New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-11

.r,etry sr.,-,ll correu, or he globe. pas; such
mountains. and win 30 Saguenay n 9rospec,
e--,1e morrow You 20 no: compare his with
rivers Won have seen teiose. the Hic>on yoa
tars'y ,h.h q ll contrast, and the Kline ".th
Us rne,a-5s ana Lizzie castles is gu';e blown o1i
O. vorr memory u.s. The ga breeze ma; comes
freshly rr .rom the Cut WIKI now anf iaea
shl,er lai.s edge - L % had stopped IN labrador
b., ,re way. Al other streams are petty beside
me :, Lawrence. unless Won may have sailed
urou ,he Amaze. or The Plaza Ba; even win
them ,or Is peers ms river Is incompetence.
There ne traveller finds the lu1uuance of r22i-
cal vegetation and the yas,ncsS Of unWAo's'
some PLAINS now 'enan'ci by beasts only, though
one cav. millions 81 human beings MI there
en.oy noble and happy existence. but here are
features o. more grand and various majesty, and
the ne.ghaolhood 81 the mountains and the Sea
renders the air elastic and healthy The =
Lawrence i the fitting outlet ior waters that be-
gan their course on the s.Oqe OF The Rocky
Mountains and IN the transparent sources o.
Lake Superior. thar have made their way
through that cham of inland seas which wash
the shores and serve the commerce Of Wisconsin,
Illinois. Michigan. Ohio. Canada and New YORK.
that have Numbered over Niagara and mlrrored
the loneliness OF the Thousand Islands and
finally. gathered into one immense and nceSSant
mass. they here pour themselves into The Ocean.
thence anew TO begin their circle and repeat the
same mighty process OF the earth's vitality.
Among the party on board today vas Father
ChlniQuv the Canadian Apostle of Temperance.
Through the Kindness of a friend, made has ace
qualntance on embarkng ~ Quebec. and have
taken care 70 cultivate It during the passage 20
River du Loup. landng-plsce ten miles hack
where ne babe Us farewell Few men have thc
happiness to render such services TO any country.
as BIZ universal testimony he has done 10 ms
He Is rather stout IN person, with face iuii ot
kindness, and happy disposition 20 which great
franknesS Of speech Is natural. lie speaks Eng
hsh cutie we'll out French Is easier to him
inquired the history OF his labor>. he told me
that his attention had first been drawn TO The wee
Of drinking from It's rulnOus effects m his OWN
family tina, he saw tina, II was the curse of The
land and determined 20 DO the utmost 10 remove
It. As soon as his theological studies We're
terminated, he devoted himself 20 thorough
examination OF the modes of making liquor and
and Of the effects of drinking upon the human
system. Tie went into dIstlIlercs and dlSSect-
mgrooms he saw the poison m rs preparation
and Ms consequences and as soon as he felt
himself perfectly master OF hl> subject, he began
To work The peasantry Were then addicted to
drunkenness to a degree almost Incredible their
common beverage was a sort of coarse and hery
WHISKY. INTO which a slight quantity OF prusSlc
acid had been put by the dlstiiler. 10 give u
strength THIS they drank to keep them warm
IN winter and cool IN summer to keep them
well when they were hearty, and 10 restore them
when alhng 10 soothe their sorrows and en-
hven their festivities Old and young, men and
women, were alike DESTROYED 10y tins fatal habit.
which ruined and dispersed families, and covered
the richest farms and the best habltauons with
neglect and decay.
The good Father had al the outset to contend
not only with the force OF usage among the peo-
pie. but with the powerful opposition OF the cier-
py They. too. loved their drink and exclaimed
a, the innoyator who would take the cup from
their lips The bishops drank wine and brandy,
the curateS found consolation and health IN
whisky and could see no reason IN the presump
ton of Young priest who dared 10 bee wiser
than his superIors and elders, and who denounced
as a vice almost as a crime. what they chung 10
as an exquisite and excellent qualification. But
with has array Of facts and figures. with the re-
suits of scientific study and analysis. and with
the whole country TO furnish illustrations he
was stronger than the stupidity and prejudice
OF the peasants and the Conservatism OF the
priests Besides he had taken care at the begin
ming to fortlfy himself by strong ecclesiastical
support He had written to an influential prelaie,
the Bishop OF Montreal or Toronto, | forget
which. explaining the whole matter and asking
his nterccsslon to obtain the APPRECIATION OF the
Pope upon his undertaking This was done. and
be- had received from Rome q cuclfX bearing the
Papal benedlction, with a letterexpress.y approx
ing hIs crusade This was all powerful with many
whom his arguments might not have convinced
he was soon eminently successful, he travelled
from parish to parish, preaching temperance and
administering the pledge,eyeryw communlca-
ting the enthusiasm by which he was himself
animated the clergy were soon convinced and
brought TO weld 10 the movement, or even 10 lend
II their active concurrence whisky was Oauished
from the houses and the socla gatherings Of the
peasants. and intoxicating drinks Of every kad
ceased 10 he constant requisite m the hOspi
tai,y of the weather. classes and thus the coun-
try experienced genuine and most beneficial
reformation Not only the Apostle himself, but
intelligent persons OF ever station m iie assure
me that the entire aspect 81 things has undergone
a marked and cheering improvement, and that no
other single cause mas recently done 50 much TOR
the good Of Lower Canada as this movement.
Father Chiniquy has now enrolled some three
hundred thnsand persons, adults or nearly 50,
IN his temperance army, and stiil pursues his
work Wherever there Is i neIghDorhood iu