The Columbian fountain., 1846-01-08


viii prevail p but the men upon whom the
truth has TO act are to be operated upon by
motives. These make appeals to reason or
passion. If the appeal made to reason IS
weighty, and if its power should be ielt
with sufficient force, and if its force should
be submitted to, then truth prevails. But II
resistance is offered, then the passions are
addressed; and when these are left to gov
ern, will always fall under the motives by
which they are addressed.
| Now, what are the motives in favor Of
the truth, and what are they in view of the
truth connected with the temperance rcfor-
mation' They are very nearly the same as
those connected with religion-they respect
the comforts Of time and Of eternity. s'God-
Illness has promise Of the life which now is
and Of that which is to come" So has
temperance. We might here particularze; !;
but to rejecting minds this will appear, as
the truth at the very mention thereof. But
what are the motives presented to the pas
sions, the indulgence of which will lead to
ruin, final and eternal. If you will but con-
suit the wise man, in his Proverbs and in
his Preaching, you will there learn. He says,
"There is way that seemeth unto men to
be right, but the end thereof is death.' The
apostle says, 8 If ye live after the flesh ye
shall die, but if ye, through the Spirit, (act-
ing nationally do mortify the deeds Of the
body, yc shall live" How shall ] deter
mine, by the conduct, what motives govern,
those addressed to reason or those addressed
to passion3 It is very easy to determine
this if the sacred word be consulted. Read
the Epistle to Galatians. There the works
of the flesh are described. See amang the
items Enumerated the very thing against
which we labor. See the reward of those
who do such things: see the fruits Of
the Spirit, "Love, JOY, peace" SC.
But where are we running. Well, where
did we start3 What was our mottos Have
any Of the rulers believed? Who do you
mean by rulers? Do you mean legislators?
In fine, do you mean members Of Congress.
heads Of departments, the Chief Magistrate'
What do you mean by believing: Do you
mean to ask the question, " Have these all,
or any considerable number Of them, come
out decidedly and openly in favor of the
Total Abstinence plan9 Do they take the
Fountain Do they encourage others to
take il? Do they write for it? Do they
inquire as 10 the means Of its support In
word, do any, or any considerable portion
of them, appear to feel that the cause is one
of great interest to our country one upon
which very much depends the prosperity of
our free institutions' Do they seem as
much interested in making the people sober,
as they do in securing to them extent of
territory? Do they feel as much interested
in relieving the people from the tax paid TO
the King Alcohol, (Which is more than all
the Tariff as they do in reducing the tariff to
benefit the people' Very well, these are
important questions. Some of them we
could answer now and, in few cases,
satisfactorily. We hope (though it be against
hope that we may yet be able to answer
with regard TO others, in that way which
will be pleasing to us. If we can say no
good, VIC wish to say no harm. You may
hear from us again soon, provided this kind
Of medicine appears proper in treating the
case. usa88n t0 3aaa
In many sections of our country the
people are awaking from state of inactiv-
ity, and are taking proper measures to abol-
ish the sale Of intoxicating drinks. They
are determined to annul the license law,
that men may no longer laacfully engage in
business which has ruined SO many prom
ising young men, and brought the gray hairs
Of their aged sires III sorrow to the grave.
il is high time that action was had i'll this
matter. There has been, heretofore, too
much talking and too little action. While
temperance men and the temperance press
were doing their utmost to open the eyes of