The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-03-19

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There is class Of persons who, in pop
liar, moral movement. present . formidable
appearance, as long as the cause is in the
aood tide Of successful experiment, whils
he noise Of battle ia far Of but in the ac-
iual conflict, these wen disciplined, well
squipped, FesOlute looking troops are found
10 come up missing. This observation has
been admirably illustrated IN the progress
of the temperance effort. -Four years ago,
how many men Of note and influenee, on
ine afternoon, arrayed in the regalia Of the
Order, followed in procession the banner Of
the Sons Of Temperanee.--Where are they
nowH The glowing orators, too, who used
to make the divisions Of their discourse
with draughts of water, by way of pune
tuatiOn and example, as well as to think
what they should say next,--are they
dumb2 We will not trouble echo to an
swer, but 90 and request one Of them, q
candidate for Office for instance, to address
an audience, on what was once his favorite
and familiar subject" He would Be very
happy, but his sOifs's health issomewhat
precariOus. &c., &C. Try another" (" bad
cold, fearful Of his lungs. Another, and
another, and at the close Of your mission,
yOu viii have received aIlthe old scriptural
evasiOns, with some modern isosntiOss, in ad.
1ition. An individual Of this class would,
among sailors, come under the description
of "one Of JO Bowers men--a man on oc-
casiOn. As the incident from which the
expression was derived Is almost lost, and,
like GOldsmith's Hardcastle, am of an
age to like things none the worse for being
old, hope to be excused for revising an
old story, especially as it may be considered
an obligation Of pious duty on descend
ant of the hero, although my lineage can
not be legally established, our family re-
cords being in defective state from the
circumstance that chirOgraphy, with the
kindred studies of photography, etymology,
syntax and prosody were out Of favor with
several generations of my progenitors.
At the time Charles II was prisoner of
king Louis XIV and Van TrOmp, the Dutch
admiral, was sweeping the British seas
with broom at his fore-top gallant mast
head, an English brig was making its way
down the channel, with good breeze on
the quarter. Capt. Bowers, Joe Bowers, as
he was familiarly called, was delighted at
the rapid rate his craft was leaving dan
gerous neighborhoOd. She was running off
at the round pace Of five knots, which was
considered pretty fair for a merchant vessel
, of that day. Late in the afternoon sail
was discovered sstern, which was soon
found to be overhauling the brig hand over
hand. Before night she was made out TO
be well-known Dutch privateer--a regu-
lar Baltimore clipper for those times, that
could Outsail the brig by, at least mile an
] hour. During the night, the privateer came
up with the chase and choosing her dis
tance, shortened sail, waiting till morning,
in order to reconoiter, for the Dutchman
4 was somewhat apprehensive of catching a
, Tartar Capt. Bowers, after revolving many
|, plans for avoiding his threatened fate, hit
upon one which he Immediately proceeded
e to put in execution, There was on board a
chest of military clothing intended for the
use of detachment of the British army.
J This the captain made free to open, and
!. with the aid of these and the cook, arranged
0 a very respectable corps of marines. The
i cabin bed clothes formed the inner men and
handspike, with atwelve pound shot, as
d sisted to keep them in an upright position.
n The men were laid upon deck with rope
e passing from the taffrill to the windlass, tc
r which they were attached by the waistband
! of their clOthes.-Al was arranged, When
the day had fairly broke, Mynheer made
sail, and bore down to take a nearer view
of the stranger. Capt. Bowers ordered q
= pull or two to be hove on the windlass
I ! which brought his whole detachment Of red
coats and buff small clothes to an upright
: position. In a few seconds, the line wal
y slackened up and with the most perfect
concert, they sunk behind the bulwark as
. one man. The whole vas made to appear
as the effect of inadvertence, OF of some
, misunderstanding of orders. The Dutch
man stood aghast "Donner and bitten r
He had had time TO observe the whole ar
ray from stem to stern. Their admirabl,
!. discipline aud their seamanlike observance
of the " weather roll, showed them to b,
no nOvices. One such apparition wal
n enough.-The privateer hauled her wind
q braced up sharp, and made off at the rate
of full three knots and half, within seven
points of the winds eye, which was al
, near as anything would lie in that age, ex
eept dog.vane.
n Since that time my ancestor has been
popular myth Of nautical mythology, anC
such was the incident from which he OBJ
I tanned his apothesis. To this day, sailo
= that shirks from duty in rough weather
!. said to be one Of Joe Bowers men &c
man upon occasion. JosEPH BowERs.Tx <
. GT The whole number of Germans in th
= United States is estimated at s, 600 900 bein
|, over One-ffth and nearly one-fourth OF IL
: population of the country, which is estims
ted at 23,OOO,OOO. OF these 5000, 900 Q