Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-16

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may be from thu 10 time swept by that master aud ere
ating hand, and respond IN tones OF moral music
whose mutmairlngs echo throughout the whole
human racei loud and long continued applause y
And surely. II eyer there n time and over there
"ere facts witch would favor such surpsilun this
II the very time aud these the very iaeis And
the agency too=-how simplc, And 10 the eve of
cold rh'loaophy-low utterly Inefficient villa, an
event, according human reason of the adaptation of
means to the cnd What utter dspropur,ion between
the effect pfosueed aud the instrumental ity which
achieved it A Temperance pledge \ simple
declaration that We Will drink no mere Aud tie
temperance pledge offered aud temperance riaac' ol.
not hy the Wise men and philosophers hut those
pluckcd from tho ranks Of the very lowest ,uiras,s
! Of society Men without chameer-wilhout nuy
/ ri tie ordinary means of influence without learn.
/ hg-Wlthout wcnlih-whout social dianity-uithont
eequrnce even. except that all powerful ,oqicncc
which deals only IN ituh These are the instruments
which that Power. whatever itmay lie. which has set
about tins revolution, han chosen 10 effect H. That
vi" 30 on, gentlemen. do not permit IL myself 10 doubt
lis hna and complete could not and would not
fanioh than that which has already happened
know that the temperance cause has yet dllrul
lies to encounter know That 1t has yet 10 graphic
with the most serious oppustionaye. and fear with
the bittcIcst hostility. II has To encounter not reas n
not trulnot arqument-bu. 1t has 10 encounter prcu
mary Interests, and. which is potent ,lan all put
ogetor--csiabllshed and lnvctoraie and evil habit
known by the t Fashion" and elepa nee il you
please. II haa all this 10 encounter. aud the death
was thinking not long since Of hat could oppose it
the temperance eause Of what could he said against 1t
W ho on earth. aud how did II happen that NIL mankind
did not embrace II nj onrcl Physicians demonstrate
that although achohol poson--ihey demonstrate
lha' The usc oi this thing inevitably leads disease nnd
DEATH and universal experience currnbarates their opn
ioa learned iiona work Of Clccro's-l read Cicero
when WAS boy that il was an excellent plan " hen
pa pairing To conduct casc, To make the hcsi argu
nen possible ior the opposite side. We'll. have done
n Itrth The md al x,1,I ,,'i
make out more Than solitary argnnen-ii 80 II can
ne c'odon The opposite side, and II Is tins the appc
hto Ter alcohol exists III man. and there exists in
iurc, formed by the Great Creator substances from
which this alcohol can be made. Why then should this
appetite cNisiwhy should tins substance oN,s were it
not intended thai should crafty that appetite hy us
ing the Substance which it cmvcs}
Hon'lcmcn-l have stated the argument in favor of
alcoholic liquors fairly. and this Is the Gully lpht ia
which IT ever occurred 10 me- that il could be said that
there was any Ling IN favor Of the practice Of drinking
The fist opponent which we have 10 convince is the
preacher who advocates temperate drinkng-lherc arr,
none 10 be- found mol base, den radcd as IA
advocate ncdoty This appetite IL said 10 have bcrn
created ~ maa. Has not nature prepared food sufficient
Tor lan-rum his cradle to tho prave-nnd from Inlan-
cy To Old age haa not man, say been furnished ~ nn
tufc with The chemical pro-, orhy tho exercise of mans
ingenuity md skill NIL and every thing necessary f the
support, of his body and restoration of h,s animal sprs'
Nr you say nature has produced sufficient t. sus
tam HIM without recourse 10 his ingenuity Let con.
sdcr and examine that substance which nature has pro
ydcd for the young human being, while IL is unable 10
provide tr Itself Are tloic two thnes in The universe
which more unlike between which there Il more
dsslmanly. than between the milk which the child cX
irncis from It's mothers breast and the alcoholic hqud
winch is elaborated from the worm of the dsiilcryl l.
there IN the whole universe two things unlike INA
gne tiff you can he from which ne ilk flows
winch susains and nonTlsh's the child. aud the
sad source from which the other lowsl That milk ~
not whlskcy, we can prove II we look To nature we
shall not find any Whiskcy, shall find that
thorc is any natural taste for whiskoy. We may
deny that the appetite IL natural, and say that ii
al acquired orr. But let ny admit that II is naiu-
raj TASTE and what does provel Does il prove that
injurious ye ruinous the constitution of mani
Admit the fact that the appetite natural and still
what ruinous consequences tho face Have
/ You tnc notion that the Creator has been unjust
cruel, c has acted variance with all the established
and harmonious rules which prevail through all his
works. That nntnre has not implanted Tins III the
lower orders Of animals, and Therefore Is unusl That
among all his creatures he has left without gudaucc
where the instinct ot the lower orders is sufficient to pre-
/ vent theml iou cannot make anything drunk
than but man. Try this on any other crca-
turc but man, and You will make II drunk apan.
he experiment has been tried, and will tell yuu how
Once upon tne--and II was tired on animal very
Smliar very nearly approXimnting To MANA couple Of
wicked ways IN want Of Joke determined 10 TAX. .Iacho.
aud SEE how he would rel. the liquor. The timr
they went to the tavern they took Jacko. determined
hathc should have OF the ''cftler. and pn them
IN their spree They decoycd him. and partly sup
pose, from the spirit oi imitation, and probably dor who
can tcllD Jacko thought, that beng possessed of
faculties superior 10 any that he POSSESSED, capa
Bile of reasoning aud deciding what presented to
lhe notice. they would induce HIM oany thing that
would njure him, they managed TO make him swallow a
quantity Of liquor and sufficient Of it to make HIM drunk
and very gay, chaerng, lively, olicklng monkey he
was too But The drunk passed of, and tie next day
he appeared very different; the fact was he looked hor-
rid, and doubt felt very bad. He looked very low
and sad and dlsconsolae. The Youngsters, however.
much tckled with the mischief lhey had done. and
50 pleased that they determined 10 try again. They
cordngly took Iacko again and wanted him drink the
liquor, but Jacko would not. They tried to force him.
but Jacko fought and bit and scratched and screamed and
finally escaped 10 the top Of the house, where he
Inained could they induce him return them in
the house. Here see, that with all their efforts and
endeavors they could induce poor JACKIE get drunk
second time; the experiment was made but instinct
taught him To shun it-Nature had implanted no appe-
tile for 1t there. believe is alone in this; brute
once sickened never tries II again. Ii the appetite has
been provided by God, why has the substance 10
lsiy that appetite been provided for consnmpton Why
has nature hid this substance? why placed the
mpenetrable of her and failed provide for the
appetite with which man has been hrnlsledl IL has
been fully proved that every thing has been provided for
the satisfaction OF all the arpecs granted To the rest Of
creation, and why has been lol Is nature unustl
Does nature provide for every other appetite but this.
and leave this! do not believe that has given
man, what he has not given to any other creature, fer
use. Nature has given to man the power OF cNamin-
g the structure OF being, Of proving what is inuri
Gus and what is beneficial. Admitting Nature has per-
nit'cd this appetite to oxist--o cleaye 10 us-has she