Smyrna times., 1857-03-18
Written for the Smyrna Times.
Once More.

Mr.. Editor You Will pardon me Ior mus
attempting to trespass on your very excellent
sheet, since of late see you have several new
correspondents whose productions prize very
much but feel prompted by a sense Of duty.
And now | will commence without further
apology.
Friends of humanity, you who have wept
and whose hearts have bled at the fearful deso-
lation which intemperance has made IN this
hossted land Of liberty, what is to be done J
Is the contest to be given up and hope surren'
dered to the spoiler. that his thirst for human
blood may still drink from the fresh, warm cur
rent of new victims! Is the banner of temper
ance, which has foated proudly DER our land,
borne in triumph by our fathers, many Of whom
have gone to their glorious reward in the skies,
to be turled No. Hope, gathering strength
from every element which marks the progress
of Gods eternal purposes, answers No! NO!
Let us, then, as the champions of heaven, rally
our forces, and repair to the battle-ground, and
face the enemy-the enemies of God and His
holy religion-having inscribed upon our ban
ner "Prohibition forever" Our cause is a
righteous ono, and though it may look some
what disparaged at present, yet we will look
to God, remembering that
"Behind frownng providence
He hides smiling face"
Who has not suffered by the perncious inlu
euce of the rumsellng fraternity under lega
sanction Many thousands have been stricken
down by the power 0: this legalzed wicked
ness, whose agonizing walls are piercing th'
heavens, and calling down the vengeance o
the Almighty. Look you at its desecratIng in
nuence upon our legislative halls-Our mora
aud religious institution, every relation IN life
has been chilled and torn by it, and lis sacret
sanctity has been wantonly violated by It's &C
cursed touch In view of the devastation whcl
t has wrought, and is still working, how bu
initiating the thought that in this country, u
this time. with all The diffusion Of light emltte
from the temples of science and the altars q
religion, it should still go on lmmOlating yearl
its thousands of victims, and this, too, unde
the sanction of American law. What shall b
done !-has this monster Of evil grown to sue
statu re that no weapon can prevail Shall W
abandon the field to the destroyer, and let hl
horrid work go on Forbid it, my countrymer
Forbid it, o Earth and Heaven! Every motlv
which should control the actions of the chris
! tan, the political economist, the friend of hi
family, of himself and. his country. impels I
action. Humanity, in all her forms of wretch
edness, is crying for help. Her arguments ar
fraught with many sorrows; they are, however
utterly unavailing with those who have suffer
: ed their feelings to become benumbed by sehs
ends and unholy purposcs-thelr tears OF syH
: pathy have been dried up by the degrading il
fluence OF the rum troffic. Is there not salt
the earth !-let us, then cut ourselves loose troI
such a fraternity this,-let us. then. be u
and doing; and we can. we will. by the help
the Lord, be able to rsinstate our baCksldde
: community, and secure to ourselves and OF
children a judicious prohibitory law. Com
over, then, brethren, TO Macedonia, aud help
! to roll on the golden Cur of Temperance, an
20 the result will be glorious in this life and til
l. life TO come. FOREST.
HazLettpille, March 10Th, 1851,