Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-25
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Whatever diversity Of opinion niay /" ci-
tanned As lo the pIop:ieiies anu effect u .g..
ealing drinks, their influence upun he 'ocia /.
moral condition 81 mankind, ~ MhaIe:cs K
s;ty may exist ior ih' adoption .: neasGn Is q
culalcd 10 produce IN en;ife abolition {; Tbs q
ot inlempeIance, one tact cannot tnt haze !:
itself on the attention If all, viz: The gleal ~
Der cf eminent men, OF all nations, wh3 -
been, by over indulgence, brought 10 IN aa!n
" end |, mas long been mailer = w.
that some oi those who are senefslir lcolta
on az The lights ri The world, sheuA - 80 {.
sai diess Of the melancholy experience o, 9
who have gone heto.e ;hein. = sal Il exc 81
conn.rnance 10 cGslcm which = a'rea.e
ise,soy ,he;r ;nhao.ce, and ieL Gcsa ~ g'
measure Of the respect Of thcir fellow. l.
mos, oi all III their seltrcsrcci. l. !. as ps
pose al presen; simply 10 record, . ealia.
and as interesting historical information ~ q
u; some ol the most prominent Eisn vi y
ever graccd the literary and poliiica clitcs 3's
world.
RrRoS and BuRss form p;o.auea. eg1Gr-
The .ornler is said 10 have ii;ien Ats see tre
while under the stimulating influence q q.
while BurL> Was never more happy Ia ne ~
| s.gucion oi his verses than when IT, dTari ',i-
Is OF the mountain dew" Many persons ).
| trou.h. forward The FAC, a an evidence o:lae
niiicial fleets II intoxicating drinks, In. ge e.
| tainly canno, discover The lnsiice ~ w. ei>pf.
We rather argue, tina, il Byron ahj Pu,a "
tfei: most mastery productions While uil3 /
influence ~ Intoxicating. drinas, what mig
not have expected 81 them, had tires pp.'
their intellect free from The bcmulalas ai.f'
inebtiationi PRioR, according 10 his biosa't
was not free from the opprobium OF inlcmrris
DR.. King states that PORE hastenea hie g.
drinking spirits.
The Immortal SHAKESPEARE, who, il H.
lings seemed fully 10 comprehend he telea
effects Of intoxicating drinks, when h. "a
boast into The mouth o.. The good old .il3n,
he had not applied hot rebr.lous liqao.s
blood assigning il Is 4 reason fol his 2'et'
age, and who makes another OF h,, chase
iamen, that men should put IN enemy u
mouths 10 steal away their brains l,li :.
10 The habit which be thus deprecated. ~ /
forms rs that Parnell was 4 great iql
dran:s, and that he eventually became = goa- 4
I'd sol, AM 50 finished his existence. p.iaI
We are told, was conspicuous tor his s,aiF
his youthful days, but for The lastten yea u
life he was mush acquainted with Adtia1 4
drank with him even moe than hc -! "
probably 50 Tar as 10 hasten his END p9fe /
though himself The victim ot ntcmpe,sr Z 4
cd 70 he net unobsefrant Of The fate q c,aef
he observes OF CONVEY, the poet, tia. rs
was occasioEed by hi, drinking TOO torlys
house Il friend ~! then stag on, II. iae y
all night, which brought Oh l fever AL .
him On.
Men .! our own day, OF stione in'ei,
powers, who have rendered heir nancs j.
Gus in the service Of their country, o''en &
Ia the wine cup until they can no longer b
10 any Thing, forgetting tha, such men As
Fox, Sheridan, Addison. and Others, in q.
To those already named, sulIied The cscu;c--.
their tame by debasina propensity iof Z
10 ica,ing cup; and that Johnson, HI piia''
tellcctual giants, abslaiHed from VIM, i3
himself asains; The possibility Gas lie esa
~ ot ever losing The power over himself
lis unnecessary instance cases whichat
antly transpiIins in cur dag; bur onc tin
no! fail 10 impress every rejecting mir Z.
is The injury which our country susiaa
habi, We have referred to. In The iirs' ?'a''
the necessarily partial incapaciiy ief m'4-
Dor which is thereby induced; secontlt, if
mature mortality Of men whose mental ss'
might otherwise have greatly bcne;ed ho
III; and, lastly, tie conseqseu, sense q II
winch must accompany consci9Isa'
some Of our most distinguished men Z r
lher legitimate destiny, and sacriice Ks
opmenl Oi the mind 10 the gTaIilca'i9H u T.
ally.