Litchfield enquirer., 1844-02-08
Strange .uaas emyIsymtnt. men p.u,ss.~

StrGnge sOhGt e1IP'egHatRts McN PavSWs!" S:s. EprrOR,-:In looking over your last paper was highly gratiied with the report of the Com. mittee of the L;tch6eld County Agricultual SOcie- ty. And when iU:nd that some had received 60 some 90, some 100, and some 120 fold, as a reward for their skill and industry, was ready. to say, this is the effects of Temperance, which has cor- rected the judgement and strengthened the hands of those farmers and began to think we sha;s not have to go to the Far West to gain our subsistence, for it is abundantly proved that our soil will yield an abundant supply. But, on turning my eye to the fourth column of the second page of your paper, found a man styling himself a New England Far mer" as mad as all possessed, because that some, or all of those lucky farmers, together with large and respectable portion of the community talked So naughty about drinking the good cveutsue and confess that am not little perplexed to under stand our N. E. Farmer; for he first complains that M0t almost eUeTy number Of hse EnQsner eont0isas more or Jess from those tohO clGis to be the GduO- c0tes of temperance, and then declares shct to 2: q poor cause hhGt sCiN nOt 6e0r scrutiny. Now MT. Editor, how shall we put that and that toe gether! In the first instance the dear New Eng lander complains that the friends of temperance throw too much before the scrutinizing eye of the public, and would seem to charge the friends of temperance with pressing their sentiments too freely before the public and then rights about and talks large and leads the reader to suppose that we keep our sentiments as closely within own en- closure as the Free -Mason's do theirs, and would fain have the public believe that we dare not ex. press our sentiments to the world. Oh absurdity, absurdity! The next position we find our New. Englander taking, is that of theologian and says, -thGt Me manner ia ar'ich the cause of tempe is cG,7ied by those scho clan to be its ad- 0OeGtes sets both reason G'ad reveL0tiOn 0t dcGnce MT. E. excuse me few moments while quiz the Occult, Recondite, Erudition of the farmer. MT. Farmer-pray tell me wherein the friends of temperance set reGs0n at defGnte? to do this sir, you will be put to the necessity ofprovng that intoxicating drinks as coEmon beverage have this is done yield the point, for is reasonable to choose that course that is productive of the most good. 2d, you are bound to show that the use of alcoholic drinks as a common beverage is enforced by revelation, and if you fail to do this, you will your error in charging the friends of temperance with resisting the laws of revelation, but if you
 find that revelation does require us to drink the good creature, pray tell us how much we must drink, and what kind of liquor, order satisfy the Divine Law. a.re.., !4.. ...g.s.. .t,-..s
 We next find our farmer declaring sc;ssout .fear of contradiction MGt the doctrines tchich sce ad- uOcatc cannot De scGrranted by arg portion cf the | sGcyed sCritings.
 Now MT. farmer please turn your attention to the book of Daniel and there you will find total abstinence society about 5000 years ago, and com posed at first of four heroic spirits with Daniel at their head. And did God bless these four men, or N'N AAo AoA .A'SAa ES"HSA0tASAOA' uAA they make less proficiency in the Chaldean school than those who drank tie Kings wine? let revela- lation answer and will be silent. Go next and look after the Rechabites and see what God did for them account of their totalabstinance prin- cples; then turn to John the Baptist and tell ne if God rcprovcd him for his abstemious course of living? We next find our farmer complains bitter ly about siGs,.sr without calling attention to single point on that su;cct, therefore we make reply; yet he reminds us of man that was guilty of theft, who, when about to be detected ran with the rest and cried thef and thus escaped detectior
 Believing that our farmer is, or has been mag istrate we will venture to propose passage for his benefit. Wine is not for kings, nGr strong drink
 for princes, lest they drink and forget the law, and prevent the judgement of any of the afflicted"
 -four farmer courage was as large as the domain which he covers with his fctcious name, he would have given us his true name and residence.
 Now MT. Editor, if cur New Englander is will ing, will leave it for you to decide whether he would not have been as willing to give his name
 were those who Tsca:ynd their 60 and 100 fold fer their industry, had he felt that he v,turspy employed in slandering the temperance cause, as those gentlemen were in hoeing thc::. corn.
 leave the clergy to make their own defence.
 9s- Come out again MT. Farmer, don't 6 be wea- " in well doing.' st>, tris s. s. B.