The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-10-06
( OLD SEREES--E'GE. TWELVE.
{ VOL. 8, NUMBER 20.
From The Boston Herald.
Rather VEafheIU'S BLESSING,

W oe Prlzed by hls cOuntrymen as the main
VlFLue winch enables them to keep lit is
as follows:
""ay Goddess you and grant you grace
to keep the pledge. May God grant you
peace and prosperity here, and eternal hap
piness hereafter.
"Come on, my friends come kueel
down.
This he is accustomed to say previous
to giving the pledge, He says this in
bland, and almost irresistible tone, which
lew of his couDtrymen who hear it pretend
to resist. 1t has magic about it, which,
when coupled with his name and the love
borne him by the Irish people, accounts, in
a great measure, for his wonderful success.
"There is no slavery" says the Rev.
Father, to squad upon their knees, "like
that of strong drink, and you should DO all
you can to rescue your fclIow,man, the
drunkard who is a curse to society, and
curse to himself.
81 have no object, my friends, but yonr
happiness; happiness without alloy will be
yours in becoming total abstinence man.
''I entered the public schools Of this city
on examination day, and was proud when
recognizedth the name Of an Irshman's son;
there was the best blood of Ireland there.
Oppressed by poverty, and obscured by ig-
norance, all the blessings Of this great and
glorious country are within reach, and well
may say unto you who are oppressed by
the yoke Of intemperance, that the burden
of temperance is light. Which of you can
flee from the wrath to come why will you
die? Taste, handle not the cup. Now
is the accepted time. cant be long with
you, took a long voyage to see you, all
for your own benefits; TO enable YOU 10
prosper in the world to enable you to be-
come great men in the land. despise the
man who keeps lis children from school.
The world must be onward onward -
Don't expose yourself to temptations. |
don't care anything about the rumseIers
It's you who keep them thriving; step
drinking, and they will stop selling,
"The Irish people, during the famine,
consumed more liquor than would pay to
supply the whole people of Ireland with
food. They were the murderers of those
who fell by the famine, and the Almighty
will demand the lives of the people at their
hands.
"Come, my friends, take the pledge for
the sake of your children; you will lay
the foundation of your own prosperity, and
l promise you, you will oever regret it,
The wheel ofiortune is always going round,
and the poorest may rise to the top if he is
sober, butt leaves the drunkard in the rum
shop, and passes him by"
Such were the remarks of Father Math.
ew, while administering the pledge.
Curious STATEMENT A recently published
pamphet on emigration contains the following
CuriOur statement THAT if, on an average, one
human being stood on one square foot Of ldnd, and
all other races Of men were annihilated, the de-
scendants Of the British and Irish people would
cover the whole earth in about 2,J5O years; our
population to 20 on as now, doubling Itself every
forty years.
A CONE OurER-We learn from the Indiana
State Sentinel, that BENZ. +. WALLACE, Esq,
(brolher of Ex-Governor Wallace,) who edited a
Taylor campaign paper last summer called the
"Rough and Peady Banner" at Marion, Ind, now
publishes an address to the publc,in which he es-
chews whiggery, and comes out Democrat: A
very sensible thing; and one which we have no
doubt his good sense dictated long ago
FRoM CANADA Bloody Connc'.-The New
York Sun has the following despatch, giving an
account Of terrible conflict between the two on
posing parties in BytOwn, Canada;
MONTREAL, Sept, &c.
| hasten to inform YOU that news b,.
just reached here that the riots at Bytown
have been renewed The two narties
have met and terrible conflict ensued-
Numbers have been dreadfully wounded.
and eight lives are already reported to be-
lost. The greatest excitement is breaking
out in this city. and as we have not vet obe
tained details Of the unfortunate collision.
we fear that much worse results are vet to
follow. | will send you dispatch with
fuller intelligence, as soon as il is obtained.
We fear the worst, but may God preserve
us from more bloodshed,