The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-06-04
AN ADDR Ess,

An ADDR Ess,
By FaAsx J. PArILLo. Of Oiire Bronc|
Temple Of Honor. No. :, Marshall
Delivered in Tyler, on tie l6,h Of Nay
1853. during Ae session Of the Crane
Temple.
sIsrrs AND BsormEa TEnrLaas. LaDiss. AM
GESrLExEss
Il 10 with no little embarrassment accep
the kind invitation to address you in bshsl
Of the order Of l'emplxrs Should l f.il Il
engage your undivided attention by ID,
powers OF ors,ory. or to tickle your fancy
by the flowers Of eloquence. withhold you
censurc, and let the consideration that
have never before ATTEMPTED . public I'D
dress, enlist your sympathy. This fac
slone might afford me a reasonable excus
for declining the honor =. the present time
especially when the Importance Of the oc
casion Is taken into consideration. f'u
cor --;erce. ever ready 10 direct ~ in tn,
0sth oI iatY los onward onward
vino W. ijsaau.a 9. OBJ. De f''l ri'un
, s,,,5si4,.#li4 "a AA &e alH
forth the cham. of or ''ala'i mp.
PIES"
The Temple Of Honor IL a Temperance
institution, having for its object the sup
preston Of the manufacture, traffic, aud
use Of spirisus.s liquors, ~ n beverage.
This 10 no new ei 'erprisc. Our fathers
yearncd Cor dai;:.. nnce from the chnins OF
Alcohol; w. long have the good and vir.
tuous been laboring 70 batusb II from our
country, through the influence Of the va.
rious societies. which have been organized
to advance the Temperance Reform, ~ well
as BY individual effort.
That intempersuce Is curse To the
country. ia acknowledged by ali, the rum
sellers themselves will not dare to deny ii.
though they continue to give their neigh
bors drink. Statistics are not necessary %
establish THE fseD yet they may serve "a
impress more forcibly upon your minds III,
importance Of usipg every cxsrt'on to free thu
country from the destructive influence ol
strong drink. have, therefore. selected n
Few Of the most important, from the vast
number with which the newspapers and pc
noaicals Of the day are frsigh,ed.
In report Of the American Temperance
Union, it is stated that the number Of pas.
pers in Massachusetts in 1851. WAS "a.
500; the number caused by intempersnce
being -. $50, over fifty three per cent Of
the whols number. The whole cost Of
support was e4al 600; aud taking any
three per cent ~ the result OF intsmperancs
will snake S233 100.
The ssme report states that the nnmbss
Of pAup~rs in the State of New York IN
1851, made such by int-mperance, waa
about 10000; the cost Tor the support Of
which il Estimated At more than u million
Of dollars
The arrests in New York City. In 1881
says another account, WAS IS0,6tO; of
which i4O.N72 were the result Of drinking
Nearly lO,5OO prisoners were committed
to Jail for drunkenness; nine murders we're
cnured by ram; and dei'''um ,fsnens KILLED
one hundred aud fifty.
In tho city of Boston, during one week
in February last, one hundred and Any twa
persons were committed 10 jail; ninety Ave
Of whom were Tor iotemenlnnce. fourteen
per day. Ono morning ajssrwsrds, forty
one were fined or sentenced 10 the house 81
correction, then ossrAowirs with prison-
ers, three. fourths for ln,en,pssancs." ny
these accounts W. form an average 81
twen,y. sesen per day, masking O.s55 To-
the year.
To cap the list Of statistics, and come
a little nearer home. let W see how the
matter s,xnds In New Orleans. From III
sos,hern Organ, publishsd ia thst city,
learn that there are ,:sl7 grogshops IN III
First District Daring the six month";
fror, June the LIST, to December 1t, 1881
there were 10 ,s33 arrests; 7.344 Of which
we're Tor drunkenness. ~ the direct resslt o
these coiIrshouses. :" And when We ~
fleet" says tho sAitor. .sahst this wns tl'
sbb tide Of our affairs, wbst must II b.
when the Hood tide of tho city pours il
unres,ing ahrong Of drsnken humanii.
alo5g our streets, from December ls'
laS3 10 June I. lS53 VIZ may safel
act down forty or fly thousand for "a
year"
III. most Of thess hgsses are actual q.
tistics, taken from The ~ - Of wretshet
nsss and crime !; and 49, - - ealcsl,
tons based spon them. VI, WltA Ell ~
array Il a1psry. ~ hans ut faint glls
medns II ~ pesnieaoae ipaseaes n =
dent spirits upon ths eo~ally. Look q q
r~suIss In our own beloved Ts4aa. Ne :
Innate, nor svss Ne highest sarsteA Of y
tmaa,natson, ssa ssask ~ amount
iierims ard poverty sxaassine fron y
koesAsds VI gro91ssiss dlspsssd thspn1
~ ~ lsae,h aad hssadsh u hss bss1ss0-
! crowded afesnd lie psblIs sqsapes q =
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