Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-12-12
Judge Ryland-.Temperanee Address


dressed . crowded house, OH the subject often
pessnce, last Sunday afternoon, In the FL"
Prssby ,erisn Church.
The Judge stated ,hA he had been detained
here several days, and st the solicitation Of
Son Of Temperance, he'd consented 10 sddrsss
the people. lie said he hsd no dsnunciasion'
for either the victim Of lnssnpersnce, Or the
dealer In liquors. He believed majority of'h'
latter did not know, or did not consider, how
much harm they were doing. That the great
cot obstacle 10 BE- overcome, no had often found
10 the eject of in!smperats Temperance leo
lures.
Judge Ryiand remarked. that, in twenty
yrsrs experiences upon the Benchs' Of the CIR.
cult and Supreme Courts, lie bad seen much 81
tho evil. Of in,empersncs. The disssss unfit
ted man for any employment; or at least,
weakened his capacity. This part Of his sui
jsct was we'll illustrated by reference to the ju.
ryrnan. the witness, the Law yer, and the Judge.
A hundred millions oil dollars are annually
wasted by intsinperance. This large sum, pro
psrly applied. would furnish public school. for
every m,n's children, and d'stribute the com
fort. of lie throughout society. We add, tha,
IN two year, it wonli build all the railroad. in
+ the United States, IN operation On the fret o'
= January, 1850.
The speaker rela ed with inucl, feeling, some
instances VI peculiar hardship. which had come
under hi. own observation.
al. ~ ,luuv aud CnE-
nscted argument. I, wa. plain and practical
delivered with appropriate, bu, unassuming dig
nifty accompanied by sarne'tness aid deep feel
ing. The Judge won the esteem. Of the audi
sucs, both for hi. in,ellsc, .nd heart.
GILcuR,sr PoRrER.-Our talented Rep
!, rcsentative from this District, Hon. Gil
J CHRIST Porter, spent a few days in ou'
city, last week. During the late campaign
Mr.. Porter travelled over the District, ir
: company with Mr.. Henderson, and every
where produced impressions in mis- favor
that told we'll ut tie election. Out of tn,
sixteen counties, there were majOrities n
gain i him in only five. Ills talents viii
aid materially in building up and sustaining
:, the Wing party in this State.
: An extract from the Presidents Messag
;, in regard to the Compromise Bills Of tn,
V las, session Of Congress:
ait was Lardly to have been expected
l. that the series ut measures passed ut you
;. last SESSION, with The view vi healing tn
D. sectional differences which had sprung iron
y, the slavery and territorial questions, si,ouI
]. AT once have realized the beneficcnt pur
:, pose. All mutual concession in the natur
), OF u comrOnIise must necessarily be unwel-
;. come to men oi extreme opinions. " i,ll
out such conces sion this Government coul,
" not have been formed and cannot he pei
- manen,ly sustained. Yet we have see
N them made the subject OF bitter contrOver
sy in the Republic. 1t required nun
n months of discussion and delibera,iOn to $,
D. cure the occurrence Of n majority OF Cor
m gress in their favor II would have bee
Dr. strange if they had been received with in
of mediate appreciation by the people and III
G, States, pIejudiced, and heated by the exc
" ting controversies Of their Representative
believe they were necessary to allay a,
ll D0IlttCS uNitiOSitiCS titut WcIC
IN alternating one section OF the country froI
a. another. and destroying those iraternal SCI
it ti,nvnts which are the strongest supports
". the Constitution. They were adopted
n. the spirit of concession, and for the purpo
he of cancellation.
,e, believed that great majority Of OF
he fellow-ril,zrns, >ympalhy,ng in that spir
Dp anl that purpO,e--In the main approx
o. AN. are prepared in all rd,pects TO sus,a
tn their enactment. | cannot doubt that Il
il. American people, bound together by XII
dred blood and common traditions, sti
n. cherish paramount regard for the Unin
-. OF their fathers, aud that they are ready ,
. rebuke any attemp; 10 violate its integri
III Ito disturb its compromises, upon whic
10. it is based, or the laws viii h have been e.
acted under its authorize.
The series Of measures to which | ha
d. alluded ar. regarded by me as settleme
" -"f The dangerous and exciting subjec
o,, which they cmb acsd; most OF those su
ch j,cts, indeed, are beyond your Teach,
:, the legislation which disposed Of them wa
in its character, final and immuIable.
90, map be presumed from The opposition the
" all encountered, that none oi these inca
zee ures were free from imperiecli'i,, but
b. their mutual Dependence and c"nnexio
an they loIned a spirit Of compromise mo
conciliatory, and the bes, that couI he o
II. :ained from conflicting sectional interes
AZ, aud opinions.
NV For ,nese REASONS, recommend your IL
~ herenc, To the aiJu.,nrnt> est,hi,a ed
w these measure. unlii time and eypei lien
'm shall demon i ate he nee ny Of turell
oil legislation to avoid evasion ar abuse.