The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-05-14

rhivalry ~ mar a iief ! have bcsn
/ ? temperance i n !ef Ege.a uaYs. and
I ! am Eaver Us j'Iaa haye
( hCrn ioF spvohi ats ihlak Ium
4 tho gayest ruaa rs ilta senate. txeept
+ the comprer of e1 U1ttsntiee--
tho ahle. indm att aa3 gallant Id
cavalier - kras hs oalre, psslsa |
except you alsa a,u CbslHsn f'n.
pcmncc GLOON Naia bt "a IL. Mr.
President Bis aE, e)aN ie lsrs
peta@ charm tbbg oiie0nty u bich
I. g joy forever It's, q cloud 81 gloom.
but au eeyF preel 4anbow 81 promise
hopr and btaaN / nm as proud % II
ps g my wliu mss children. aAa that ls
the strongest vas / Hate @ express my
pride | am g. s0ud q it A. attn II
tho cUmmi sieu which entities mo to
hold the position n American Sen.
ator Ey theiN sf Chairman, | will
submit 60 you be- question | ra,her
think the comm.siou and the te.Hbof-
anco pledge ought 60 50 together
What 10 you thnk about having 'tho
teetoialef put INTO tlc ilpu.cGd oath.
lou say 81 what use is tie pledge -
] will t,ll You twenty days ago thero
came along friend oi mue "a Senator
and said. Let us cake drink /
said Certainly, aA iight Another
iu@nd from Illinois in abunt three min-
utes and half came along and said.
let us take drink said L "All
right Il Is this way One drink Of
liquor is enough for me; two amt half
enough, three only one third enough
and four is chaos After signed the
pledge was asked several timos 10
drink, but | didn't do auy such thing.
After | signed tlls temperance pledge
! wrotc TO little lady out in Illinois,
who weighs about hundred pounds,
has black hair and ilashiug black eyes,
and "a form iaifor than Greeian ehisel
ever worked from Parian marble" and
/ received the following answer
My DtAp Ricuup. How beautiful Is this morn
Hgi bow bright the sun shines, how swestly our
birds sing; how Joyous NE ehilirrni how happy
is my heart see the smile Of God. lie has an
swctod my prayer Always praund Of our success,
you have now achieved tlu success which God aud
angels will bless u IS The shiulnS summit Of human
aspiration, Tor Won have conquered yourself All
who love yoa VIZ aid yeu 3 keep The pledge.
love YOU my dear b0y. KATIE.
Love, the un soul, ana centre of tho moral uui-
verse;
Love, which Links an angel to an angel and God 70
men:
Love, which binds ~ one two loving hearts. How
beautiful Is love. lApphuse.l
AS | look over this audience, com
posed Of Senators and Representatives
Of tins great nation, aud these galleries
blazing with beauty and the worth Of
the city, and soiourners from all tho
States aud Territories, ] ask myself why
they are here2 Proud England, upon
whose dominions the sun never sets,
has but one queen; but, thank God, we
have millions of queens, who
Shines 10 BEATTY Ike the night
0f sunny cuie- and starry skies"
whose charms we feel, and yet We bless
the aiIktn saeptre. You arc here to give
by your presence encouragement to the
Temperance soceity, and
| propose, sin, that this society shall be
the beginning Of societies throughout
.he land, ana that we viii push forward
tire Temperance column, move upon the
the cncmys works aud give him canis-
Ter and Greek fire. We viii storm up-
on the citadel Of intemperance until it
shah crumble and totter and fall to the
earth Why do refer to the ladies -
Because ther example is mightier than
the eloquencG Of n thousand Senates, or
the banners Of thousand legions.
Iou are here tonight to see the
snowy white lag Of temperance as it Is
dnfurled over the Capitol Of your count
~, az il rise and rises, and unfolds 10,
God and pyolds until it shall cover tho
whole land md until there shall not be
q drunkard nor moderate drinkar to
take away the bloom from the cheek Of
female beaaty, and until all the hearth
stones Of this land shall blaze with com
fort and joy, and happiness and glad
ness shall dwell in green freshnecs
here.