The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-07-01

penu 10 carry on tue DuslncSS o
our city. Those whom we expect
to select and cell goods, dispenst
justice, keep peace, erect buildings
attend to the important duties Of o
county seat. The enemy threatens
that he will catch those sprightly
boys whose beautiful forms adorn
our race, whose warm hearts senC
tho glow of life tingling through
every part of the human family
whose bright intellects might bC
polished SO as to sparkle with The
clustered brightness of noblenest
and honor. Our heart sickens al
the thought of these being destroy
ed, while the fell monster reioices
in drawing from such resources. =
He has great hopes in them
Flushed with the success of the
past, intoxicated by the encour.
agement ofthe present, maddencd
with the bright prospects of the
future, be challenges every oppos-
ing force. "He has thrown down
the gauntlet and dares any one tc
touch it," If not, what mean
those officers of bloated forms
bloody faces, fiery eyes, who stand
and stare at us as we walk our
streets? IT not. why are they
called together in councils of war;
If not, why do they swear at the
movements made against them p
If not, why do they pledge them
selves by solemn oath that they
will carry on their fearful do.
struction against any foe, and at
any costs! If not, why does their
selfish king decide who shall
occupy the Offices of State? Why
does he stagger into the Legisla
tive halls TO make our laws, rush
into the Capitol to guide the des.
tiny of the Nation Why does he
scale the walls of Jerusalem and
poison the members of the church?
Yea, why so bold as to step into the
sacred desk and attempt to gag
the clergy? He has dcfed the
lovers OF humanity, the lovers OF
righteousness, the press and the
pulpit to say any thing or make
any opposing movement.
Are we to bow and let this dar.
ing monster carry on his dreadful
work of destruction? lie has
wrung more piercing cries from
bleeding hearts, snapped more
family Ties, brought about more
bloody wars, injured more bodies,
damned more souls than any other
viccgerent that Satan has on
earth.
This King moves his army at q
most tremendous expense.
In 1860 the article manufactured
by which it is sustained, was esti.
mated to be worth 100000, 1000
while the value of -four, clothing
books and newspapers j n in G
the same year was $6l0,0OO,'
600. In 1867, according to tho re.
port Of Mr.. Welles, this article was
81 Asa, ,491 1865; more than II bill
lion dollars; while all the railroads
in the United States were worth
81 ,654, 050,779-little more than
II billion dollars. There were en-.
ployed as commissioned officers,
$40, 600, whilo there wero only
10000 ministers and school teach
ers engaged. If there are seven
W of these persons in our city
and they take in on an average
$500 week, in a year it will
swell at least to the sum of $50.
600, five times as much as is given
by all our churches for the cause o
Christ. Again. this demon send
annually 100000 men and womer
to tho prisons of the UniteC
States, 200, 900 to houses, anc
orphan asylums. lie causes two
thirds of all the crimes com
mitted. How great the expense
of sustaining all thesel To sup
port the ministers OF the UniteC
States it requires SI2,OO0,OO0, thu
Lawyers S7O,OOO,OOO, this King
and his great army, $500, ,OOO,O 600
This does not reckon the time los
By drinking and what might b.
earned by these men. 1t docs mo-
lift the veil, and estimate the val
ue Of destroyed hopes and ruinet
characters. 1t does not penetrate
into the next world, and put
price upon the millions of immor
tai souls that are damned by thi
great power. If all these shoulc
be brought into the calculation il
would require infinite space for
black board, eternity as the time
for calculating, and the mathemat
ical powers of an archangcl, 10 foo
up the long columns and max
known tho cost disappearing thes
reeling forces THAT march unde
the orders OF King Alcohol.
My hearers, it would require tn
tongue of a seraph to make know
the power, to describe the fearful
ness, to tell tho expense of thi
great OWL that has cursed our earth
Drunkenness has not ceased, bu
now darkcns our land with angr.
clouds. 1t is sweeping onward il
a most fearful manner, bringing
thousands under its destructive in
fuences. Tho persons thus en-
dangered are to be pitied. The.
ale our brethren. Many of then
arc whole-souled, warm-hearte'
men. Through their besotte.
forms still shines the image of God
bat droadfully in ruins"
1t would startle US if we shoul'
see o gorgeous temple, with it
grand arches, towering columns
beautiful halls, falling to the ground
How much moro should we trembl
as we witness the wreck of tn
living temples erected by the Di
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