The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-03-06

luS EeHdteS SIT cUTaptuGeu; II does not Ice
long alone to the warrior who bears hi
proud uncunnuercd banner over every
tield but it do con ist in 10 &c of char.
acier ih force OF SOUL feeling, thought and
promise. Caesar was a weak man when he
sacrificed the liberties of Rome ty suffering
Mark Antony 10 put the crown upon his
head, Washington would not have been
great if be had yielded to the temptations
oi his willing army and accepted crown at
the expense Of the liberties of his country
The reformed drunkard aceomplishcs more
heroic achieyen ent than did the Spartan
band at Ihermopylae, because he conguers
himself. That man is only great who seeks
rlhht and truth and justice, and adhpIes to
them with strong, vigorous and perpetual
purpose.
As to the effects upon the nation, Mr..
jefferson said, many years ago, that
The habit Of using alcoholic liquors by
men in office has created more injury to the
public service and gwen more trouble to me
than any other circumstance which has
occurred ia the internal concerns of the
country during my administration. If |
had to commence my administration again
with the knowledge | have from experience
derived. the first question which | would
ask from a candidate for public favor would
be, is he addicted to the use of ardent
spirits.
The man who is to leCiSlate for n great
country, to help make laws and constitu
tions involving the deStinies of millions of
human beings. ought to be man of refec
ton, moral principle. integrity, and above
ah, 3D. ..,~:' tA.,t,l~~ea4- - Go, ;,n.t 9,
your legislative halls, State and national,
and behold the drunkard staggering to his
seat or sleeping at his post, and ask your.
self the question whether he is not more fit
to be called a monument Of his country s
ST ame than the representative of frecmen
Would it not be IN Nst fearful to contemplate
that ill-fated epoch in the history Of our
country when the demon of intemperance
shall come into our legislative halls without
shame remorse, ~ rehuke; WREN he shall
sit upon juries, upon the bench, and drunk
enness run riot among the people. Who
then will protect the ship of State ueon this
maddeDed tide; who will steer her on her
onward course amid the dasbing billows
who spread hea starry flag to the the free
fresh, wild winds Of heaven?
Watchman, what of the night? We
have been engaged in mighty revolution
Your army and navy have carried your
arms under Grant and Banks against the
Gibraltars Of the Mississippi and opened
that stream from its source TO its mouth
Under the gallant Joe Hooker your troops
sealed the height, and above the clouds un.
furled the sun the glorious flag of the stars
Applause. Sherman marches from Cairo
to the sea, while Grant marches though the
wilderness to the Confederate capital The
rebellion is crushed. Behold! whole race
set fiee-the shacklcs OF the ages arc
broken, and we see full high advanced the
standard Of the nation redemption IIark!
dinpa We hear the pibroach on the wings of
the wind the slogan shout Of universal
emancipation? Applause.
And now shall this puissant nation,
" Columbia, queen of Il e world and child of
the skies, pause in her efforts when there
S an enemy in our land more destructive
than war, pesiilence and famine combined,
which sends annually ore hundred thousand
men to untime!y graves, makes fifty thous.
and widows and three hundred thousand
wives worse than widows--flling our prisons
our poor-hous S, our lunatic asylums, and
swelling to an untold extent the great
ocean Of human misery, Wretchedncss and
woe?
Somebody told me he saw in a Chicago
paper the other day that since Governor
Yates had joined the temperance society
whiskey had fallen ten cents gallon. -
laughter Wei, that's good, indeed. -
Lau hter. At all events, it's g0od nc,cs,
for all that ever kept my SANDERS from
drinking themselves to death pm bono
Wubhco was the high price of whiskcy.-
Laughter. We will bring it within their
reach, for it will have to fall much lower
than the present price before it reaches its
real intrinsic value--a specie basis laugh
ter. Mr.. President, if old King Alcohol
were dead and buried, as he ught to be.
beyond the power of resurrection, this
nation could bear our national debt like
youEg Hercules. Applause. Then, sir.
two blades Of grass would grow where one
now grows, and unbounded wealth. imperial
power, and proud position would be the
heritage Of the nation forever. APP
plause.
But some say this Temperance business is
fanaticisnl-it'sa gloomy sort Of lite. There
never was a greater mistake. Temperance
is one of the sweetest and most delightful
things upon earth; it is the very spring
head Of cheerfuness, happiness and joy
the very chivalry of manhood itself. !
have been a temperance man for fifteen
days, and l am gayer boy tonight than /
have been for seventeen years. Laughter.
think | am the gayest man in the Senate,
except the compeer Of Clay and Crittenden
tho able. ipdomrablo and gallant old
cavalier of Kentucky, (Garret Davis.) ]
except you also, Mr.. Chairman. Laughter.
Temperan &c gloomy? Not bit Of il, Mr.
President. Ny pledge shall be a perpetual
charu--'' "a thing of beauty which is a Joy
forever'--not a cloud Of gloom, but an
ever present rainbow of promise, hope and
beauty am as proud of it as Of my wife
l have to express my pride. Applause. |
am as proud of it MS | am OF the commits
sion which entities me to hold the position
Of an American Senator. Blythe bye Mr.
Chat man, | will submi, to you the question.
| rather think the commission and the tcm.
pepnce pledge ought to go together Ar.
plause. What do you think about having
"thc teetotaller' put into tho ironrclad
oath? Laughter
Toy say, of what use is the pledge? |
will tell you: Twenty days ago there came
along a friend of niinc---a Senator-and
said, let us take q drink. said, Ger
taiuly, all right" Another friend from
Illinois in about three minutes and half
came along and said, Let US take drink. "
Said |, IAN right" 1t is this way. One
drink of liquor is enough ior mc; two ANT
half enough, laughter; tire is only ore
third enough and four ie chaos After /
signed the pledge | was asked several times
to drink; but | didn't do any such thing,
TLau hter.
a After signed tI,is temperance pledge |
wrote to little lady in Illinois, who weighs
about hundred pounds, has black har AVID
flashing black eyes, and "a foraItaer than
Grecian chisel ever woke from Psnan
marble and Lreceived the f3llowipS afls.
ver:
MY DEAR RCuARp; How beautiful Il
this morning; how bright tho sun shine;
how sWectly our birda sing how. jcgoas Ae
~ 1opu boytpv. fcr, ,yN a -.