New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-14


taveus. groceries and p)rter-h9uses hold
cut TO them.
Wei says d porter-hOuse attorney,
II YOU stop The drinking of Alcoholic
Liquors, the gres. mass Of the drinkers will
IL 70 Tobacco. Opium, Coffee, &c. aod de-
b,uch themselves even worse than at pres
cat'
This we do not believe on the contrary,
We believe that every sensual indulgence
stimulates every other, and that there
would be not more but less addiction to
Narcotics if Alcohol were Inaccessible.
But admit that the ihveterase deyOtees of
Pacchus would resort to some other mode
Of stimulation if their grog were stopped,
and kill themselves as rapidly as ever, it
must be borne in mind that we have less
sOlicitude for the corrupt than the uncorrupt-
ed. If man uiU bite his own nose of,
there is no help for it; what we mainly
aim at is the shielding from temptation OF
those who have Lot vet surrendered them
selves TO it. They are even yet MAORI
ty, and it is the greatest happiness of the
greatest number that we contemplate. Cat
oil the tap, and we shall soon have far
fewer devotees of Tobacco or any other
stinuIant than we now have. The old
seal ers' may Kill thems lives in one way or
another if they viii but the rising genera
ZION will grow up measurably temperate
and pure Not having corrupted them
selves with Alcohol, they will with COMPARE
tive difficulty be imbued with taste for Tt
bacco or any form of Narcotic stimulation.
AT all events, we plead for the ten
thousand families living within sight OF Our
steeples whose lives are rendered one long
agony and horror by indulgence in Alco-
hole drinks. and who cannot hope for relief
from their woes and shames while these
drinks are openly and ostentatously vend-
ed. The following etter from lady pre-
sents their case most touchingly
To the Editor Of The N. Y. TriDuns;
Knowing that you are awake to the cause
Of suffering Humanity, | have ventured to address
you on a subject which seems to excite very little
interest III the minds OF the Public II is the suffer
ing of the families of the victims of Intempersnce
beg 10 call your attention 10 the many hundreds IN
this City who enduring living Death and one
person in particular who has been under my ooser-
yation for some time past She is highly accom-
plithed lady, who, few years since, accompanied
her husband on his mission abroad, and who, by her
goodness Of heart grace and dignity, won the hearts
of all around her. The husband, while filing the
staten allotted him by our Government, possessed
all the noble qualities Of man. added to fine person
and elegant address. lie whom every
American abroad was proud to ackno Wedge as
countrymsn. But in an evil hour the demon of
Intemperance obtained possession Of him, and for
years past be has spent the greater pant OF his time in
the bsrrooms of certain respectable Ho.els In our
City. AFTER his return nom Europe, lie hal taken
private lodgings for his WIFE, and she by degrees had
disposed of every thing she possessed, her ar
ticles of dress to pay the rent and make his home
comfortable, with the hope of retaining him. l
will rot describe the heartrending scenes which
this poor woman passed through during his hts of
delrian treAenS-or how often her hopes were raised
by his promises OF refom-then, as he would speak
a tender adieu in the morning with the promise of
returning early in the evening" old memories we're
awakened and she would weep with deligh. in the
hope Of her husband being again what he once vas
to her. But alas as ne LEFT the house he met "a
friend"tha night she listened in reathlcss anx-
ieiy for the footstep other repentan: husband, as
she rushed to the door 10 receive him in her EN-
brace, she found him rsving maniac Who can
depict the utter wretchedness and despair of that
wife And yet this was almost a daily occurrence
for months
But we will pass Ii was during the very severe
weather few weeks since that her apartments were
tai en- from her, for she had 70 pay the rent
She had but few hours longer given her to remain
under the roof Her husband had been at his favori,e
hsurtS for week and as she sa. there alone, with
out food or FIRE. In the agony of despair the Temper
whispered in her TO look over 20 the Pharmacy
opposite. There (Said he) is to be had an antdote
for all your woes Listen There is no hope in this
life for the wife Of the Inebriaie. She must sink
with her hubbard. There Is no eye that dare pity
here Is no arm thar care 10 save. Friend after
'fieio tsve ted you that they would succor and
sustain you II you were alone, bur that i was not
right 10 safsrffe between no. and his icfs There
He hs!IriioLs OF Every kid il this country for toe
ItIel OF me Nrs.ched Of ali classes and c0ncln0ns
but there are mere for the families OF the lRebrste
hell lot Is 20 suffer IN sience--:o bear moI;ihca
ions which seem beyond encuTaDce-io suffer the
''0Nt 'SSiAiS asPSlst--tO nave bbSA A0pts
lslsed 10 re crushed In an iLstant-and W see all
tie better feelings Of Wcmans nature and enduring
io'e psnpled Ia tie dust To MORROW morning you
tte be TUNED into The stleet-as clad, and fear
iuly colo - It is-ihere to wander about houseless
Alo H.tudless-for who Will care 70 incur the dis
PIE sSuEe Of your hrStsld by giving you shelier
without his ccrscnl Who viii run the usk OF
having then house d-SglAoed By Lis sssailng them
II IL oil drunken passion Again say, Drink
'qucAly thai CraugAi wh.ch VIII Tessse YOU at once
~ al our mlsefies"
Ant, as ste quiysred In the dehrium Of this last
hsPe. fooisiep Was heard on the stairs-z friend
bad cared approach few words OF consolation
NSe sPok,E, snc she w~s herself again. Suffice 1,
20 SAY, person lad offered her shelter ana food
sAe bad preferred her s0fcisn, room on her foor to
ils Down pAlist vatTe she might rest her limbs at
u'sh', ~hieh Offer abe Joyfullg accepted And she,
Tie elegant and accomplished iRdy, who once lived
LII h.. Il II. IL.