The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-09
MR.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

II Know not, ask not how just thou wcre't blam'd
But know that love thee, thou art RECLAIMED"
This as,onshingly interesting lecturer is as po-
puar in thssecton, az in any other town, VILLAGE
or hamlet he has visited, either north or south
to his acknowledged talents. all classes bow.
and before his thrilling addresses the cohorts of
Old Alcohol fly, dsmayed and discounted from
the held. The scene on Tuesday evening was
gratifying IN the extreme. to those friends of
temperance who have laborcd for years, to save
their fellow-men from the foul practice of in
temperance, to snatch the Prumethean fire from
the hands Of youth, who swallow it with the fact
laundering in their ears, that it would consume
the vi,als and destroy the soul--it was, we say
gratifying, TO us, to the influential, the res.
pected in our town, come forward and put down
their names, and thus give To the friends of
temperance their coun,enance and support Mr..
Cough will speak for the last time in this town.
at the Baptist Church, tonight In tho an
pcndix of his little unobtrnsive autobiograp hy we
find sketch of Mr.. G. which we cannot refrain
from quoting a passage or two Of The writer
was first induced to listen to him, from sheer
want of something 10 do. Now hear him.
During that week. and the week following.
MIR. Cough lectured To congrega,ed thousands in
Philadelphia; and ST. fascinated was by his elo
quence, that, with the exception of two meetings,
heard all his addresses. The excitement was
tremend jus. To obtain any chance of hearing
him, seats were obliged to be procured more than
an hour and half before the time of commence
inen'. GALLERY and pull pit stairs, and aisles were
thronged with people of every class | shall
never forget the scene at the Chinese Museum,
where, on two occasions, three Thousand people
paid twenty five cents for the privilege of hear
fhnn bup ole
10 obtain admission. Mr.. Cough enchanted that
vast audience, for Two hours, by one of the most
elective addresses ever heard. At one moment
he convnsed them with meIrment, and, as if bv
the touch OF an enchanter's wand he subdued
'hein TO tears. IL was wonderful display of his
power over The feeling and passions and yet, with
all, there was so much of humility, that one knew
not which most 10 admre-the man or his mat
ter"
Snme men, estimable in heart noble in soul,
/ but who take the glass, moderately, refuse to
hear Mr.. Cough, because he has once fallen
They wrap themselves in their own mantle of
pure. chilling, Pharsaical selfrighteousness and
refuse TO be convinced that he has reformed thew
nave no Christian charity, no forgiveness for
weak humanity; they never committed fault
OH, never! Another set wont go and hear him
because a charge Of t,oeIue and half cents is
made to cover expenses, and they will spend a
levy, quarter, a half, for drink to show their
Hberatity! They range themselves on the sid,
OF those Churches, who refused to let their Halls
to the use of the temperance society, under the
miserable excuse, Gan after thonght,) that
charge was TO be made for admission, forpettinp
that one OF their own ministers had lectured for
gain, and twenty five cents admission was charp
ed and 1t is but the other day that its walls
were desecrated, (if they could be by any thing)
by the exhibition of two vile counterfeit daubs
protesting TO be works of the immortal Painter
Benjamin West.
Now, on the subject of charging, we have
word or two to say: Mr.. Cough, CHARGES
NOTHING Tor his services some friends of tenn
PeTance have long desired to hear this remarkable
man, and after repeated efforts, have succeeded
In the desired ohJect-his arrangements enablinp
him to accept their repeated invitations. He is
among us-we look with establishment at the
man-we listen to his inspiring eloquence-we
see what Mr.. Upshur said of Mr.. Wise, "the
sword of his spirit cutting away the case of his
body, IN this great and phianlhropic work, and
we are determined that he, having devoted him
sell TO II, shall be sustained by it. The friends
OF temperance have borne heavy labor and ex
Pense TO sustain this cause-lhey have repeated
ly called upon the liberaity of crowded audiences
TO aid them, and their calls have been neglected.
now they give the whole community a chance
TO hear, and ask very trivial SUN for the on
Porlunity. 10 enable them to defray the necessary
expenses; if the moderate or immoderate drinker.
from that cause, will not listen we regret it but
as was quoted in our paper the other day" the
mouth of the OK shall not be muzzIed that tre,d
eth out the CONT is paltry excuse for their
refusal who would spend dollar to see monkey
circus, or listen 10 foolish negro songsters-but
every one to their taste, as the old woman said
when she kissed the cow
FRIENDLY INTERCHANGE ON SEPA-
RATION.
The following correspondence took place be-
tween Mr.. Rhodes, late Naval Constructor. and
the Master Mechanics on his departure, after
having been connected with them for some three