Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-08-23
THE f,EMPMRANcE ouEyf1oN.

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Nh. EDIroR:-Amd the exciteaien mt and
struggle oi the different political parties,
each striving for victory. our village hss
lately witnessed contest, though Different
In nature, yet not less sanguins than the
strife on tine boodess field OF politics.
There has been battle fought bere--nvt
between Gog and Magog. but between
Gros and Norog. On last Thursday eve.
Ming, in the NJ. E. Church, The r ". E. w:
Brady and Rey. J U fiester. met ia con.
fct upon the Temperance question. The
Rev. Brady In defense OF temperance, and
Rev. Fiester in defense Of rum, drunken- 5
ness and debsuchery. Al this you may BE-
surprised, when you remember that the
Rev. Fiester, otherwise called "Tbe Self.
Sbarpnef." has been, for many years en-.
ployed ss State Temperance Lecturer. :"
But suffice II to say that the debate was 4
sham. Scorching ifoHy, witherinR sarcasm,
and biting ridcule, were the arguments
made use Of BY this defender Of tho rum
traffic and run drinking. As a sample we
give the following, among many others Of
Ike nature. t.r a.trr.,..
ave are commanded; ID the language of
Sripture.i 10 eat What is set before Us sskine
no questions ior conscience sake. Nov yoI
temperate men when you psrtake, Of the
bospitalties Of your friends Or heigfibors, il
mere sre na'.s OF oeas' or hles or dirt Of
a"y. A'"o nr%eo WIN your 1000, JOY are
very 'qussn's" aoout it-ydu dont Ike to
\ cay :. ou' ie' one o' my ir'ends ehtes and
.aSe seat at 'nat table, lend he will eat
dowp Guys anu p'es' hairs and dirt OF every
A'"u 'sS.s no questions iof conscience
'aHe. "' you see my irIends fulh'ls
s''P'u'o' wv ua'ss 70 say man iL this
reg 'ou"''y' nas no r,gpt 10 eat nies and
ougs' our 's,ners feught and hled and died
ma' we ".ght ENJOY me precious boon Of
noety Aea.n' now often DO we hear Of
"en .u"o""g from their horses and
u'eaN"s '"," "ecks- near OF them beating
Ne ""e. ."ey s~ore 10 love and project
No" o., V.s result OF moderate drink
} "e. ro' !" 'ney mad oeen dead drunk they
} .o"'u ~, "a'e mounted their horses, and
'"s,e'u VI whipping 'ne'r w'ves' their wives
'o',u n "ave whipped them'
, 'nus WIN wsggery almost inimitsble,,
IRONY ano r'a,cu'e' was piled upon The top of
II 49, - W
en"r'. sho or'm-urinking spPeared In such
) ""'u e'o.e'que ngu!e' as not only to ex1
.o'' roa.s " 'aug"'er' out to awaken feel.
"es " s'o'n a"o contempt against the
I "1no ""I u',"A,"g o' Intoxicating liquors.
'u' o'os,u Tue exercises OF Ihursddy
eve""s' " ."e perfect satisfaction OF every
'oo!' eNoep' o" .""''es ana would be-
.'"e.'"oo' ,"a''sees' each determ mined
: re''," y" 'ne next evening to bear
'ee"lar 'e',afe from this champion Of tenn
Pt,a"oe' "euhesoay evening came and
D WIN " u '"ree audience. hlline the Church
", '."os' oap'c''y' when we were again
en'e',a'heu WIN an old fashioned temper
p s"oe 'ec,u'e, "n'cn 10 say the least OF IT,,
y 10, ora'''y' 'oe,c and sound sense, was hard
S 70 peat IL maoe an Impression which we
y ""'' "',i 'e' 'o' good upon our village and
3 surrounding community. The dram.drink.
. 'ng cnurcn memoers-the confirmed drunk :
/ ard-ihe rum seller all hid 20 take a share.
I ! ne Cnurch wa. appealed to--,be ladies
8 'hvoSed-'he ballot.box called upon all, oil
{. 10 tesuiy sgsinst the dsep.damning sscu,ee
!" o'oeh 'ntemperance.
d ~ result the o'd Temperance ocie,y'
e o. tn's place. which has been dead and
!. ou''e' ,o' sometime is. to have resurrec-
!. ''on' v" next Iursduv evening we meet
p 10 reoiganize. Thus, while the blood fer
: meh'aton OF political excitement rises as
t we approach the 4th OF November, tending
n os does In many cases. to increased
k desires ,or strong drink, we intend by what
:, 'u'e influence we may possess, to mold
PUBIC ep'n'on IN iavor OF sobriety. Public
e sentiment Is the moral monarch Of this free
u v i,u " every ''',age. o. every commun-
i do ths, whichhis itdgd,si . e1nd.r,n. r,U.'
pecially when the W rid approves Of il =.
r fet bad as the world is' respec. Is always
}. Pa'J to virtue. esPecsllv when virtue dares
q 20 speak out IN tones OF reouke OF SIN and
i 'mpnI'y. Revolution ze popular sentiment
g tnsn IN :a'or OF right, and soon aht soon
e VIII wee and ,mmora l'ty shrink from public
Il gaze' ana seeEto' hide their deforined heads
" 'orevfr' :,
y why shocia we thrn not agitsts .he sub.
n IN q N harl ls..A al. l..