Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-28

ttiNC GALS. rs eOOu as nis BOou puI
pose was noised about, Temperance
men called upon him. for the purpose
Of Strengthening and encouraging hin
in his enterprise. One morning, Mr.
Scribner paid him a short visit Mr.
Doty did not receive him with much
cordiality, for he, remembered his
speech before the board. in which he
accused him Of profanity, Sabbath
breaking. and of keeping a low ans
disorderly house. - -
understand, said Mr.. Scribner
you have made .up your mind "a, dis
continue the liquor traffic, ....-,
Yes, that is my purpose, replles
Doty. 'o'a'i'DD 'iiI q Dh
Well, neighbor Dotyy I am heartily
glad, And | think you will never
have reason 10 regret it. "a
Idon't know how that Will begs
have stopped the business, and empti
ed my bar. .roes, loo
Have you much liquor on hand?
About one hundred dollars worth
What do you think Of dong withiti
Idou't know yet. "a know Of nc
one who will take it off my, hands. ,,..,.
| have been thinking, Mr.. Doty
rather than have you sell your liquors
to any one else, we would get up 0
subscription and pay you for them
and then destroy them. | 9
Very well, said Mr.. Doty; just a.
you please.A n' odU nom saT~tb
Without losing any time, Mr.. Scribnel
drew up and circulated q subscription,
and very soon secured the hundred
dollars, to be paid when the liquors
were actually destroyed. He present.
ed it to Mr.. Doty, who carefully run
it over, and pronounced il good for the
amount Of subscription. rl."
will be at the trouble Of collect
ing it, said Scribner. sfnh" aps4Ha
Very well, was the reply of Doty. ot
] suppose we can have possession oI
the liquors now, as soon as we please?
asked Scribner. '' '''' i'''-A iapanf
Yes, 1 have no objections, replied
Doty, rather reluctantlygint ao MIC
have had conversation with anum.
Der Of temperance friends, and they
all seem TO think we ought to turn out
some evening and give you a benefit.
You may getup an oyster supper. and
we will pay youa Good price for it,-T
And on the same evening we talk oil
burning the liquors. which will secure
large attendance. Have you any
objections to that? continued Serb
ner. 800 yadI .sn go aisd,affs
How soon do you think Of having
Next week--say Wednesday night.
Will that do? u s1ii oa ffd 1d m0gl
Yes, | guess we can shape our mat
ters to accommodate you. ~
Mr.. Scribner left, feeling he had
achieved n mighty victory over King,
Alcohol and Abijah Doty, slnsl ,ao
Billets were prepared and sent out
in every direction, inviting the friends
Of temperance to attend and witness
the overthrow Of rum. the enemy Of
man. ..is
The novelty OF the thing, as was ex'
pected, secured a very large attend !
ance. All seemed anxious to bear
some humble part ia a work 50 likely
tolresult in so much good 10 the inhab-
itants Of the town.
q The first business was 10 roll. the
casks out Of the cellar. which were
made light by many hands, After
they were brought out and placed In
arow IN the street, a small staging was
built up near them. iinAHsEin
What is this for? asked Que of the
bycstanders. g gibsIdnobna .lia
To make speeches on. This is o
rare funeral oc casioh, which must not
pass without some appropriate re-
marks, replied John Donaldson. -.
When all things were ready, the
heads Of the casks were broken in.--
JOIN Brockway, a revolutionary sol
der, was appointed to set fire TO the
contents. which duty he discharged. in
q grave and dignified manner, As
soon as The liquors commenced burn
ing, John Scribner was called to the
stand to make a speech, and briefly
addressed those present rs follows'--
= = My friends, am sorry you did not
call on some one else 10 break the ice;
but, since you have selected me, / will
DO as we'll as / can in the way of
speech making. This is truly a glo-.
rious triumph over one Of the might
lest tyrants that ever swayed his iron
man. For thirtylongycars
ais rule on these premises has been
andisputed; but his sceptre has fallen, /
and his empire is rapidly passing awav.
His subjects have fed from him; not
one do / see in this assembly TO SYM
pathize with him. They may consid7I
~ uo CIuti uiiQ ctfCiC III CduSluH his
death in this ostentatious manner; but
m the language of Dryden,--- aom d
swhen force inyades the gin OF na,ure, life,
The eldest law Of nature bids defend; 4
And N ~ the defen tryant fall, '"ff
His deaths his crime, not ours 4
This mighty tyrant, whose corpse is
before US, has for thirty years most
cruelty and wantonly invaded the law
Of nature. He has entered our fami-
lies. robbed them Of their peace and
stolen their reputation, con-
Iisoatsd their property, and has left
them destitute, afflicted. and torment.
ed He has in several instances, taken
the first born, the only son, the pride
and hope Of his parents, reduced him
to n level with the brute, and stripped
him Of reason, self-respect, natural
and reputation. bpIieo1 has
caused the death OF many individuals
in this community, whose names are
yet fresh in your memory. and whose
friends are yet mourning their prema.
ture decease. We are fiohtino there.