The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-06-14

The latter gentleman was followed by
a person Of no importance, who did not
seem To know which side he was speak.
! ing on, and we are confident his hearers
be excused from noticing him further
lie was followed by DIV no cnmpar-
ed himself 10 we'll bucket-no sooner
up than emptv-no sooner down than
full. We shall net coinciie with, or
dissent from him in this position, as it
behooveIh US not, but will say that his
| advocasy ofthe measure contepded for
by the first named gentlemen, was
warm.
Thus closed The speaking in favor Of
The true principles oftcmperance. We
did think that if solid walls of argument,
seemingly as impenetrabIe as the ever
lasting rocks Of Gibrater, could inim-
idale n foe, and drive him from his
purpose of making a futile attack, The
gentlemen who were to follow, would
best consult their reputation and char
ac;ers for mental proves, by taking up
their hats and bidding all behind them
a especful good night.
Could there be any room for doubt.
when the question had been sifted. and
dissected, and hell up to the gaze of
The multitude, disrobcd Of its false ap-
parel. 1t required "a vast deal of ina
inalion, even to make a plausible
defence of doctrine so inconsistent in
itself, not to say ridiculously absurd
But, as it is said in the Scriptures, man
has sought out many inventions, and
certainly the speeches Of the very tai
en,ed members who spoke last, were in
venliohs, for they were neither support
ed . by the rules Of logic nor the die
tates Of sound judgement. Yet we do
moi mean to say that in a better cause
they could not have reflected credit on
themselves, for we know they could
Mr.. L. rose, seemingly impressed
with the magnitude of the task which
had devolVed upon him. To have
heard his solemn tones rising in dolo-
rous accents, and the rigid sternness
of his demeanor. a stranger would have
suspected that he had risen with the
fate Of an Empire hanging on his lips, to
preach the funeral Of his country lie
showed most conclusively that the So
ciety in question had no legal existence,
inaSmuch as it had no constitution
A pledge, there was, It's true, bat then
Ii did not declare explicitly that its ad-
herents should not give the beverage
they refused TO drink themselves, to
others. Now this was about the force
of the argument Of the gentleman, and
had his speech been delivered at the
bar, (of which he is Il member) it would
have passed rs good technical display
When he bad concluded, ewes
were turned upon man who had hiih
erto seemed absorbed in deep contem-
p!ation. He rose up-his slender form
and intellectual appearance, accorded
admirably with rich, and soporous
voice. The attention Of every one wa 5
rlvited. Listen TO his splendid decla-
nation TO the smooth and rich modu-
latfon Of his voice. His silvered locks
flow over his face as The night breeze
plays among them. He moves TO and
fro-He is drawing pic,ure-how life
ilkc--Ilsten. A young man sets out
in the world-his father has oiyen him
a thousand dollars. 1t is his all He
invests 1t IN groceries, (whiskev( and
has contracted the habit of drinking 10
excess is on the high road 10 rp;n.
ans soon, unless some arm is extended |
for his his salvation, he will be LOST |
tie knocks at the door Of the temue |
rance Society-unless il is opened ne |
VIII go away Borrowing and sad, and |
plunge deeper in ruin. What mus, the
society do?-What must he do? Must
he pour his all into The streets and make |
himself besgar? No-open YOUR
doors and snatch him from the burning
Let hIm sell his proce ries--take HE, =,
and when he has converted them into
the money his father gave him, he will !
abandon the traffic. 1t was Major
live have not attempted to use his
language, bat the above is precisely
what his speech amounted to. While
he was speaktno with ca 81