New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-23

If they would be such fools 70 sly themselves ana dtnrs
u his fault that there could be no harm IN sen
deacly poons an knives if they Eers properly nss a.
that he not responsible for their aoq,e Dy v'tsi
letihe seller daily deals ont hat an ko"Fs -
be pOs D. that which he perfectly wei n1i-rsthdt -
deihfone mans reason. be knows thst tatrr are tn"
sands and thousands ho become complete 'h-
Of habit and perverted appetite that they cannot resist
the t cup and go frOm day 10 day sFa0Wns,h me
slow but sue poison and b0.trg out by degrees all e
manhood WhtreVih God hss invested them alo inus per
p-tatng species Of suieife Infinitely worse nm Vi'u
ard INN date scdesruc Ol smu n a. Il - M efnS
ard cTue Ard hall these ruse.ers Be prniea Z, 80
OF pei s death rs sinal measure. c'oly ceahng
out dis poison, aud balancing mans happiness uG very
eilsieEoe against tlIee railing copper cents sufsyh
deliberately commence and prosecute tAis horrld
r.fic human life with nj severe struggle VITA bis
conscience. II thinking meGnly OF na nan nature
The exam Die Of he moderate drker tend smost seriously
TO reaId The progress of tho temperance ret rmAtoA
This class tell that drinking TO excess very ekeep-
tonable indeed and getting drunk positively vulgar Ihey
take social glass occasionally TO b. sure, but they can
drink htils let alone as they think best 1t the
abuse not The proper OF ardent spirits tnat causes All
tn m uble. Young too proue % follow the exam
pie Of these moderate drinkers They argue that others
can use alcoholic drinks IA moderation why not they r
getting that these moderate drinkers furnish the material
fer the manufacture Of dTunkards as blunt honest
fellow once remarked, Drunkaris only ,derate
drinkers gone 20 seed The appetite for prtnous liquors
may with many be Of slow growth Ii may creep on I'M
peTceptby but he who induges al all, must beware The
longer he continues the practice the stronger grows his a
petite either must he stop Short adopt and live up 10
the total abstinence pledge the odds will be fearfdy in
favor Of bis filing drunk lrus grave Ii man start TO
walk so slowly toward the end Of OF your piers
he will surely walk into the river he continue on his
course.
This class Of moderate drinkers not only acknowledge
that drunkenness is very improper but they blame the
dealers for selling to druIkarcs Thew should gay These
men sell only sober ike and then their business
would at once become respectable No If these
will continue their Internal traffic and 20 be comb ed 10
particular class of victims let that class, by all means be
the drunkarcs and the moderate drinkers for tue for
have already passed far the road to utter RUM while
the latter have whole distance to travel Ii the rnthess
hand Of the vaDda must demo sh splendid temple or
already crunbiug IN decay by al means let the sym
metrcal ind beautiful pile stand and the decayng ruin fall
1t the torch Of the neendary must bs applied 10 the well
filed store house the mpaatyely empty one let 1t be
the latter.
And there is TO be any discrimination in regard to tie
places where the poison shall be Sold let the s ant and
fashionable saloons and bar be closed the fashion
able Dram shop is the gate through which tue drunkard
passes in starting his downward career These places
make drinking comparatively respectable Here young
M take Their first lessons Let these all be closed ard
dribh ing would be voted dreputable by the fash
iOI able world and the practice would soon become 0oso
lete
When Egypts great Queen Dissolved and drank jewel
worth empire she die according TO the present opinion
of the world very foolish thing !e she has on smaller
scale ds of mitatOrs IN this City to day Lfbores
altzan merchants manufacturers and gentlemen OF prop
erty and Standing daily sw lowing down tneir fortunes
in liquid poison for intoxicating drinks polson US and
II stuff my well be called by its proper name Trace
tle uiOIicaie back it, Greek root and will hnd
that signifies poison, notwithstanding the dealers give It
sm. sweet" and poison Is poison and will be so IN
spite all forts to conceal the fact by giving It differ Mt
name Suppose should recommend the hsbltua use OF
9th er pOisOIs Than cOhOadvse you 10 take little ar
s.uc with breakfast rae of corrosive submit with
dinner and prussc acid ut tea, make an ingenious argu
ent favor OF the moderate OF these poisoLs appeal
Ia auth rites quote Paul. talk of science, and when you
should cy against such absurd wickedness, appeal to
my natural liberty TO do pretty much as L please,
and charge yoa with an attempt to prescribe what
shall eat ant drink. What would you say TO M
You would call a fool lunatc and think that
might be knave if had sense enough Yet people 90
on day after day swallowing subtle bison under the
names OF brandy GIN &C. course which results IN
bringing the Otest and nObest neecS OF our land down
into the very Of the streets When the proudest and
stro1 get laid low by this fell destroyer Is vain aud
presumptuous 10 assume that you may with safety tread
the SAINT path which has proved 80 disastrous to them
But for the Argument admit that you may safely drink IN
moderation still il does you good and for the sake OF
others more eak and frai than yourself for the sake OF
suffering humanity, for the sake OF the thirty thousand
who annually ssgger into eternity rom the elect 0i inns
blighting, whitening you should abstain Why DO
mt Drink intoxicating liquors Not TO quench thirst for
water which God created and made free to all ID much
better for that purpose not for nOushmen for there IS
no nourshment in it, They drink first, perhaps, be-
cause others do and to be social then for stimulent One
glass the purpose at fret in short time two gas
SEES required 10 produce the effect one would Tor
m.ry do then three and then they go rapidly to des
trucilon. The moderate desire for moderate stmuant
soon grows into craving appetite which the poor victim
finds entirely beyond his control
Miss Lucy STONE next introduced, and made brief
and impressive appeal behalf of Total Abstinence One
of the principal why the had not heretofore
triunphed was in her opinion, to be ound in lack Of
moral courage the part of those who plainly see hath
prnc lie right but fear TO act in accordance with their
convictions, because public opinion or fashion may not
sanction their course They must do as others do. Young
men drI becsue their friends and companions drink and
by drinking when they would rather not they learn to like
IL We are quite too much disposed 10 float with the cur
rent We lack the courage 10 do right OF what
others may do or say II the hardest thing in the world
IN be peculiar to be singular Young men VIII subject
themselves sickness in order TO acquire the filthy
habit of smoking and chewing tobacco just because others
indulge in the of the vile and .tng weed They
think they others do or they nothing Sumo
are even willing not paid for rather than not
be in fashion When required to do any thing out
of the ordinary way instead OF inquing whether the act
renured be right in ITSELF ask what Squire will think
of H. or what DR. b. will say about il whether Mrs Jones
and Mrs jenkins will approve oft The child is taught that
il should do this or that not because the thing wrong
but because folks don't do We should do right and Do
true 10 the promptng5 OF conscientious CONVICTIONS
WIZ we can up to this standsrd-when we are pre-
nared 70 do right spite Of what this person that per
son may say think Of that then we may expect
the reform movements of the day to 60 to fulton
peon are not alike and should not try TO be whatthey
srs not Every person should be himself herself just
God made US The trees Of the forest not alike,
and the birch does not repne because il is unlike
the Maple the giant Oak does not complain because Is
not the graceful and stately Ash The towering Pine wears
lis evergreen dress in perfect satisfaction and desires not
10 change its identity Ii costs something not TO conform
10 the cust and usges of Society in small things
IL We consult our health and bodily comfort and convent
nce N matters of dress and happen doing depart
from the latest decree of the tickle yrant Fashion, Society
places its ban upon and sraightwsy voted vul
rar Ii costs something TO advocate the right when sscn
course conflicts with public sentiment but hose VINO nave
the true spirit of the honest and faithful refsrmer well
afford the expense We may lose As. temporarily but we
will preserve our manhood and vomanhood we want q
little Of that stern spirit OF nonconiormiy Whch prodaced
the Reformation The Primitive Christians were not afraid
be considered singular though their lives