The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-11

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REMlTTANCEs BY MALTA Pos
Master may enclose money in letter
to the publisher of a Newspaser, to pay
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| From the Baltimore Clipper
TEMPERANCE IN Observation-Disclosures
since the establishment of our city has
there been so great an excitement, relative
to the cause of temperance, as at the pres.
ent. New societies are being formed al
most daily, and Immediately swelling in
numbers to hundreds. All classes
young and old, rich and poor, in every
circle, are bowling in submissive obedi.
ence to the triumph of intelligence over
the dark and ruinous dominion of Bacchus
The veil which long has obscured the
lnebriated eye is being torn off, and those
beauties which interviewed between mad
intoxication and the only enjoyment OIL
existence, are set forth in all their splen.
dor. The old weatherbeaten sot, who
for years past has been lettering upon the
declivity of misfortune, may now be seen
renovated, transformed, and happy; rising
gradually into sphere of responsibility
and importance, where alone those God
like faculties of man can meet the ends
for which they were given him
The skeptical have sometimes question
ed the utility of such associations. The
argument is, that if men are inclined to
live soberly they can do so without the
formality of signing pledge. This we
admit will hold good in many instances,
but not in all Society is held together
and perfected by influence, and every
man, no matter what may be his situation,
has his share of influence, tending either
to virtue or vice, upon his associates.
Again, there are many who do not, and
who have not the capacity, of either
thinking or acting for themselves, or upon
their own responsibility. With such
persons, persuasions and example may
do much. A single circumstance may
change the whole tenor of their lives.
Those who can Withstand temptations by
forming inherent resolutions, do we'll,
but those who resist them by signing a
temperance pledge, certainly do no harm,
but demonstrate that the act is positively
productive of an incalculable amount Of
good.
While we do live let us live as happy
as possible-and no argument is wanting
to show that sobriety is the road to refin-
ed pleasure while drunkenness is the
certain companion of misery. The best
wish we have for the temperance societies,
is, that they may grow in strength, and
that no member may be found recreant to
his or her promise.
PRINTERS GRATU1r1Es.-No class of
mechanics, perhaps, suffer more from the
predatory and begging habits of individu-
ais than printers. They work so hard,
invest so much, and furnish their paper
so low, that people really seem to think
they actually are worth nothing but to be
given away, or taken without leave. Ac
cordingly, nothing is more common than
for people, who have the curiosity to read
something that happens to be particularly
interesting, or who wish to send paper
to friend as token of remembrance, to
run into a printing office, and ask for, or
take, paper just out from the press; and
if the printer should think of taxing him
any thing for it, the customer would think
himself quite insulted by the niggardliness
of the printer! With what other mechan-
les or businessmen would people think of
taking the same liberties! Go into gro
Gerry and ask the retailer to give you a
bits worth of lea, coffee or sugar, and
unless you were really an object of char
ity-he would probably think himself
the one imposed upon. Or visit book
store and make off with a dozen sheets
of writing paper. and most likely the pro-
prietor will pursue his customer with a
writ Of petit laaceny. Go into joiner's
shop and ask him to give you twelve
cents worth of his wares, and you would
feel as if you was engaged in cheap
business. And yet people will enter a
printing office, and take twelve cents
worth of printers labor, and really
think it one of that sort of things, which
should be given away--because the pa
per is printed. A clean white sheet he
would think too valuable to abstract with
out pay, and yet it costs aprinter twenty
five dollars every week to set up the
types that are impressed upon the sheet
to make it worthless. No-no-this is
not the way to do business. lfyou want
a paper and will not subscribe for it-as
all honorable men do-just step into the
office and laying down silver bit say
.:Sir, if you please, let me have one OF
your papers and take that in pay for it. .
You will be readily accommodated, and
then be seated, (not looking over the
shoulder of the compositor to read his
manuscript or retire and read your own
paper like a man Of good conscience and
Of honorable principles.--Maine Cult
Udt0v.
Tho people Of Indiana have decided
against a Convention to amend their State