Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-11-17

,a,,.d and no one can trace them 10 their Him
tied fl CHIT; there the study Of humanity, no
such limit to Investigations. Heaven born
symp athv IS the moral telescope, by which We
can readily discover all even the mluu,est ele-
ments Of our socIa! being IhIs, sir Is the Sc
cret Of the great movement IN The reform OF our
race, which has directed the efforts of these your
auditors and impressed new character upoa the {
IN which we 1--we
Aud they feel assured that portion Of your
eyentful life would you wish TO remember with
more pleasure, than that which has been devoted
TO the reformation aud improvement OF that NOR
al cOndItiou Of your fellow man. SIR the InHi-
ence Of these temperance associations are not
confined TO time, reaches beyond II INTO the
eternal future; and when the heavens above US
and all that IS now the labor OF SCIENCE 10 untold;
all, that taxes the mghliest energies, shall have
been "rolled up 9 a scroll" the immortal beings,
who have been redeemed from error, and restored
to usefulness and happiness here, will shine for
ever as stars 10 The armament OF God.
+ Sir,ln the course Of events 1t IS scarcely TO be
hoped that you viii ever meet again ihis numer'
Gus assembly in This world OF discipline and
change ,but the result Of this hereet 10 tefrle"
| pray may be known and felt beyond the grave
Permit me again to presentto yon, my dear sir,
the deep and abiding sympathy Of this audience
and on their behalf 10 tender you again three
hearty welcome.
Never at fault and always appropriate, Mr.. Ad-
ans IN position somewhat novel, spoke with SIN
guar felicity i'll reply, to the welcome of Mr.. Sto
rer rendered 10 behalf Of the Ladies Of CIpcinna-
Il.
LADIES AND FELLOW CIrIzENs-In The course
Of the last half year ii has been my fortune, IN
the EXTREMIST verge of old age, find myself
UNEXPECTEDLY surrounded by great number OF
my fellow citizens OF my own Slate, aud TO re-
ceVe from them indica lions CT esteem, regard,
and affection, which have been perfectly over
powering to me. And ! have than once
afe6nn reaaeed 70 ne necessity o. neh'o"Ieogng
the feelings hy which have been overpo wered.
Ii seems to as'If there has been a climax 10
, that state OF things.
No longer ago than yesterday, | found myself
in the ossembIage of the people Of my own sex OF
this grea, City of the West; and then recelv ed
from that assembled multitude NANTES station Of
, regard which was utterly unabieto answer, as
| ought TO have doue.
But, now, when in addition 10 the multitude Of
, my sex, see here added the farer part Of
creation, in the presence of whom the first idea
which is brought to my mind is, that Of my moth
er, where shall l find language to express what
feel? And If lose not all sense, and notion
and animation, II seems TO me, it must be be-
cause supernatural strength is given to bear
W hat | see.
Fellow ctrzens and IaGtes-I ueuru 1t
said, and, in the experience of long life, has e
more than once seen, that praise is too much for
frail human nature to bear. And in the course OF
the last few months, having been under the ne>
cesslty of examining my own heart, TO ascertain
whether that has not been my case, this
time, must say, that if i, be SO, | shall ever
have 10 charge II, 10 my case 10 the ladies OF
Cincinnati.
My appearance in your presence was, not oc
cssioned by a voluntary movement on nv par,.
for the puporse of visiting this great and growing
portion OF our country.
| have long desired, but in vain, TO yisi. the
new creation, the world rising in the west
OF this continent, which in tho meditations Of nv
heart, have long FILTERED myself about to
present to the contemplation Of a scene
, never before exhibited upon this earthly nlnho
IA or great muiltudes, which n
number, Of the human race, improved and i'm
prov ing their condition: changing, in
poets, the nature of man-elev ating him above
the position which he has occupied hitherto 10
the animal creation, and approaching him nearer
to Him of whom it has been said "a little lower
, than the angels"
Ofthere hopes, which have long entertained,
this present scene serves to me mighty con
summation.
The cause Of Temperance. for which this as
semblage has cow ene6, the emnnatiou Of a
female mind; and IN the of temperance the
ladies Of Cincinnati have already contributed
perhaps, more than their proportion OF the whole
race OF mankind
This scene IL exhibited in the sacred cause:
+ and when consider what will he the conse-
queuco Of the temperance reform which is now
pervading tho civilized globe, and Of which this
scene ia one OF The manifestations, | cannot but
hope, that It is one OF the steps in the progress
of man towards Perfection so far as II can be at
tainod upon this planet.
Temperance tho reform oftemperance so far
as it relates only 10 individual temperance, is the
disuse Of sprituous and intoxicating liquor
suppose that TO be accomplished and man
will no longer be the animal. How many
virtues arc indissoluby connected with III
What an influence il must have upon The educa
ton of the rising race! How many of the crimes
which have disgraced human nature viii be ex~
tiuguished from the course Of man cart
How many virtues will be added and inspired
1t is scarcely possible TO conceive the extent
10 which this reform will lead ;-and when the
temperance reform shall be completed, then may
we not hope that other reforms will be It's sue
csssors I'll here shall be IN the mind and heari