New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-04-21
New View. Of Temperance.

day flied up.
For The Tribune.
New Views Of Temperance.
To TIC Member, Of lie sctun'cg iesti.n'e IF e Guy q
4He.r-lort;
The progressive influence Of The cause OF en-
pcr,nce among i a=sPlendi ID triumph OF treason
and Morals over the sensual appeti:es, and degen-
crate propensiiies, and Irregular tablts.Zw!!ch,
ala. 90 long haze prevailed and winch have 80
much erlbitlcred social and domestic l5' Beng
nov; enrolled. as il were, among your nuH1pi.r u
one of the Directors of the Mechanics Institute
OF Newt orlk, AM, anxious 10 promote the welfare
of M associates. hav- concluded II address yo''
upon the i'm pulse which the Mcchan!cai Nrts ma:
receive through the universal prcdomlnsnce OF thai
sobrctv which promotes the clearness and activity
of the intellect ard -xcites the cnergF OF those
inventive CAPACITIES bv which the ingenuity Of the
mind and scientific skill arc Developed in al!yaaco-
mert Of the general welfare.
1t require. no argument or proof to avlncc that
.rofounda-ss Of thought and the Pcrsevcring afpI-
cation of a prime movement until it IS followed
out through all It's workings into its actual practi-
cal results in the completion OF the !nachne By
which manual labor is saved and operative 2ertec-
ton is nttaiacd, cannot be exercised by men wh"
are addicted To habits Of nebrictv. Hence, l'isa
universal rule, without exception. that all The
Ino,l.rns whose conirivanccs to enhance the pros
perfv OF mankind are gradual: and rapidly Trans
| forming the character and relation. OF SOCIETY
| throughout the world, have been cmphati
cal! -lb stcnliou4= who never INDUCED In
that inord mate drinking BY which the imaginative
faculties are bccloudc,l. and the poweiot comblna-
ton and racmory is interrupted or diminished
My object, therefore, BY an appeal 10 YOU /, tins
to present another motive 10 the Mechanics fof
l.. L ~,
licial slirnuants which are equally objectionable.
wl.cthee ,l.ev are considered in their improper
pcnsiyencsS, ,hcir-physcal arrangements their
| mental injuries. or their dcbasement. The'Icm-
| ;cra,lcc As. ocintiona now Weld mighty influence
over our people, Notwithstanding probably some
| MINOR cxcrcsCcnccs that iastdinus persons may
discover aud npu,c to them, which, however. are
of no importance ia the general rcs'iIi Of the
mighty ~iorl to reform and diCnfy#thc citizen
| tIancc. it becomes the duty. especially OF those
who are now entering into active life, by their cX-
ample and influence. aid il that grand mclio-
rating process ,y which The disorders and 1i,eries
Which have so long dclugcd COUNTRY, through
the rnvagrs Of drunkenness, shall be cxrirpa'ed
Ono consideration only is sufficient for the con
compilation of every thoughtful Mechanic to induce
aim to avew the principle and 10 unite in the prac-
ice of Total Abstinence from all Intoxicating
LIQUORS; and that is, the personal dangers 10 which
Mechanics, including the Manufacturers also are
,lways liable while using their ccigc-tools.
If it were possible o,,nakc q -trict invcstiga-
ZION into the causes of all the diSocatcd limbs The
blind eyes and the other sumbcrcss defects o! Tic
| human frame which We behold in streets
among thu operative classes. | have no doubt that
ninc,v-rinc out of Z; hundred of them would be
trace, either directly TO the influence of inebrrty,
or to the rccklessrcss which, in different degrees,
mas resulted from the of sprituous liquors.
| WHO does not know that the large majority OF
all those melancholy cusulltie, attached 10 house
uilding-,lt. sudden loss OF life. or those com
! pound fractures which disable men altogether
nearly so (or future activity. the consequences
| Of that incuution which attends nordina;c drink
| ing? The same statement may be made OF those
irving affections which often befnll persons in the
| various factories and mills, where the complex
| machinery requires the attendants to be upon
heir guard |, is also as Obvious a, sunshine that
! .lmos, all the destruction of steamboats, on the
| Western waters is the ctcc, of drunkenness. 1t
therefore follows that mechanics peculiarly
bound. as they value their health, safety and
lives. 10 be sober and 10 dcsisl from all those In
eria,ing liquids which render them thought
| less and unwatchiul. and Incompetent To hit the
mark.
therefore again appeal TO all mechanics. and
especially to tbs. Young men among them, 10 com
oinc their example, their Influence their ptecepts
and their practice in support OF the noble contest
the sole design Of which. is dis TO Danish Intern
ncrance, with its countless agencies, out of or,
country Thus Will the Arts and Sciences advance
with uncomfortable rapidi,y, when every intellect
and every arm conjuncd accelerate their
progress. Thus will the Manufactures and the Me-
chanic Arts flourish when all hands mite 10 ia
cilitalc then nbors and to MD in pcltciing their
products Thus will Agriculture and Cornnarce
| Incidentally enrich men with tie comforts which
th.y procure, when the fruits OF the earth are APP
piled only to scatter the hcalthlul SuStcnancc of
| ma: with the velocity OF the railroad and the
! merchandise for the desirable convenience md
.all,arv endowment of tie hu,naa family shall be
dispensed without dread OF incompetent or intox-
icatcd ATTENDANTS upon the FIRE. and ,.c steam.
With these views | express my deep solicituGe
| tia, all mechanics should without delay enroll
themselves with tina, augmcu,ing host OF Patriots
and PIilanlhropi>,s who have resolved # poSsibls
|. cNtinsuSh tn, t.irs, for ardent spirits and TO
increase the security and extend the term OF hu-
man HE ty substituting tor the liquids winch cor
rode and destroy, the only drink that was hnown
| IN the Garden OF Eden, and the universal use Of
which "a the only habituai beverage viii ere long
change The whole condition OF human society, both
in the character OF individuals and IN all do
mcS;ic and social relations.
For tEat glorious. contamination let Us all=con-
| tend and never abandon the warfare until=we hear
the universal ard deathlcss shout of victory.
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