Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-01
For the Delaware Republican.

There periods in tho progress of Time no less
than in the life OF man, which naturally call for re
aec!ion The commencement of the New Year is
ono of these periais Il Is good that We view
our ves, and call to mind what part baYe played
in the grand drnma of life Our every act has
tended either to the promotion Of virtue or vice.
of good or evil. What have we dene TO promote tho
one and discourage the Otherl
Take the vice of Intemperance as single case
How have we acted in relation to it2 Have we not
seen it sweep from our midst during the year now
about to close. cur neighbours, friends our rela
tons Have we not the young widow and her
wceping children stand around tho open grave, sor
rowing as those who have no hope over the remains
OF Il victim Of intemperancel Have wa nOs seen
the tond sister Weeping .gag a.RE9Sbef ipuayIR16
we mot seen, aud countenanced, the monster in hui
man shape who, for the sake of his l-gOtten gain,
| set at defiance the laws both of God and man, in
musteripg to the destruction Of these victims
| Nay more, have VIC not seen men protesting the o
ligion Of Him who came 10 proclaim peace and good
will upon EARTH go To tho ballot box. and vote for
men pledged TO repeal law for the suppression Of
the monster evil over which good men have SO long
| m0nrned2 Yes, We have seen all these things
transpiEe in our midst daring the current year
Have we raised warning voice against these
things, or have we not rather regarded those who
did, busy sci OF bodies fauatics aud dsturbers
0. the body polite?
Reader ii will be good for you to reflect these
things. You cannot isolate yourself from the world
in winch you placed. There is no neutrality In
your acts. They either tend to make the world
better or worse Whiih side will you take Per-
haps you have been during the past year elected to
the Legislature # your State If you have, your
acts will effect your fellow citizens through wider
sphere. The yirtuous leok 10 you for the promotion
OF virtue. The vicious for the promotion Of vice
Wbiah will you do Ono or tho other you arc bound
TO do there is no escape
Are you, after calm reflection, willing to take the
fearful responsibility Of voting for the repeal of the
present liquor law of Eeiawarei This question you
inust meet The responsibility you muti take. II
you lived Ia Wilmington during the Christmas Holt
days, and witnessed the number Of intoxicated
youth, youth Of pious and respectable parehtsi IL
the eyes If tue world but alas! only in the eye
, of tho 400rld THOR pi9HS fathers voted Rum al
tie last election and their manly sons are now
showing the world how hsy eontemu restraint upor
LtDer-y drop the curtain my heart sickenS n
the thought Yet how can It be otherwise for God
has spoken it, and he cannot lie will visit the
iniquity Of the fathers upon the sons" teader
5 Reflect! Reflect Reflect! Cato.
a TIE LATE TArHgR M4rHEw. The news by th
! Canada, annonnce1 the death of the celebrated
ta her thew, At Clr1 on the Och lust The fol
lowing sketch Of his life will be read with interest
Iheub Nd Mathew was born ia Thomaston Ire
y lani, oato5erlO, 1890 He was left an orphan al
M early age, aioPEei by an aunt and educated i
Kilkenny Academy rad at Mlynooth. lie was or
dincd to the priesthood at Dublin, having previous
ly entered upon his ph;Ianthrople labors umoag til
I. poor. The curse okwhsky, brought SO fearfully Il
4 his notice among these wreahod people, reused hin
to urwOnted enthusiasm, ami he determined upon
The pfihfpis Of rS aosasHcs, rs cuunSStSa
i series OF meetinga, and saOn awakened the laten
II enthusiasm Of this Irish nature to his assistance
:, meeting with succsss beyond the widest hopes Ii
. Travelled from TO town through all the Island
His spOtesi fame preceded hun, and his progress
was ono triumphai march. The authorities unbsu
e their dignity to do him honor, an the peopl
1 followed aud crowded around him with adora
ton He administered the pledge to thousands q
t time at Nenagh to twenty thousand In one day
Il at Galway hundred thousand 10 two days; hetWee
J Galway Ioughres to nearly two hundred thousand
From ireland he went 10 Englqnd, where eve
NJ the phleSmatic 6axOns wero iafectdd with a0orre:
T. pondlRg enthusiasm Thence ne came to the Unite
4 StRtss, Where 10 shake hards with the apostle
i. temperance and receive his medal with pledge
a total aUsincuce the highest ambition of ever
nj EorthY son and daughter Of the emerald Iss II
IS warm reception and gratif success in this couI
!, Try are wull remembered, Though all his HercI
y lean ahrr he neVer amaSsed for bimself, 81
he was constantly 10 state of personal poverty. Whe
al be began his good work his brother TIE pro ri
IL tGt OF large distilery. He supported Ths0bal
"a Uutl bis wonderful suooes5 had lui1ed the dist
en- cty, and reduced the owner nfit to bankruptcy.
~ meet the wants Of tie cool Samaritan, the BIRTHS
,c government settled an annuity Of $500 upon blu
nh HhHA sum Wla just sufficiently to pay the pteuiul
upon an l1suFauoe policy hold BY his creditors
security Ter their ella inns, since his return to I
and the weight of years and the exeTtions of Ion
ne labor havs compelled his partial withdrawal fOl
oil public life and his name been less prom uehtl
d. Uetoro the public In personal address Father MI
NJ thew was courteous, benevolent and winning in Il
OF highest degree. The news Of his death will hs r.
70 ceyed with profound regret by every friend
10 man throughout tie world
ye RIOuTs or COLoRED PERSONS. Two coIored ne
in sOSs, named Julian AlcCrea and John Steyenso
w who were refused admi.tanee 10 the Family circle
is in the Howard Athenaeum last week, at Boston
have brought suits against the Jesse and manage
test the question IN rsa ion to tho Fights Of coIu
t. ed people IN places OF amusement especially thes
tres. The cases will DC tried iuJanuary.
IN PHILApELPHIA,.-Deo 20 = Jos. *. CLARK die
this morning, al the hospital, from the effects Of