American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-07

Us state case.
William Culver contracted to build the Gus
tom House in New London Connecticut, for a
specified sum, the work to be done ACCORDING
to the design and specification of an architect
II was found that the foundation had to be
deeper than was specified and the public Off
GERS who superintendent the work required that
'he walls should be made thicker. This addi-
tional work cost Sl,3l72l, which Mr. Culver
claims; but it is doubtful whether it will ever
be paid, though the committee of the whole
have reported tavoraby OH the BILL MANY
similar claims exist, with not so fair a prospect
success-and it is thus that members of Con-
gFess exhibit their friendship for mechanics,
whose hands they can shake whilst soliciting
their votes-but whose ''stinkng breaths" they
cannot endure when once elevated TO power.
fLAN SPEAKING. 1t is not the man who
uses the finest figures of rhetoric-who can
gather flowers from the icy poles"-who is
the most effective orator. We remember that.
in the discussion in Congress which preceded
the declaration of war against England in
IL, speech delivered by plain member
Dir Sammons, if our recollection be right J
was received with extraordinary appreciation |
by the public. 1t occupied about three quar-
teTs OF 4 column of the newspapers of that day
was destitute of all ornament-but was
straigh; forward and to the point. 1t was said
to have produced great effect in the House.
1t was common sense speech; and such spec
ches are always more effective than the over
strained efforts of professed orators, beca use
what is spoken comes from the heart. Z
Now we have great many lecturers on a
temperance, some of whom are polished scho- !. l.
tars, who know how to place incidents in the /
most striking view before their audience; but i
We doub: whether the most accomplished of f
those lecturers ever made stronger appeal a. !
galnst intemperanCe than was done by plain -
speaking friend who was called upon to adj /,
dress meeting in one of the counties of this b
State, on the subject of intemperancc. "
hyoang man had died from ntemperance, n
and been recently buried in the vicinity of the
place where the meeting was held. The spea-
ker commenced his discourse somewhat in this p,
way 4,
my Frisnds-You will no doubt be surpris d.
ed when state, that you have much more re- al
gard 70; your sheep than for your own offspring X
that you would rather save your mutton -
than the souls Of your children; and yet think n
that can convince you that what state is no. Sc
thing but the plain truth. Suppose that a wolf "
were to visit your folds night after night, each 4,
time destroying one or more sheep-what n,
course would you adopt? would you remain
quiet, anc permit him TO continue his depreda- NJ
tions unmoIested? Oh, no: you would raise the NJ
whole neighbour God, and with dogs and guns h,
pursue the destroyer of your flocks until YOU pr
had either killed or driven him from your III
neighborhood. Wolf, wolf would be on every VI VI
mans tongue, and every arm would be raised n,
tor his destruction ltis thus that you would ma tn
niies' year regard for your sheep; but how do pa
you aci IN respect to your children: The rum
seller, more destructive than the wolf, settles ~
among you, tempts your chill dren to their ruin: be
destroys the happiness of families-and vet is la
taken by the hand, and welcomed to your fire. IN
s;des V;syy ro,dor -, >. "'e al
of young man, who, but for these human A
wolves, might this day be in health and han W.
Piness, lae consolation of his parents; but he OF
was precipNated INTO an untimcly grave bytbe 10
agency OF the rum.seller-and vet this sad ex- &,
ample has failed to arouse your indignation. ga
though your own children may be the rert tel
victims You could raise the neighborhood to 81 81.
destroy the wolf, that you might save vopr de-
sheep; but you raise no hue and cry against the da
destroyer of your children; which plainly proves an
what have asserted, that you regard your e on
sheep more than you do your own offspring.r rel
This was plain language, aud, being true, lis
had its effect, Numbers signed the pledge; and
il is to be hoped that hereafter there will be nc nc
fewer victims Of intemperanee in the neighbor Jo
hood than heretofore SCI
EDUCATION OF THE PooR. We hail with III
satisfaction every effort that is made TO educate tic
the children of the destitute, and more narti- hi!
cularly where moral and religions instrncto, t lr
form part of the system-we therefore hone an
that the efforts now being made to form \ n as col
ISOLATION for these purposes, will meet with en- pr
tire success. BY reference to an advertisement i'o
ia another column it will be seen, that a meat 60,
,ng is to be held this evsning at half past seven Ger
O'Clock, in Caroline st. Methodist Church, to add
focu'e =" ''''s oeheVoieht Lee
ard pTeiseworIhY design; when we trust, that me-