Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-30

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| hie re, Of men and have Ven, !, a., AZ. I.,,.s :
| I sought no d,stinrtioo nv. ,h;. ~. n 1900,
cd .nse,s aud rili,ulr I eamm,.d ,,,s.iS 10 o.,
sect or creed in relision or In mo,sIs NJ. go,
nor preacher. nor elder received nv .,nS,..,nn -,
mini,,er.d n, my in,,,,,on 4 ,n,,s,,.S - !.
more nro,nincnt n,.r,h.,, ,s,hs .r.,sa-s,,. 9. -.
" 60 make no bio. or ks, about ~h,, \ h,d
done That a hhorr,d no,of;e,v n, .u,h , .nhi.s,
and that my whole soul rceoil,d fson, the d., ~
beins n text and A case for new,nsp,r p,rr,r,nh.
ot vulgar eclannation. An this hew,y,r I yys,
eofpclied to encount.r Is,w myself asain ,,,vs,
the rounds OF the pr.s. IA a reclaimed ,.b,oh,,.
a man lust snatehed f,om n drunkaTd's crave. as
one whose unt-rs,a ndi,- ami constitution had s,nk
under his excuses p-tfret monster of ;p..mn.s
snee aud a rni,scle in the yy,v of ,ec,r,,a, ion :
Long prescrp ions -ere sent to me, of IN. neee,ra
nv treatment OF NV stomach and notyes durin. nv
Temperance novitate TO s,eve of mani, and horror,
when I had an appetite like a ho,Se and nerves
bounding IN health ana sprr. I was SeIisLtr,lIv
cheored on in my conversion, good books on reIi.
gion were recommended to me- and 4 was ,nn,'v.d
by varions unknown c,rresponJen,, ,b,t n,,h,ps
but grace and strength from above. won hv e,rnes,
prayer on nv part could en,li. M To n,,in,,;, nv
resolution. Letters OF c,ngsatul.,i,n inv,,aton, IN
deliver addresses newsp,ner no,ices of m. MO,
derful reformation of the Hon Mr. N,rsheII- man
Of 6ne genius SO thew ran but in the last or
iniemperance, poured in upon him iii that honor,
BILE gentleman wished himself literally al the ID.
and was well nigh driven mad with tho wretch
his name everywhere and me, his eve ut every turn
never spoke nnyW here save in my own obscure
unnretending, bu, most sound ard useful society
"The Fteemen'S Visilsni." founded upon the orsi.
nal principles Of the six B,ltmorcans, having no
connection with religion or poics and once psr-
haps twics. in the Congressional Society. prohi
bited any report OF whit I said in the Society 10
which originality belonged, AMI my speech in the
Congressional Society was published by its order
and against my express remembrance / had been
four months a member when went to the city of
New York. had refused even to answer the va.
rious communications had received from almost
every part Of the country. | refer n, gentlemen, To
your candor, whether sought occasions in your
city TO make pablo addresses or whether the Kind
and generous enthusiasm of the w ashing,on'a ans
did not literally force me into a prominence ngains,
which ed and tsn,onstr,ted mn, IL To ito
candcr of many persons there, whether did no,
ma nGest most decided preference for Going alone
a md unknown to the moro obscn,, soc;.,;ss and
listening and minsling with the experi-nce Of hum
reformed 4 he opdh
which surrounded me at the Tabernneie. and yyhe =
ther was not known To depree,te m. ;ds, of L.n,
reportcd for the newsn,nets lost nsrh,ns ,ns
last opportunity shall ever enjoy Of visiting B,s
ton and New England in consequence of the pre-.
parations made Ia dag me before the public these
as n temperance iecturer. COMMITTEES from var-
Gus places waited on me in New York with in
Titsuons, all oil which deelirei. My strength
was broken down, my health impaired. my
Tune en'ire'y occupied, and my mind exhaust.
10 al nnN xtn AL
powerng attention of persons anxious to procure
my services; and throughout exposed to the bitter.
est abuse aud the most coating insults from an
enemy whose appetite is not vet sated in that xx,y
and who sought this particular occasion for ven
geance for an old and very 81, INT offence NAV h.
SAID fairly to resemble the Apostle Paul in on.
thing II naught else. II he fought with beasts at
Ephesus, did that same at Wilmington There
are many persons in New York who know NIL
this TO be true. And an not vet through with
the unplesant personal consequences OF an act so
simple and as thought so guiltle.s as signing the
Ten. perance pledge. My very exrrlions in the
Cause, sincere and arduous, and not, hope without
their use, 10 be made ny the Temperance napcrs
and Temperance advocates the instruments OF queg
tioulng my integrity and blaekening my fame.
am nov 10 he posted everywhere as an apostaie, u
tehor, deceiVer, hypoerIte. Religious persecu.
'on Is to he instituted "sainst me, apologies made
- the puoc tor having eser extended ciyilities
me- anu am 10 oe repndia'ed with disgrace by
men with whose principles and opinions | never
"'"'S' IVY S""eN'O''i ahl against IA lfn am sure
never meoHated any particular offence. ] have
horne IN silence the previovs anuoyances attending
my union with the Wasbins ,onlIns: against this
last protest and viii contend.
turn at bay. | deny all Guilt CHEN tried bv
my pledge hurl back tho char e OF tre,son and
hostility 10 the cause and PRINCIPLES of Temperance
as held by the Washins,onians upon those who
assaii me. | protest solemnly, not on my own ec.
count flor they c,n1ot affect me- they cannot strip
me of,he pledge, nor enrol me again as they in
their zeal and charity have striyed to do anon
wine-bibbers or dTunkards) but on account OF tho
cause, IFS prog nd its success against this sra-
ing upon the Washinstonian pledge the renunei4-
ton OF any sysem or code "honor, politics, mora s.
or religion" | tell tbs Rev. MIR Marsh and those
who quote and rely upon his authority his com
peers ana ms coadIutors, that II - he and they
VINO lnJure tne cause ana viii reiard rs advance
ana destroy It's popularity and as usefulness by
connecting u with any other DOGMA whatever.
nai gentleman hos ofien complained that the great
u'ueuity the piecge had to encounter was among
the wealhy, the fashionable, the refined and eleya-
tsd classes oil society IL was upon young men OF
ths class: men OF the world ard Of pleasure, men Of
spirit and personal honor and pride, whose habits
ana educatlon Iclned them TO consider religion as
me mearcho'y mother OF sorrow and tears and PEN
henee; who looked upon the temperance societies
ana TIE temperance cause, not as founded ia
hoerai philosophy, and having for $ objects
the physical and intellectual Improvement Of tho
race but as species oil religious TepiUdi got up by
priests and fanatics, mefet tap Co get men into the
church. and bring over them responsibilities and n
eh'rae'er which ihey were neither ready nor will