davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
Harnarnl Napaninn.

The August number Of this inval-
liable publication has been placed upon
our table by a friend.
Itisa work that has been greatly
needed by the masses, and we always
read it with pleasure and qualification,
containing as it does, vast amount Of
closely printed reading matter, suited
to every imaginable taste. The.num-
erous beautiful Illustrations, to say
nothing about the Monthly Record of
Current Events, the Editors Table,
Easy Chair and Drawer, is worth the
amount of the subscription price. The
August number commences an ori-
ginal article by Jacob Abbott, entitled
Memoirs of the Holy Land, " embel-
lished with a variety Of well designed
and finely executed cuts, illustrating
the manners and customs of the peo-
pie of that ancient and sacred Land.
1t win run through several numbers.
The present issue, 100000 copies,
is larger than that of any publication
of the kind in America. We look
upon it as the best publication extant,
and its enormous circulation indicates
similar good opinion on the part of
the people. The book contains l44
pages of neatly printed reading mat
ter, forming at the end of the year Q
volumes of 864 pages each, and is
published at the moderate price of
three dollars per annum. Those of
our subscribers desiring the book, will
address Harper & Bros, No. 329 and
33l, Pearl street, New York City.
The publishers will oblige us very
much by favoring us with an ex-
change,
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
New Paper.

The Old Oaken Bucket - for
merly published in Racine, Wis, and
which was discontinued for want Of
patronage--has been resuscitated by
the enterprising G. S. of the Grand
Division of Wisconsin, at Madison.
No change has been made in its form
and size. It looks well, but reads bet.
ter. We hope it may succeed. Let
the friends in that State see that it is
properly cared lor,
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
R@R OR@AN 10 R18 9R@PBRAUoR RRR0ano

The last days Of the Traffic in New
pOrt.---The ruling passion strong
in Death.
The demijohn fever seems to have
ragged in Newport during the last days
Of Satan's reign under the rum ban.
ner, but not until Saturday did drum
kenness run wild, and proclaim its own
shame.
The Newtons died game" pro-
claimed by their conduct, their hatred
of every thing good, to the final gasp.
Having sold to all who called with
their jugs and bottles, down to Satur-
day, they commenced at sunrise of
that day to give away what of their
poison remained on hand. The New
port News thus speaks Of this latter
performance
"Those noble hearted, whole-souled
and generous fellows, the Messrs.
Newton, who know not the definition
of the word meanaeSS, and whose
charities are always as liberal as their
business is extensive, placed a large
number of casks, filed with all kinds
of liquors, in front of their store, and
during the whole day gave away
liquor to deserving poor people who
were unable to purchase even small
quantity to be used in case ofsickness,
&c. They placed suitable men at the
casks, who deal out the liquor with
Judgment and discretion to those who
needed it; this generous act will long
be remembered by hundreds Of poor
people, who will over and over again
breathe blessings upon the heads of
the Messrs. Newton for their kindness
and humanity. They commenced Civ
ing away at sunrise, and continued it
until sunset, thus disposing of many
hundred gallons of liquor. Would
that we could record such acts Of gen
erosity, even in another way, on the
part of some of the Maine Law men,"
But we turn from this picture of
degradation. Thank heaven! the New
tons, these generous-hearted, liberal
souled gentlemen, have blown their
last blast. Their occupation is gone.
They have abandoned rumselling-af-
ter giving their names to posterity as
the last in their efforts to perpetuate
the miseries of rum-drinking. 1t is
now for the friends of Temperance to
bind up the wounds which their traffic
has caused; to cheer those whose
hearts have been wrung by fallen
fathers, husbands, brothers and sons;
to restore to sobriety and usefulness
the hundreds who have fallen beneath
the Juggenaut of this demon. Let
us hope they will perform this labor
with cheerfulness and in faith, and
that brighter day will soon dawn
upon those who have been trampled
into the dust by habits which find de-
tenders in only single town in.Rhode
Island,
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
Life Insurance.

a few weeks since, the Good Sana.
ritan Division" at Columbus, ayaiIed
themselves Of the offer of the Wash.
ington Life Insurance Company, Of
this city, in taking out & policy on the
life of each member, in the sum OF
Sl0O, conditional in each case on
the fidelity Of the member until death.
One OF the brothers has since been
suddenly cut down by the cholera,
leaving helpless family. The 800
was Immediately paid. This, although
a small sum, will prove of essential
service to this family, and illustrates
the advantages Of the plan of insuring
Divisions adopted by the Washington
Company. The temperance feature
ofthis Institution, is an admirable one,
and must secure for it the favor of all
temperance men, We should think
that Divisions, and Temples also,
would generally insure, as it furnishes
powerful motive to hold on to the
Order.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
Tennessee,

A Brother "way down IN Tennes-
see," falling upon Prospectus of the
Olgan, in one of the many papers
printed at the Ben Franklin Office.
writes to us to send him a specimen
number Of the Organ, aud promises
to send us a club of ten, at any rate.
He gives a good account of the state
of the cause in bis vicinity, Julian
Gap, Hamilton county,. Tennessee
is doing a noble work for the cause,
and her "Sons" will not tire, until
the black waters of intemperanco are
perfectly stiiled, and the stain wiped
out from among her people,
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
From the Mn.sachn,stt, Life Boat.
MT.VERNoN, o., June 26th, 1859

MT.VERNoN, o., June 26th, 1859.
Ed. Life Boat: The Temperance
cause seems to be gaining ground ra-
pidly in this place and vicinity. The
different Divisions of the Sons of Tenn
perance in the county are establishing
libraries with their surplus revenues,
donations, &c, which cannot fail to
carry them forward in their glorious
work with rapidity equal to the pre-.
sent age.
In Mt. Vernon, for several weeks
past, our excellentMayor and Marshal,
headed by some of the citizens, have
been engaged in prosecuting whisky
retailers at a great rate. Some ten
or fifteen have been presented and
fined from fifteen to twenty. five dollars
a clip-mostly reaching the latter sum
and there are now some five or six
prosecutions pending for similar Of
fenses.
There is a fixed determination on
the part of the good citizens of our
town to put a stop to this wretched
business. Nor will any person won.
der at itwhen they are told that during
the past winter and spring, some four
or Eve persons have died in our midst
from the effects of this desolating bu-
siness,-some of them young men of
promise and excellent famiIies-and
also that we have in our midst now
man of giant mind and brilliant intel
lect, whose entire usefulness has been
destroyed by the use of alcoholic
poison
The Maine Law will have considera-
bic to say in our county election, and
when we come to elect another State
Representative, wo be unto him that
is not for the right. Yours, &C., H.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06

A man named Johnson, during g
fit of intoxication, on Sunday, the 18th
inst, attempted to cross the Niagara
river, Just above the falls in a boat
1t was, Of course, carried rapidly down
towards the cataract, but caught on a
rock in the rapids Off Goat Island
towards the Canada shore. There
the man remained all night up to a
late hour on Monday, when daring
fellow, named Robinson, undertook to
effect hisrelease from his perilous posi-.
ton. He padded out in skif trail
ing rope lied to tree on the island,
and at the most imminent risk sue
ceeded in reaching johnson, whom he
took on board, and then returned.
Five minutes after they landed, john
sons boat loosened and went over the
Falls. The spectators instantly made
up purse of two hundred dollars 70
reward Robinson for his exploit,
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
John r. Williams.

We regret to learn that our much
esteemed friend and brother, John h.
Williams, has been seriously indis.
posed for some time past; but his na-
nerous friends throughout the State
will be happy to know that he is again
at his post. battling for the right, with
renewed energy and zeal. John is n
CnH tenn. and his heart is in the right
place. with 9 pleasant word for friend
and blow for his enemy, old King
Alcohol
Il will be seen in the list Of ac-
-nowledgments, that Bro. W. has not
forgotten the Organ. We intend to
apooint him a General Agent for the
Organ and the sale of the illustrated
Maine Law, upon such terms that
it will in part compensate him for
his time and talents. He Can put the
Organ through" and if in doing SO
he can make it to his advantage, We
will be the better satisfied. Bro. W .
nav expect a letter from us in a few
lays, with full power and inStruc-
ions, and we hope he will see proper
D accept of cur proposal
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
s."CEDERvILLE, GREEN Co., o. J
July 3Oth, 1859. {

"BRo. CALEB CLARK Il intend to
send you every subscription that /
can obtain, for let me tell you, that
the Organ" is doing wonders; and
may it continue to expose the liquor
traffic, until there shall not be one
found bold enough to advocate its
cause.
We have but two of the anti
chambers of hell , in our village, but
that is enough to curse the most pros
iPsvouo a1d thriving village in any
community.
"We have had the boldneSs to pas
substantially the Maine Liquor Law,
in our village. By a petition of seven,
eighths of our citizens, the Honorable
Council passed the Law. 1t only re.
mains to be seen if it will be enforced.
There would be no difficulty in enforc-
ingit, was it not for the fact that there
exists certain class, that openly and
publicly profess to be favorable to the
temperance reform, while at the same
time they are engagedin all low, mean,
underhanded trickery, and wire work
ing with his " ExcelIency's" agents;
and what is still worse, they make a
regular habit Of taking down the poi
sonous draught, which they obtain
after night has hung out her " sable
curtain" We are, however, deter
mined to make an effort, let come
what will. We have made the liquor
sellers uneasy, at any rate, for they
have visited and counseled every law
Yer that likes "dram" in the county.
May the ball roll on. till it drives
every liquor seller in the State to some
honorable business!"
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
What shall be doneg

The ume Tor ocuon py the frionds
of legal enactment against the liquor
traffic in Ohio, in anticipation Of the
adjourned session Of the Legislature,
is rapidly waning That we should
do something to make the Legislature
feel the pressure Of popular senti-
ment, we have no question; bat there
has been a perplexing controversy in
our avn mind as to what was the most
feasible plan, We have already sent
up 100000 petitions to this body;
much time and money have been ex.
pended in obtaining these petitions;
we are on the eve of an exciting poll
tical canvass, when it is questionable
whether a simultaneous and effective
movement can be made to get up
memorials; some may doubt the pro-
priety Of signing a second petition to
the same body, others feel like throw
ing the responsibility now upon the
members of the General Assembly, and
letting them, if they will, triAe With
the expressed sentiment Of thd doh
stituents. These are some of the OBJ
jections to a general effort to circulate
petitions On the other hand, it may
be urged that the friends should show
their public servants that there is no
declension of interest on the subject,
and that we are in earnest in our de.
signs, Again, such an effort will keep
alive the interest among temperance
men, and give them something valua.
Bile to do amid the fever and folly Of
political turmoil The expense and
trouble ought not to be in the way, as
the ultimate result must be great
saving to the State
The plan we regard as the most
desirable is, to have town and county
meetings, securing as large an attend.
ance as possible, aud at all such meet.
ings express by resolutions the sent.
ment Of the majority, and require the
officers Of all meetings to forward their
proceedings, and memorialize in their
name, the General Assembly on the
subject, giving in each case to the
Legislature. as near as possible, the
number who were present at such
meeting.
This, it seems to us, will be an
easier way to ascertain the public will,
and must have more influence upon
the General Assembly, than individ-
! ral petitions, These public abts Of
masses Of citizens, is Il fairer test of
popular opinion, than the private sign.
ing Of petition. Again, one decided
demonstration of the people in one
locality, would induce those interested
in the subject, in other places, to give
still more decided demonstration.
By this means mass meetings may be
assembled in every County in the
State, and a resistIess wave of popu.
Ter INDIGNATION against the traffic will
be created. Who will take the lead
in this matter? Which County shall
have the largest and most enthusiastic
gathering Of the sovereigns
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
Camp Meetings.

The Hoosiers are evidently in ear
nest on the Temperance question. We
see notices of, and receive invitations
to attend basket and camp meetings
almost every week, We have before
US an invitation to attend three days
meeting, commencing on the 9th OF
September, to be held on the Capitol
Square, indianapolis, This will be a
grand state affair, and we hope numer.
ously attended, The people of Indi'
ana, if denied their requests much
longer, will, with their families, camp
around the Capitol, and besiege the
Legislature until they yield.
The camp meeting in Franklin
county, Indiana, commences, we be-
lieve, On the 1st of September, There
will be a large attendance, if the
weather is propitious,
The camp meeting in old Wayne
county, Ia, will come off at the sui.
phur spring, four miles southeast ol
Richmond, commencing on the first
Thursday in September next. As
many of our readers live not far from
Richmond, Ohio will be we'll repre-.
sented.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06

About eight years ago society
was formed in this State, consisting OF
the clergy of the Episcopal Church.
with the view of providing something
for their families in case of death.
There are now between sixty and
seventy members of the society.
Now, it is worthy Of remark, says
the Gambler Observer, that, although
these men have been exposed to all
manner of diseases incident to this
western country, and several of them
for successive seasons in frequent at
tendance on those dying Of cholera,
not one of that society has as yet been
called away
We think it quite obvious, that,
under God, this happy and amazing
immunity is owing in great part to
the temperance which appertains so
generally to the clerical profession.
Is there nothing beneath this little
fact worth thinking Of.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


summerfeld, o., 81. This brothe
pays a very high compliment to thl
present members of the Ohio Legis
lature. He says. as for himself, he i
opposed to petitioning such a set o
" bottle suckers" further, and is il
favor of going to the ballot-box to ge
the known wishes Of large majority
of the people of Ohio
Bro. T. L. Cummings, of Poland
sends us two names from Old Town
o., and SO.
Bro. John Cunningham, Of London
vile, O., sends three names and 50.
Bro. VIM. H. McGrew. Sacrementc
City, California, sends eleven names
and sll. We noted this receipt il
our last.
Bro. NJ. Kindershott, P NJ. of Bates
vile, sends six names and SO, promis
ing to make up the club to ten. Al
right.
Bro. G. L. Piper, Letart's Falls, O.
sends four names and IS.
Bro. C. II. Pratt, R. S.. Welfare
Division, Pomeroy, o., 81.
VIM. Sill, Cuyahoga Falls, o.
80.
Bro. J. R. Williams, Salem, O..
sends ten names and $40. All right
Bro. w,
Bro H. Carey, Xenia, o., 81.
Bro. j. G. McManus, Eaton, O.,
81. The mistake referred to was
with us--an oversight.
Bro. Z. D. Manning, Pratt, o. 81.
Bro. w. H. Clark, st. Clairsville
O., sends four subscribers and "a; an
addition to former club. In his letter
the brother says; "At the time | for
warded the club of Rio Frio Division,
in January last, expected to have
had the pleasure Of increasing the
number of subscribers from time to
time, but have been very much dis
appointed. My health placed me in
such q situation that | was not able to
visit any Division, or any part of the
country until few days past. l was
out one evening to nelghboring vii
lage, and obtained the names l send
you, (and now am not able to be
out of my house., but | hope that
will be able to renew my labors in the
Temperance field before many days
/ am determined to swell my list tc
the Organ to one hundred or more
subscribers, if | possibly can. A
bright star, called Temperance, has
broken forth, all Of a sudden, in full
brilIiancy, in this part Of the great
State Of Ohio. The Ladies have
stretched forth their hands to our aid,
by organizing Union of Daughters,
(God bless them and by so doing, |
consider it will put us out of danger.
We have also the Maine Law in our
town, and it works well.
Bro. W, H. Dempster, of Tabor
Post Office, Tuscarawas county, O.,
requests us to change the direction of
his paper. We would do so with
pleasure, but we do not know where
the paper is now sent. 1t is rather
more trouble than the uninitiated are
aware oftolook over a list of over three
thousand names for given one. We
have too much business to think Of
such an effort. The brother will please
send US his former residence.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
Crime n oincinnati.

says that the same average tlfOugilouV
the wear as occurred in one week,
would make the number of arrests
ST. $50, or one to every four Of the in
habitqnts. He speaks of intemper-
ance and Sabbath desecraiion, as the
principle causes for this terrible state
of things, and inquiringly asks if there
is remedy.
We suppose that the Sabbath desc,
Grafton is rather an effect than a cause;
it is the result, in great degree, Of
the liquor traffic, Close up the grog-
shops, wholesale and retail, and Sab
bath desecratiou would be essentially
diminished. On the other hand, all
the laws and police regulations in the
world cannot stop shameless profana-
tons of Gods day, nor arrest the cur.
rent of crime while this fruitful source
of evil is mmolested. There is a
remedy, and it is within the reach Of
the people. If property holders and
persons interested in the temporal aud
spiritual prosperity of Cincinnati, do
not apply this remedy speedily, this
Queen City of the West will become
a reproacb, and her glory will have
departed Banks, capital, and rail-
roads, and all other means of com.
mercial enterprise, cannot save our
property and morals and intellect
from depricating, unless death-blow
is given to the traffic in strong drink.
Men of activity and enterprise in
other parts Of the country, who desire
to change their locations, will not
" pitch their tents foWards SOd0m,"
with their families. They will seek
a purer moral atmosphere We can
not appeal directly to the citizens of
Cincinnati through our Organ, to de-
liver themselves from the blighting
curse 'or III IL's cl'y 0. ''o'0oo l"'
haol'an''' we nave less 'nan "''ss ".@'
area subscribers; out we can ana do'
anu WIZ appear 70 'i's i'l9nuo u VIZ
I"0 anu sooo o'u9'' "'u U'o00 ",'0
uo''' - see INC queen o'' VI 'n'
" es' " i'op9l' VINO .eS''' !" ',i' qua"
"' la'se W 'ol'e "''' '"'' w. '''
"' ., We pens"
y, Io9' - '','' -',' '% il '0',,
y -. 'l. : ~ -
ion.n,ls have honest imn1Iscs and
dosirc to giye utreraoao to Them they
dor, NAT Iost fbo,- ;norr tbo bosGJit,
of Ais aI,,,;rbtv noye, The noIiti.
oi.ss If oil 1orties oyoid oIIusior f.
,b;.r ,,ro,.,i,;,,,, ;,io,,;t,,1os ,ayt,. :,
terests suffer. The clergy, to some
extent. are mum lest a wealthy mem.
Der or leading supporter of the church
should be offended. Judges and
Meyistrates Mayors. Marsbals. Con.
sr,b,es and watcb,nan nc we'll as T,e.
,;sp,tors and CornciIoao arc with
c.,v oc.;5oo,,,1 ovco,t;oos be ,nin;ons
,f ,bo Ifo,,o, tr,G. W. r,o,rc,c.
,,ro IN tb;s ci,v and sph,,rbs ava,
o.,o ,Lo,,.o,,. z,,.,..J. - ,,.L;.I,o-, 49,,
d.r and 90 o,,,ol o,,an+;t,. or nIo
..,..,. r W. - 49,.
.l,..,-,,.I ,.. ~, y"
.nf o4aa,a5 =, o,..,, I,,.,lr 10y ,.;,3,,
tine ca,it,, invested in distiIIoyios and
croa..bo7s. is. 70 . vorv considerable
oytcnf owned bv church MANNERS and
other decent citizens.
,.,,,. ;.;,otbotta,r...1,.J J.;-
c,,ca,sd L II q matter of oytoni.b,
,,o,,, .,,o4 .;,.. r,hho,;o, G,,h,s ,,,.
II, -
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06

A diamond weighing four hundred
carats has been given to the East In
dia Company, by the Nizam Of Hy-
derabad in part payment Of a DEBT
1t is nearly twice as large as the koh-
i-noor.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06

FRosr IN JuLY.-The Rochester Advertiser
says there was heavy frost in Niagara county,
N. Y on Sunday night last, 50 that it was
quite thick on the grass, and corn and other
crops severely injured.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
A Triumph.

The Sawbucks have triumphed over
their adversanes, the Miamies.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06

EE Sixty-eight bodies have been re-
covered from the wreck of the Henry
Clay.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
The Maine Law in Ohio.

A Brother writing from Cederville,
Greene county, Ohio, in the neigh
borhood of the famous "Clifton Still, :"
writes to us as follows:
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06

TThe Cleveland Commercial will
please correct the mistake it made a
few weeks since, that our Illustration of
the Maine Liquor Law was worth 10
cents. Our price is tpenty, flee cents.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06

WANTED--An argument against the
Maine Law
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-12-09
Tavern Stand at Private Sale,

"a The undersigned offers at pri-
1ssssNa va:e sale his Tavern Stand and
issig8 175 acres of land, situate in Cool
- baugh township, Monroe county.
Pa, on the Driuker Turnpike, miles from
New Mt. Pleasant, 3 miles Nagesvile, and
about D miles from Stroudsburg, county seat
of Monroe county. About 10 acres of said
tract is cleared land, and the remainder is
heavily timbered with Spruce, Hem -,
lock and Beach. The improvements sEsssss gssse
are new Frame DpeIiing House, two L.
stories high, 80 by 36 feet, with Kitchen at
ttached, IA by is feet, one story and half
high; frame Shed 40 by so feet, and vare-
ty OF choice FRUIT TREES. A never fail
ing spring Of excellent water near the dwell
ling. About 40 acres of above tract can ca
slly be converted into excellent meadow.
Terms easy. For further particulars apply
to ROBERT w. KIPLE.
Coolbaugh tsp, July 8, 1S52.-3m*