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Ma. CoRnALEv.-In the Banner oil
Marcia 10Th, is contained a Temperance
Address. which, it appears. was read to a
public meeting of the citizeps OF Piym-
ou:h OH the lst Of the month, By Mrs. c.
II. ID. Barnett. 1t comes 10 your read
ers clothed in rather elegant language,
well written, and, will doubtless Gnd
its a dElirers-out in my estimation
ii lacks other qualifications, and amongst
them an appropriate author, so far as the
speech is concerned. Also, il is too Ill
ira in many respects. and shows toe
great I want of consistency to accom-
plish much in aiding the great and good
work Of temperance reformation. But
hope neither you or your fair authores-
will think it indecorous or ungailant liz a
rougher hand TO take exceptions TO some
of the positions assumed.
We must yield that it is not good phi
Iosophy or good economy 10 resort to the
use of a broad axe or cross cut saw, in
cutting out a dress pattern. or 10 use the
delicate little scissors and a cambrick
needle, in building the framework of a
saw mi,l-noi should the coarse. sturdy
and masculine positions in the address
b: assumed by d omG Our authoress
may. however, be excused from The fact,
as she says; ''even in this rugged fed.
there arc some warm and genial spots.
&c. Well, perhaps she has found them.
Had some stentorian voice announced the
wilI Of its masculine author to stretch
forth the strong arm OF might. OF rhysi-
cal force ana OF the law, IN the ex;ermin-
alton Of the evils of intemperancc, the
sin OF presumption would not have So
easily attached TO him. He has the pow
er TO act; and from the beginning Of al
creation to the present time (~unless a
change has taken place through the in
strumenta!ity Of sister Barne,t,) he is
recognized BY the laws of God and of men,
as alone responsible FOR the misdemea-
nors or those under his immediate super,
vision, and to 4 certain extent, for tn,
evil consequences OF all wroag in the
community Of which lie composes bat
%part-and too, very justly. He alone
makes the civil laws of the lund-he
alone executes and administers them. anC
certainly 70 him alone is justly attachet
the responsibility Of their effects.
Under other circumstances. that cour
tesy and forbearance which has hereto
fore characterized our sex. would b.
more critically observed in abiding I,
the authoress--but all those restraint
have been knowingly removed by her wv
fair hand. There are no longer obsta
cles in the way OF a full, free and impair
tiaL discussion Of the provinces Of tn
sexes. have not sought the ros
covered path in which it is he
privilege to tread. have not dared t
invade the saEctity of the domesti
circle, as an annoyance to tie queel
of the palace. No, no--nor have / III
truded a single weary step towards he
quiet :ea party" nor have | asked hert
descend from the high and elevated pc
sition which her sex so justly entities he
but she has sought my leuet-assume
the position Of my antagonist. and, as sh
says: unsolicited and not as "a license
lecturer, sent abroad by a partlcula
school," Well. it has Seen said tina
when Greek meets Greek. then come
the tug Of wsr'-but witha,l. as our be