Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-26
FAYETTE, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY rs, 1912
Vol. q.


he bosom Of infdeIity-mny demonstrate the
luo,hinguess of mans wisdom, the inullity OF
the exrr'inn Of the mos, ethereal talents, when
they initiate rgainst Truth.
That n radical reform has been going on in
The moral world, We need only look abroad, and
see how different the aspect of things is now.
to what it has been in the recollection Of many
present; and, in INDUCING in this train OF
thought, we are led to the inquiry. what has
effected this change in III. order Of things?
The answer is quite easy-the partial suppress
| sion Of vice, and the corresponding prupaga'
ton Of virtue and morality. And is there one
| presrdi, " no would not assist tr usher IN that
| glnriou era. when The "CuERUH Hydra" VICE
| should be hemmo1 within the walls Of It's native
| He'll. and its I.,nnrchy of terror and ruin
should be circumScribod blythe confines Of Pan
| lpmuninm? Then subscribe your name 10 the
Temperance Pledge: "T0nch not-idste mol
handie not the liquid fire OF He'll. This is one
piIrctual way to suppress VICE, for, next Il"
hearing the cross of Chririianity, is 10 enlist
Il der the banner Of Temperance.
or incompetence. the sutjrct Of our present
considerations VIC will treat under Two heads:
| First: Its disadvantages to us, as citizens uI
society.
| Second: As National evil.
No one will doubt, that the excessive use Of
ardent spirits dpblnates and gradually lmP"lrS
the human system. Have you never seen the
Sunken eye--lhe pailid cheak-the bIoa'cd
Observation-Disclosures Of highs and days
spent in revelry! If you have not, 90 to your
| popnluus cities, and the haggard forms
which every where strike your eye-beho'd
Won wan enacnteG creature moving mass OF
corruption and disease approach, inquire the
l o,,,.a he inf ,p,iiips aud C
and methks, in n low ghost like tone. nrl.kr
the inhabitants Of earth. he responds: 81
| qnaftd the sparkling bopI."
! That InteurpraEce undermi"es the consi-
ltulion--de ranGes the system-and dlsqualltie>
the whole anin.aI machinery for the perform
ancG Of its various functions, is ii prnpoS''!n"
termed By nathema'iclans m aXlnui--sei Erv-
dent. and requiricg no demnn>'ra'lcn. Why
| then should we refer to physicians for !niDr-
matinn which Gao come laom a surer and mere
authentic source? Who that has been nluxi>
Gated, has not cx pc rienced the iangour. the de.
bill ty and restlesSness consequen ; ,,sian the
free indulgence in the gifts of lacchfsl'" Why
then will vnu speculate upon a matter cevi.
dent? Why will you exhaust the PorSs Of
thought. and lay the ilatlering junction. to your
soul, that the langour which it produces, is
more than counterDnanced by the exhiIara
ton Of your despundiug seirlts! Be not de-
ceivcd. the injury is not only corporeal. materi
al, but its effects are stamped upon your inlel>
ec,uaI being
IL the body is dsordered, The BRAN, (Which
is the seat OF sensat0n.) must suffer lIliew Use
consequently the mind must be somewhat de-
| ranged. So strict is the union between our
material and intellectual existence, that when
the one lobours under the nnictinn of an uju
|,
Let me relate one circumstance which has
come under my own notice. In Maryland, |
was acquainted with gentleman. who belong
ed to the profession u: the law. Early imi,iu.
ted in the mysteries of hts profession, he CONS
C d he world under suspicious circumstances
Hi, mird was Of the first order, and AT an ear.
IS age, he attained the highest legal hnn0rS oi
!ils native ate. Restless aud ambitious by ma
ture, he turned his attention Ia the pnlirca
world, aud while young. he was elected Pei J..
Ieni of the Senate of Maryland ii station in
that State To which none need aspire save those
nf acknow edged worth. He u 'xt stood before
the people in the character OF "A Representa-,
I'VE to the Federal Legislature; disappointed
IN his schemes Of ambition, lie resuried TO he
.sparkiing boc." to drown his sorrows. Wher
ever he was, " heIher at the Bar, or in the
Hall Of Legislation, he bowed atthe shrine OF
the monster lntempeIance rs his only, his ON
|npresenr Idol. Though of n constitution nat
|uTally robust, he died al the early age Of forty
seven, dleased senSntlis' his head blanch"d
hv SORROW, as though il had been whiirncd uvt r
with the frostS Of eighty winters. lie died not.
however. as the druukurd Usually dies. No.
No. lie descended nn, TO The tomb "unwrpt.
unhonored and unsung" His brothers Of the
profession Of which he was member, assem-
hled and paid the last tribute OF respect to his
departed worth; an aged mother now lives "a
mourn his eaiIy loss, and lnnd and affection
ate companion now bends and weeps over his
tomb ia reverence for his memory.
Such was his end with prospect bright rnd
cheering. with n mind that could grasp immen
,iry, he resigned his brilliant brilliant hopes.
the hnnors that were fast npening for him.
aud bowed d WI in blind alteration nj the
shrine Of that grim monster, tina; stalks like a
demon among the human race. With The sub
ec, Of tins DEPRESSION, | was intimately uc-
quain,ed; have shared his hospitality; have
bowed in Difference to his talents; | have ICok
ed with aston>hmen', mingled with cnmmiser.
alton. upon the miSappl'aton of talents, So
lowering and ethereal; and. II there is any
any consideration which would deter me from
hrng Il drunkard, il is the recollection of the
unrimel, death Of B $ r.
Iniemperance then, not only hurries it vn,a'
ries, UNEXPECTEDLY 10 The tomb, but inillcis "
more severe injury upon the livlng-the nnn-
reni--lhan upon those who axe lis unfortunate
victims. There is ID strange phrversiiY IN hU
man nature 10 seek its own GcstInct ~. and ga
doubt w.hin the range Vi your arqnaIAtnHcr
;hrTeu5e some who once had h0rarS and TREND,
and wealth Now fricudiesS all Ii meicSS--