Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-02-28
Temperance.

There are but few subjects that claim more
universal attention than temperance; but ieW
that more immediately interest all classes ana
& udit.ons OF rnen; for wnaierer else my sue.
coed. .ilinsmpeiance prevails, the faltest pros
meets and The peace and happiness Of eli ~
,enJnerats communities are oinccessity brpaght
under the bighting influence Of dark anu Pr.
..n,ious no.al clouds. Aad there age out
few, If any CLAIMS upon the pubic nhno' ina.
b,v. mel viii, such stenl opposition, OF passed
tb,onsb such fefrs and fiery ordeais-Chris-
tanny may b. the only exception TO this Dec
l.,.,S,n hut for this exception, there are
93if,.,t and natural causes, involving the strong
yrdpensities of the human heart toF resist tue
truths Of Divine revelotion, and u gtosel ~
the darkness ofuuDelIef. *5 II.
The subject OF Temperance, however, pre-
,ents rs claims in much more tangible form
n The mind: ii is mt question OF faith, but
Of know, DE, evC n to the IN initiated. it dem
onstrates4ts utility to The most superficial OBJ
,erytr-eyery child knows that il the peace
and happiness of b5me does not consist Of
st,;ct temperance, they can not be produced,
o, REFINED by in.enperorce. All business
men know that whitening influence follows
!. the touch Of intemperance, everywhere. That
:. il poisons the social and moral streams of'hu'
NAN life, none will deny; and yet men who
acknowledge its baneful effects, will still
encoprags its perpetuity. Why they 20 So,
can no.be accounted for, only BY that strnnse
:nfatuation and peryersion Of the will, which
prompts men to greeGily seek their own ruin
.sndth OF their fellow creatures. tx
: Bat our present object is not to review the
powerful influences that have ever been
brought 10 bear against tile temperance refor-
nation; nor the evil effects produced by in
,emperance-these are already sufficiently UNI
derstood. We are rather disposed to enquire
4 into, OF examine the causes which retard the
piogress Of the reformation. And these can
not consist in tue opposition u the cause, o.
the bad effects produced by Incorporate hab-
its, for if so. the reformation never could have
made the advances which have been realised.
Therefore, we must look sone where else for
the causes that produce The nnualdeclensons
which the friends Of temperance are 50 Ire:
suently called upon 70 deplore. #:
The advocates OF temperance are called up
on to enquire whether rnot The dehciencie ''
do not exist with them. aWhen they ARE ae.
tive and yigilant. the reformation 1eyIyes; but
when they are inactive it langulshes Tins
proposition is so obvious, hat all concerned
Tray at once see its force. Fut why It IS thai
the great body OF temperance retormeS VIII
turn aside from their wanted WORK once a year'
and TINS give the adversary signal advantage
over fhem presents ~ question Dofdetlnso on inc
mysterious; ana tpal IT'S sor Only requires
fesfew OF the h's'ofy OF the feio'lnh'ioh /"
prove u 10 The satisfaction OF every OBSERVING 'p
mind ana al inns tlne ' mere is put very NUS
said on The subject ~ al the EXCHANGES Una
fall under OUT oosefVa''oa' why Is itsot u
II true that the human nnpd Us so constitfNe'
that but one SUBJECT OF ptopoSluPoh eau DC 40 .
yocated Of one time oy al tue organs ana ora
tons o. The landf y Sph'e'In'es oecuN tH0'
when controversial lst wouid tenael nis com
peinof tdiculous' ne charges nun WHh men
u! defects, as being man Oh eut"one idea
Bat lit Is q general defect o. the human IAN
lily surely such an implication cannot iail WY
any parueaiaf weisp' upon al +'hd''ioua'' .
!: his pfftenlais what 'heS may. 4
~ 1t has been urged ior centuries tna Know
9 edge y power; ana IN Almost every iustla
ton OF learning, the sentiment mas been quo
Ted, asa proper incentive TO prompt student
na lapdaole prosecution OF then studies. :
Nut tnth progressive sge' knowledge ma
become question q expectancy, and ~ N
: discussions OF THIS issue all men press into i
aud the consequences - tue c9use OF temper
snce - apparently isit 10 go by We board.
Atleast II - so Lar neglected asto give VI
insidious eaottsof the adyersaries much sue
cess IN resalnIns the strong holds that the
have lost. Can the advocates OF tempafanc
stand and silently look uron the wreck hist !
row being wrought on the proceeds OF thfi
own labor <afeahey wlll'ngn see the 9 "a
sarown out as commons which they hay
brought to a healthy stat, q eu'iiyation' !
not Why are they not ont with the sword 9
SOUND argument, and with the eloqrence Q
tfectiyepersnasion dong valiant work in pro
Navigating the principles and doctrines O III
Now is The acceptable time--uow is tn
time 10 succeed. In May last The great con