Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-02-21

The preceding number was closed by st.,.
ment of three propositions, the first of which MI,
now be considered, viz That tie dram. 5,;sl.
rOJs himself Of mach that he might otler,s;,o
joy. True, as previously stated, there is ala,
of enchantment in a glass of iulip, toddy. or ooas
old Port or Madeira wine, and if every ono -
INDUCES in a social glass would or could stor
one there would be but little ground for conri.;-'
but such is not always the case. Strong dr.l
is unsatisfying in its nature-one glass sharnen.
the appetite for the second-a second forthe tina
and SO on, until the.yictm is drawn into the vs.,
vortex of the deceptive whirlpool of ntemperane:
and from which but few possess sufficient
mount of moral courage to extricate themselvo.
consequently even one dram robs man of a non.
ton of his moral power. But the dram-driple,
robs himself of great amount Of intellectualer.
ioymcnt On this point many who have moral
courage enough to take one or two drinks Of IN.
toxicating spirits and then stop, are often sadrv
deceived they have found when in social circles
that one or two glasses of wine or brandy had q
tendency to liberate the tongue, and also TO give .
kind of intellectual boldness and conseoQen,,r
concluded that a little of the ''gooa criter " YVES
absolutely essential 10 brighten their ideas and
give fluency of speech and here they have stos.
ed without looking into lhe sequel, the stat Of
apathy and even coincidence into which the men,
tai faculties fall after being thus undu}y ex,ied.
by an unnatural s.muent. Dr. Tro.her avs
"My whole experience assures nae ,hat wine is no
friend 70 vigor ACTIVITY Of mind. /. wIirls the
fancy beyond The judgment, and leaves tie body
and soul in q state OF Ii@css Incidence AMI sloth"
Fhe man then who takes his dram of ardent srir
its 10 invjsorage his mind, dsqualifes himself fer
following he judicious adyice Of Sol % his son
Phaeton, 30 be particular in observing the mid
die path" consequently such persons some lines
become so animated, that imagination runs away
with the chariot on which reason is seated, and
the result is that great FIRE is kindled not to be
cxtinguished except by strict adherence to that
element into which the presumptious Ph'eton was
cast by the thunder bolt of Jupiter.
DR.. Samuel johnson says The use of intoxi-
eating liquors is found TO impart a false conf
dence by which those who indulge in it assume a
disposition foreign to their natural temper. Wine
makes man better pleased with himself, but the
danger is that while man grows better pleased
with himself he may be growing less pleasing to
others" and then adds The general effect Of
stimulating liquor no doub. is in proportion to the
amount of indulgence, to remove man from the
possession Of his faculties, and very frequently,
nfuses into him such feelings as are alien to his
natural disposition" Addison also savs-''Wine
throws man out Of himself, and nfuses quail
ties into his mind that be is q stranger to in his
sober moments There is one fact that requires
but little of the penetrating faculty to obscure,
and that is, the modern dram drinker, or be who
takes his dram to sharpen his ideas, is apt to be
morose and taeiturn when clear Of tie influence
of his idea sharpener; consequently, even lie
moderate dramdrinEer, OF he who only takes
little to sharpen his ideas, robs himself of great
amount of Intellectual enjoyment: This however
is only petty larceny ana if all who indulge in
strong drink would stop at this point, he world
would not be greatly injured b. the introduction
Of alcoholic beverage. True there are some even
to old age never indulge to a greater extent,
while at the same time, there are thousands who,
one two, five, ten, and Glteen years ago, were
content with glass of bi,ters in the mornirg
toddy before dinner, an idea sharpener when in
a social crowd, who would not now be satisfied
with less than quart day and who have robbed
themselves, by piece meal, of every vestige Of
moral courage, and intellectual eniovments
unless it can be shown chat there is an intel
leetual enjoyment in he rawlings Of a maniac or
III the fearful apprehen- ions o. the inebrate Ia
boring under the Raas.e q eortu and further. ii
We trace out this subject IN 81 its ramitication lie
startling fact is forced upon our mind. tLat tie
haoltual drunkard robs himself OF reason, health,
wealth, friends, and every shins 5hat is great and
ennobing in our species. Would it not then be
wisdom in every man. and more especially 50,
W hon he finds that the love OF strong drink is
growing upon him, TO take similar oath to the
one administered by Hamilear, on the sh1ines of
Carthage, to the youthful Hannibal & SWEAR
ETERNAL HATRED, not against the Re-
mans, but against power that has laid more than
Rome or Carthage in ruins. Swear perpetual en-
nifty against the glass-the sparkling liquor--the
intoxicating potaton-the wine when it giveth its
color in the cup. Yes! Dash it down q for at
last it biteth like serpent, and stingeth like an
adder. ALPHA
THE MAINE LIQuoR LAw.-We have received
the Report of the Mayor of Portland, to the Al
dermen and Council of that city, made Jan. 18th,
1859, on the operation of the new Liquor Law in
that city. The Mayor gives the most encourag-
ing account of the effects of the law on the city.
lie says the streets of Portland are perfectly quiet
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