Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-12

So said, the reader will Tecoiiect, poor
drunkard Of Mr.. VIM. Prentice and his barrel
lof rum. "Theres the barrel, and there's the
man, that made me drunk and sent me TO your
Jail"
A nd so may multitudes say Of rumselline Hs
the cause of their suffering. Mr. Rumsellsr,
indulge your fancy. or rather your recollection,
IA little. T
Visit some homo, the tenant Of which las
been for years your customer. Once in good and
happy circumstances, that family are now
plunged in poverty, disgrace and ruin The
wife is broken-hearted--th children are in rags
-squalid misery broods there-and, what is
worse than all, he who was once the protector
Iof that peaceful and plentiful home, now often
comes 10 il, in its desolateness, raging maniac.
Whence comes all this? We might 60 TO your
shop and say, 'theres the barrel, and there's the
man" thar have done it.
Just step over 10 that opposite house, There
lies man who has broken limb. Who broke
Iit2 Ah, he could point at yeu, and say, "there's
the man, "and If he could go to your shop, he
could say, "there's the barrel" al
Now go a little farther on, and we will enter
the dwelling Of Mr.. A., one OF your best custo-
mers. Mrs. A sits there binding shoes. She
has done this and other kinds Of work for years,
to support her little family, while you have put
ldH Of Mr.. AS earnings into your drawer for
Irum-in other words for poison. Ask that
poor woman why she works SO hard, why her
check is SO wan, why she sighs so often as she
piles her needle. You know the reason. She
has often prayed you with tears in her eyes, to
sell her husband no more rum; yet, whenever
she thinks, Of your shop. she can say, "sheres
the barrel, and there's the man" that are the
causes Of all our wo. Fs
| See that ragged and shoeless boy running along
the street. Troops Of such boys could say,
"there's the barrel, and there's the man" that
have torn our clothes and covered us with filth,
and sent us out 20 disturb and corrupt the COM
munity by our noise and our oaths, our roguery,
quarrels and petty thefts.
There goes Mr.. G. staggering along. I
thought he had signed the pledge. Yes, you
say, with rumseler's sneer, but he has broken
it. But how? You need not tell me. 1t was
you with your barrel, that tempted him to break
that pledge. Well LET us turn down this lane,
and 90 into the miserable hoyel at the end Of il.
There lies customer Of yours with the horrors
of delirium tremens. As you enter the door he
looks aghast, and cries out, ''ihere's the man."
that sent these devils here to torment me, and 20
10 ms shop, sud there's lile barrel tnat ne
keeps them in.
Do you remember your customer, Mr.. b,
that hung himself, or your other customer. Mr..
D., that went straight from your shop, and fell
other customer, who was murdered by him after
drinking your rum? II their ghosts could rise
and visit you. they would freeze your little,
cruel, mOney glowing seul with horror, as they
said, "'TheTe's the barrel, and there's the man
that killed U.s."
These ara but few Of the muItiFOrm evils Of
which it can be said, "there'e the barrel, and
there's the man" that have produced them. And
yet the Pumscllers have tho hardihood, in the
face af all these results Of their business still to
stand By 'tAs barrel" and deal out ruin and
misery over the community. Let every friend
Of temperance, then, a. he sees these results,
point the knesE Il these men and say, 's1heTS,s
fAs barrel and tAeTss's he man" Norwich
:. Spectator. y,
J A CuaioUs CAsE.-James b. Barnett, col
orsd man, has applied for HandamSs to COM
pei the Trustees Of the New York College to
! admit him 70 the profession of physician
Z The sfidasiss fog the plaintiff set forth that
: Barnett is Bsccalaursate Of New York Uni
ve1sity that he studied medicine with eminent
: physicians in THAI city, and that he was regular
iy msiriculatsd and sdaitted 10 the medical and
surgical cInisues Of the College, and attended
It enc regular eouYEs Of lectures. At the next
term be was disfrrnchised and expelled, be-
N sauss he wss TsTS0h u color. The Trustees
admit the facts. but jnstify their conduct on the
sgfounu tnat, Dl t1e course anu usage ok THAT IN
stituiion persons sf color are not candidates for
the degree Of doctor Of medicine, The court
has reserved its decision for their further de-
n liberation.
Captain, when de you leaveP"
20 nRhen the boat doea." otaJ
A. "And when does As bOAs leave p od
8 THE very moment aha starts"
n 'PossihlsS And Whst ins will you arrive
,sIin New YsFkf"
"Ahout sa hour after Se pass YsnkersS"
you're . smart msn, gaessi when you're ai
home, Sint PERI" 90
''I dent knew Int will ash my sister The
\ m0msAt at beck, and drop yOu line By the
return nG1. unless woman should be coning
your way, in which case will ssRd BY the re-
or turn female Pull in the plank. Bob, and let AsI
lgO."
Killed
:. A wine merchant by the name Of E. s
N. Hart, occupying store No. 8. Lsyse. ii
the city buildings, was yesterday morning
found dead under the hAtehwSy. on th
ground Aoor Of the building. Mr.. Har
occupied ths second and third hoors Of II
store as a liquor and rectifying establish
ment. and during the nighi,it is supposed
Us I'll aha h.fHh.-.u from fh