Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-09-16
He pied a Lunatlc.

We,learu with regret, that the Hon. W.
7. Haskell, OF Tennessee. died in the Iona
tic asylum at HopkinsVilie. Ky. Gen. Has
kell was a soldier in the Mexican war, a |
member Of Congress formerly. a profound
lawyer. beautiful poet, and unrivalled ora
tor, aud 10 fine one of the most fitted men
in hia State. Sad. but very suggestive is
the un,imely end Of this great man cut
down in the prime Of life. with his great
powers for usefulness lost to his country
forever.
And the world will read the paragraph
announcing the death in an asy lum regret
that be died lunatie, and wonder that
providence shnuld have destroyed so fne
mind. Alb. reader Providence had moth
ing to do with his ruin. He rushed to his
own ruin in the tide os incbriation. as
Thousands more are doing to-day. II he
became lunatic, charge it not upon prov
idrnce hut upon liquor. That parAlyzed
the warriors arm. sill the eloquent tongue.
STOPPED the poet-warbling of this sou Of
genius, and sent him from the hnlls Of leg
i,lation, the bar, the bosom If his family.
from the paths Of virtue. ami the circles Of
respcctability, to die raving maniac in
an asylum.
How many Of orr great and gifted men
are going the same way, Of whom it will be
said they died of one and another disease,
but upon whose tombstone the finger OF
impartial truth will write "they died
drunkard's" And yet, like Gen Haskell,
not nne Of them anticipates such u fate -
Well would it be for them to pause in their
career, and cast about for the shores Of
Temperance before it has receded forever
from their vision.
How many fathers are crushing out the
Happiness of their families with the curse
Of liauor2 They have boys and girls grow
ing to be men and women. They are hand
some, Intelligent, respectable and gener-
Gus md Of home and its associates -
Within the magic ht me circle, those i'm
pressions are to be stamped, which will be
the basis Of their character, and the arbi-
trers Of their destinies. Can parents think
Of sending them to the great battle of lite,
carrying with them an evil influence, W hich
shsll blanche their Beauty of feature and
character, Taralyzo their youthful streE 9Th,
and cause them in the moment of dis
graceful death to curse the au tht of their
being? Hundreds Of parents are pursu-
ing this very course, and it is not sur2ris-
ing that they should make home a hell,
and see their children neglect books and
home become idle, dissirated, midnight
brawlers, Grequeniers of bar-rooms and
gambling saloons, and usually sink into o
drunkards grave.
Ii is true, the marble inscription in tbC
, quiet church yard. and newspaper obitun.
ries will announce that they died drunk.
ards.
No man has ever seen one home mace
happy by the intoxicating cup; not one
heart made lighter By it, nor one single
soul made healthier, wealthier, or wiser.
The converse is true. Memory has been
busy to-day, with the charec e's and events
of the past, and the Demon Cup has
brought before us scowling apparititns q
woe, gyief and shame. We have wandered
back TO college days, and met once again
with noble band arourd the festive bowl
the spirits Of youth run high, care and
restraint are thrown off, pleasure beam,
from every eye, aud the grey eyed mor1
witnesses our revels. 1t pleasant Their
but proved fatal to most of them. As the
scroll Of years that have since elapsed M
folds, We see the death warrant of most Of
them recorded. Some sleep by the mur.
muring waves Of the Sea Of Naples, some
on the Saluda and Congare0, and Others
beneath the forest oaks Of Texas ard The
Mnonoia0 Of Florida,
The fate Of the gifted Haskill was .heirs
10 their fall, noble intellects were wrecked
fond hopes crushed, aged hearts broken
home affections withered, and dreams d
ambition dispelled.
We we'll remember that though warned
Of such an end. they laughed it to scorn
and thousands of youth are to-day press
ing on in their footsteps. without dread
We see them and meet them everywhere
Young man, take warning! Beware Of
the wins cup Liberalization Messenger.