Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-04-15
PROGRESS OF ISlQUITY.

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facts aud impregnable arguments against
the liquor traffic, and for its graphic aud
powerful style. Read it and be con-
WINGED that no greater curse man thas
of intemperance can atillct ana degraue
our country: s
"Next comes the 'Rumseller,' (the
father of the Sampson of iniquity-'ln.
temperance, y with the eighty.four mill
ions Of gallons Of distilled damnation
sold per annum in the United States
Stand up, thou brow.branded, Cain.like
Rumselier! Stand up before the bar
of public opinion, and hear the charge
bring against thee-'Thou art muir.
derer, q murderer above tie laps. l
have proved this charge from his own
infamous books upon the art OF adulter'
alton Of liquors, and ! VIII prove II a,
gain. ! have proved it BY analysis OF
his liquors. made by scientific men, oy
the rumsellers own testimony and oy a
cloud of witnesses, and will prove II
again.
Would you have more testimony
4 Then let the departed visit the green
is I earth again.
Freak The turf above your moulder-
no homes Va bostof drunkarls-shake
% the crave dust from your crumbling
Sro,ys and stalk into court in YOUR tat.
80 - and how ,vb;reness and
testify iaeains,,bim. Say unto him, as
Nathan said unto the royal murderer,
Chm art tbe man, Come down from
,hssgallows thou rum.maldened man.
s,s,srMsr;n The bloody knife again, and
s,ssger into court, and testify against
line Saw INTO him, as Nathan said un-
- ,bss rival murderer. thou ar, the
man
Gu, fsou, ,bs, s,;mv ooze. thou
s ,.Si asnn.s ric,;rn and with sue.
tnca,;on'. blue and livid lips, testify a
aa;rst him. Bring that rum.deranged
sn;c;1e into court, with his throat cut,
and 'let the dripping gore drops testify
AGAINST him. Make way forthat frost.
.,;fssned.corpse there. IT'S the drunk
ard, wife. driven from her Preside 10
dis in The snow.slorm. Let the frozen
,asr On her male and lev cheeks. testify
sea;nst him. Break the seal Of silence,
hon nnreientinq mast. and let the shrieks
and eroans of lis diving victims come
baek wa;linp down upon the night
winds. 10 testify against him. Unroll
ana read ,bon recording Angel, the
murder indietmepls against him, which
,bon hast written in The book of G DDS
remembranee to testify against him.
Snan yopr burning chains, We spirits
damned by5 alcohol. and rush up, all
sbss,sd in fire. and drippinc from the
hlsz;ng waves ofhell and testify against
S;m@nlead-plea3 like angels, trumpet.
,ouansl AGAINST the deem dumnation Of
yosr taking off.
a., 40, !, H.. o,yn ;m,ce in
aou .a asl ofG ia cr.s,ed he him who
.n ;,, ,nas s;o ~ NJ II F,;ng hand ,,efaees
,ha imsss and nd sunerse1iplion of his
t. D u s,anns him with The conn.
mass aa dis af ,ho psvill Alcohol
NJ H., na,nr. ,y,,ks erec,-lifs his
e MaI ~ . 10 ,hs s,ars1noyer and 5o.
.ois"saI h. =" 'I bssn a;ven INTO him for
. vi .pa n srao,nrss e ,bs ea,,b-be is
s .ns La WI hreats h;s seen.
Na1uie h.as. ais 0' frnn lin b;s
e du slo,,,c .ma Jsara5ss him he.
,mPe. ~ i S.",a, a Al.ahel Who de-.
Wv, sl Z. sas.ar hides her brigbt beams
s.foys ~ , sIamas ,ha, roll aronnd The
y ,smnle o fri ,be soul eurtained
sas. 'as;ah s.iHp' slcaboI Who nollu,es
In III nla aag' md robse;, Of eyery noble
a a i aeaaroSs smo,ion 4. Alcohol. Who
aad ssi p;us' y rnaJ I and then l,sbes
g,a n S., I oa1, I mal mack Of his vi
s na..oo. aI.oh aI ' Who fIIs o,r
:s Passl' rs, "sd h,,,. xon rom
a;.' WIN l s - a ~. a aaliaws n Alec.
N W. a !.Ja a o"r s,ms.%onses with
sno,, J. ~ rsT Iasn IT., s;,b diseases
paa pe a. " :. n ~ .ls ,s;,b n. dasJS@
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