Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-03-12
etate remperanoo convention.

We are advised there will be meeting this
evening in the basement Of the Wesley Chap
el. for the purpose Of appointing delegates to
the State Temperance Convention to be held
al Columbus in short time. As there is any
amount Of work for the temperance folks to do,
we do not know any good reason why they
should not meet together aud consult upon
the best means of doing it. II they ask for
legislative help we hope il will he something
in the shape Of license law, by which the
little pisssys tippling shops that disgrace our
city will be driven out Of existence. II retail.
ing intoxicating liquors be legitimate busi-
ness, 1t should be confined to responsible men
whose sense of deceucy will prevent their selN
ling it to the poor inebriate whose thirst for it
has got the better Of his manhood.
We do not believe that II wonld be good pols
icy to ask for ptohiSitory law, neither do we
believe that such law would accomplish any
great amount of good for the reason that it
could not be enforced, as large proportion Of
the sober part Of the community believe in
the inalienable right to become drunkArds il
they choose; and will oppose to the bitter end
any law that prevents their doing so.
DoHes IN MIAMI ClrY.-The most important
feature to be noted among the things that were
in Miami City, during the past week, was the
lecture Of Capt. Tyler, the champion card wri-
ter, delivered at the City Hall on Saturday eve.
The subject chosen by the lecturer on this oc-
casion was the very important one Of "the Pen
and It's Origin" In the handling of the tubs
iect, the Captain not only eviuced thorough
and practical knowledge of the history Of the
pen, and the benign influences which Il has a.
chieved in the social and political relations Of
life but also established the fact that in the de-
livery of discourse he is no mean adept
The character Of the lecture, in all that appers
tanned to make it useful and entertaining, was
we'll conceived; while the thread Of the dis.
course, which increased in interest, as the lee
turer proceeded, was happily interwoven with
great many fine points and illustrated by
some spicy little annecdotes, related in such
manner as to not only render it agreeable, but
amusing. After dilating, very minutely upon
the various blessings conferred upon civiliEA>
tion through the instrumentality Of the pen
at the present day, the Capt, gave very
succinct account of the different styles Of hierN
oglyphical and symbolical characters in vogue
among the ancients, and the many curious inN
struments used by them in writing, before that
almost divine but simple agency, the goose
quill, j" had been dreamed Of. The lecture a.
bounded in a fund of valuable information,
deep research and historic associations, in
which the real was so artisticaly blended with
the ideal, and the whole clothed in language,
the beauty and simplicity Of which was made
all the more striking from the plain and unOsN
tentalious manner of its delivery, that there
was nothing to be desired on the part Of the
audience, either in regard to the matter or man-
ner of the lecturer that would be calculated
to add either 10 the character or interest of his
theme.
We regret that our limited space precludes
the possibility of our giving the lecture more
extended notice. indeed, were it not for this fact
we should be most happy to give it entire to
our readers. But we must here dismiss the
matter with hope that it may be repeated at
an early day, when we trust large audience
will greet its delivery with their presen ce.
We understand the Captain is about getting
up writing school in Miami City, and that
he has already succeeded in obtaining signa>
lures enough to undertake class We trust
that he may be successful in his enterprise as
we have no doubt he can impart such instruc-
tiOn, to all who join, as will not only make it an
object, as regards the importance Of good wri>
ting, but will prove highly beneficial to them
hereafter.