The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-08

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'dadera aad such other liquors; and il he invited his
friends dinner he must least furnish them with the
reasonable this should be the case or is there an,
| necessity for III Could it be prcdcated that the
result could be- attained with any thing esel Now
| here some who in the habit Of drinking Their
wine who say they don't drink because they par
cular fond OF it, and will not sign the pledge
hey say they can do without it. and put away and
do without whenever they please. That is the thing
speak OF, nor what am attacking It is the system
drink and which, if you don't drink You are
considered eown or a Washington; thing
| which until lately was not considered much better or
rather worse; for a Washingtonian" then was ano.
Their term for Reformed Drnkard." [Peas of laughter
Now could predicate this result Of any thing
Take tobacco for instance. gentleman is very fond
tobacco, good old Virginia tobacco and very good is
| oo-[laugher-he likes it Notwithstanding it corrupts
his BREATH and drtes his mouth spos his teeth and
destroys the neatness of the ladies Of their
household and spoils their carpets by splitting them.
Now, gentleman need take this personal or apply
ing TO himself for use this tobacco SELF and therefore
the structures apply with equal force to myself use
customed to It nature is very accommodating; for any
nasty vile habit We make ourselves accustomed she
kindly allows u.s. got to like it extremely and think
avery good thing. and because like and think il
good thing, take out my tobacco box, and present
| the tobacco to a friend who calls to me, SAYING
| now, my dear fellow, come take tobacco.
have destroyed the functions Of nv stomach and hay.
ing trumphed over nature who has been kind and
commodaiing TO me- Ihave drted my mouth, and soiled
and spoiled my clothes and it is nothing but fair that
should do the same. Or suppose that should be
WE'LL that nature should require dose of medicines
required mess Of "rhubarb and aloes~ q lot Of pis
therefore would be for me. in order
my hospitality to gentleman who to me- pull
out my box Of pills, and say now my good fellow
do take one; am obliged to take them, and why should
youl Can you predicate that YOU could produce this
fashion with any thing else Is because man. or n set
OF men like any thing, therefore become fashion.
think il dates back considerably older and it this
| happened at the Presidents table when fashion
brought up which consider very good fashion-it
the fashion Of bringing bowls Of tepd water the guests
| after dinner, to rinse their hands-well, there
Wesern member at the table ofthose who had been
HE {a,ao
once in a running stream, aughter] and who probably
thought he had such cleanly method Of eating. that it
not necessary for him wash his hands after dinner
| for those the times when they used to with
knives and forks, and not as they do with great
other Crea, laughter] Well after dinner the servant as
the custom, brought round the bowls Of tepd water
and brought one to this person He had been in the
used before and he did not wish to appear vulgar
i'll bred as to enquire what it for he looked the
servant but does not like to ask any question and he
did not know What else to do with it, he takes the bowl
from the servant and after eyng down he chucks
H." Here Mr. Marshall suited the action to the word,
and initiated the action of man drinking the tepid
with sort of desperate resolution and the story and
ton combined elected Of laughter which were re.
peatcd again and aganl Well the twigged his
man in moment and thought he would how far he
could carry the Joke and he walks out and returns with
another bowl of tepid water, which he presented the
asonhed member roars of laughtcr who looked blank
enough at this and after staring round and wishing
be considered ungentee he takes the second glass
he did not know where else to put it, why he aer
the other [Roars of laughter.l This was the second
|
he could carry the joke starts off and brings third
bowl. [Laughter.l However by this time nature had
much convenient. Laughterl He took the third
howl however but pucked the servant BY the lapel of
of his and said my dear fellow that
thrown into commissions Of laughter by the
cta Of this tale, in the humorous in which Mr.
Marshall is so capable Of relating it, and both ladies and
gentlemen had 10 employ their handkcrchiefs to wipe
the that rolled down their cheeks from the vo
| lence of their cachinations.] But my friends warm
not One-half, thing like bad alcohol
in fact IT, il in some casesvey beneficial land is produc
tive of restoration of health-but suppose some fash
| onabe Individual to get into the habit of
| liking bowl Of water and to ac.
for him TO take glass Of epd water every day after din
ner, and suppose that he was to invite number of his
friends to dine with him. and after dinner he have
bowl of epd water brought in for himself and each Of
his guests, and was to insist upon their drinking it be-
he himself had become accustomed to and there
should happen to be gentleman both rich and noble
| one who was considered standard of excellence,
looked up to by those who being poorer and low.
| err in the scale OF society. looked to him as
property and raised themselves and got little higher in
society and looked to- and considered they wished to
thought fashionable fthey wished to become Of inn
be considered gentlemen, and nabobs they must follow
his example, DO !Cu Suppose that these should be his
them that it would therefore become fashionable and
That they would adopt it. No, am both you and they
would consider it the uncvilist thing in nature, and
as impole. There is foundation for such custom
in nature whatever, and would not become fashionable
| Now the time has come when have experienced a
change of the same Kind in relation to state Of
that cannot be looked on as less ridiculous than thisr
mind Of the future philosopher in his inquiries, shall
look back into the past periods OF the history of man
where he finds period in which the rich the great the
learned with all the power and influence and talents
them by Heaven to be used for the best of purposes
who in their day and generation held glasses
in which others TO dress and array themselves ros
sessed of wealth, as trustees appointed by Heaven,
that they should employ that wealth. power and sta
ton for the benefit Of the human when they shall
find that by the indulgence Of rcrnicous custom like
wine drinking, and by manners Herewith connected
they had wdened and deepened practice that had brought
more and vice upon past ages than had flowed
from all the wars and pestilence COMMUNICATION they
shall look back upon this state Of things and its consequent
miseres and ruina wiser age shall visit the hunders of
indignant poserity upon the memory of those who are
alone answerabe by their example for the crimes mise
res and msforunes of others of their contemporaries
whom they have led to destruction Tremendous cheer
ng That this thing will be altered all Of sudden don't
believe But is for the that has been assigned
that do not believe it will be done away with all
| of a sudden Gentlemen say, when you ask them
join you and take the pledge Why should join
| I'm drunkard, don't any thing about wine
take glass now and then but I'm sober, respecta-
bic and temperate, and can quit it just whenever
| think proper; there is in my joining the
Temperance Society let the drunkard the depraved,
the miserable wretch who has lost his station his charac
ter his reputation ruined his fortune beggare his chill
dren buried his weet him do t-hc is the to join
it-not me-" All, but tell him. want the force of
his example Oh, that he can't afford to give And
the only reason he assigns that he don't any thing
about wine all and quit when he pleases and yet
| wont IL, because ne 10 give up privilege.
Now it's strange of thing TO me- that the reason
| why won't give up drinking wine is because he
| don't any thing about drinking wine. (Roars of
| laughter) And | can't help thinking in my
mind that those very gentlemen, who say SO
have lectlc sort of liking for the cr,ter itself oers
of laughtcr) And when the temperate drnkcr says he
don't do it, because he don't for it. strikes me that
he's got his toes plumb up the very line where he's
| soon about TO become Incorporate drnker. loud
cheers and Of aughter) But still the system will
fall chocrs) and these Washngtonian boys have made
great change in it already. (Cheers) | will tell YOU
story, loud cheers which will show that the time has
AZ least when is longer considered vulgar
ungcnee TO he known as Washngonan that has taken
the pledge. Tremendous cheers And ii time
thought to be very ungentee least have signed the
| pledge. short time since met genteman--a
| real ccntieman--and there's ALWAYS something