Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-03-01

UIOOuy,slQu lnQt lie Ililu ueenit tWDunueu IN
several places He supported himself with
a crulch, and thus addressed The army of
Alcohol :-r-,s,. ,5eer a
"Friends and Count gme1Fhear my com
plainls,--behold my woundSI Look at my
hands, my face, my bloody garmenis Do
you ask who has thus abused and injured
me ? Yonder is The Apnsle$ il is Alcohol,
under whose banner yeu ara marshaled -
For many generations has lhis demon been
encroaching on my rights, inihring my char.
acter, defucing my beauty, az, piercing me
through and through with many grieyous
wounds. Sill he is not cone MED (. and |
perceive that of late he Is &lled Nilh,un-
common wrath and that he Is bent on my
total overthrow. Nothing but my hearts
blood will satisfy him. Why has he con-
slructed all those foruicatioHs? Why COL
lecled this vast army? One great object is
to batter down all my strong holds, disperse
my soldiers, ruin my cause and lcyel me
with the dust Friends and countrymen,
you know moi what you do. You become
my worst enemies, by becoming the friends
of Alcohol. AS you increase his strength,
you increase my weakness and sufferings'
Every blow which you strike in his defence,
draws from my veins the current of life; and
if you perscvere in this course, you will al
last bring down my grey hais with sorrow
to The grave. For my sake, for humanity's
sake, for your own sake, for the sake Of
your wives, your children, your neighbors,
your native land, and the world n. large.
abandon the standard of Alcohol"
lie added no more, but wept bituerly.-
Some of Acohol's soldiers wept. This
neuled the Prince prodigiously, for he could
not endure TO see his soldiers manifest any
signs of tender heart "Who is Public.
goodl" said he in foam. "Qon't listen 10
him, he is an mposler. The real MIR. Pub
ic-good is my special friend, and is under
my special chprge. Yes, and will fight
for him as long as live for regard him
as worthy man, andI love him most ien.
derly." n.Y
observed that many Of The captains Of
Alcoho's Notifications, who gathered round
10 hear the debate, took up zealously for the
Prince. And why should they not, since
he had bribed them by giving them sigh
Of Mammon's box! True, their own soul;
and bodies were in eminent danger, but this
is nothing, Who can haveihe hardihooc
and efftontery 10 say that pinch or TWO o
yellow dirt is not an ample equivalent fol
The ruin of health, character, family ant
country; and for the pains Of eternal dam
nation. aaa
Thus my dream moralized. And some
of the captains OF EmHighnel s-slorts toc
'fVhey are sometimes called preachers) hat
many things 10 say for the Prince. This
made Alcohol leap for joy, and many Of hi
soldiers said, "this is clever; we love ,hest
liberal, generous souls; we thought we wer
right, but now we know il, for the preachers
are with US" a.
) There were some who said Thai they wer
perfectly willing that all should do as the.
, pleased. They would not for their life op
pose any one who wished 10 deser, even th
siken banner, and march under the color
of Total-abslinence. Indeed they wer
ready to acknowledge. that if all the worlt
would follow the instructions Of Experience
the school-master, the condition OF monkin
: would be vastly improved. None wer
Egreaier enemies TO Alcohol Than themselves
! none more deeply and sincerely lamente
| his success, or could be more heartily re
G ioiced 10 see him routed but still they di
g not perceive that their marching under tn
I silken banner would result in any injury t
, themselves or others; neither could they b
i convinced by flying to the standard Of To
tal abstinence they could possibly accom-
i pIish any good. "Poor creatures" though
|, "AIcohol has crammed you with his log
5 ic from the pit; he has put you under III
Q command Of Col. Inconsiderate, and chain
i ed you fast 10 Inconsistency. lie has Sc
: Bad-example, his great recruiting officer, o
e your shoulders. and compels you 10 hol
}, him up TO the view of your families and lel
: low citizens, that they may be enliced int
: his ranks, and trained in The road 10 perd
D ton"
!; The debate continued for long time.
: do not remember the half thai was said nc
!, have | time, paper and patience 10 recor
u The half that | remember.
The las, speaker was Mr.. Conscience
: He directed his remarks principally 10 III
(. Drink.deep Battalion and the Drunken Pos
G Sc. lie gave solemn sanction 10 man
i things which had been said by his friends
I; and he read aloud several Of Emmanuel
U hand bills. lie then proceeded 10 this @
Q feet 81 .l r....r gA gfi a.m
u "Rebels, self.deslroyers, mad'men Whl
r are you doing, where are you going! Yol
Il Prince is murderer; your cause is lh
+, cause Of demons; and the road you are
}, eads 10 everlasting burnings. There is
n lime 10 die, time TO be judged, and VIII
y will be said 10 the shame of Alcohol in III
n great day Of accounts? 'Departye cursed
a . that ye were wise, that ye would consic
6 er this, that you would think Of your lattt
end ~ l-s... .t..s ~. :.
d In this strain Conscience went on Il
II some time, until many Of Alcoho's me
e were thrown into terrible panic; some
n hem resolved TO quit his ranks, and sal
one TO another, eve have acted fooishl
9 we have sinned; let us abandon the ranl
& Of the Prince, and fly TO the region Of GsaGety.
y s.4. (To BE CONTINUED s ~. \,
3 STARTING EARLY.-C. E, Belden, a bo
p OF twenty years, was arrested at ,Columbu
4; on Monday nioht. in whose Garnet bao bt