The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-03
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defines the duty Of Temperance ms'ai:Sz--s-a
~. ss;some people suppose that abstinence from
aIcbol,c dtinks alone, is all that is required Of
The temperance man; but If such persons VIII
rpad'ihe pledge. tl,ev will find II eD)oiBs npon,
all who sign II, TO M every suitable &ay VIZ.
.counlenance the use oi tbsm ~ the co''h'unt
w and we would ask how a man can consIs-
lentk vn,e1oy aIum settler oryrun dri0ks r,;and
al the ss.nstinie disceuntenancei intenpetance
m the community The fact is. such an Paul
.vecal. pafadssial ros,t;on cannctsbaina'nssn'r
red, for a amoment, ,by "A, right hbinklng map he
must either he governed by The letter ami sp
.ril Of the plsdgs, or Else wave his claim 70 me
iitls,ot a. sound temperance MN. We hpld
thar a sound temperance man should bve iof
temperance, talk for temperance, wo' tor
tenpetance, pray Tor temperance. and vote ior
temperance, and jpst sosfai as he talfs sbcrt. OF
either of these duties. j4sk In the same proper,
,on does he fall below the standard O 4 fuH
proporsioned Temperance Map" 5t
iNo opres,me our friend 10 Boston has no
reference il tho above to separate organ
eaton Of temperance men, as a political
party. Such measure could not succeed
Nor il il desirahle--ior oil that the I'll n.ls
of the cause Wish, can be eliac,ed wilhou,
il. But temperance men mdy amt ought,
without leaving lleir old political nssoci-
ates, tn insist on having from their party
sober n,e,l for cnhdidates men who will
not oppose The great reformation they arc
laborlng to advance, and ii the party will
not give tIien such men, let them withahe
Independence Of treemeiL encourage tempe
rance, and discountenance drunkenness and
drdnkard makers al the ballot bor.' 'taa
4 "A law has passed the Legislature of In
diana, which allows tlieiufy 70 say, in their
verdict, whether The person convicted Of
murder shall suffer death or to be imprls
oned for lie. d ., s,. Il. a.l,..
Alta temperance meeting held in Cplnm-
bus, Ohio, on The I'd inst. 2o5 persons
signed the pledge. Three Or four meetings
have bsen held since, averaging forty names
for each meeting. .Hr
THE lsrH RULE OF THE TWO HOUSE,
t@" No spirituous liquor shall he offered for
sale 'or exhibition within the Capitol, or on
the public. grounds adjacent there'o.'' @~
Dec. IA. lS42. Mr., Briggs moved that the
rule prescribing the order Of business be sus-,
pended, to enable hin, to submit, motion Of
which he gave notice. on the 7th inst, to
amend the joint rule Of the two Houses Of
congress by striking out the word !" spiritu-
Gus and inserting the word Intoxicating
On the no,ion TO suspend, tie yeas and
nays were demanded !, Yeas l25, Nays 52
iEwob thirds having voted in the affirmative,
the rule was suspended. sua Vi i
/. Mr.. Briggs moved thar the 18th joint rale
Of The two Houses be amended by striking out
the word ( spiriluous,n and inserting the
word Intoxicating. ! hnA sea,1oa 4ffl 81
The said i9thrule is in the icllewng words ):
!" No spiritnous lapor shall be offered for sale
or exhibited within, the Capitol, or on the pub
lie grounds adiacenr thereto, qaf als +. !. \,
"A notion was made by Mr.. Aycrigg to
amend Mr.. Briggs amendment BY adding to
ibe said rule the following u HI"
AtnAnd that the restauratures be forthwith re-
moved from the CAPITOL .Wra 3slpist-
And go il was 'si+ - aLt aNa oa
Resolpsd. That the losh rule Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives be amended to
read as follows: s hagh Ri, haa,a,Hx Y
"That no intoxicating liquors shall be Of
fered for sale or exhibited within the Capitol
or on the public grounds adjacent thereto, and
that the restauratures be forthwith removed
from the Capitol = III
Ordered that the clerk request the concur
renee Of the Senate in the amendmentno the
said rule ,@c.'.-,
1t was brought to the Senate, but no one
had moral courage, so far as we are inform
ed. 70 call " up, and there it died. ,r
The above shows what was the state of
feeling in the House at the adoption of the
Il How le il now RI. The Capt.
loI Of the United States actually contains
two establishments IN which, intoxicating
liquors are continually sold and The wood
and light for these establishments, so far as
we are advised. (if in error we will cheer.
fully retract, are furnished at the expense
Of Uncle Sam, or, in other words, the so.