The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-18

with the height OF other freShets within the last
twenty-five years as follows: The river rose
Feb. 81, 1922, Oft. | inch y Jan. 26, 1889, 10
#. 2 inches Jan. Z, l84l, 8 fl; Dec. "a, l64l /,
IS Il. 2 inches; March Ia, l846, Z #. Ii inches.
This measurementswas the height OF the Fair
mount dam. Philadelphia Times f
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Mr.. EDIroR: The course of The penny press
Of Baltimore is truly surprising in reference TO
the temperance cause. While this cause was
apparently on the food tide of success, and
while their advertising columns were crowded
with paying temperance advertisements, these
papers were lavish of their praises in favor Of
the cause but now, when day of inactivity
has come over the cause, and few paying adj
verlsements are offered for publication, al
though intemperance is rife in the land, these
papers are silent on the subject. The editors
of ihese papers. and those of a similar stamp
throughout the country, al times assume IN
, their editorials the position ofconseryators OF
public morals, hsalfh, govenment, and almost
every thing else; but in morals they do not
strike at lheroot of the evil. When the small
pox appeared in Baltimore, these papers were
urgent on the proper authorities to take effect
ual means TO exlirpate the disease, and recon-
mended, (and very justly, } general vaccination
as the means. The councils took the matter
up, and appointed a Doctor in each Ward,
with a compensation, to vaccinate all who
, were willing to undergo the operation. Now,
should like to know which disease, which
scourge, has cut down The greatest number Of
victims in Baltimore or any other of our cities,
smal por or iaiemperaaccs ] will venture to
assert, ,ha, if all the deaths from intemperance
IN high life, commonly called consumption, ap-
popIery, disease Of the heart, &c., and all those
la ioO life could be computed within the last
year, i, would be iound tina, inten,peronce would
be largely in the mjority; and the cure in the
one c;lse is as plain as ii is in the other gene
, raj va ccinaton Tor the one case, and a general
signin of the Total Abstinence pledge and
strict adherence to it lor The other. These edi.
tors k noeo the extent Of this scourge of the hu-
man race, intemperance. They have only ,o
look int, their own daily columns 10 see The
extent OF this evil; for one-half of their city in
telligt'nce is made up Of rum scrapes, throa
cutting, drowning, shooting, starving, &c. BIC
and nine cases out of ten traceable 10 this on
thing, Yet they do not raise their voices 0
their pens TO stay the curse Why is n2 ar
,hey afraid that il iniemperanCe was staye
they could not make their papers as iateresiin
as they are now 7 Ii the prevalence of small
| pox furnished them with rich and spicy artj
cles Tor their papers would they act thus ? 8
no; but the fact is, the majority of our people
and Of our editors, like a title intemoerance
the prelhontory symptoms, and OCCASIONAL
aslight attack Of the disease. /, is fash;onobl,
l it is pleasant.
| ! was lead to make these remarks in conse
| quence Of The neglect or refusal ofthe mana
gers of the Clipper, TO insert short accour
of the progress Of the cause in this citv. wbic
handed 10 one of their letter writer's. whic
he told me he had sent on. now call on ten
perance men to support the temperance pres.
and TO discard the mercenary sheets. who,
I. editors care for nothing bu, the almighty co,
i per- OBSERVES,
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