des
crbe, but no human being can imagine my hor
ror when found myself in the midst ofPluto's do.
minions There sat his Satanic Majesty in the chain
of State with his peers and courtiers in attendance
debating his will to his dependents, who were
swift as the electric flash in the execution of his
commands. 'Proclaim! cried he, the triumphs
of Bachus, and presently thousand trumpets
how'll and concourse suddenly appeared the
lower end of the Broadway and took their
course TO the Royal Cours. ouJecIs or
wretchedness beggar description; and as they ap-
preached / distinctly saw on the banner under
which they marched, in large letters, Intemper-
ance The reception of Bachus at Court, was
Of most fattering character; and from the greet
ing of his sovreign, it would appear he was not a
whit inferior to the Devil himself A dialogue en-
sued, and Bachus related many things l thought to
recollect, but thev vanished with the light. He
told the number of his train, the particular number
from each country; but none of those | recollect
distinctly except the United States, which he put
down at $1,000. He said his prospects for the en-
suing campaign was about as fair as ever-that
Temperance Societies had done but very little in
jury as his friend Discord arranged all that, and
set the Old School Temperance me repairing all
the injury the c-School Societies were likely to
DO him. He said rum sellers and all his Maesty's
particular friends unanimous in their support
of the 'Old School Temperance Societies, and
that they had succeeded in breaking up several
Tetota Societies, and in places, that priests
bad united with them in opposing the fanatics ,
But said he, a dreadful onset has been made
upon me at point l least expected Ireland has
aimed deadly blow at me- and is likely to give
me much trouble as there are very few Old School
Temperance men there, to aid the rum sellers in
my cause against the innovations of
Tetotalism.' Well His Majesty replied, i be-
stow on you my highest commentator for thy
energy and zeal. Sit with me on mine own throne.
whilst bid all my hosts do you homage, and en-
JOY the tsiunsphs of thy campaign. | will order
Discord to give you her undivided support, and if
one of those disturbers Of the public peace and
business Of my friends and followers, | mean Te-
total Lecturers, intereres and opposes your march,
unless he be as spotless lamb, Fame, the SIS
ter Of Dscord, shall trumpet his defects through
the length and breadth Of the land If he chews
or smokes tobacco, make the fact known. Let
Physician heal thyself be sounded in his ear. and
if she can't get him on his beams end there, by
making the people think the use of tobacco is e.
ven more deleterious in its effects than rum or
wine drinking, and thereby destroy the effect which
ais lectures might otherwise have, had not this
been made known, then she must denounce him
as an ultrast and fanatic. Let her turn Tetotal |
SIN to ridieule-declare old women shall no long
sr be allowed to drink tea, the girls eat sugar
siuns romp with the boys, lace tight, or curl their
lair, and men be prohibited from kissing their
wives except on holidays, and if this don't raise
! clamor about the ears of our enemies, then I'm
10 devil' and the old fellow shook his tail as he
with force that rock'd his kingdom to
is centre. Then rose hideous yell of approba-
ion most terrific and loud, and louder yet than