Smyrna times., 1857-09-23
Temperance Matters.

OF The following, from the DeIaooare De-
mocrat,-a staunch Democratic paper,--is
shot from the right quarter. Hope we may
A Good Cause cannot go Backwards.
BY DARLINGTON BART.
Whatever may be the causes which lead
from time to time in the interruption of judi.
cious course of life with the great masses Of
community, those occasional drawbacks will
not entirely break down the good work. There
is at present reproducing influence at work,
which will animate the vitality of an active
body Of men whose energetic industry will re-
produce on a new basis, that popular and holy
measure temperance; once cleanse it Of the
Insidious foes, who crept into the bosom of this
order from purely selfish motives, and you have
the way clear and room sufficient for the accom-
modation of trIG, and honest men, who 90 in
for the abolition Of rum, for the holy purpose OF
keeping men sober. How many do we see
drifting on the last plank OF their shattered
bark, with the deah-storm hard upon them and
may We not eXpostulate with them, ith the
| panne>s of truth, without incurring the charge
of unbecoming ruden"ss or want Of taste.
Let man but turn his thoughts inward, and
commune with his own heart on this subject,
without any regard to cxlcrnal circumstances,
and determine Tor himself wheiher the true aud
legitimate object, tenperance, is not worthy OF
The hlghea; Consideration, respect and esteem
The cause and object of winning men from
drink, and the destruction ever attending the
lnebriate, make it one Of the most philanthropic
and interesting objects 0! study for the contem-
platlve mind of any among the record of men,
lis object Is beuevoleuce ON the broades scale,
it embraces all classe., colors and conditions
ot the human race, while the widow s and or
phan'o prayer and piety blend win the very
terms,-and we introduce them here because
their condition with regard to temperance seems
to give them character We lind you sumber-
ing beneath the upas and we dare not alarm
Ou. The WORK cannot be retarded, the iude-
st@lctlble elements Of TGjuvencscence aud i'm
mortality found N the Gospel, will secure the
triumph and multiply the conquests of temper
ance men, until the empire Of drunkenness is
destroyed and the reformation of the Union is
swallowed up in victory, until the road to crime
aud prisons shall lie waste and be made de o
late before her onward march to sobriety and
peace.
What field is there here to enlarge upon
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grasp at the destiny of men, and place them in
the straight and honest path Of duty and use
tulHess to themselves and families! Here the
honest temperance man may say to himself, le
me but share III augmeutlng this happy throng
and | slall need 10 share no other ambition.--
: Thus will he feel the force, the pow er, and cou
ISOLATION Of doing good Let the broken hearts
such meu have spent their time in binding up
and the wounded spirits they have healed, b,
the throne OF The evidence of.her triumph
Il Carve not line, Use not a stone, but let m,
J.. alone with my glory
d Can any sane man doubt the caese of hi,
:. great temperance trlumph-look back and Sc
4 what has been done within few years, thcI
"
II ever assalled by the rivallcd powers Of the rur
ID tra[hclund hlred intellect, temperance men hay
:. met and resisted every onward stock, only I
r rise tue higher aud repair with redoubIed ardu
ID on the lines Of their enemles,--hke the vision
ed war towerOt some prlmeval world removed
Unaffected by the change OF time or the chance
- OF occasion. Tie very association Of run
drinkers takes away your manhood. Agar
what does the rumstller care about The v.clll
OF his traffic Nothing. For, in all otht
trades or cat1ngs, you invariably find The ma
who is the creator of poverty, to be least char
. table. Does he give anything to the poor in,
VI briate, when this foul Gend hath led throug
:" fame through ford and whirlpool, over bog al
: quagmire, that hath laid knives under his pl
" low, and halters in his home; set ratsbane
- :, his porrdge; made him proud Of heart TO rio
; on fine trottng- horse over tour-inch brldg
" tOlcourse his own shadow for traitor! Al
who'is to pity the drunkard. Is 1.-THE man wi
sells him the poison No. When the deliriu
~ takes hold Of his fevered BRAIN, aud then Il
z awful reflection 10 havea thousand fairy fort
- come III upon you,-then comes Whispering
- the ears, the accusation of the most heino
a. crimes with terrible dreams Of ghosts, goblin
- and the damned, how horrible is a this, yet {
hard drinker1nust passthrough it all, aud mo
Ds than all the hardships here enumerated,
~ must endure,Tand from which there is
-; cape while he uses Alcaholic poisons. But t
rumsellerl makes. money, and that covers "a
~ and we fear it is too often the case. ,.e. (
our q O5- One of those who refused to sign 4
pom petition recently circulated 10 ourtowh, fort
suppression Of grogshops, is professor of
on Iligion. .-PriUate Lsttef. 9gaa i.e ."ae
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Of What kind Of religion does he profess !