The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-26

BEEcuER on BEER-Thcy are having
temperance revival in Brooklyn, New
lork, and on the Goth ult. the Rev. Hen
~ Ward Beecher addressed meeting
there, in winch he made Il few remarks
about the . beverage that iuvigoratcs
but doth not intoxicatc.
Now, as to the question of beer, / do
not know the mysteries of lager beer;
| do not know whether | ever tasted it.
How Is it, brother Cuyler?- Loud laugh
ter as the speaker turned round to the
pastor Of LAFAYETTE Avenue Church.
who sat by his side.) But one thing |
know--that is the man without beer is
safe and healthy; without it we are per-
tectly certain OF this state---not with it.
l ought not to Judge severely upon this
matter, for really my information in this
country is comparatively limited. But
| have an impression in the first place
that beers nasty. Uaughter.) Judge
that merely by the way mans breath
smells after he has been drinking beer.
Ialways feel when | sit by the side Of
a man who has been drinking beer that
the days Of my childhood arc come back
and the swill barrel has been stirred
with which / fed the swine. (Roars Of
laughter and applause.) As a result of
beer drinking, men feel certain kind
of good nature its effects are obscuring,
supplying, but seldom very stimulating.
| have had some opportunity OF seeing
beer drinking in foreign countries. In
England when | saw the great cans of
beer that every man drinks when | saw
the suppcrs Of the charity children, the
meal being for each a piece of bread
and mug of beer, was simply horri-
fed. Mr. Beecher went on to relate
that beer drinking and smoking reached
its climax in bavaria, where he had been
credibly informed it was common for Il
man to drink from two to four gallons
Of beer in a single evening. Exclama-
lions Of surprise and shouts oflaughter.)
THE PREsIDNT AND THE DEMOCRATS
The Democrats are evidently not very fully
satisfied with the course of President JOHN
son. Their anticipatiOns were highly keyed
and they have grown tired with waiting hat
in hand at the doors OF the Executive cham
Der, looking for patronage. On Saturday
evening meeting was held in Washington
to consider the propriety of organizing a
new " johnson party" Tom. FLORENCE, the
Philadelpia eX-Congrcssman and manager OF
arrangements ut the 22d of FEBRUARY demon
stratlon, made an address, IN winch he SAID
lie was I" compelled to say that the President
has not shown sufficient gratitude to those
who have stood by him "-meaning, of course
the hungry otfice-seekers. Senator SAULs-
BURY, OF Delaware followed in an address OF
the most bitter character, declaring that {" he
had grown tired of defending man who
would not show any thankfulness for support;
that if Mr.. JOHNSON means to act right, it is
time for him to show the fact that for him
SELF he did not think u new organization
desirable, and was for sticking to the old or
ganization." Wefancy that in the end some
OF these devoted patriots, who have shown
such sudden and remarkable sympathy will
the President, will find that they have reck
oned without their host, if they expect hin
to surrender principles and sacrifice friends
| to crafty them.-Al6 Zee. Journal