Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-11
INTEMPERANCE.
Another Notable Example of fts Rane
A.Y Fdeofs-A Pregnant warning

Another Notable Example of fts Kane
fuI EHects-A Pregnant warning.
One of the ablest of American Senators
one of the most gifted by nature, and the
most learned by application to study is Mr..
Salisbury, Of Delaware He has not
appeared in his seat the present session,
and the reason why is thus stated by
e Mack" the correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, of the 9th inst
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, has not
appeared in his seat this session, and the
general impression is that he will not do
so IL will be remembered that in April
last. Mr.. Sumner introduced a resolution
20 expel him from the body on account OF
intemperance. The wife of the unfortunate
Senator interposed to prevent his disgrace,
and promised that If the resolution were
not pressed to its passage she would pre-
vail upon him to return 10 his home and
resign his position. Salisbury had offended
30 often against the decorum f'the Senate
and the decencies of official lie, that it
required strong appeal in behalf OF his
family, TO prevent the passage OF Summers
resolution. The subject had been thoroughly
canvassed, and the necessary number Of
votes had been pledged to its support On
the morning Of the day upon which tiDal
action was to have been taken, Mrs Sauls-
bury sent for Senator Wilson, and made
such an appeal 10 his sympathy, not for
herself or her offending husband, but for
her little children, that he thereupon
Immediately interested himself 20 postpone
the verdict Of the Senate in Mr.. Saulsbury's
case When he asked Sumner to withdraw
the resolution for the present, on the
promise Of Salisbury resignation, Sumner
asked bin If his judment dictated such q
course. NO." said Wilson, "my judgment
doesn't, but my heart does"
In the July session, Mr.. Salisbury APP
peared on the floor Of the Senate one day
perfectly sober and well conducted, but on
the following dag he had fallen as low as
ever, and made most indecent exhibition
of himself in the streets Of Washington.
Fortunately for him he kept away from
the capitol, for had he presented himself
there his expulsion would have been sum
mariy voted. His friends were sent for
and he was taken 20 his home in Della
ware, and has not been in Washington
since.
Mr. Salisbury case is a remarkable one,
and those who are acquainted with il will
pity his weakness while they condemn has
oifense. If there we're any virtue in good
resolutions he Would be as temperate as
Cough, for he never RECEIVERS from one
debauch without registering a vow never
20 enter upon another. But it's the old
old story, after all. Pretty soon be feels
that Just one drink will do him a great
deal Of good and no harm, and when he
INDUCES in that one he is gone. He has
no control over himself thenceforward, and
has no consciousness of what he is doing
until he learns from a friend that he has
been drunk for three days. He is the
more to be pitied because he is naturally a
man Of fine talents, and by education one
of the beat informed men in Congress. lie
is an excellent scholar and an accomplished
linguist. He speaks and reads the Greek,
Latin and Hebrew languages with accu-
racy and Auency, and is in every respect a
thoroughly educated man, besides being a
man of fine personal appearance and q
good public speaker.