The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24

DETRoIT, June 18th, 1853

DEAR ORGAN write you a brief letter
from the City Of the Straits. have found
it, in all respects, a much more pleasant \
place than Chicago, and without any Of the
Inconvenience peculiar to the latter. 1t is
admirably located, and possesses numerous
advantages over the other cities ! have Wis
tied since leaving home. The streets are
wide and clean, the warehouses neat, sub
stantial and elegant, and the people indus
triOus, intelligent and hOsPitable.
The population of Detroit is increasing
very rapidly, 1t now numbers about forty
thousand souls, and bids fair to contain in
few years as many inhabitants as some Of
our famous eastern cities, The people here
are fully awake TO the Importance of facil-
itating the means of Communication with
other points, near and remote in cOnse-
/ quense Of which, observe that they ere
constructing railroads in all parts Of the
State and with an energy that tires,
and perseverance that never flags, are
surely developing the vast resources Of
Michigan, and creating an enduring monu-
ment to their memory. Their locomotives,
cros scouting the land in every direction,
have almost annihilated time and space,
and well directed enterprise has converted
a country, but few years since vast will
derness, into land of beauty, wealth and
fertility ass. Sd. .s.. "a ,s.s
II In Detroit, there is much feeling on the
subject of the approaching election. The
question at issue is one of immense impor-
tance to every man, woman and child in
the commonwealth and ON its result de
pend the happiness and prosperity, on one
side, and on the other, the misery and deg
radiation, of large number Of human be-
ings. Should the citizens of Michigan
declare themselves in favor of the Maine
Law, they will do much for their own COM
fort and safety, and at the same time thrill
the heart of every patriot and christian
with unspeakable joy; but should they fail
in their noble efforts, and be overcome by
the power of rum, they will be thrown back
century, at least, and the darkness OF
H Egypt viii settle on their land
\ Within the last week, this city has been
4 visited by several distinguished and elo-
quent lecturers on temperance among
whom are General Cary, of Ohio; Hon
Neal Dow, of Maine, and Thurlow W
Brown, of New York. They have all la.
bored earnestly and industriously in the
cause, and to their able and eloquent efforts
we are indebted for much Of the enthu
siasm and zeal which now pervade our en-
tire community.
/ have just glanced at an address recent,
: published by the German liquor-sellers il
Detroit in opposition to this great meas
!. ure. 1t would be somewhat extravagant t
call it an able production, and he would b
devotedly attached to the writer who woul
risk his reputation for good sense, by pre-
nounciug it creditable to his head or hear
y 1t will have no tendency whatever, to in
fuence men to vote against the law.
y know that some of our Germans are partis
'' to "schnapps," while others are passion
L ately fond of glass of stupefying "lage
{ beer" but many of them are sober, sedat
. and sensible men, with correct judgment
and good hearts and some acguaintanC
with them justifes me in saying that the
+" are earnestly opposed to the manufactur,
sale, and use of ardent spirits.
/ So i is with great majority of tn
Il people; and on Monday next, with tn
9 help of God, they will bury the monster
+ deep that the hand of resurrection can nevt
. reach him.
For the Ohio 0rgsn.
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