The Columbian fountain., 1846-10-09
PROGRESS OF THE CAUSE.

f.Iss, We ne SuiPIiSeu uat any Que SnOulQ ask
such question; yet il may not be unpro6ta-
bic for US 10 consider ii briefly. TO enter into
detail would be needless, inasmuch as a peru
/ sal Of our paper from day to day, must have
/, convinced our readers thai our cause is max
ing wonderful progress. Let US, however,
make q few general remarks, summing up The
Y results Of the benevolent efforts Of the friends
Of the temperance reform. ;dtia do sqt
l \ a revolution has been produced in the
sentiments Of the community. The great ma
/ ljorily Of eur citizens now regard the sale and
use Of ardent spirits as a beverage, sinful and
hEninous; whereas, in years gone BY, the busi
ii hess was believed 70 be innocent, and perhaps
2 calculated TO promote the welfare Of the peo-
pie. Hence, every house used to be a NINA
i',are gfoggery:, Now. spiriiuous liquors are,
ifkept at all, hidden from yisiters II la is no
longer popular 10 treat 4 9ib y 9raqaIq
h; 2. The public mind has been enlighted as
10 the true nature Of alcohol and its certain ten
dencies. Hence, its sale and use, as bever-
age, are not senselessly. but with sound rea-
SON. noopposed. Even children are able 10 state
why they are signers Of the pledge. 9,
90 3. The press the popular ,mouth--speaks
.outloudly agsinstthe traffic; and where it does
not, the people DO not acknowledge il astheir
organ. Here is q mighty change gaisam
4. Binding associations have been organized
and are successfully operating, in every par,
of the, country yforsthe suppression Of this evil
These are 70 prove d great agency id consum-
mating the work Of reform. g~N1
5aPnctical good has been done too, in, the
rsdemptioh' Of many actual drunkards, the
acansing of many moderate drinkersio lay aside
tfieir cups, md ths preventing Of many q youth
ironi' forming the Asbit Of drinking, BY procur1
ing, n proper tme. bis signature to totheplsdge,
and his energieA inlthel work, Of ofisemperance
Many widows heart has beea made 20 leap
fer JOY, and many . ichild to be glad IN tile
smie dferefor&ed father, petchsnce, NorHI 4!
Indeed, we could detail hundreds Of benefits Of
this hind. which have grown ou, Of the efforts
Of total Abstinence men.
6, Besides al this, groggsries have been put
down, fashionable asiPplins houses broken up.
and even the fires Of many a distillery put
ontJ gpad,IB hus sIaadg.en gei q eienR
I'VE name nothing fnrsher 1t present II is
not our desifeto impress our readers with the
idea that ALL our work Is done No, indeed;
woulddt were. But we do wish 10 encourage
Hem 10 Believe that the cause. has been and is
yet. making great progress, not only in our
own, but id other lands. We have mentioned
only A few items Of the beneficial results of the
efforts Of the true frieads Of the cause isag tt
There are YET dissiileries in operation, and
hundreds, yea, thousands Of nm shops scat
tered like deash-spots, all over the fair surface
ofourl favored country. But the same cause
thar Mas lessened the number Of these, win en-
tirely destroy them, under the blessing Of God
There isno time for, sleep now; let US work
while i j. called day, Put forth your energies,
oye noble femperance men; and let US never
rest mill the enemy is driven away back to
the regions Of death whence he came.aaiq w
There is one 4idsaywhic now strikes us as
being Of immense importance, viz: there has
been more effected in favor Of our cause than
We YET zee, because there has been no true
testsppled. We seem to bs fearful 70 strike
the death blow that the enemy may be entire
" sanQnishsd, References is now made to the
Young privilege. We have. not, ye. spoken
out through the polls. as ouf friends in The
Npsh hare done mo s,e9Dbaoi .,i9i aia
NeWjet us wskeup. and byall suitable and
prcper exsrtions, endeavor 10 have our laws
soshssSd eha ahe communay shallnot be I'M
posed on " king Alcohol Let Us put men
into once Who viii be bold enough to do their
duty 10 reiltshcs d this matter. in particular;
or LEI us bse our in6ueGce with our many
ffisads who are new = Office, TO induce them
10 fxsfcjse the pcya with which the people
hes invested them in beha6 ofsshe peoples'
welfare = shis subject, Thus lea us bring
our riuaioles 10 bar on the commonisy; and
snl N ukaIlbe iussuined. y y eas sgo
1Asss kas besA tank enough without action;
~ w1hssAs heiSn. yoasd 70 the wofd. The
eod1au6ity aow ptsitss % Be- ! lemperapce
csmnsaisy; n lhs matter be pus 70 she TEST.
lx q d I. H.. gall, : sv0as pslL snd !