Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-11-13
Mr.. Whites Address,


Mr.. Whites Address.
About twilight on Wednesday evening
last, notices were circulated through the
town, that p. S. White, the far-famed tenn
perance lecturer, would delivered an adj
dress IN the M. E. Church, at Z o'clock.
the short notice glvet,
large n'imber of our citizens. {ladies and
gentlemen,) assembled TO hear him. He
spoke about two hours and qnattetj EVIL
IDENTIFY with effect. While we could moi
agree with some Of Mr.. Whites ideas on
prohibition, yet we were much pleased
with lils address and barring spice Of ego
tism, 1t was one Of the III 5st instructive, el-
oquent and amusing efforts to which we
have ever listened 1t was the first time
we had ever heard him, end we tt1lst con-
fees that we were agreeably surprised in
the matter Of his address. We went to hear
him with strong prejudices against him
but came away favora5ly impressed with
his abilities as LECTURER. He certainly
is man of great natural powers Of mind,
winch have been highly polished by lib
eral education aud extensive reading.
MIR. White, however, advanced a senti-
ment which we think it is criminal in any
Southerner 10 entertain. In abiding TO the
New York election, and the close contest
between Clarke and Seymour, he express
ed an ardent desire for Clarke's success; Jon
account Of his pledge to the Maine Liquor
Law. And then said, he knew nothing
about the sentimentsof men ea other GU -
.ions--he cared not to know, and ncyer ip-
quired-so tl,et wete RICH. OIL the Tenn
perance Reform question. Now II is gem
er.lly Known that Clarke is a ranting abo-
litionist, is tie candidate Of .liat party, and
is on the tickets OF six other parties. Hence
we cannot see how any man South Of Ma
son and Dixon's line, could wish him sue
cess. 1t is making the Maine Liquor Law
paramount TO every other interest, social
political, and religious and considering as
second-rate the fresides aud hearth stones
Of Southern citizens. Though the South
should lose he' identity-her people be de-
prived of their pfoperty-her soil drench-
ed IN the blood Of her own chivalric and
warm. hearted sons, and her face desecrated
by the ruthless tread Of invading fanaticism,
yet give US Temperance. Though this glo-
rious Union, cemented and made sacred by
The purple life.cuIrent Of patriots, forth
and South. be dissolved, and the fair struc-
ture Of American Constitutional Freedom,
be RACED to its base, and the hopes of the
oppressed Of every cline and tongue buri-
ed beneath its gorgeous ruins, yet give II,
Maine Liqlor Law. Such sentiment is
unworthy Sou.hernes. Yet we do NOT
charge Mr.. W. with being an abolitionist.
We do not believe he is. His zeal for the
great cause Of Temperance, for it is a great
cause, and well worthy the homage and
alteration Of the proudest intrllects. )makss
him, in our opinion. forge. his dirty as a
Southern citizen. His great fault seems to
pc that he is estirely wrapped up in the
Temperance question. aud makes every o.
Their consideration, whether it effects the
interests Of the South or not, bow to this
Juggernaut. If a man is will, him on the
Temperance question, he cares not much
whether he is an aboitionist, or any other
list. The Sonth. tive NORTH the East, the
West, are alike Indifferent things to him,
except so far as they subserye HE Pro-
hibition Interest.
He says Virginia rW email. a Pfohibi-
ton law. With due Difference to Mr.. WIS
age, beauty and reputation, We say she
cont. He says the sentimen, of the people
is ripe for it, and will enforce it. We do
not think SO. His wish is father to the
Thought. And notwithstanding he has vi
siled three-foutths Of The eount:es of tke
State, we think his zeal is too great to al
low him to be competent judge. Upon
this question his prenr:sc is popular, but
his conclusion is sadly out of joint.
oG. The editor OF the Chicago Times,
the organ of Judge Douglas. very quietly
and good humoredly saws that the man