Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-11-30
MIR ADAMS AT A TEMPERANCE FEs
TINAI.

TIVAI.
We now chronicle another Of the ftcs given TO
che venerable ex-prcsiJent dufing his recent yaii
to Cincinnati The martha Washington" Ten.
peranco Association gave q special TIA party, and
there was a procession OF 5000 guests by torch
light, 10 the place of entertainment
Mr. Adams was warmly welcomed, Hon Bel.
lamy Sorer receiving him with the most nppro.
pirate address; to which Mr. Adams, so deeply
touched as 10 be scarcely audible at first, replied as
follows;
Ladies and fellow citizcns--In the course Of
the last year, il has been my fortune in the extreme
portion Of my old age to find myself Unexpectedly
surrounded by vast numbers OF fellow citizens OF
my own sex and TO receive from them invitations
and greetings, which have been perfectly over.
powering to me | have more than once been
reduced 10 the necessity Of acknowledging my to.
tai want Of language to express the feelings tina,
have overpowercd me. Indeed it seems 10 me as
If tina, had been almost constant element in that
state Of things No longer ago than Yesterday,
found myself surrounded by an asemLlage of per.
sons Of my own sex, Of the great city cfthe West
and there TO receive gratifying indications ofhe
good feeling Of the assembled multitude, which
was utterly unable 10 answer as my heart prompt
ed
But now, when in addition TO mul,i,udes Of nv
Z
part of creation of whom the first idea was broug,
10 mind to me, in the person of my mother
where shall find language TO express what
! feel and If | lose not all sense m motion and
animation, it seems TO be because n supernatural
power is this moment given TO me 10 bear what |
receive.
/ Fellow Citizens l--ladies-I have heard it
said, and in the experience Of long life, have
more than once seen, that praise is too much for
human nature to bear; and in the course of the
late few months, 1t having been necessary 10 eS.
anime my own heart, to ascertain whether il has
not been my own case, at this hour | must say,
that if flattery and kindness can spoil me, must
charge it TO the ladies' of Cincinnati.
My appearance in your presence this evening,
has not been occasioned by voluntary movement
on my part, for the purpose of visiting your great
aud growing city. had ongdesired, but in vain
to visit that new creation-thot new world
which had risen in the Western part this CONT
ncnt Ofthese hopes which had long entertain
ed, this present scene to me, is the brightest con.
summation.
1t is in the cause of Temperance that this as
sembly is convened, by the energy Of the female
mind and in that cause of temperance the Ladies
of Cincinnati, have already contributed perhaps
more than their proportion Of the whole Of man
kind This scene iscxhibited in that sacred cause;
and when we consider what have been the conse-
qucncos Of that reform which is now pcrvading
the civilized portions Of the globe, and OF which
this scene is one manifestation, II certainly is one
great step in the progress Of man towards perfcc-
: ton, so far perfection is practicable on this
planet
Temperance The reform Of Temperance, so
far as II relates 10 individual temperance in the use
Of spurious and intoxicating liquors, is reform
that commonds itself at once TO the hopes and
wishes Of all good men. How many vinuous as
pirations centre around it What an influence il
must exert on the future education Of the rising
race How many Of the circumstances Of degra-
ton will it not remove from the curse of man up
on earth II is scarcely possible to conceive ol
the extent TO which this reformation will lead -
, And when the Temperance reformation in il'
train till we shall become in mind and heart, an
other md better race Of beings md there shall 70
. main on Garth no other evil than those physca
and unavoidable evils to which our frame IS sub
ject
Ladies The emotions | cxpeirenccdat TIM
moment, are too powerful 10 express. have on
" to return you my hearty thanks 6r the kind
ness have experienced a, you hands and TO -
tho, n there be Garth, more biissfn con1i
c ton than another By which earthly beings hav
=. been surrounded Iprey to God 10 award il to yo
r and TO your children
:, This is said to have been the most interesting
n Of all the incidents Of Mr. Adams evenlful vis
! TO Ohio, aud We can well believe l.