The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-22

field but it does consist in force of char
acleF, in force of soul, fee ing. thought
and purpose. Cesar was q weak man
whsa hessacrIiceds the Liberties Of Rome.
pby .enferiug Aark Antony TO put the
croVn. upon 6is head Washington
would not have been great If be had
yielded TO the temptations Of his willing
army. and accepted crown at the eK
peBse Of the liberties of his country.
The reformed drunkard sccomplishes q
heroic achievement than did the Spartan
band at Thermopyla. because he con
quers himself. That man is only great
who seeks sight and truth and justice,
and .adheres TO them with strong, vigor-
t Gus. and perpetual purposes.
Somebody Ioid me he saWin Chicago
paper the other day that since Governor
Yates Ssd joined the temperance society,
whiskey had fallen ten cents gallon
Laughlerl Well, that's good. indeed
L4ug hterl AZ all events. It's good
news, foraIl that ever kept my SANDER
ers from drinking themselves to death
pro bono Pu6kic6 was the high price Of
Whiskey. Laughter We will bring
II within Eheir reach, Tor it will have to
!all much lower than the present price
before il reaches its real intrinsic value
specie basis. Laughter Mr.. Presi-
dent, if old King Alcohol were dead and
buried. as he ought 10 be, beyond the
power of resurrection, this nation could
bear our national debt like young Her
cuIes. Applause. Then. sir two
blades OF grass would grow where one
| now grows, and unbounded wealth, I'm
perial power. and proud position would
be tte heritage OF the nation forever.
| Applause 80
But some say this temperance business
is fanaticisU,-it's gloomy sort Of life.
There never was a greater mistake. Tenn
perauce is one of the sweetest and most
delightful things upon earth it is the very
! spring head Of cbeerfUlGsss, happiness,
and joy-the very chivalry Of manhood
ITSELF have been temperance man for
fifteen days. and l am gayer. boy tonight
than have been for seventeen years.
Laughter 7 think am the gaYest
man in the Senate, except the compser oil
Clay and Crittenden-the able, indomita-
BILE, and gallant old cavalier of Kentucky,
! (Garret Davis. except you. also, Mr..
Chairman. Laughter Temperance
gloomy? Not bit of It Mr.. President.
/ Ny pledge shall be perps,u4i charm-"a
thing of besuly which is JOY forevsr''-
not cloud of gloom. but an ever present
rainbow of promise, hope, and beauty.
l am as proud of it as of my wife aud
children, and that is the strongest way
have to express my pride. Applause.
| am as proud Of it as / am of the com
mission which entities ms to hold the
position of an American Senator. By
the bye, Mr.. Chairman, Will submit to
you the question rather think the
commission and temperance pledge ought
TO go together. Applause What do
you think about having the 'teetotaller'
put into the iron clad oath, Laughter
I You say, Of what use is the pledge
l will tell you: Twenty days ago there
came along friend Of mine-a Senator
and said, Let rs tai drink said,
certainly. all right Another friend
from Illinois in about three minutes and
half came along and said, ''Lst US take
drink" Said l, "All righ:." 1t is
this way. One drink of liq uor is enough
for me two amt half enough, daughter
three is only Que third enough. and four is
chaos. After sigued the pledge l was
asked several times to drink but ddu I
do any such thing. Laughter
After 1 signed this temperance pledge
wrote 10 a little lady out in Illinois,
who weighs about hundred punds, has
black hair ana flashing black eyes. and
"a form fairer than Grecian chisel ever
woke from Parian MARBLE" aud receiv
ed the following answer:
"MY DEAR RICHARD: How beautiful
| is this morning how bright the SUI
shiues how swsstly cur bird siags! how
joyous the children! how happy is my
heart see the smile of G5d Ia has
answered the prayer. Always proud of
your success, you have now achieved that
success which Goi an ! angels " II bless.
Il is the shining summit Of human aspir-
alton, for you have co~quered. yourself.
All who love you will aid you to keep the
pledge. l love you, my dear boy.
KATIE.
loud applause.
Love, the sun, soul, and centre of the
moral universe love- which Inks angel
to angle, and God to man love. which
binds in one two loving hearts. How
beautiful is love. Applause
As l lsok over this audience. composed
of Senators and Representatives of this
great nation, and these galleries blazing
with beauty aud the worth Of the city.
and sojourners from all the States and
Territories, 1 ask myself why they are
here Proud England, upon whose do
minions the sun never sets, has but one
queen but, thank God, We have millions
Of queens, Who
''Walk in beauty like the night
or eloutt less climes and starry skies,
whose chains We feel, end Jet We bless
the silken sceptere. You are here to
give, by your presence. encouragement to
the Congressional Temperance Society;
and l propose, sir, that this society shall
be the beginning of societies throughout
the lanI, and that we will push forward
the temperance columu, move upon the
enemy's works, aud give him grape, can
lister and Greek FIRE. Appisuse. We
will storm the citadel of intempefance,
Null il sbsll crumble and otter and fall
to the earth. Applause, Why do ] re-
fer to the ladies? Because their example
is mjghlisr than the el1quence of a
thousand legions. Applause
You are here TO night to see the snowy
white flag of temperance IS 1t is unfurl-