Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-01
Vol. A..

the fiery liquor that has cursed no other
shores than our own-down till il reaches
the miserable abode, where the father and
mother will have rum though the children
cry for breakdown to the bottom even TO
the prison house, the forlorn inmate OF
which, halls him as his best friend, who is
cunning enough to convey to him. the un-
discovered, the allcorroding poison.
1.-THE wine cup hath witching power,
And wso's like woman's rosy lips,
But ali! II wins but to devour
The victim that its sweetness Sips,
More fatal than the serpenrs fang
That crawled DER Eden's Graded bliss,
II posons peace with many pang,
And kills you with a fatterer's kiss"
Oh my country! when will you be deliv.
cred from the poisonous scourge OF intern.
perance? When will thy hills and noun.
tains echo and re-echo the song Of praise
that this fiery monster is forever banishedl
Oh, we Ruler Of nations--let this mighty
curse no longer rest upon our beloved
land.
Fellow-countrymen-- although my pow
ers OF thought are but limited, and my views
Of national prosperity are contracted, yet
profess to see clearly. that our progress in
national welfare and Improvement, will be
greatly retarded, il we do not take the
proper steps to check the influence Of in
temperance. National greatness may sur
vive-splendid talent and brilliant victories
may fling their delusive lusire abroad; these
can only illumine for awhile the darkness
that hangs around us-but their light will
be like the baeful fame tina, hovers over
decaying mortality, and tells Of the corrup-
ton that testers beneath.
Should we suffer this fearful monster to
stalk through our land-although our shores
are made sacred by the sepulchre of the
Pilgrim, and our hills hallowed by the I'M
coffined bones of the Patriot, yet IN the ears
Of their degenerate sons will ere long ring
The last knel Of departed liberty.
Let US sooner suffer the blighting hand OF
poverty to snatch from our grasp the last
divest ourselves Of the pleasant comforts OF
life, and grovel along in the low valley of
humility--than longer permit the tyrant al.
cohol TO deprive US Of our national peace
and happiness.
If could extend my voice throughout
the land to all orders and descriptions of
men, would "cry aloud and spare not"
To the Clergy, upon the walls Of Zion,
would say withhold not the influence OF
your example, whilst the fire Of intemper-
ance is raging through our land-to the
physician, | would appeal for help IN the
great attempt now making to stay the
march of ruin. Upon your influence de-
ponds the course of thousands in this mat
ter. The ignorant part of the community
is often induced to believe that there is no
danger in the use of ardent spirits, when
the physician sips largely Of the poisoned
cup, as it is presumed that he is the guar
dian OF health, and of course would MT
partake Of that which would destroy both
mind and body.
To parents would say, guard 20 ur rising
progeny from places Of resort more DANCE
rous than the lions den. Should serpent
of vast dimensions surprise in the field one
o! your little group and wreath about his
body, his cold elastic folds tightening with
every yielding breath his deadly grip, how
would his cries pierce your soul, and each
convulsive agony would add wings to your
feet, and supernatural strength to your
armsi But the serpent intemperance
twines about the body Of your child more
deadly grip, and EFFORTS a keener cry Of
distress, and mocks your effor, to relieve
him by fibre which no steel can sunder.
Then guard, oh guard your children from
the serpent's cell.
To the affeciionate husband would say,
behold the wife Of your bosom, young and
beautiful as the morning, her smiles may
for awhile gladden. your heart--her sweet
voice may fall upon your ear like the soft
melody Of the Eolian Harp-her tender
arms may cling around your neck with all
the strength Of conjugal love-her bosom
may swell with hear, full of devotion 10
your happiness, and you yourself may re.
joice at the bliss OF mutual affection, but
the fell destroyer may lay his hand upon
you, and plant in your healthful frame the
seeds Of disease, and transmit TO successive
generations the inheritance of your crime
and woe. Will you impart contagion to
the companion Of your happinessi Shall
those sparkling eyes become inilamed-
those rosy cheeks purple and bloated-that
swee, breath be lainied--and those ruby
lips be blistered, by the burning fiuidi Oh!
no--you cannot, you will not put yourself
under the. influence OF prison that will
change your Eden of bliss, 10 den OF mise
ry and degradation.
Fellow students, as your habits are not
yet thoroughly formed, may beseech you
by all your hopes of future happiness and
prosperity, and by the strongest ties OF
friendship, TO "touch not, taste not, and
handle not" the cup Of dea,h7 Take an ex,
ample, and be warned against the dreadful
effects Of intemperance. Behold yon youth,
who, like you, was once blessed by health
Of body and vigor of mind. But, alas alas I!