The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-07-15

Temperate temperance.

this morning. The only difference
between him, and the limited number
the Comet represents is, tho mean,
to be used to accomplish the sum,
end. We infer that he is ono Of q
large class Of citizens, who never has
INDUCED in the pleasure Of quenching
his thirst, with an iced julip, in com.
pany with friends at public Bar.
. room--a pleasure that we arc hardly
willing to forego, because our neigh
Dor on one side, is afraid to look at a
decanter, and our neighbor on the
other, gets drunk. We are willing
that every man should be the judge
Of his own actions, and certainly de-
sire as much as any one, that altman
ner Of low groceries in this city be
closed forever. That all are alike,
and must per force be ranked on an
equality-that there can BE- no re-
speciality at IN Exchange, where
men may congregate after tho labors
Of the day, to enjoy a social glass; we
cannot with the argument Of "R." or
any ono else, be convinced.
We have no hope Of ever seeing
mankind temperate in all things y
because it is not in nature to be so;
but every movement founded in rca-
son, that is calculated to elevate the
moral standard, has our soul as we'll
as body, enlisted. That temperance
movements in this country have over
leaped the bound Of reason, we have
abundance Of evidence in tho reaction
that has taken place, whore violent
means have been used.
There are great many mon who
indulge in no kind Of pleasure; they
deem every species Of pleasure that
costs any thing, us altogether inutile,
and nothing Of any value. save bakers
bread and butchers beef. We are |
not Of that class Of philosophers, and
thank the Lord that there are some
few persons left in the world, Of our
own manner Of thinking. Such utiI-
itarians are generally great philanthro-
pists-they tell the world that it is
useless to indulge in this or that kind
of pleasure, because it is all fleet
ing show and must die away. Our
side is not altogether deaf TO TIE cries
Of humanity, but is unwilling to re-
nonce ITSELF and make a 'fast' of
life, because some morbid appctites
about us, are given to gluttony.
r." says that "there arc parts Of
our city where ladies dare not 90, on
Of blasphemies and indencics
Of every description" We are pretty
we'll acquainted with the localities of
he "mile square," and know Of none
such. +,
There has been a great moral
change here, within the past few years
"a change brought about by public
opinion, the only shurc moderator ,
'fter all, and the only ono that will
'ver effect permanent good. If our
great phllanthrophists land the world q
$ full Of thcm) expect to bring about .
Universal temperance, and convince !
nan against his natural tastes and
eason, that all manner of Injuries are S
most certain to degenerate into beast G
y appetites by indulgence; they waist ,
heir valuable time, which might be t
etter employed, by continual efforts G
square their own actions, to the q
quare Of virtue. Their solicitude for d
he present welfare and future happi- q
ess Of other souls is altogether graf d
itous and unreasonable. They must n
rst be certain themselves, that they "
re in the fright road" and should u
ion hava mercy IN usino- tho losh RI