Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-01-20
MIS0MLLAN Yo
From the National EateNg'ncer.
Late important Temperance Movements in the Me-
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That Total Abstinence Societies and Tenn !
.perance Associations of this Metropolis and !
Its vicinity, each moving in its respective sphere
or acting in conjunction and iii fraternity with !
each other, have all "worked together for
good" and wrough ut strong and marked re-
volution in the moral character of our COM
munity; that they have diminished the sum
total of human misery and crime, by destroy
ing the propensity for ardent spirits and intox
icating drinks; that, under their benign inilu
ence and phanthropic sway, thousands in
this District have been snached from the all
devouring gulf of intemperance; that grog-
shops have been lessened in number and des-
Effectiveness; tina: many distinguished and in
fluential persons have within the last twelve
months and very recently given in their adhe-
sion to the total abstinence system, and borne
u public testimony III It's favor; that thesehave
been the happy results OF the total abstinence
and temperance advocates Ill our community,
cannot be denied even by those who, if not
opposed to such associations, are i'll practice,
at least, opposed to the cold-waer system and
the purposes of those who advocate the cause
of total abstinence from all intoxicating drinks
whatsoever.
We have been led to make these remarks
by learning from many respectable individuals
that, during the last week, two very important
meetings have been held Of the friends OF total
abstinence i'll this metropolis, which have been
attended with the most satisfactory and lmpor-
tant results At the first of these meetings,
held last Monday night at Wesley Chapel,
DIR. SEwALL, one of the most enlightened,
scientific, and persevering advocates OF total
abstinence in community, addressed
very crowded and attentive audience for near
ly two hours in favor of the objects of the
IT, tod hic ri
the pain, sufIerings, misery, and destruction to
which the drunkard was inevitably doomed
in his downward course to the fatal abyss, by
means of transparent drawings, representing
the actual condition of the drunkarCi's stomach
in the various stages through which he had to
pass in his dreadful journey to fearful eter-
nifty. 1t is needless to add with how much ef-
feet and earnestness the learned speaker adj
dressed his attentive auditors, when we state
that, at the close Of this interesting meeting
not less than fifty persons came forward ant
signed the solemn pledge of total abstinence.
On last Friday evening, at the Medical Col
.lege, Notwithstanding the very Indictment STATE
of the weather, large and respectable meet
ing of the friends of total abstinence tool
place We learn that this meeting was honor
ed with the presence and sanction of severa
members of Congress, among whom were tn
MARSHALL, of Kentucky, and some other
whose names we do not recollect, who ad
dressed the company in favor of tn goo
cause. twas certainly one ofthe most interes
ing events which ever took place at any of Il,
temperance meetings of this metropolis TO wi
ness the eloquent and distinguished racmbt
from Kentucky (Mr. MARSHALL as lie can
forward to take the solemn pledge of total al
stinence, casting away the letters OF most d
basing vice, and afterwards with manly AT
moral frmness bidding defiance to the snee
ofthose who might feel disposed to ridicu
him for signing pledge which was calculat
produce SO much happiness to himselE,as we
as those whose happiness and welfare were
intimately blended with his own. WEI beg
congratulate the honorable member on q
good part which he well sustained at IL
Fridays meeting. May ne, in the walks
public and private life, experience all the GO
which the signing of that solemn pledge a
the strict keeping of it are calculated to |
stow We beg to congratulate the To
Abstinence Societies ofthis metropolis on tn
last great achievement; and we shall conclu