Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-06-03


s,raL gers visiting Newport IN the sum
mer would find 40 dllIirulty in supplying
Themselves Nth the Il IDS generally re-
garded as indispensable 10 "A raiering
place. To This the Mirror rcjoin' by
an inquiry, which :he News answered in
the following mysterious paragraph:
THE editor Of the New York Mirror
desires to know hop people are 10 oh
tain liquor in Newport this sumner
Col. Fuller. 3y reading the Bible, in
your early years, have you any reco'lec-
ton Ms to how the children OF Israel Oh
tanned Mamma in the wilderness P'
Whercupon The Mirror replies as fol-
lows, maniitsiing alike an acquaintance
with the scriptures, and generous So
licitude in The late Of the wanderers who
may be gathered AT Newport during the
summer months.
"According to our recollection Of the
miraculous manna, the Israelites woke
up in The morning and found it there
ready for br, ,aklast. Superstition says
il came from Heaven. Reason says il
came from the trees-in either case il
came from God--aud most acceptably
and opporiunely for the lamisl,Ing wan
derers.
Are we TO infer that thirsty guests at
Newport when signing, net for the
flesh. pots they have lett behind the m
but Tor the winc-cups, rcy are TO be
SUPP lied as promptly, as boun,iiuliy and
as mysterously y rs the people we read
oip Are they to find champagne trap
pc on their dinner tables, and all other
liquors waiting in coolers, inpatient TO
be drank ? And this, too, without mo-
ney and without price? Has the Mile
mum come, when the Juice OF the grape,
like r and wate', is .ree To all Z
We dare not encourage the hope, as
nothing but proof positive and palpablc
will convince us tina, an attempt TO en-
force the Liquor Law AT Newport will
be followed by another miraculous con-
version of water into something to
drink. ,"
An esteemed correspondent dips his
cocoanut into the controversy, in the fol-
lowing communication, the prediction OF
which Is certainly very reasonable, II
not wholly satisfactory:
Before the editor of the Newport News
refers again 10 the Bible, It would be
we'll for him to refresh his "earIy memo
ries" by rev perusal Of the sacred vol
ume. When was 10y al Sunday
school, | used TO read that the Lord
gave the Israeliles mamma because they
were perishing with hunger in the will
derness,-and when they cried out for
drink, he SAID unto Moses. "Thou Shalt
smite the OK, and there shall come
water out OF il, that the people may
drink" Now if the editor of the New
port News means te suggest 10 the good
people who may visit the ancient capi'
tai the coming summer, that they should
look TO the Lord for tlicl- refreshing
beverages, II is good suggestion, and
worthy OF all praise, for he will open a
rock Of Horcb for Them ~ every street,
but if he means to comfort them with
the hope that their prayers for mamma
will be answered by a shower of mint
juleps' and "sherry coblers," he is en-
couraging IA delusive expectation that
will never be realizcd.- Providence
Journal.
Alter all, our friends Of the New York
Mirror and Providence Journal are not
quite as well posted up in Biblical mat.
ters as they SUPPOSE; and we advise
them 10 peruse the good Book again,
now that lley have arrived at the full
stature of perfected manhood. They
will find that when Moses brought the
children Of Israel from the Red Sea,
they went out into the wilderness OF
Shur and they wen, three days in the
wilderness ard found no water. And
when they came to Marah. they could
not drink the waters on account oi their
bitterness. And Moses was command
ed TO cut down tree, which he did, and
cast it into the waters, aid the waters
were made Sweet. And afterwards Tie
lsraelites came TO Elm, where were
twelve wells OF water, and three score
and ten aln-trees; and they cncamped
there by the waters. Now we should
like for these learned Biblists, our friends
OF the above named papers, to tell us
what Moses sueetened tie water with,
and what SO large number Of tre, 8
were placed by the twelve wells for, il
not to make the water more palatable ?
II is well known that the palm-tree bears
u iruit, and we ask any sensible man
if il is not reasonable TO presume that
the fruit of the tress was appropriated to
comforting use.
No one will question the goodness or
greatness OF st. Paul and this devout
man gave Timothy this advice, ,-"D-nk
no longer water, but usc lltlc wine for
thy stomach's sake aud thi often in
frmities." II people were inirm in
those days, those Of the p esen, genera
ton are still more infrn, and require
something Tor the stomach's sake.
The Journal says that rock oil Ilo-
reb will be opcncd in every street in
this town, this sumner, Tor the bencli, Of
the visitors we are afraid that The wat.
ers would be bitter and, therefore, as
We have Lo palm trees, We propose to
substitute little mint, &c, in order to
take away the bitterness, and make the
water more pleasant TO tie taste and
more conducive TO health, that is all
gentlemen. Are you satisfied? lfnot
come again with your budgets Of BIbli-
cal knowledge, and we will be prcpar.
ed Tor you, and floor YOU with your own
weapons.
u The Roxbury (Mass.) Light
Guard have been disbanded by order
Of the Governor, for refusing to turn out