Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-07-14
TEMPERANCE LECTURES.

TEMPERANCE LECTURES.
Cold water is decidedly on the rise in
our town. A proper feeling among the
community is now beginning to be felt,
and we can nom safely announce to our
neighbours, that there is not the shadow
Of doubt, but that the glorious cause Of
temperance will be zeaIousv maintained
and pro-pered in our midst.
Col. GEO. RosERgs, the authorized
agent for the Virginia Total Abstinence
Society, delivered an address on Sabbath
last upon this most important and allah.
sorbing subject, to a large and respecta-
bic audience. On Monday afternoon,
also, he addressed the people in the
Courthouse. followed by Philip Will
liams, jr., Esq. Their addresses were
eloquent, able, and argumentative, and
admirably calculated TO convince all pre-
sent Of the vast magnitude of the evil of
iFtemperance, and to show the urgent
and pressing necessity for immediate and
energetic action, not only by the Chris
tan, but the philantropst, and every
friend Of good morals, happiness, and
prosperity high INDUCEMENTS, too, were
held out to the unfortunate inehriate him
self, who had fallen victim to his sub.
tie and hellish foe He was told that BY
attaching his name to the total abstinence
pledge, he had sovereign panacea for
bis disease, and sure and certain hope
81 being relnstated in his former station in
society. and retrieve his fallen reputation
shd enjoy the blessings Of prosperity and
social comforts.
There are now near hundred sgne:s
10 the pledge and there are MANY 9th
FRS who will join in with US so soon as ii
shall be apparent that the cause will not
be suffered to lansuish and fall through.
as has been the case here formerly.
here are others who require time to
give the subject more thorough inyesti-
CATION before they will consent TO give in
their names. We hope they will not be
long deciding upon so momentous a SUBJ
Ject. And how careful ought those to be,
who have taken the cause Into their hands,
lest, by their supineness and inactivity.
they become stumbling blocks. Heaven
speed the good cause, until the glorious end
IN view, the Punishment oe alcohol from
our land. be contaminated, and the de-
spotic monster be buried in eternal obi.
vion' to sweep over our happy country no
more with his destroying food
-eSe-
air Bolts, IN a recent letter to II COM
mlttee inviting him to be present on fes-
tive OCCASION with other coneressmen.
strongly ihsinuates tha, Capt. Tyler ought
- 1e aMpeached! And what forP For
disioyalty to the government for any
hasrant violation Of the constitution p
for any neglect Of duty 10 his country, as
president ?--for treachery to her institu-
tons? Verify, no. What then has the
Captain doneP would you believe
tf--he has dared TO acl according TO the
dictates ofhis oacn consciencs. dasrega,-
d1ng HE dfctataoa efAis ,o..ig friends.
bur this heinous and treacherous conduct
ne is to be impeachedl The fact is, the
wings see very plainly that their meas
arss cannot succeed until Mr. Tyler is
removed isom the presidential chair, and
as the time is fast approsinatins when
congress- will have to adjourn, they feel
that no time is to be 10 that # fhev
can succeed in suspend ng him for a
short time, their measures c.n be car.
RED in the mean time. That's about
the Truth Of the whole matter.
-eGa-
The wheat crop in the valley, has
nearly been secured. Upon an average the
grain is good. and yielded well. There
was an unusually large crop out.