Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-09-05
From The Gardner f6untain.
A FEW IMPORTANT FACTS.

II is a fdct, that since the people have come
outon the %teetotll principles majority ofsome
churches have stood quito aloof from the tenn
perancc cause, and vigorously opposed its
II Is a faci, that tho fair presumption is,
that those persons who mainly control such
churches are influenced in their opposition
to temperance by "A love to the c%ritter, which
love is probably gratiied by their partlking
of the so be joyful"
II is a (act, that many who would other
wise be good temperance men, are deferred
through the influence of said churches.
II is n Gdct, that the rumsellcr and drinker,
not without reason, consider said churches
as a great support to them, in their promo
ton OF lnteippcrAncc,
II is n fret, TINT the sincere friends of the
temperance cause consider the influence of
said churches deadly opposed to the temper
ancc ,dase, and are greatly and sadly tend
ing to encourage and promote all the sad e.
Wis of intempcrdnce.
II is a frf, that there are those among us
who profess religion, and still have not o.
nough love to their fellow man to discontin-
ne the use of wine, and to come out en- favor
of that cause which is highly adapted to dry
up one of the deepest fountains of human
misery, and to produce more good than any
OtDeT cause, save cIlrlSlldnltN.
II is q (aci, that the piety Of any church,
whatever may be its profession, which stands
aloof from the temperance cause, and sane
tons the use of intoxicating liquors as abev-
erage in health, is exceedingly questionable;
according to the bible doctrine. "By their
fruits We shall know them" 'Ha
hi fuc', that some MEMBERS of said
churches are real brawlers against the tenn
pcrance movements of the day, and against
those who are striving against all the evils of
retaiiing and drinking at the same time that
they profess to be very good temperance men.
n is a faci, that the present movements of
the temperance community, notwithstanding
some are so d~ecrying them, are doing moro
for the promotion of real temperance, than has
been done for years before; and that the fact
that really anti-tempcrInce people SO badly
oppose them is good proy that these meas
ures are e%ifecting the object.
II is a fact, that these opposers are resort
ing to Islander aud almost every questionable
means, to injurc those who are acting under
the most solemn conviction, that the jeopar-
diz ID lives, property, health, reputation, and
happiness of individuals, call upon them to
tell the UhOb truth on the subject of tempe
rance.
is n fact, that unless the profcsscd chris
tan supporters of intemperance are rebuked
aud exposed, not only will all the evils of
intemperancc be perpetuated aud Increased
to the end of time, but wine -bibbing and an
incompetence will soon come to be regarded
as consistent with, or a part of christianity.
is a faci, that those who are telling the
iphOLc truth, let it cut where 1t will, are rem
dering a most essential aud important ser
vice to christianity, and to all the interests
of society, and ought to be supported by all
true friends to God and man.
IL is a (uct, that those whom the truth con-
dennis are to be blamed; while those who
fearlessly tell the truth are to be approved
and sustained.
II is a fact, that there has got to be great
conflict between the true friends and the en-
emies of temperance, before the cause can
be successful; and that the sooner the battl
commences, and the more vigorously il is
carried forward, the sooner will temperance
prevail, as, ultimately, it is certain to do.
, CHINESE SuvER.--The instalment duo
, from the Chinese to tho British is paid in
, what they call Sycee %silrer, the ordinary
: coin, Spanish or Mexican, with the stamp
of Chinese merchants upon it. The Sycee
e silver bears a premium Of about 4 per
r cent. The Chinese shopkeepers are such
, adopts at exchanging bad for good coin
that they substitute n counterfeit MeXi-
can dollar for a good coin, that they sub-
a %stitute q counterfeit Mexican dollar for a
y good n with unusual dcXterity.
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5 CHALK IN Arkansas
c Large beds of chalk have been found in
Northwestern Arkansas, the first and on
G Y discovery of the kind in the U. s..
o lie who perceives a truth, should strive Ia
live in accordance with it,