Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-23
For the Delaware Republican.
DRUNKENNESS.


Every body believes that drunkenness 10 a
treat moral SO, ial and political evil; nothing G
Use can be believed, for uudeniable facts are l
to establish the trn;b. Almost i
very individual in the community Ia more or
sss injured by this vice; Rnxietiee, troubles,
Tears, poverty, sickness, violerce and death, {
are the footsteps OF the evil, aud as 1t strides
through the community, IL touches aud pois-
ons aud brushes human happiness. The inev
liable consequence is that every body, at least
by words, condemns the traffic in intcx eating
drinks, aud mourns the degradation aud vice
et It's victims; and the outcry is that come thing
should be done to stay the terrible calamity.
And yet how inconsistent are the people gen.
orally on thii subject They know the vico
prevails exteBsively--they see is destruction
they feel its ravAges, aud yet how tSw, even
of those who suffer intensely from the evil, are
found Lending ,h-l means, influence or person.
al effort in the suppression OF the vics or the
reformation Of the victim. Let him or her
who reads this, look around, and zee how many
individuals and families 10 their circle OF ac-
quaintances are suffering constantly aud dsop-
~ from intemperance, and yet who are doing
nothing TO check the evil. They denource,
they weep, they groaA, they pray, bu, for per.
sonal effort or pecuniary aid, with VIII oh only
he curse can be removed, they aTe inactive aud
impotent. Let me present come pictures
pictures Wnlcn every rehuer can nLu III INC
community on his right hand and his lief.
There is Mr.. A; lie ;s = mechanic, works
pretty regularly through the week until half
past tour on Saturday afternoon; comes home,
| has an early supper, starts out and ietches up
at lager beer saloon, aud there be drinks,
| gets drunk stays till two or thrss O'Clock on
| Sunday morning, stagRers home, stumses up
| the steps, blum ders to bed, and lies there till
poos or later, rises In a stupid, III natured CON-
1 4. L.. ,tta,
| when no goes to bis labor scarcely able to earn
halt his days wages. This is and has been the
case for years, the habit OF the man; aud en-
| each sucn occasion he has expended ~ the
| drinking saloon from two to four dollars. Now
this mans family consists of two young men
add two young woren, all old enough to deep
ly teel tho degradation OF theis ialher, aud
know how much money no thus wckedty ex-
pendsi snd yet not Que of them bes signed a
tetotal pledge, nor ever given ten csna 10 AID
the efJrts which are beiog madI 10 cave their
father from disgrace ard the,asslvss ftoE suf-
firing.
Leok here There goes & young nan etag.
geripg IL broad dsylight dowu our nos; pubic
street. year or two ago he was a aoo-r, re-
spectahle uur-whs pointed out as spec men
Of enterprise and gentility. But he learned to
drink, he became druukatd, business soor
declined, esiberrssensnt came poverty follow
l
Of mirib, contempt or Pity. T5st young nsn
has numerous circle OF conuectiooe-m
than donel MAR relatives who oDce hailed
him rs an honor and advantage, aud yet a.
mongst the numerous Glars, iher. are yet three
who are knowats active, Influential, uleiul
Temperance advocates.
Lock at that young msn-qrile yeuur; be Ii
we'll dressed and has ali the appearance OF ole
who has been we l.breG and who IAs ever ca
loved q competency. &c has had good ecu
Z Gallon, ana his means and his family have al
. WAYS placed him 10 good society, and he was
Il st one me, distingui b d for lis cous eoue de
) portmeat HIS father, mother sister and tive
| brothers are as Eenteo as Ary N our cors m =
nifty and would be as happy as any vino have
all the comforts and elegauce5 OF lf- aoou,
: them, were IL rot for the 6rGukrnness OF THU
5 young mar; bow bis low haoiis, Lis !CW c. IA
t panIonsblp nis vu!gari'y, qod reck esi int Z,
catiou, nortfy aud wound III n eeutiug ter
g rbe fesrs lest o may d. some deed tda' maj
q or;'g himsel and than to do-p and u'endi Z
, i.sgrace. oh, how he members o. tll1 fam
liz n 5uru over The vi,H-how Eitf teats aus
l prayers they eu:reat ia, young mar 10 aoea-
: don his evil bNbts--how they deuouuee III
man who persists agains: all solicitation 10 SO.
Z MIN tho degrading bewildeginz e:nffi and, yet
q depiorasle as this case ia, there is net mem
Der Of that family that belongs to Il Temperance
= society, nor do they aid by their preseuca a
IS cubic meetings, nor by the su6scr ptiou Of -
/. collar Ia year to til philapthrolic and chris
l. tiar cause.
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