The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-08-26
COLORA ITEMS.

Temperance Lecture.-Edward Carswell
of Oshana, Canada, delivered q very inter-
esting and entertaining Temperance lecture
to a very respectable audience, from all
improvised platform at Colora, on Tuesday
evening last, god inst. He was one of the
principal speakers at the Nottingham mass
meeting, and there gave such universal
satisfaction, that a few Good Templars
about here, as soon as they heard he had a
few days to spend in this part of the world,
were ready to assume the responsibility of
employing him, and run the risk of secur-
ing an audience with three days notice.
The result was equal to their expectations,
and all went home expressing strong
desire to hear him again. He was intro
duced to the audience by Geo. Balderston,
as chairman of the committee, with a few
remarks, when he opened his address by
showing with what ease the mind becomes
used to the most revolving or loathsome
scenes by familiarity with them, and gave
this as the reason of the stolid Indifference
of the public mind to the everyday recital
of crime and murder. You cannot pick up
newspaper of the present day, printed in
any large town or city, but contains some
record of crime Or suffering caused by
drink, which, did it proceed from any other
cause, would raise the popular indignation
against it. He spoke of the falsity of the
idea that the social glass cemented friend
ship, or was necessary as an aid to socia-
bility, and showed by some amusing exam
pies that the reverse was the case. Indi-
vidual influence, when properly exerted,
has saved thousands who might else be
lost, and has given us John 3. Cough to
shine as a bright star among lecturers to
point the erring drinker to the path of self
denial and honor. He paid glowing trib-
ute to the power of woman's influence in
this great reform, remarking by way of
illustration, that the country from which
he came was ruled by woman, and that
every other one thought she had an equal
right. He made home thrust at the class
of temperance men who wear their princi-
pies as coat, to be put on or laid off at
pleasure, and clinched the nail by an anec.
dote that will be long remembered by many
who heard him. His manner of illustra-
ton and power of mimicry are unsurpassed
by any one we ever listened to, unless we
except Cough, whom he more resembles
than any other we have heard. He wound
up by strong appeal to all to lend their
active cooperation, by becoming working
members in the Temperance army.
Trial Of Ihrashing Machines. trial
of thrashers came off at Magraw's barn, on
the day advertised, but did not prove
very satisfactory or harmonious time to
either the agents or spectators. Several
hundred farmers and others had assembled
at 2 o'clock p. NJ, and they continued to
increase in numbers until or o'clock
The Peerless" did not come to time by
a half hour, for some reason, and after the
machine was set ready for work, about two
hours were spent in unnecessary parley, by
the interested parties, in reference to all
the different parts they could possibly find
to cavil about. The consequence was that
dark came on before the trial was con-
cluded, and what was done was not suffi-
GENTLY accurate to justify the judges in
making an official report. We were sorry
to see the trial turn out a fizzle, and SO
many go home without gratifying their
curiosity.
Camp Meeting has been great place Of
resort with many. The crowd on last Sab
bath was immense, and the dust suffocat-
ing. A number of rowdies on the grounds
were trying to clear their Threats and mud
die their brains with whisky, and one was
arrested, making quite little sensation.
He had plenty of friends around to justify
him, and a good Democratic J. P. was at
hand to release him, on the ground that
there is no law to prevent man drinking
and giving away as much as he pleases,
and it was not proven that he sold it
Nothing should be done to stop the drink
ing, until some violence is committed, when
they come within reach of the law.