Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-12

sensible remarks upon the same topic made few days
auo at the annual temperance convention OF The Sae
oI Connecticut held at New Haven. The speaker
Mr.. Leonard Bacon clerey man, anu We pr
sumo from his language, member OF the Wing party.
afor nlndinp to the manifest backslidng in tempe
rance, he said:
.There is another reason why the cause oitemperance
is re,rorradnr 1t is, land say It with no wish to Of
f.nd any person) OWING in great measure to causes
nc recent occurrence Within three or four months,
;ntemperance has become the badge OF political
nar,v,-1be hard money humbug was hard enough
but the hard cider humbug wall prove more di'as-
trous 10 The country, ana more DEGRADING 10 mos
have cnoycd the benefits OF Christian teachings
and who live in II land of gospel ligh-are called upon
to exhibit their enthusiasm in political strife by drink
mo hard cider made harder By hard brandy for the
glory of General llarrs"n fes-at these c"nven IONS
and committee rooms, many young man will take his
frs, lessons in drunkenness which will bring HIM TO the
almslcuse or the PRISON, and the drunknrds grave =
More than ten thousand men will be made drunkards
in one wear, by this 'hard cider enthusiasm
That this picture is not overcharged, there are
abundant eyidences The newspapers bave tecmed
with accounts Of the debauchc-Ics arising from hard
cider asscmhagcs, and the New York Evening Post
tcs,ies to the state of things among the opposition
in that city, in the following language;
f any of our grave and sober citizens who are the
fathers of young men belonging to The Tippecanoe
clubs in THIS city, should find themselves perfectly at
lie sure of fine evening" when the clubs are adver-
used to assemble perhaps they could not better en-
ploy their time than by walking out and dropping III
at the meetings. which are public, in order just TO sa
tsiy themselves what their sons are about They Will
then BE- able TO Judge for themselves whether these
pronscuous convival associations are proper things 10
encourage and whether the newspapers perform their
duty in commencing them and counselng their read
ers to attend We have heard that the number OF young
men who nre seen these places n state of noxica-
ton is so great to excite alarm even IN many VINO at
first saw with satisfaction the establishment OF The Up
pccnuoe clubs party engine.
The inference is strong that such IS the case from
the style of the calls in the New York Federal papers
which generally announce the occasion of "raes
al the ward clog Cabins, that there will be "a great
variety Of speaking, and singing and ptentnl supply
of rf0l Harrison hart cider '-"Good speaking ana
spirited singing NAV be expected says the New ork
American on one occasinn and the suboIned quota
ton is literally from the Evening Star OF the same
city
H1hcre will be rousing meeting, this evening, at
the Tippecanoe Club ofhe 18th. Music, public speak
ING, COOP SINGING, and HARD CIDER.
We cannot do better at the close OF these statements
than subion the following admirable reflections from
the Evening Post, which doubtless have vide ana
general applications
"From all that we can learn have reason to be-
leve that Mr. Bacon has neither over stated the lac
nor over estimated the danger. Whatever may he
though, of the prudence and proprcy OF some OF the
measures rcsortcd 10 by the Jealous friends OF temper
ancc there can be question with any man, mat IL Is
more desirable 10 preserve all That the community mas
gained in the general prevalence OF temperate habits
and that any relapse towards that vice which IS the
parcn, of so many crimes, so much poverty and SO
MANY diseases, would lie most deplorahr. The re-
lapse however, is going going on rapidly, conta
porsy; spreading with all the fury OF new fashion,
under the auspices of party which pretends 10 the
exclusive possession of good manners and GOOD morals
If there are among the Wings any who value the mo-
raj and physical webeng OF their iellow-cItzens we
counsel them to look TO it, lest by their encouragement
or their acouiescrnce they bring upon the community
according their notions, could arse from Keep
/ inc the present administration in power.
ssRclapses in disorders of the human frame are The
most difficult Of all maladics to cure and The same
thinu is true of rclapses into bad habits. They VINO
have established those nurseries Of drunkenness, the
lor cabins will find late that the lire they have KIN
died will not 90 out at their bidding II harrison
should be successful the triumph will be celebrated by
drunken rcvcls If he should be beaten, his adhcrenis
WILL as the saying is, drink to drown sorrow Inc log
cabins nav be RACED the earth, but the habit winch
has once taken root will survive and increase II
strength.
sit is certainly remarkable fact in the political his
tory of this country, that party which makes sucf
boasts of It's lofty aims, aud of the virtue and intel'
rrnce Of It's members. should at once lay aside all tt
common methods OF persuasion, all DISCUSSION OF P"ll
,ical principles and public policy, and forming an all
ancc with degrading vice, should establish scho"
for in,oxcaon take drunken cry for lis watchword
and re!y upon gaining majority By such cxprdlens
If these, methods succeed, shall not hesitate to con
less that our opinion Of the intelligence and The mora
condition Of the American people has been lar hghc
4 han 4 trht 10