The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-02-27
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ED. SPIRIT Having. ascertainelthn q
e'lumn Of your paper should be at the
disposal of the Division of the Sans of
TenPeraBes i:,. this place. il is proposed
to occupy it in the. insertion of commu-
risstions. and selected articles on the rub
jscs Of remperanee. And here. you will
please accept the thsuks of the division
for the libeeality manifested by you Il.
10 to be hoped that your generosity may
continas, and that Che column may never
be unsupplied, as long az . liquor shop or
drunkard remains in ouretown.-
To the good citizen and neral man the
temperance cause is one of unbounded
interest. Secession. coercion, &c thonghi
intensely exciting in their nature, and
important 10 their character, are eclipsed
~ those moral questions which directly
~encern the happiness and tranquility Of
our village. ers
The moral questions Of the day, then,
must always occupy q prominent part in
shs councils of the people. Religion, sor
example, has long been the precursor of
everything that is noble and good in man.
Temperance is,the handmaiden ofreligion,
and recognised by the Apostle of the
Gsntiies as cardinal virtue. Itis worthy
the eherishing voice, and protecting hand
OF eyery individual who wishes to see his
aeighbor and his neighbours children pros
veroas and happy. Itis the magma char
"a of good society. The plank in the
shipwreck. to which we look for the safe
- of she young and frail of our country
from dishonorable graves. m z.sr
It is . reformation in which all the
pure and good can unite most heartily in
pressing forward The miseries of dram
drinking and drunkenness are all around
~; woald that more of the friends of
temperance were in the field, ready to
break down every obstacle that opposes
its onward march. and Close up every
avenue to intoxication, and degrad.tien
and crime; nsvsr sgain to be opened.
Man il placed in beautiful, and were
4 not for his own unhallowed acts, a hap.
aa.
py world. Everything calculated to make
hin joyful and happy. is At his command
Did We but dove one another, with pure
hearts fervently," how much wretchedness
new staring qs in the face would be ua-
seeni Ought we not all labor to consum-
ats, An object so desirable to alli Ought
We not endeavor to destroy the instru.
ment whereby misery, wretchedness and
wrong are made so common to our eyes?
Let every person who feels that he has
. part to perform in ameliorating his
nsighbor's unhappy condition, apply him.
self to the task cheerfully and promptly.
In the temperance cause great field Of
labor Is opened; beer houses and whisky
shops, drinking saloons and earthly hells
Of every description arc visible around
~. The demolition of these unfortunate
PLACES Of refuge for the young and weak,
is important. The means of doing this
is at our command. The public mind is
with rs in this work of charity. The
legislature has lent its aid to shut up the
dram drinking esta!ishment-the prolific
parent of ous-half at least, of sll sur
rounding woes. Religion, with an in.
spiriUg voice, prompts Us to the breach.
With facilities so favorable for check
ing the ravages of this monster vice. it is
20 be hoped, most ardently hoped, that
the number of those internal pests may
shortly be diminished. No matter who
may be the proprietor, let him be annihi-
lated Let not the otherwise fair reputa-
tion of q dealer in rum and destruction,
be suffered to continue an unlawful and
immoral pursuit, to the injury of the
young aud the innocent.
In future article on this subject. a
practical scheme of concerted action on
these establishments, may be indicated BY
the 81 /, 5d9 mes WRITER
1 A Capital Article.
We take the following capital article