Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-03-20
For the Viadicafo,.

Il appears 10 me thai you feel disposed, in
order to get rid Of difficulty, to avail YOURSELF
OF my supposed ignorance Of the rules which
are generaly obs, rved in controversy. Yuu
commence one Of jonr paragraphs b, saving,
CAS- TO lile other charges, Mr.. Shucy has been
pleased 10 specify, we will reply by asking him
if he has any authority for their denial, snt II
pllcily, | b ave always thought that the burden
Of proof rested It'll The affirmative side Of the
question under discussion, and hence I asked
iof something tangible in supper, Of the chary.
es you preferred against the temperance par,y.
Your question can be regarded in no other Iuit
therefore than an evasion Of one OF The ma.
terial poinis al issue between ma. You saw
further, I'VE do not deem ii Incumbent on us
to enler into dissertation on the private char
acter oil every man III this community and in
the State SC. But are son not aware that
The temperance party is made upof individuals,
and thai in yonr assault, upon the party consi-
erln9 particularly lis nature: you assaulted, IN.
directly, the private character Of every lem
perance man in the community? Why ik.H
dW!ge the question and .9tlse IL maintain touf
position
But though under no Obligations to give rea.
SOUS lor the denial of your charges, | lee dis.
posed, nevertheless, 10 submit q iact or two
going TO show that they cannot be subsian,ia,ed.
AucIc dle III TIC tiltlGu oluttS ABOUT 4U.UOO
teslaut ministers of the Gospel, pastors of
churches, no; with bul few exceptions com.
paratlyely, are active temperance men, prorni.
nent leaders In the movement, and far the most
part: are laborlng diligently to form popular sen.
illneit, favorable To the abolition Of the nanufac.
ture aud sale OF n,ox ca' ing liquors as beye1.
age, hy rrohihiiory legislation. Almos, The
entire religious press, East and West, North
aad South, IS advocating and spreading abload
throughout he land the same principles, whi!e
RESPECTABLE and influential portion If be.
secular press is nobly cooperating in the sa,re
good work. IA nigh, Big sxI eced the influeu-
ccs thus exef'ed are no, power.ss, and, as a
natural result the temperance canae has mais
It's enlistment OF men Of tie highps, moral
worth and OF The highest order Of talents and
intellectual alaanlents from every other pro-
1t sslon, bns;ness and department OF lite. Thee.
are facts which meet Us ever, where al d " hich
may be found 10 exist i'll almost every co,nuu.
MY Ill the nation. Aud I'D view OF them would
respectfully ask b. lhsr il is Ioi all altogether
o. e-sided view Of the question " hicl leads Nh
editor tr any one else TO GRAND the leaders IN
Tie Temperance movement as Men OF '.a,nbi.
lious asPlrails,' 'inen'al mbecilny,o .'.iwart-
sli lhlelliselice,' aud Of moral character til
only Tor paHdenonlu'n II you, Mr.. Editor,
ieei disposed 10 DO hls, yoar are perfectly vel
cone, ahti 10 QUE Will fear Tie injury the cause
y III receive iio.n yonr ji igint,it
gu charge that "inany oil tho Advocates Of
lhs n.easnfe' THE Maine Law are moral, un-
ht to be Identified wlih a y measure deserving
the liaH.e oi rel ru" grant il. Bur, in tn.
name oil common senar, are the measure. and
the party TO be d noulcei by holt sal. u, ,bsi,
account There .re hypoetiles in the church:
Dat Is the ehateh 10 be Ieneanced, aud ckr..
,iahij 10 bs' banished from tho earth on their
account mud gram OF smut il nv wLeut
occasionally must | therefore SOW no hua,7
Count rfeit bank nol>s aye in circulation must
lhefeioIe iske none2 10 ak ihesp questions
is To answer them. The argument from ytpt
PROMISES proves loo nnch, and therefore proves
hotfiil9. AS SAID before, these ate not ,h.
'oen Vial give character 10 The temperance move
niea'. | may b. allowed tu retna,k, however.
that II do, nui follow teea.,se nun - NO, =
christian, ke may not BE-. srt,sitIe nj the eyils
oil 'nieihp' rance, AMI Labor siiaet rely to remove
them.
denied IN my former article That the tenn.
peiahee men are stationary agI,atuls "a HI hue
ITEMS lsts ont 10 dl>s.I ninaie The pincip,a II
aootonls's.a sc. lou had us d III. ph,a..
"slalsoaafy a5iialors' IN a bal sense ar IL Ia
now gen iahy eiirloy.d and hndereioo,l aud
III tiis sense DEM d the 'esiii.ntcy Of lis az
pieaiinli 10 the advocates OF temperance In
your last you get roupd the difficulty by dor
ping tie l. IN ''sla,ioiary," aud using the void
'aei'atoi" III difteeat alnd o colurcinn
conveying different hi,a. l. il phases your
iiicY 10 call every lump ia ;e lecn,pr a.,
dsi'aior ito oiie " tit ~ l..,'t 10 l.. h.d irir-
Perance IS moi abin.nia,,,, ag.ailas,Sn.. u.r
sW .!lstn Aid as {, temperance l. eta.rts heinz
paid tor Their work, SO niere impf.,pss,v
III II lhah III employing p'laeal Speakers ~ IL
done N many places every I'rrsid, IA vi ca,i.-
paaa, TO enl4hen 'iu "a ~ p.o, H. vl, ,hs
silhi III al pnItttp. Al -.
The tsndldaies IN parit uaI. And be assun.s
that We intend 10 agi'ate The temperance qncs-
'lon uniii It's principles completely Triumph o.
are totally defeated. ln reply TO you. reiterated
charge oi "tina,icism,' supported by Web
siei DIT fmition Of he term, only remark ihn,,
Judging from your expressed views on the sut-
jeci, mail "oalJ have 10 say very little in be-
ha'i OF temperance IN order 10 su! Jet himself
10 the charge OF 'excessye enthusiasm" Yom
remind me OF Governor Fe>ins. When Paul
preached bei5re him with Thai holy fsrvor Of
soul which alaaya chaarerz,d him, "Fes,us
SAID With leud voice, Paul, lion arl beside
ihyseii, much learning doth make thee mad'
~ when temperance u.en devote themselves TO
he work Oh removing the wills whirh iuiem-
perance has thtailed upon the community
WIN z'al III some s,rt commensurate with
The gieaiis s. and importance OF The utlifc. they
have III view, +, sus Children are eyertr,.
my 'dii" flsiil, "LDadE0sS," excessive en-.
lhnsiasm,' &c, &c. Well, be il so j; such To-
GIG has Rot imredri the onward matt oi ten.
perance principles heretofore, and we apprs-
bend no danger from II in future. And if il
be true that there 'fanaies" in tile tenn
perance party, as is readily admitted. the good
sense OF The community " Ill not con.,mn the
temperance cause on any ssrh atenn,!s. " lile
political AMI religious Organizations ar. sustain
ed, noia outstanding "anaiicso are iJeattGeL
with them ALL
You fad fault with the iufsrences dawn from
your positions. Why, sir, your languages means
something or nothing. II you intend i, lo IL,
mere veIblage without meaning, have no moro
to say tut if you intend il to have n,-anins. I
have right cerlainly 10 make a legitimate use
OF u III argument with YOU.
There are Other POSITIONS in yonr reply omy
article which wished to notice but his com
nunicatlon is already much longer than
Intended il 10 be- must therefore cc;. cludr.
And y hat is the obirc, temperance men hav,
IN view !, Is Simply the removal OF an evil
with which. in ieaiful effects hone other can
compare laten,perance, l. il 1T C. ssary a, this
late day to enter int, formal rruof that 40 eursv
ike lhis has evsr visited our country nth It's
whitening influences? Certainly .nl THE evil.
oil iniemperance aio know n AM universally adj
mllled, and their removal would b., COZ. lessesI-.
ly, must desirable Jesuit Nhsl means sl,ai,
We enlnlOV To aeenn,plis, This at,i.,,n hi.