The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-11-13


bounty are compelled by the force Of circum-
stances, by the number of claimants, and the ma
ny lmpostors and ~pretenders among them, 10 be
brief, formal, and often harsh in their interviews.
But they should remember, nevertheless, that the
di1ident and meritorious only are to be driven.
from their objects BY such a course. The bold
and reckless--the vain and profigats, understan-
ding the ways of the world and the arts of polit-
lcal aspiran ts, anticipate and are prepared for
such treatment. They are not to be rebuked by
a single repulse, but bide their time, seek their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the weak points in the
great the secret channels to their favor. Thus
ii is that our public stations are occasionally dis
honored by men who have little reputation with.
those who know them best--mere adventures,
who make politics a trade, and who are ready to
tawn and play the parasite at any ~footstool. A
stranger, therefore, to these arts, and this de-
scriptiono of trick and management, who went To
press the suit of another; found il at the time of
which speak, exceeding difficult TO reach the
fountain head of power, and in such a manner as
to tell him the whole truth, and state his case
fully and with a consciousness of having dischar-
ged his duty. Thus it was that the writer of
this sketch fingered week after week at the seat
of government, frequently at a loss for means Of
proper occupation. One evening his attention
was arrested by the announced visit of a band Of
WAs~HINGToNIANs, among them one OF two able
speakers. A meeting was to take place ats. ?.
M. The promised history of one who had pas
sed the years of his young manhood in gayety
and dlssipatlon-who had wasted large fortune
who had recently became a convert to the wa
ter principle, and who now battled earnestly in
the good cause, excited no little interest in the
minds of many; and, at the appointed hour, |
found myself amidst the throng of hundreds;
some animated by curiosity, others by new born
zeal to the great reform, and others again by the
desire 10 mingle in and be seen in a crowd.
The opening speakers made only a slight impress
sion. What they said was well enough; but it
was an old story, told in the old way, with the u
sual form, and their remarks indicated little fire
or enthusiasm, and were without a ray of genius.
The third speaker was a reformed spend-thrift,
rake, and inebriate. His nameis now as famili-
ar TO all who have paid the least attention to the
subject, as HOUSEHOLD words; but, at the time of
which | write, he had but recently entered the
arena, and his reputation was but rising into a lust
appreciation. He vas now 10 speak for the first
time in the city of Washington, in the presence,
it might be, of some Of the distinguished repre-
sentatlyes of the nation--men who were famili-
ar with all the arts of oratory, and who could de-
tect an lmpostor or a pretender with the first SEN
fences that he uttered. This view evidently i'm
pressed and influenced the Washingtonian. His
personal appearance was manly and dignlfed
his voice was clear, powerful, and musical; his
mind, it soon became apparent, was richly sto-
red and polished, while his whole soul seemed
davntnd In tho rnnI oo,Ico He b,I p~f boo,
fifteen minutes upon his feet before the eyes of
the audience frightened under the influence of
his cloquence, and the blood passed through their
veins with a more rapid motion. His figures
were apt and natural his gestures graceful, easy
and f~orcihlc, while the air of earnest truth and
deep conviction with which he enforced his posi-
tons, maintained his arguments, and appealed
to the hearts and minds of his hearers, thrilled,
agitated, and delighted. The cause under his
advocacy became that of religion, virtue and hui
mainly. The smiles OF Heaven were made to
rest upon il and his friends; the rapid approach
Of the millennium was identified with its progress
and the world seemed to glow and brighten with
good deeds and pure principles, as the white ban
ners Of temperance were born in holy triumph
among the nations. His own story was detailed.
His reckless boyhood; his vicious manhood; his
neglect of friends and family, his sacrifice of rep
utation; his loss of fortune; his degradation of
body and mind, until he became hateful to himself
and''a disgrace to all ofhis name! And then the
fiend of self murder more than once whispered
frightlul subtleties to him. Love and friendship
and kindness and charity, all abandoned him,
and he hurried to the Intoxicating mudeess of
his destroyer to dim and darken the thoughts of
his own mind.
In his early time he had loved, deeply and ten
derby, and as the passion had been returned with
all the fondnoss and truth of a virgin heart.
But even this darling dream of his soul was dis
PEELED by his brutalizing devotion to the rum
fiend, and he gradually abandoned beauty and
truth and virtue, for the blasting, bloting, and
crime-producing monster Of intcmperancc. In
the maniac embraces Of this demon, he was lost
for a time-ayc, for months and months; and
the audience, could he give a faithful picture of
what he was In the darkest hour, would not re-
cognize the same individual who addressed them.
But he was never wholly forsaken. AT times
his better genius whispered-"all is not yet lost.
Life still remains. The path of reform is still
open. Awake, arise-burst the bonds of the
tyrant, and be free again" This voice grew
fainter and fainter as he decended the downward
path. Often in his momentary CLEANS of virtue
and p%enitence, he determined to retrace his
steps. But the task was, indeed, difficult. His
nerves were tremulous; his strength was as a
child's and death seemed but a short distance in
futurity. Thus situated, he was seized with a
%frightful illness, and lay upon the bed of a be-
n~eyolent friend for weeks. His constitution was
an iron one, and gradually his strength came
back to him. Then it was that the visions of
the past thronged upon his brain. Then he saw
the deep abyss over which he had trembled.-
Then shame, pride, and all the nobler feelings of
his nature appealed to him. He knew that he
must become a pledged man before he left the
chamber, or he was lost. Even at that hour, the
lcrnNinn Gnnd fhnt he had crnntnd .r;th;n s4.,,n