Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-05
THE GREAT E-INTEMPERAECE

THE GREAT E-INTEMPERAECE
Of all the curses that have bliehtcd the
human family and too often made the
green earth desolate, intemperance is the
drcst. 1t is the great curse Of mankind.
Its victims are more numerous than those
Of water, fire and the sword combined.
Truthfully has it been said of this i'm
mcnse evil: Its victims are the most
numerous. The miscrics it creates. the
most widespread and deplora bic. 1t is
the source CT almost every species ofcrimc.
IT saps the foundations of morality and
honor. 1t brutalizcs men and women,
and transforms them into Objects of
loathing and disgust. 1t poisons and
kills every noble quality in the young :;
blights their life, and hurries them to an
early and degrading death. Peace and
prosperity depart from the family into
which it enters. Tranquility cannot cx-
list in the community in which it prevails;
and virtue. .anguishes where intempcrancc
abounds"
Although this is strong language, no
sane man will deny its truth.
How strange a thing tits, notwithS:and-
ing the truths we have uttered, that so
many Of our fellow beings are intelnpcr-
ate, such numbers are sclfdcstroycrs ::
for view it as you will, the man or woman
who is lost by intcnnpcrance, is self
murdcrers a suicide, who will he Judged
with their own blood, and in most cases
that ofothcrs, rcd upon their hands.
The woes, the desolatonS, the broilS.
the murders, which are the daily work Of
the demon Of intcmperancc, call in trum-
pet tones upon every friend of his species
to be up and doing in the good work Of
temperance reform. Not by har>hncss,
not by violence or abuse, but by mildness,
kindness, and a pcrScycring righteous de-
termination.
If we look around us in our own city,
and read the journals of others, VIC can
see the fell course of the hydra and hear
tales that will make the heart grow sick
That our readers may have some idea
Of the killing race of the fierce simeon of
intemperance, we gather from our cx-
changes, a few Of tie thousand brief sad
tales, that have been recorded during the
past few days. Volumes would not con-
tain all but let the following suffice for
the present:
Near Sumn,itvillc, Sullivan county, \.
Y, resides a family by the name of Allyn.
One of the sons, named Isaac, has been
partially dcrangcd since the memorable
Miller excitement, and when irritatcd
would exhibit all the phrcnzy of mad
man. Another by the name of Albert.
was addicted to intcmperance, and very
frequently went home intoxicated. A
few weeks since, Albert went home under
the influence of liquor, andmecting Isaac,
Tor some slight cause struck him Il severe
blow. Isaac being of a pcaccablc dispo-
sition when not deranged, ran from his
brother, and tried to avoid his assaults,
but the latter pursued, and in his drunk
en- insanity, called out Ike, | must
have an eye" On overtaking him, a
violent struggle took place, but Albert,
being much affected by liquor was thrown
to the ground, and his brother, by this
time becoming deliriouS, commenced
stamping on the head and face of the pros
trate man, saying, "'he must be killed,
and thrown into the road" Albert died
from the effect of his injuries on the Sat-
urday following, and on the same day,
Isaac was arrested to be tried for his
murder. The father testified before the
Coroner's jury, that he had often parted
them before; and that difficulty, always
occurred when Albert came home intoxi-
Gated.
William IIolborn, farmer residing
near Bloomfield, Indiana, few weeks
since killed his son, William Holborn,
Jr., under the following circumstances
The son had lately married, and was
living in the same house with his father,
the two working the farm on shares. On
the day of the murder, the father and son
went to Quincy with load of oats, after
selling which they became intoxicated,
and On the way home quarrelled about
the money realized by the sale. In a
frenzy of passion and drunkenness, the
son jumped from the wagon, and, seizing
piece of rail by the road side, violently
struck his father, who then drove on
alone, leaving the son to come home on