The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1854-01-06
From the London Advertiser, December 3.
English Crime.
Nd Wife.meatlnR manla.


is to be-that the virtues
which are displayed on the open field
of life are conceived and nursed at the
freside, under parental tendance.
This is perfectly true; and it is a.
truth Of vital character-for, upon the
caution it involves, depend, in a great
measure at least, the manliness and
honor ofanation. Suppose the rising
generation have constantly before their
eyes examples of fraud and owardice,
we may rely upon it that when they
came to act an independent part in the
drama Of life, and to have wives and
children Of their own within doors,
and social relations without, they will
not become suddenly inspired with
higher principles, merely because they
have drawn breath upon the soil Of
As the child SO the man.
Let us keep this truth before our minds.
On the other hand, if they have had
the benefit of good example, the prob
abilities are that they will follow that
example. Consider the influence Of
habit; consider the impressibility of
the tender mind Of youth consider
the power of shame, and the natural
tendency to virtue-strong whenith has
not been destroyed in early youth
and we must come to the conclusion
that if we would improve the moral
condition Of the people-if we would
restrain whatever is excellent belong
ing to it, and cultivate and widen the
influence of that excellence, we must
begin at the beginning of society f; we
must regulate the fire-side, and look to
the training of our children.
We cannot cease to insist upon this
truth, because we believe it to be all
and we see that it does not
receive the consideration to which it is
entitled. The Legislature must re-
solve to deal boldly - efiAiently
sub dt, and M sucli pro /
lssic Is shall secure to the English
lomeitg rights. CanEe say that a..
las them at present ? Again and
lgain we implore our readers net to
Iuffer the daily habit of perusing the
ecordS of matrimonial outrage pro-
,eeding from the stronger to the weak
,rvessel, to blunt their feelings. "The 4
land of little employment hath the
laintier sense" it is true, but, we
ihould blush to believe that English.
men could put aside the sufferings OIL
hundreds of their country women, H
merely because they are occurrences
If every day. That very fact should /
till higher raise their Indignation.
Once more we call their attention to
1ne of these horrible cases, which are
continually occurring. The other day, Il
Thomas Redman, coach trimmer, was
brought before Mr. Bingham, charged
With cruelty beating his wife. The
wife swore, that on the previous night
Ter husband came home tipsy to his
ca. The tea was not ready. She II
vas cleaning the floor at the time, Il
vhen he took hold of the table and
ragged it over her. He said he'd H
how me how to get the tea ready an
,ther time. The children, fearing
What might happen ran out Of the
DOM, screaming for the landlord to H
ONE to my assistance" When they \
anne back he struck one of them,
light years of age, and a girl, violent
= on the face, and was proceeding
lrther to iH-use her when the woman
lterfered. He then left that child
nd went to another. Here again the
rife interfered, getting between them,
vhen he struck her on the side of the H
cad, and nearly stunned her. He
1en went again at the child, she again
reventing him, and receiving sundry II
lows upon the head and face.