Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-02-17
THE gIs1uslpils q rnsIp ERANcE.

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! THE TslUslPfIs or TENN STRANGE.
/, There wasja sedql Al nee,ihg df the friends
of the Temperance cause al WtaShngto,n on the
evening Of the Ssh ph The afaaiscrIian gives
the fQay einsisKrchof ne address delivered by
ilhs Heni Tn Mas .FT M.tsri 4lr, Ii Kentucky
who haS recently n9ited Einseli slp l0ne of the
Temperance Asspclalidus l1Ilthai cify:!.
The Hop. Thomas i. Marshall WIS
sIrxt anneefSr 10 ti1e a,Fsiitsn III, spd was'
Received with a sudden ou,baistVot pleas
sure, which even tbe sacred h ais Of the
chuich. aapIj yo1tesitaia. THE dniversals
respect'and etsfn ensrsiaIed for the
man, is ,acknoWle It'd ed in This city, where,
he j buk9e|mpefFtYeiy Y STRAINS litne
Hiil rpen i INTO {hf tirgest ilfenhship.
Mr. MaFs6all Iif.t alluded no himseIk
aid sifd VT sehbuR 4 .tto void hhd tll9
press had keenefl 10 sstite TIE Question,
that he was a dtlnkafd he ;iuJt be al
lowed 10 s4y ttgi such! had newer been
his cbaracltr, He ha1tneverbe d. ia the
babit 81 cohstantliipp!ing- Never taken
lis fno1piok bitteFs. bis was periodical
la2tees wihhis jbvial con- padions mems
befs ol tie Legislature Ike hitrselG:
ltings q be laughed at when the head
ache and .hc cqascquepces were PAST
These peTiodicag Ispsees, be found, how
eyer, as be grew older cane I'll loser. to-
gettery at first tlley were like angels
visits, few aud fsr between. but The in
tervenipg time become shorter and 7shori.
err; YET never b d he felt anEoyefpower-
mug desire Ter str9ng dfilk until The mort =
Jig Of ihe day an which he bad signed
the Pledge; - it- y Is then be leh thai be-
Dust pconFiieH Of. dies29'
Having FINISHED this subl4ct. he then
v ni inio|a philosophical and scientific
4xaalt a.lon' II Me effects Of in,oxieaiion.
andits cause. id which he clearly de-
TgoustFattd n at aleohol,iu all its shapes
and TOMS. was a Inostssubile poison, and
refused. UNDER al circumstances, 10 in
corporate With the matetials that Dsluro
I prepared FRI thu fsus'enannceg of The solids
fdr tlOi1s (which the body was completed.
Rite n.hose disceugte was adorned With
t appropriate aPecdofe,, and tfkq1snt fash
Ees oil ihe.HJrest Ewit and huHor. II bis
appeal toiail Is COR e up and sign iha
lIledg4, lie called upon shose who prided
themselves. upea their beauty, to come
1 up ana sign aid he gFotssgus but true.
tpicture.heH drew of the Transformation Of
tte IUru If figure cons ed he audience.
! He said I had tffeef of eqiargjnsg. the
Waist ana expeHidfting the stomach until
men Hreseh4d the 4ppearance Of hrgs-
| head resting ontpiresle1ns-+ and had the
effect ~tedudiPg the limbs, just in
! pfopustanfss Tile weight inefeased' that
! they had 10 carfy He gave a glowing
description Of tEs pregres4 pflempersnce
iitn Il nlueky as He gathered II from his let
t'ttfs, snds Remarked that had been so
/ thorough h L. xibgtoa that but lout mo-
defai+ drinkers wrreleiyin thatlarg and
beauliial city. Il isFimpassibIe to give
i:apy ihingBtike. a just sbsiFac. of bis Zrs-
| make. aid lheIeiisct Of his manner and
orstoFyA sIindestiioable.
When He bad concluded heavy rush
\ was made IL The tab!e 10 si5nihe pledges.
which wdle prepared for q At purpose
While lh4l goo4ywcrk Was gong on
u Alf Mann Who Lad jnsa signed, gave
lan able ana feeling description q: the el..,
II fecis ots lille ln;srbnce, h6k only ondhs
/ miserable wretch Who IS The subject Of
\ The MONASTERY vice, but on lail connected
With bin.
/ The. audience wers then dismissed
with 4 benedicfionby the Rev. Mr. LIPS.
comb, Pastor oil The Can,ch.
4 About one hundred Individuals sighed
ltde plkdee al thai evening. and ii i
Thought Is In4nv 4pose would have done
50, il they cotlss have made their Wy
through ihe eroMd 10 'lhs Altst. z