The Columbian fountain., 1845-11-08
COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN, No. II.

#s COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN, No. II.
Fifteen hundred copies Of No. |, have
left the press, most of which are now before
the public. We are highly graticd to find
that the paper has been hailed wiz, gladness /;
and that the promise of success and useful
ness is so cheering
Those with whom we have converscd,
even among business men, who have not yet
pledged themselves to Total Abstinence, APP
pear ready to support this paper upon the
plan we have laid down, and from which we
do moi intend to depart,
We shall stand to our principles and sup
port the cause Of Total Abstinence from all
intoxicating drinks as a beverage. We shall
argue withS OH. fellow mep, persuade them
to think and ACT with US ins our benevolent
efforts to savel.ihe poor inebriate from his
thraldom, andpwhen saved, keep him BY all
rational means from relapsing into his former
habits. il1s.
But this is not all we shall use our inAu-
ence not only by efforts, but by our example,
to throw shield around the young and those
who have not yet acquired the habit Of
drinking either moderately or to excess. We
shall reason respectfully with the dealers in
the article, and show them that they are as
sisting in the thing that has done, and is still
doing, great evil in our world. There arc
many good men-lovers of mankind en-
gagged in the sale of intoxicating drinks, who
have not as yet turned their attention to the
subject, Or entered into a consideration Of
the consequences, SO as toisee and feel their
impropriety and hurttul tendency. We wish
to treat them kindly-not ieidely-wo wish
them to hear us-we wish to hear them-if
they have anything to say against our posi-
ton, we will publish it. If they can, by just
and fair argument, show us that we are wrong.
we promise to retrace our steps, SO far as
they may convince US of error. We wish
to be honest with ourselves as well as others
We are All travelling on to render our ac-
count at the great assize. What we ourselves
profess, and are willing to do, VIC wish of
them also, as honest men, viz: to listen to
Truth-investigate its claims-when found
to be good, close in with it and act their part
We shall, in our next number, lay before our
readers, respectful argument, to show that
the traffic in all intoxicating drinks to be used
as beverage, ought not TO be tolerated in our
community ;and when we have done so, with
all proper respect 10 the dealers in the article,
and ali who advocate the traffic; we will
receive from them any thing they may have
to,say in support Of their course.
We confidently expect rhatthe Columbian
Fountain will, ere the close Of the present
year, be distributed among thousands of our
citizens; that it will be an interesting, busi-
ness, and entertaining Fountain, or source,
from whence useful information on all sub
jects may be derived.
1t will be inofensive to all classes of the
community, whatever may be their religion
or politics. II will never indulge in person.
atty. With this short address, we sendft
and its contents, as No. 2, again before the
public--with this promise, that wherever we
may have fallen into any mistakes or errors,
we will correct them as speedily as may be.