The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-06-06
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Governor Rnggs. a. Mas. i > spsech
= Albany, Erisied ne folloHiRg thnlling
lncadenl- AZ certain E0vn mesuRg II
Pennsylvania. he question came up uhe-
ther any Pers0a should be licensed 10 sell
um- Tie fisFgymsn. ths deacon. and
physlciaa, siraass a L mag nOw appear.
al favored L. One maa only spoks
against il because Of The mischief il did.
The question US about 10 be put. when
al a once there arose from one corner of
he nom. , mise1ble female. She was
ihlnly clad, and her appearance indicaird
The utmost uFeishsdness. and that hsr
mortal career vas almost closed. Aiiera
moment Of silence. and al eyes being hx-
I'd upon her, she stretched her aiienuated
body 70 is utmost height and then her
long arms 70 their greatest length. and rais-
lng her voice % = shrin pitch. she called
60 al 20 look On her.
.Yes." she said. . look span me. and
thsa hear me. Al that the last speaker
has said relative % temperate drinking. as
hssng the father Of drunkenness. is iTue.
AL practice. al experiences declares lis
truth. All drinking az alcoholic poison. IS
q beverage in health, Is ercess, LOOK Up
nS M. You al know me, or once did.
You all know was once the mistress Of
the best farm in town, You all know,
no, had one of the best-most devoted
of husbands. You al know ] had fne,
no5le-heared, industrious boys. WHERE
ARE THEY Sowl Doctor, trhere are They
nOic? You all know. You all know
they lie in a row, side by side, in yonder
church yard; all-erery one Of them FILL
rse DRUsKaRD's CRAVE They were
all taught 70 believe that temperate drink
ing was safe-excess alone ought TO be
avoided; and they never acknowledged
excess. They quoted you, and yam, and
yon," pointing with her shred Of finger,
10 the Priest Deacon. and Doctor, = as
authority. They thought they were safe
under such teachers, But saw the gra-
dual change coming over my family and
prospects, with dismay and horror; | felt
we were all 10 be overwhelmed in one
common nin-I uied 70 ward Of the blow
II tried TO break the spell. the delusive
spell-in which the. idea Of the benefits Of
temperate drinking had involved my huss
band and sons. begged, | prayed; but
the odds were against me. The Minister
said the poison that was destroying my
husband and boys was a good creature Of
God; the Deacon (Irho sifs under he
pulpit there, AND TOOK orr FARM TO PAY
MS Sun BILLS, sold them the poison; the
Doctor said that little was good. and er-
cess ought 70 be avoided. My poor hus-
band, and my poor boys fell into the snare,
and they could not escape; and one after
another, was conveyed to the sorrowful
grave Of the drunkard. Now look at me
again. You probably see me for the last
tme-my sand has almost rum have
dragged my exhausted frame from my
present home-.y0ar poor hOuse-to warn
YOU alto warn you, Deacon! to warn
Won, false teacher Of Gods icordr' And |
with her arms high flung, and her tall form |
stretched to its utmost, and her voice rails
ed to an unearthly pitch.-she exclaimed:
SHALL MEET YoU THERE, YOU FALSE
GUIDES, AND Be A WITNESS AGAINST YOU
ALI"
This miserable female vanished
dead silence pervaded the assembly-the
Priest, Deacon, and Physician hung their
heads-and when the President of the |
meeting put the question:" Shall there |
any license be granted for the sale of spi- |
riiuous liquors!" the response was una
nimous-" Nor