The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-12
"THUNDERSTRUCK."


THUNDERSTRUCK."
Mr.. EDIroR: Your correspondent, "Gos-
pel,n takes exception to your course of proce-
dure in relation to the gentlemen in Congress,
who go in favor OF intemperance.
First. He is in favor of our temperance
cause. Here, then, we agree.
Second. He does not approve Of the means
employed by you, Mr.. Editor, to accomplish
SO great and glorious purpose.
We do not understand what means he refers
to; he is too obscure, he must try again. He
says, "the instrument is inadequate TO the
achievement of such desirable end" Can
any body tell what this means, except the pious
author @
Third He thinks 'sthe members Of Congress
were right in refusing, &c. y fort
auoaosd purpose Of launching out bitter invec-
tives against the wkolc House for the faults Of
a few"
When did the society apow the purpose
of launching, &c2 Can Mr.. G. look you in
the face and repeat that2 Where is the avow-
al written? When and where spoken Will
Mr.. G. say that again and kiss the book ?
Again, this Holy Gospel" in his devout
meanings over your impiety, "deprecates the
malice displayed by you." This Christian bro
ther must have very quick and keen percep-
ton OF what constitutes 'smace." No other
reader of your paper, SO far as | know, ever
complained of its temper or spirit It has been
regarded as loving, kind, atectionats, and free
from anything like "malice."
have been constant reader of the "Foun-
tain, y and have not been able to perceive any
"malice" in t-but then am only babe, and
our friend is the Uhole g sGospel!'' have been
always taught to believe the Gospel reported
the truth; should be sorry now to change my
opinion. Mr.. G. might be cousin TO that
"par,y." Once more. He gives you some
good advice, (which, | pray you, heed and be
wise" He recommends you to Substitute
persuasion for compulsion." You must be,
sure enough, ''a big man of war;" ULYSSES.
You have been using "compulsion." When
did you begin? You want to compel" them
to com in; bal our new Gospel is teaching
another system. "Nothing can be done by
compulson." But you will not allow your
correspondents to amuse themselves; they must
be grave and respectful. Well, then, | sup
pose he intended to advise you TO try persua-
sion rather than to try compulsion, because
we all know that, whatever is done by COM
pulson is done. Many things are done by COM
pulsion. t8
hope shall be forgiven; but really was
not little amused at the request to ''have a
reply" Reply to what? Reply to his rs and
Sr'sq Reply to his unmanly and uncharita-
BILE surmises Reply to his charge of "malice,"
"compulsion." &c. &c.2
My friend, Mr.. Editor, you are a mild,
peaceable, quiet, well-disposed, good d-humored
kind of man, but let no one be mistaken,
therefore, and think or conclude that you are
wanting in energy. if any should, advertise
them they have missed their man.
You will excuse me, and allow this to be
published. When was young, Watts, on
the mind, was put iAto my hand. He told me,
what did not then know, but know it now
that you will meet with men who will put
on horns to gore you, and the only way to save
yourself is to prepare horns to meet them.
The man that makes himself sheep, will
find wolves enough to eat him.
But who dare oppose the Gospel?
A man smites you in the face, or draws a
dagger on you, and shields himself behind the
"Gospell (" tt b. BENJAMIN.
ID r. Al r1I