Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-22

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Mr. Go1gh-oejseiion TO Reformed Drunkard,
as Temperance Lecturers.
To "a nt'A-s II ns nag
There is no danger Of Mr. Coughs not having he.rer.
enough IN his expected visit to Riehmond-the only diff
Gully will be. that houseno tpaee-whieh his voice
would ILL., can hold hall those who will throng To hear him
e wish to silence the seruples Of some who think him
IN particular, and reclaimed druak,rds in genera unit
| preachers cf Temperance.
Mr. Cough was long hsb,tusl inebri.te-,hen va. re-
formed. and became public advocate Of
win now much varied eoquenee the myriad. tee
MY who crowded into his places speaking went away rant
into delighted wonder. and an opportunity OF
nearing hun again. Amidst these efforts he was last sum-
"e'' induced by seeming friend, ia Now York ressu.
10 take glass Of sodswaer. with cooured syrup
which was concealed doubt by desisn som, power
iu snmulsnt ltnsanty according To the nvsrisble eE
ieet upon reclaimed inebate. drove him far beyond Al,
control OF hmse AZ thousands in his situation had done
before and rs ago. had often said in the presence
VI nunaeos that such an one mss do, by resses Of
MS ha'ue'-hc drank MORE and more. and more ul IN,
deepest drunkenness upon him. lie lay for dsy, de-
pnved OF sense and voluntary motion and upon coming
to himself fell into long. dangerous ilnes.no doub,
Pafuy from shame and notification but chiefly from the
snoeS 10 MS SYSTEM caused by the excessive simu.
auon Slowly and by doubtful steps, he has a, length re-,
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cause OF mankind.
That they whose traffic he sterally essened bore him
SrudRe aud would gladly have seen HIM fall i, too o,o
oso'e to be doubted Yet certain is it, that the un
'nkng upPsrs, both temperate and incorporate wboso
sPPene ne soVe to check would in their think
tue ee'efes' OF oil Jobs to enirap him
Every where through town and country there are wit, Who
would deem such feat the highest achievement of senu.
ana DC prouder OF It than dandy is of his coat
Tor know Of young lawyer once reclaimed Crom L,
ouaI DRUNKENNESS, who has been drawn, am told into
hopeless relapse by glass OF uep held under his nose on
purpose to tempt him and all around me are freQuen, in
stances oil such -nsnarings The first drink the first dror
every thing After that transport Of thirst TO sat,
"hch the poor victim will rush through ire-wl often II. or
steal Whoever therefore, disposed such piece of wit
avery cheap piece certainly requiring the smallest possible
expenditure OF erains-may succeed perfectly. he can
onV get an unfortunate man who a drunkard to
TASTE lqu"r Inc catastrophe follows least surely as
guns gong OIL follows the pulling of the trigger
what Observation-Disclosures unlikelihood is there then in
Mr. Coughs account Of his fa-so far as he reeoee,. l,
And what there in the excite any feeling bu, If
deep comm'eraion Tor him. and Of the deepest
for his ensnarer1
'Oh. Is there no, some chosen curse
some hidden thunder in the stores of Heaven
Red with uncommon wrath, TO blast the man.,
who could either maieiously wantony inc such ,o,
row
Away with the idea, that Mr. Cough is les, worthy n
be listened to, for that calamity On the contrary il add,
one mora most sisnn one-to his previous list Of bitter
ana instructive experiences fitting him better than ever Il,
warn against the touch taste Of sught alcoholic or of
aUght ia ehieh alcohol Nay be hidden
Those who would 60 to hear any reclaimed dol ~
preach temperance, are strikingy nice than wise
know popular and eminent Episcopal preacher vbo ,,
when hFst knew him, frequent and deep gambler -
nese ooectors could not with any consistency hear him
preach many oil the most effective preachers CONN.,
ny were once sad, disspaed dogs Bunyan was 40 .
drunken tinker. Our directors surely would mn, .od,,
sermon from any of them; read the immortal PHI
grm's Progress. Srsaring Jack Waller Of sno,,.yv,,i
sec Mr. James b. Tayor's Interesting Lives of the yrs
MIA Baptist Ministers a Thorough prufiiga,e-yaming
orhkinS' ana swearing so as to that soubriquet-
was furious Perseeuto of the Baptss in colonial tm.,
and was sometimes called 1.-THE Devils Adutant to mus
ter his uoops:"-lt was a common remark tina, "b.,o
could be no deuty among the people, unless Swearing
Jack was at the head OF yet he became powo,fnI
Baptist Preacher. Certainly Of our obiec,ors woud
have gone to hear him. Nay. they could not eOnsi,ient
!y hare heard 81. Paul.
The rational view Of this subject is that ST. Paul Ban
yam swearing Jack Waller. and other such preachers
were enabled by their practical with I'm,
most Migrant sin. to pourray the more wildly and IN
denounee more ieelngy. No doubt they owed o their
previous enormities OF their effectiveness s preach
ers Exactly so is a reformed drunkard far more ,fsc
tive champion against intoniperance than man of I'm,
equni talents who has no bitter memories of his own
shame TO animate his appeals The latter may be ever 80
full OF reasoning. Of statistics and Of eoquenee they are
all tame and Vapd compared with soul that bre,tbo
and burns through the reformed mans natura! and
living delinoatons.
have heard good and sensible men lken n reclaimed
nebrae's aposIeshp OF Temperance To an old theft,
teaching honesty, or last woman's teaching female puri
y The analogy fails. utterly The thief and the woman
are almost Of necessity radically depraved-to the hearts
core, dePraved. But the drunkard notso lie Rener
ally the victim OF his kindly impulses and unsuspect
ing nature. In nine OF ten he n better man
than the temperate drinker, who despses him Of more
generous heart. OF nicer sensib and Of supe
rior intellect. Ills liberal treats drawing after them s
liberal return treats. and operating with social tenn
per, nave led him into Drunkenness through temperate
drinking. Those who despse him perhaps but step
or Two behind him IN the path 10 int0mporance have
known some iaughlb.e instances OF a seen IN bro
ueTs eye, ny Those who had humping their own
IL common, and 1t Is truthful, say such mans
only fault Is drunkenness Let him be cured OF that and
docs he not stand redeemed ted and dsenlra
led1 And then, why is he worthy to address even
king' Its when one, whose generous feelings and finely
strung mind made him drunkaTd has burst his haekes
aud finds "hs soul walk abroad in own
ne burns to impou the delights of his new liberty to oth.,
lilo mounts the rostrum-he naverses the country-he
eectrhes, he fires the hearts Of mon Withou, ary dis
gushing details OF his former shame he so glance. n
1t ns most eecuay 10 strike, and warn aud move every
mind that s not dead.
Such speaker Gough-such is Thomas f. Marshall.
am sorry for the purist who would Intentionally fail 10
hear either OF them. COLD-WATER MAN.
Louisa, Juny 6.
MARRIED.
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