Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-10-02
WHAT Is 1T TO BE DRUNK I,
NO. VI.

V"' n"f"df ana common temper ana our
VISUAL severity of behaviour is degree Of
drunkenness.
"Pdssion," says Spencer" ''is the
drunkenness of 'he mind and therefore in
ats present Workings, not cohtrOidbfe by
reason"
The man, who, under the impulse Of
jealousy or rage perpetraies the most
horrible ouirages, is as drunk with the
respective passion, as the common
drunkard upon the most fiery beverage.
He, who flies from h 8 very shadow un-
der the influence Of cowar,lice, is Just as
drunk with fear, as the victim Of de lri-
pm trcmcns, upon alcohol. The iiilsef
10 drunk with avarice-- 1.-The libertine
with lust-the gambler with his beset-
ting sin-the enthusiast upon his hobby
and every other Jealous man, occa-
sionally, becomes, more or less, intoxicat-
ed, under the influence of his ruling pas
sion. The very advocate OF total absti-
nence, himself, is, at times, intoxicated
with zeal.
Inordinatc personal vanity is pow
erful and prolific source Of intox xication.
Ii corrupts the heart, and well nigh,
turns the brain-malice. and envy, ha-
tired, and all uncharitabeness are too
commonly begotten, in the bosom,
wherein this miserable passion is freely
INDUCED Its proprietor is ever inordi'
hately sensitive TO any attempt, to ques-
tion his inialibiity; and there are few
crimes which he would not more readily
forgive, than a public impeachment Of
his professional skill, and knowledge
Under the bitter workings Of moral
heartburn, il is no matter OF oiastonishment,
that any modern reiormer should COM
pare the fashion Of his proceedings TO
that of Martin Luther's, and accuse
those, whom he heartily hates, Of all the
crimes, in the dccaloguc. and out Of it.
have heard of drunkard, who, replied
when asked, why he abused his neigh
bors and broke his windows-that ne
ras iaboring for the cold water society;
il is not more remarkable, that an indi-
vidual. besotted with vanity and re-
vengeful spirit. should mistake himself
for patriot. and aver, that he Sds labor
ing for his country.
No character is 70 elevated. SO grave,
so sacred, as to he secure from the envcn
omed pen Of an enthusiastic and fiery re-
former. An illustration of this truth lies
now before me, upon the pages of one of
the most abusive and protiigate journals,
published in, or out, of New England,
and from which present the following IL
lustration, in reference TO the late Judge
Woodbury.:
"For his partisan support Of the Fugi-
tive Slave Law, and the part he took ju-
dicially in the case of poor Sims, he
would long be iniamously remembered
in this country. by all who revere God
and love liberty impartally, were il not
for the sure prediction, tina, the memory
of The wicked shall rot He has done
much TO vitiatc the integrity of law, and
to corrupt the public mind IN regard to
human freedom and equality"
This passage is from the pen of the
notorious Garrison, whose vanity has
no other parallel Of magnitude, but in
his extensive ignorance unless. perhaps
we except that abominablc brutality,
which, without the slightest reverence
for truth, conducts him, in the spirit OF Il
fend, from one fresh grave to another.
His late, brutal assault upon that most
excellent man, the lamentcd William M
Rogers, which produced a feeling Of un-
mingled and universal disgust. il well
remembered and now his iangs arc
fastened upon another.
Differing entirely from the late Judge
Woodbury., in his political sentiments
and parIialities, we have, in common
with thousands cherished the highest
respect for his legal knowledge, judicial
integrity and independence, and for his
eminenily moral and amiabe character.
Can there be any better evidence, that
the writer of the cited paragraph is ut
terly drunk with personal conceit, and
morbid abolitonism, than the express
sion of such absurd opinions? What
Bipartisan support Of The Fugitire Slare
Law?" Every Judge, before WHOM.
this law has come, for consideration,
without distinction of party, has ex-
pressed the same opinion, expressed by
the late Judge Woodbury..
Will Judge Woodbury. be "infdmously
remembered, in this country, by all who
rerere God /" II so remembered, he
will be infimously remembered as The
grammatical construction imports, that
is, the iniamy will attach, not to this up
right Judge, but to those who 80 remcm-
ber him. But who is the sponsor for
this opinion? Garrison What god
does he refer to2 Some heather deity,
perhaps. With what face Of bronze,
can he take, upon his impous lips, the
name of the God oi Abraham, Of Isaac,
and OF Jacob, the God Of our fathers -
This is the same Garrison, who would
renounce all human govcrnment-who
would break up the Union, and trample
on the Constitution-who is among the
foremost in the anti-Sabbath Convention
who speaks derisively of Gods Holy
Scriptures, as the "moSt popular and
fashionable book. IN The United States,
uhich some people believe TO be the pord
of God" This is the same Garrison
-semper et idem-the intimate friend
and fellow brawler OF Parker Pillsbury,
who recently, by way Of Illustration,
went through the formal ceremony Of
bapizing three dogs, in church. in
and of the Son, and Of the Holy Ghost"
and declaring them members Of the
church OF Christ!
Garrison says of Judge Woodbury.
che has done much TO vitiate the integ-
rity of law" When or where HIS
decisions have not varied, tie 1.-THE Of
hair. from the decisions Of all other
Judges. in relation, to the fugitive slave
law Of 1850 and 1893. And what can
Garrison know OF law How can he
know, ths, Judge viiiatcs the integrity
of the law H. knows nothing OF law,
and very riilc OF anything beyond the