Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-02-04
Intemperance.

Intemperance.
To the Editor Of the Belmont Chronicle:
SIR--Life, with its variaged scenes, ever
presents many phasea, Scarcely have ouf
eyes ceased beholding, or our thoughts con-
upon the present -drams until
another,and yetauothers ASdf yeSshother
each differing in every particular, present
themselves to view. a1 DIio1LA %
But among which form cras in life's
history, none Is more remurk abts in its de-
stroying effects than.the ,oithering, Uightino,
ddn,ring sin of, drinking and selling ~satoci-
eating liquors. That ,ihtehpersHcei is a
crime none will dare deny, as we dailyfwit-
ness resultslof the most revolving nature aci
cruing from its effects, in destroying the
physical system, wrecking the natural pow
ers, binding the understanding, soaring the
conscience, and destroying the happiness of
man, botn social and private, forever. Sure
ly you cannot call that low, degrading, pol
lutipg and polluted human who has render
ed himself disgusting to society as occupy
ing an honorable position, or that criminal
branded with murder, and chained down in
the dark, damp dungeon, shut out from tho
light Of day, and with the inevitable son.
tence Of death resting upon his guilty soul
as occupying an enviable position. Tis
unnecessary to enumerate examples, suffici,
ent to say that nine tentAs of the miseries
entailed upon the human family are the re-
suits of this baneful practice.
! We have only to refer to the records of
our Penitentiaries, Asylums, and Poor
Houses. 70 verify this assertion.
! I weuld solemly appeal to the voutb of
/ this vicinity, II thew have anv regard for
themselves. their friends. or society m sbnn
those so-catled Dram ,SI,ors, nnd those,who
! sell this poisonous beverage. for thew viii
ruin YOUR name. vour bodv. and vonr sopl
Then. as YOU yaluc these above ali eise
let me plead with YOU to shun -
0ob ,hnu n. .rch.n,in. onn ... ....
| Though now like JOY lis draught appears;
Ere ionS ,l II NIB, Iaels 6y siyht
e'''' ",'Ae' "'", poo' "''u
~ DI' w 'he senIersoi 'nls damnlng polsor
WIZ J ',ave oeen se,ing even Wuhout re
saIu " tTeo M or oruer, i nave an appeal tS
maN ~ euou as seil .iis liquio poison !
now aaafess inysen. Follow me througt
VI: no.eio y, ,Io! uiuuS"!u' "nere every
.ning IS wrapped IN midnight gloom ano
Pooi' weary nearts are slowly breaking un
9er .ne Weisut oi woe; ana tell them 20,
naye Joyous hspS. le'l tnem that Tor al
.neir pl.lei uesoiation' your coners are hliet
WIN soraeu mohe5' tell the desparini
Victims ol t6e household that out OF thei
Lou.ns' anu oh Q. ,neiI packs ana IRON
:nei' no" oaiien neius, you ana your cnSse,
m HiP',hsn's IN nave satheree harvest OF e0fd
ieh tue pa'e, Wasting "lIe ana mSther tina
yoa nave pretty per ceintage OF all that wa
W,eh. lople IN .he nouSenola' or sind In tn
: ra.hel' Ia J ~ noney. lcii 'ne oruhkaro
ne ne 1ieau's PeIcnabee ,nat ne can YET pea
pack tne req pliows whicn TOSS ana consum
us wretcIeu iIame, that ior MS poor oody
oea.h ana SOU aamnation you nave load
y, h1Iey. o'anu at tne threshoid OF Tn,
r9or mouse, ana mockingiy taunt the squa
t iid' the deformed' the idiotlc, with tn
olgnuhg news that out OF all their rull
yoe sa.hfieu your hoaraeu treasure i,
o"s"ios SaaIu W tno PRISON Ioof, ana as me re
n,I mV,s ,seies' n,nse snlieh aiter the sicums
oh.o, oho,I, pe.l 1InroJush tue gratihg an
o.Se onsea .ne d i,,ns oesa % (nst yGg s1l1 them
U H,aniu anu inisuy ior uo'a. 1ai, the weep
lug orpiilus ,h lu .Ie ssree.s dnat el them In
F I ta sou 'n.n W os u uo,ieu anu Iopoeu tnei
Neau, euuSa''on' p1rcnts anu holhe' az
Jvn money ,ho To s.anu py .he new-mao
s,aVus n, , =, 'ne ;ass 'we.ve ihopths anu WINS
pI' e e., 'ne .ie.mhs ol your regulated tram
won w"o In ,Ln' H,utaru t or 'eiJn grave, Una
d buis ,,f nsrS;,;o, ~, .d mUnSy ,I, 'ne Vest
reaS 70 Thar, ."Fha, W. ahmet,na oe ~ nspu y
hsr;t e,srnaI i;fa 10y ~ - " ,Sn SnsGa eah ~
I Of nncn,,n,sd tSlnnds rnu e She ns''"s shosI
the assurance that you did i for ' Gold.V d