New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-27

ties sandfpg before MIN. DANIEL severe IN youtniut
sanctity boldly ipterprets to him their prophetic import
Thou art weighed inthe balance and found wanting"
Hush what voice Is that Js It the rushing Of the
waters of the Euphraes, Is it the mourning Of ths wnd'
Alas no 1t is the rsmpling Of the thousands Of the
Persian conqusror who is come to fu the dread prophe
cy of Jehovah They come nearer, nearer they enter
the palace and In moment the wicked Beshazzar lies
lifssss at the feet Of his mighty coDqueror.
Newerleans, Dec. q, 1852. JuLrAsA RAspoLrH.
THE PUBLIC REFORM;
Or, .4naLicene League
The evil aimed at BY this League is widespread, exert
ing its influence the world. rg 73
It's less than three hundred years since first became
prevalent opinion in Britain that ardent spirits were
useful and indeed essential to the working that he
by them the better enabled to resist the effects Of
heat cold wet fatigue And It not until the time of
Revolution that such became the opinion in America
Then our 0ssDmsnt supplied liquor to army. erro-
neously AvDg that its would extend no further.
and that the soldiers when liberated from martial service
| and permitted to return to their homes would dis
continue the of it. But the present condition of our
country tells with sorrowful Emphasis such was not
| the case. ,.s
With them 1t experiment originating in patri
otm and bsnevolence unchastened by such knowledge
| as we have Of its ruinous consequences
Had they. we, its effects how could they thus
have put it by legal sanction and high example, into ths
possession Of their counrymen How could they have
thought beyond doubt they then did that would be
and they witnessed the results of re-
falling from every street in our cities and every
waysde tavern and cross-road hamlet throughout the
country su
They knew not the evils. numerous and malignant as
the plague of Pandoras Box which to flow from it
and were comparatively Nameess but our present iac
we'll know all these and therefore, in licensing the
sale of ntoxcalug liquors Unfortunately far from ,so-
cent is greatly to be feared that innocent blood cries
to Heaven against them. well against the immediate
dispensers Of this stimulus to every other species Of wick
| edness.
do not appeal to dealers Their In selfvindi
cation would be numerous "They had right to sell
liquor They paid for this right-pad the Government
and it is Lagful!n 1t employment! Yes
how sad and yet how true this fact is. 1t is laufd'
don't appeal any class for reformation but to
the whole population of New Orleans represented in
assemblage.
sesst thou yonder christian man He labors for the
promugaton Christianity in city but he does not
belong to the Anti License League They says he can
never accomplish anything here they are too weak and
the place too far gone in its devotion to this nu
gence.n Let him stop and consider. They may not be
strong it's trues but could he not lend them helping
hand The place too far gone'' Thinks he tits too
far gone for him to labor in the Of Christ and his
religion Remembers he not that the Of the tenn
perapce reformation the essential preparations
to the progress of Christianity. Would he preach his
Of love and gentleness to the madman? And
not the victim OF even worse tnan lne poor
maniac The idiot end maniac are blameiess' lor toD
deprves them of their reason but the drunkard places
himself under the control OF MS desoatera destroyer
who knows no mercy and viii struggle long Aye to tine
almshouse or to the grave before be renqushes his
prey,
Is it not then the duty Of every Christian.
to an end to lend his aid to the League
And is 1t not also the duty OF all phsntnro-
pss and PATRIOTS and all those VINO love- and would sup
port our republican institutions actively to sustain this
much needed public reform !'
would respectfully ask the audience now assembled
NewOreans cannot vote for and adopt the an
License Ld' when so many OF her sister Cities and ever
0hoe States have SO nooly adopted and are living unde
he Maine aw % Are you ready to consent that tn
south shall remain tne nome Oh intempefance a1er
shai nave been 1gnominiousy drNen from tne Nortn.
1t seems such cannot be the case and nave not caus
TO conclude 1t VIII not be when we see weekly, an abl
temperance paper sent forth ameng our people ana
hem as we nope anu peie'e' DUN fe"u anu sus'anea
Ii the citzens Oh this CITY iaoor nearty ana cheefu
IN this gooa WORK. goa VIII oless tner ehorts ana man
hearteit prayer VIII arise irom hearts naue hapP
nroush tner lhnhence oi the cohtlnueo prosperity
Tue eou'ne'n ofsan auu 'ne Suese' anu Pe4Pes"''
the ANri-hicESsh LEAGUE OF NEmoNLEANs'
ELIZABETH hAhsEf oofEs'
'
Ii II ANp sn ~ "e'
Truly, the the time Of our earthly pilgrimage
| .heouersd with pleasures and sorrows To-day we ar
LIZ, - +b -oalrnc of huss,. 70 ,or-o, ,ns l.; n
,anths of desnar who can look into futurtv and tai
chat III. nsxt bopr NAV bring forth, None, All /
l. a.ea fr, onr vision bv cloud an dense that tbe sy
a.. m, i.rcs into ;ts ohs,n,;tv and 70 sra doomed
f ,ha rrss.rt ,d Gain wisdom, hv rsss.+ion On tb
ot rbopcb tn, cun of inv ia som.mes tasted bv eve,
vet ao,e rartake of nassinp nleas more freel
h,a oths Int with al, the nursnt. If bann,ness a,
II :, ,v.i.d 90 the ;n,,o;nation can wal, ,onceys Will
is me arc tsmnted by the gav fash,onab,e world wh
Iii, a +h.tros sxe;,o in tha;r bosor, thrill of n,ea
obars ha in the ich of bome and domestic fslicit,
so,s delight in loneliness burnnc the midnight oil
.ncs faw stems further in the nath of knowledge er
;, 90 r,r.b ron, b.nn;ness when tbe no;pt for wb;c
IL 49, hr t,i,oa ia ,.,ad M otbars wbosa onv n,e,su,
ons,. Il; tb. gav rounds of a;ssinatiou hut to nj
4, ata. b ,ber station In Nfa shadows will, Ait aero
,; ,rs. f ,cbt and dark.n FIR awhile the sunshir
| . ,ho,r hrr;poss rhougb oav and thougbtess som
h ; ocor tn preyent the fn,, fruton of their for
RI ,nticpations
IF domestic virtues parental and aal Affection ar
d. n ;r of soeino otbara b.nnv corsttpta our chief
ht ;f IN our home thu ahode NJ neace and securit
nj h. OH orr .wset and fond affections meet % We fe
mr. bann;ness and desire nothing more even then is o,
chit sometimes oyershadowed by death Yes even the
,ow cold and desolate will the once loved home appe