Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-08
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nva IA ase.ss Majesty, % q Lasyer eho ~rote
~Ar APPEAL to Lawyers against tie Temperance
FTHg n Bal..r... u.ll, February. 1s4s.


~ servant. be shall have his reward.
Among them. who thus, many degrees -
The lssss In the common herd OF drunk
erds. who wallow and noisy They curse-yea. and
p AeS They roll the mire and have rcdness OF eyes
shsr faces blotehed, and filthy odors compass
rospd about; that and from them with
sissshaS. and entced by their They
- In The cod but each comeh alone drawing
otbsr along with him.
They make strong drink and the sellers thereof are
higher Each Of them snli.teh many soldiers
~ host Each msketh many drunkards; Each cause,h
sns passions risc and blows be given and blood
. aew and sin TO abound. until my soul glad: Each
naheth widows and orphans, and many lie that
ssid Sure I am hundred have died by my hand
sure, II, by man. had shot them down"-was
not iquor.seilerf And he who hsarkeneth
wifs's and mothers prayer,
pRuSKEs, CHILDREN ~ rgNu.y,
10 not he also iquorsclcr And he that causeth murder
stalk earth and crime abound tina, and all my
demons laughs not he too, tho vender OF drink
He doeih good scrviceand, verify, he shall have his
reward.
Msyhap he cal,eh himself n OF the Most High
and uere,h before and eommuncth with the
servants Of God. Yea, ot-,lmes he reckoneh him
self Of them. and deeme,h himself good soldier
mine Enemy. wb<rcas IN from Hesven-me and my
n Angela Chiefly doth such n christian pease When
he driweth liquor for his and scaeeih the
seeds Of misery abroad Of surety his elbow,
seen While he groweth rich the spois OF his neigh
bors, pat him the shoulder, and say my mps "A,
fks 10 the Chrisfion for rue!
But he stapdeth higher in my halls. than ihou and
thy brethren, and the Doctors who ospoase
my great ally, Strong Drink. Mighty among men, are doc
tors lawyers. Whatsoever they do seemeth right IN
human eyes, because they knowing OF good
and doctors held wisc, touching what hepeth
what hurteth. Therefore their word taken for To
oil Of them that slchoho, and them that counsel
thereto, say I, Wen done, good and Jathfui!
Yet be not pulled up, dealers in Law and Drugs
thinking that stand highest throne We stand
higher than all they Of riches and knowledge whose
words other men give and in whose the common
herd follow, the flock follow the beled sheep He
that stitch among the awg'eEs. who is marked as he
wslketh the and the clothed in silks and
fine nen who maketh feass for her neishbors; both
when they the wine before their neghbots.
there, and bless that cup, and make II sparkle
and give strength and favor its juices and tempt
even him who is pledged against drinking, to drink. lie
refuseth nj first But prompt the give OF the feast
encourage him and divers CUES, say
sit is nothing but wine-it will hurt hee-it will
do the good. Art thou cold and afraid OF the
Society SO cold water yet drink lit
Tie wine The President, and thy brother. drink
it, Bea good fellow, and take just itle!"
Then drinkeh he little: yea, he sppeh cautious
w. But again put il into his mind aud he ssyeth within
himself SHOW that have broken my pledge may as
well have my life OF pleasure. Then 9uatied plent
fully, ill the end cometh. Now the death al
ter DEATH Tophet
The givers Of such feas;s (albe drunken there
ssve exceleny. They for my harvest
Yet do they loathe drunkard. He Is a SOOTHING and
bye-word to them. They him. point finger
saying Poor beast And verify he far lower than they
in account For he maketh subject; but they
make me ircd subjects
But give ali We OF whom have spokcn,-give way
10 one who outranketh you all! Ye mannikns in
service, TO the temperate drinking Christian. From
him. turneh away with loaihing. He is pous-
he pattern for Whose imita,eh him, merit
To him point Inc reclaimed drunkards and say, urely
good n would drink, If wrong. We
will drink but temporarily, like him" So they Try drink
emperaey but the cup Is sure to lead them captive again
To him, point they that only sagger red
faces but fall down. saying, THAT good drink
eth temporarily; and we eon,en TO do like him" To
MIN point the young man, children OF his neshbors;
ing 10, who Is better. o: Wiser than he And he hath
peen drinker ihese forty years We will walk in MS
tooseps % they diiGs; ana many oil them last under
my 9saes ils own eaaIen Pont 10 NM, ana say IIe
gave us good f9uor IN childhood, and
No doubt he trained US IN the way We should and when
we are old, will not depart from H." So they also
annk more and more, till many them die drunk ardS
more than OF the drunk nrd's children The husbands
his daughters likewise become dundards.
Oh surety, the yender Of strong drink sendet his
thousands but the temperate drinking Christian his tens of
thopssnds-hs great in the halls and even j: he
someh himself good services make ne large
amends
Yet even has name is create. when he is
Preacher OF the Word Exceedingly then, doth he
me- he argueth subuey neuinst entire abstinence tom
good drink and he quoesh Scripture TO prove his
iaen then that speak through him: for still, OF
o. can quo'e scripture iof my purposes prompt him
TO dwell upon The wine-mskng at Caaa OF Gailce and
upon what Paul saith take ,le wine tiny
mseh's SAKE and thine often inhrmities Now, L.As
IN such preachers meaning, quart, any less
sure daily And as ne takeh 1t more and more his
seh always needeth II more and nore till ne gTo~ein
bbber OF and strong drink. Peradventue he seem
en- % tne people not drunken bat afflicted with aches and
nnes oil mos' ana divers aling because OF his preach
eriaooS lie coninendeh toe drink, Of the good
OF GOO; aud ee'h oiien hSs ehseth his Pans
nu Iene'etn MS "esrhess M ne long TABLE ne heih
ls gas WIN suohs hqno and annketh 1t before many
behodes The drunkaTd. seeing him. is ccmiUrted and
rss .sv oee o ano, Ssn WS,, Re %nS noses are
H.. ~ -, t' " "1t q l-in,no 90 mao -
~ - w. III u-. oa' y ven as one OF US me Young
,he. a.. .en, ~, ~. a s1 uIlhA nse"lse' i9T
49,. 80 -, aoe'1' cannot pe AIMS; ne
!. a. -; nun, ~, s.d Sam 70 h'- fiehd'' ne
a, .ncb ,nas i.o go. 81 - ~o l.n '.MoIs yea
at sucn umes, also praise MIN; laugh and say 10 my
Tb,. 80. ,s ~ = Ia. vac p,e"i h-, 70" ne.
,,;.bv - tsI ~ , 'i.is' Eu,.1uah rfeachers
who nre,ided Owe, ,ha 80 ~; 80 % " M D''Hol-
great Wa, th,iy ,so,d ,,o, ~ - an, m
whomsoeyer thew listed 10 y d b eia p eyp . On