Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-08-28
FOR THE HERALD AND TRIBUNE. I
ENTEMPERANCE.

'S'eu' iA'o'eS'n vi CoWmuhlty,
has received, within the past few years, o
larger share Of public attention than In>
temperance. Men Of every rank in so,
ciety and of every vocation (save that Of
the liquor dcaler) have given their inau>
ence to stay the progress of this great so.
cial evil. The advocates Of Temperance, =,
in Church and in State, have, With voice
and pen, earnestly contended with this
terrible monster. The pulpit and the
press-those two powerful engines in the
social and moral reformation of the world
have been arrayed against II. Tenn
perance Societies have been organised,
Temperance speeches have been made,
and, in some States, Legislation has been
invoked; but, how little has been accom-.
pllshed toward arrcsting that gigantic evil,
which, by its vithcring curse, "blasts the
fair fruits Of Industry" and fills every
lind with delolation and woe, with pau
perism and crime which bears upon its
rapid current thousands Of earth's no.
blest sons to untimely and dishonored
graves; which despoils genius Of its pow
er, strikes dumb the tongue OF eloquencc
and robs the purest character Of its high.
est virtues. Invading with fearful power
every circle Of society, j. numbers
among its victims men o. he highest So
cisl position. Statesmen ISL under its
influence aud clergymcu by its power.
The cOuncil-chamber, the legislative hall,
the highest seats of judicature, the cdito.
rial chair and tho sacred desE, are robbed
Of their brightest ornaments and their
most talented occupants. The evil is un-
checked. The barriers placed in tho way
Of its prosress arc but as pebble in the
current of the mighty stream. Irrcsisti.
bly, it rushes onward, mocding the puny
resistance of is opposers. In our own
State, how great ore its ravages! Thou
sands are daily engaged in the distilI,-
tion and sale Of spirituous liquors. The
streets Of our cities are filled with irunk>
ards, and our State prison and county
jails with criminals. Ten thousand homes
are turned into brothels, and, instead Of
the sacred endearments which the very
name Of home suggests, contention and
strife aud woe abound. Conjugal love,
pareatal affection and domestic peace, are
swept away IS with the besom of destruc>
tiou. Neighborhoods are thrown into
commOtiou. and neighbor falls by tie
hand Of bis neighbor. Men, who ordina>
rily are good citizens and kind neighbors,
become, when maddened by the influence
Of strong drink. demons whose fury i'm
perils the security of every quiet citi>
zen. Thus, our fair land is desolatsd by
this fell destroyer Of human happiness
In Josesboro', our beautiful village OF
Schools and Churches, how sad and des-
tructive is the work of the rum>fend |!
Our frieRds aud neighbors, in whose wel>
fare we feel the deepest interest, are the
victims Of its dreadful power. Drunk
ard making shops-politely. though false-
ly. called saloons-urc opens and the
terrible work of running our citizens, goes
on around US The cholera, by the dread>
full visitation Of which so many Of our
own citizens fell, has gone, We trust to re-
turn no more. But more terrible epi-
nemic thaa cholera remains, poisoning the
life bloed of our citizens and threatening
the destruction Of both body aud soul.
It's tar&cal powers not only paralyzes ev>
cry bodily function, but dethrones reason,
stupe6ss the inagi"olion and beuumbs
the moral seasibilities. Every faculty Of
The soul is dcadened by its insidious pow
er. Manhood is lost never to be regained,
unless by the power Of sovereign grace,
which alone can fully deliver from the
demon Of Intemperauce. Without such
ieliverance a collapse more terrible than
that Of Cholera awaits every victim. and,
5hough it be delayed, will surely come at
last.
y The saloons in town are not open at
present. In compliance with a request Of
'ur citizens, they are suspondiug a few
lays on account Of cholera. Under ordi-
nary circumstances it would be proper to
,pen as they could do no harnli They
will therefore reopen in week or ten
lays.
To be resumed neat sUeck.
Z, Nj. LOCKWOOD.
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