Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-05-19
TEN RA N CE.
From the Journal of the Am. Temp. Union
TEMPERANCE MOVE
MENT IN THE CITY OF NETWORK.
Continued
Conf nMPd

MEsr IN THE CITY OF NETWORK.
Continued
WEDNESDAY EvENING..-The third
meeting was held in the Rivlngton st.
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. Mr.. Smith. Mr.. MITCHELL
The President of the Baltimore Washing
ton Temperance Society, was introduces &c
Why, said Mr.. M. are we hefeF 10
oive YOU some account of our operations
IN Baltimore. Will you believe US, ii we
tell YOU we believe we have broken up
eyery grogshop in Baltimore. we shall
rout them thoroughly OH the 9Th OF April;
lust in season to give them time to see
lwhe,her any of them will take out H.
|ceuse on the first of May. Who are the
drunkards The very best men IN the
country. Drinking is social wee Men
of social, generous habit and feelings are
the men who fall prey to intemperance;;
IF we break up those dens where political
and religious subjects are discussed, we
shall break up drunkenness. l.haVe seen
men in those places discussing the Sub
Treasury bill, who had not ten dollars
worth of clothing on their backs ana
their families were starving With hunger
The brightest stars Of our country have
been dimmed by this vice. You all know
1.-THE evil. We have come here to invite
Won 10 unite with US in roofing It out OF
ihe community. 1t is to love OF conn-
trv we make our appeal, AID pity The
man who has not a heart TO engage 10
This cause. Had you been in our Wash
+ ington Society. last Monday night you
, would have Witnessed a scene Of more
: melting character, than any, perhaps you
s will ever witness on earth. While Twas
+ speaking, a man arose and said-'sIr'
, win flash that story. My father LETT mf
n with Latin, Greek, French-a good prop
n erty-u hiskey alienated my wife from M
e and,she married another man. My child
n rem all thought Twas dead Jalls' poor
n hopses, and lunatic asylums are the Wof
of whiskev, and we intend femoTln
n them out Of the way and IL 'here : al
n men in our way, they must get out oil GU
e wav. Our Society originated in a taVer
to on The 5th of April last. We propose
b. 10 sign a pledge, and every man get
a. man. We went on. until our taVer
V keepers said their business was falling Of
is We now number 400 reformed men.
h, Gentlemen, said Mr. NJ, talk about re;
m Mating themselves. | tried to- regula
lis myself for 20 years, and have spent TIVE
ut v'thousand dollars. lido not say dram
n il all, but | have spent it. 1t | had save
10 INV money, should have beena wealth
nv man, and better able to address this a
lsembly. We take men from all class
in and conditions, from the gutter, ana IN
est ar the curb stone. We have men WI
en- had not dollar, who now can invite mi
ow home 10 dine with them. A man
ter Fe|l's Point, who had been extreme
al destitute, and never paid physician oi
Ike invited DR. --- 10 dine with nm, :
lad The Doctor, from curiosity. went:
nd. found every thing looking neat ana COZ
he Portable. and dinner good enough
TO anv man; and after dinner, TINS fei9 ;,
ISL ed drnnlSard brought out twenty coiia
raw and cave 10 the doctor, saying, 'this 5
SO i for making me sober man.
,rn. T. i said we cannot reach the higH
in circles. God help the higher circles
ne they are drunkards. Il they VIII
!, so come to Us, they mnst 60 down, ana
ind will be the higher circles. Iney M
that come into the movement. Humani
ae. na,riotism, and religion call for it, {
ents country demands it, and it will extend
ner- or our country. We prescribe no n
Ma who makes or sells intoxicating drink
of We want 10 reason with them, aud y
every moderate drinker. Il BY abane
ich- ing only one glass day, you can 5 5
over your neighbor, would you not 90 y
guil- tell you, you may. There are men ~
' TO have said, | will join you for t5e goo
good others, and we have noticed that IN :