Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-02-19
uJ Some of the radical Temper.

unce peopie, VINO profess 10 nc WINGS
say that they arc In favor Of running
Temperance ticket, at the Spring cleo
ton, TO he composed Of men from the
tickets ofboth parties; and they express
their satsfac ton with the Temperance
qualifications of Gov Allen, and Mr.
Potter, the Secretary Of Stntc. This
is ust about the consistency which
there is in some men whose judgment
is all absorbed by a lavorite ism in wha
they conceive to be n m,ral reform
! Gov. Allen and Mr.. Potter are not Tenn
perance men, and any Temperance
Whig who expresses satisfaction with
them in this respect, is so far infatuated
as TO be devoid of reason. 1t is a noto-
rous fact that Gov. Allen has got a
larger quantity OF old and choice liquor
in his cellar than any other man IN the
State, and he drinks it and furnishes it
to his friends whenever he pleases. He
has given number of entertainments
this winter, and his table has always
sparkIed with the exciting beverage
AT the October session Of the Assembly,
Mr.. Potter, the Secretary Of State, en-
tcrtaIned the members at his house at
S outh Kingston, and he also treated
them abundantly with various kinds of
good liquors. Now il such men are
called substantial friends Of Temper
ancc, and men protesting to be radical
Temperance relormers are satisfied
with such candidates. why We have
no hing to say, except that We have bu,
little faith in the prudence and wisdom
ofsuch Temperance Apostles.
In our opinion, nothing is gained TO-
the cause Of Temperance by radical
Legislation on the subject. Intemper-
ancc is a great evil, and we should
heartily rejoice to sec it remcdied but
we do not believe that any substantial
benefit can be effected by any ultra leg
islative enactments. Moral suasion is
the great lever which must be efIcctu-
!
ally used and more LAS already been
accomplished by this, than ty all the
/ laws which have ever been made upon
the subject. You canno. reform a drunk
ard by legislative acts any more than
! you can prepare n sinner tor heaven by
! the same means you must convince
man Of his error, and operate upon his
reason and his conscience, and in this
way alone can you reform him. The
Maine law is intended to deprive the
poor man, who can only afford to buy
in small quantities, Of his indulgence
| while the rich man, who is able TO pur-
chase by tie barrel is not reached and
he Is at liberty to drink as freely as ev-
er. 1t is, therefore, an unjust law, be-
cause i, is aimed only It poor men.
n5~ he Providence Post. in com
menling upon the high merits and lm-
maculate virtues Of the nominees of the
late locoioco State Convention, remarks
as follows in regard to the General
Treasurer:
The experience Of nine months has
satisfied our people we presume, thai
! they have faithful and strictly honest
servant in their present General Treas
urer-Edwn Wilbur, OF Newport. In
stead Of the Babel like confusion which
formerly reigned in that office, il is un-
questionable that we have now the
strctest order and the most faithful per-
! iormance OF all that officers official du-
ties. HIS records are unspotted and
unconiused, and his department towards
those who have business with his office
is commended as worthy Of the man
and the place.
We do not intend to complain Of any
thing which is said above relative 10
Gen. WiIbur-but we copy the para
graph in consequence Of the attack
which is there made upol the vcncra.
Bile Stephen Cahoone. We are not
surprised at anything which may APP
pear in the Post because the person
who controls lis columns Is anything
but compound Of amiability and good
ness he has long been making his low
and malignant attacks upon Mr.. Ca
hoone and he still continues them
But we mus, acknowledge some sur
prise at seeing this attempted slur upon
the high-minded, honest aud venerable
Mr.. Cahoone, copied into the AdreT!iser.
! Such infamous attacks as have recently
been made upon MIR. Cahoonc are bad
enough when they appear in the col
umns of the Post, and come from the
mouth of William Beach Lawrence, the
| New Yorker who failed in acquiring any
political standing at home,- but when
they are repeated by Newport man,
who knows all about the character OF
Stephen Cahoone. and who, until with
in two months, has identified himself
with the Wing party for more than a
quarter Of a century, and whose paper
has often euloglscd Mr.. Cahoone,--w
wonder to what depth a small pccunia-
ry consideration will induce a man to
fall.
Bonaparte's house, at Longwood, st.
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