, 1869-11-24

Speech of Vice President Colgax at
II Fair IN Ea nj aoFe-t1Ume truths
on the TenapeFAbceQ ce Question.

Speech of Vice ffckident Colgax at
IL Fair IN Altanaore-t1usn truths
on the Temperate ce QueAGion.
BALTIMORE, Nov- = a fAi1 to aid the es.ao-
nu. nj q "a 1nstsl4te As5!uT. ii tois c:.}, no.
opened Tonight. II the Maryland Institute. The
t1reo oozntnAnccE.es Of the knights Temp!aT Of
this city, were present IN fail reraia: also an I'M
nense csowd. An on9 tue distinguished persons
pfe+ent was Vice President Collar, VINO wa4 tn-
tIodocfd to tne sas' concou16e by Mayor IsaukA
II few pertinent remafSs. On cItnnK fur &ard
sAd:
our b.ethFep like this. should enlist every heart
that ta touched win feeling for human tnafntr5,
There Il . question that comes down to ali OF Is
u sfouEn t9e ri ~ from The Te er,a
one upon the footssoo1 Of God. It Ii that que4-
ton which Cain asked Of the Almighty, 70; 81
question, but as defence aeaust arratgnnent
1otne4s 'eo fsepsi IL ess sssy c,4zs,i ,an ny
throughout tue gtobe-in every civilized Ia.
sn I'd cs s;e,s o MT 81 aes.s ne
bfpihers 1eept1." Ii Ia responsibility thRt no
ole q !oa cau deny or crude Every statute shst
OF crime and fraud Is the a7swer to tue question:
I" An ns bro,her'd keepcrs' Every ta,l and
pz1son that cast shelr gloomy SHADE s. over the
Ind, every saertn and police ollcrr. IS the aasmer
olo ~ Hanktrd 1tself. Eyery retof1natofy and
antltxtvIy Institution that b.esses shis !1nd Of
cunts TO III Alhost from tile Garden OF Eden IT,
self. The lnentltiona OF winch We are 70 Ius.ly
Proud. y here The ntcd Is restored 10 those Who.c
teat Oh hiss leen dethtunti--n the asyIuM fer the
lhsalt, lho:e INSTITUTIONS where thr blind arc al-
must nute 10 te+, the si1mo TO speak. the deaf to
Ut ar. IN eier3 Institution fur Tho relief 1f The poor
and Distressed, We hate The ausxct VI hoStrty to
the qur@i 'on, IAN my hfothcrs keeper =" aud
this uoble Work which %cu have tuluguratcd here
to isht icr those who haze been deludel and SELF
tlestlD3tn& victims u The temptation Of the
most Sl!trt tn Our land. blnKs lhe Au4NcF ul toe
tenesolent tn tue ssate Of MARYLAND tnAr 1hey
sptet1 you. God bless Jon IN this noh,e work: IN
this great wuslt Ut outs, RpE!nRsbg q We DO IRON
the hand Of common Creator, believing a. We
.hem you intel on Jour pathway l. Ioa! brother.
lie may lie poor; ht pay he peuniess: he may DC
humble, cttntlaI, ct fallen; buk they are brethren
81 the uuss, rlgr1rs On the taEe o.fneJ. travel.
!ers to the same toms. II Tod has blessed Joo
with strength OF will, that you have been enabled
70 folt;f5 soassesc~ It u iuF yna to MT him up
frntu that depth to which be ha4 fallen, and pat
bin Oh hs feet aut Etdreln hi,,, II possible, from
ming death, worse, even, than the death of the
tomb.
A1tes nllud!rF TO the brilliant !ntel1ec,s that
nas e fat,en s!.Eus to iult1nprraace, MT. coliax
cnn:fpEeHs II |. the MieerE, tue stinRy, the pcnu-
rtaus and tight nsle.l who arc free fr0n ;his eyL
1t Is the ta.pt.htnEte+s. SCc1al man who cAunot
resist The tetnptAtlon of social Glas*-tac genial
q M, the E. Dtsons uau. Nhom this ,cmpter nuds
csn IT'D ii cruuch,ng At the hea1tn.stoces
ct The poos, hEu 1t casts It's gioumy
shadow 0yer the marble mauteIa Of tho rlcb-the
mott bT1 llAut W0ssnlrptpE At inat snHue .arough
II mptatiou which they cannot frssst, and which
urges them on to dtnnkari's death, and to q
drunkhro grave. tell you- 1ny fr1eui4, Inere Is
only one Rsy Ia which you can restsr the tcmpta-
tton- There 10 ocly Ole tal1sUan. and thai Is to
touch not, taste uoE, handle not, the unc!eAn
thlnT. In the earlier scars Of ny manhood, wnco
travelling the sauc pasaxay with myself, when
stood By his peuhllt aud nsw his sou! iea.e his
oodJ, calling UPON Col TO damn ht sonl IN bis
dclHinm, I. for one, resols Ell that / would turn
my back upon It heLcefurta and forever. ZAP
plause-1 II Ia the true pa.h~ay private Ese in
pab!!c life. IN HociA ltfe, md individual life
1}ustng the eytnln9 ven one chair vas pre-
rented u 3Itr, COlfhx, which received IN ncF
behalf BY Mt. Samuel shoemaker, with ap7ropri-
4te ltm2TAA.