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mind. They indicate want Of sufficient thought
or unhealthy nrnlns. Let tho good common
sense IN tho Temperance ranks be exercised ant
applied to this subj=ct Let Us be willing to fol
Let us Lase faith in justice.-fath II
.'u our loving mothers, wives, and sistets
'fe need their assistance. ard that speedily, lr
tne great work yet to he done. Tho causo oi
lemnorance has had tho zeal arguments upo1
ITS side Tor many years; our opponents nercl
have answered theul, and they noyer can. We
have had Science with us: no hayo had tn,
moral considerations, and the material.
AS question OF finance alone. it towers above
any other. and perhaps neatly all others, in the
Nation. And when the Distinguished friends
who so ably conducted the late Women's Con-
grens shall have their rigltful places, and share
III the Executive. Legislative, aud Judicial De-
part:nents at tho Capital Of our country. we
shall expect to hes these questions
OCCUPYING THAT pRoMtHENT PLAcn
in tho attention aud care of tho Government
mlch their importance demands
The llquoF-trai|ic coats liz moro than $780,
oo, ,0o0 outright, which il infinitely more than
Wssta. III this may 10 added thrcc-fourths OF
tue costs of all our Criminal Courts, Houses of
Correction. prisons, jslls, and benevolent inrti-
tuttons. linen the waste Of time, aud the short
enlus Of human life, arc public waste: and,
when political economists shall undertake fairly
annual amount hoTo involved, it will be
found to be fabulous and hardly
reaiized egen by The frieudo OF Iompcrapco
themselves. The 1oss to tue country of few
millions OF dollars each year, through AL unjust
banking bystem, IL sufficient cause OF excited
public debate IN Congress and on Change. Tho
question Of I'd yaloTem or specific duties in i'm
ported goods, the different views OF tariiTu and
instantaneous collections. involve but \ com-
paFatlye!y-small amount. The rallrozd-uopopo-
II. the non aud coal neutrality-suspicious. pub
i1c evils Is these aFe,-aIl. all combined, do not
begin to approach tile amount SO much Eorso
than wasted by maintaining the liquor-,ra1ic.
Tie calm sud tnatu1e considerations OF atates-
roen and philosophers
MUST HE WITH Us.,
Ihe founders OF our Government early diseov-
o-ed {sone Of them certainly tits danger To our
institutions Of t1,e prevalent Use OF intoxicating
liquors. John Adams write severely sSainst
the traffic, and cautioned his couutsyncn
of its Injurious effects upon tie
cou;itsy. Eenjamlu Franklin also advocated lem
pei ante. Thomas Jefferson, the in,m or1Al fsieud
Ut ni4nklud, camo to the conclusion, after
long public experience cud cIcEe observation,
that, ii ho was to 20 through his pub1ic1,o AGAIN,
tce first question (as matter OF lnbic couc,ru
hnd prudence) ne would ask applicants for ot!ice
t1ould be, do they use intoxicating drinks ?"
lhs Question bias got into our Coustcss bv The
Of \ Comnl!ssion to investigate the
Sholo subject OF the lieuol-trAfIc and tue fleets
IT Pfoh1bltorr la"s. aud to report thereon. 1t
must not be taken out Of Congress until We hasc
10 surrounded the tsa1ic by o1gauic Cous:itu-
.onal and State law IS to touuer tus prc.ent and
uturo geuerzt4onx
COMPARATIVELY sAFE
rom the dausets wt.1rh are NON just cansc OF
and alarm. Ne Muht regulate the
tile manufacture, AID tho ba!e in
ilx3 best interests OF humanity.
Let ns fecullect that the must lnkiiloux foes of
rev Goyernu1c1lis a5o domestic: and tuat.
il,alt, We have Fleen superior to Ill foreign ou-
ouen - aud to aii Internal enemies OF our Nation
hu. tAv, 1t yet lemains 20 bc seen rtrtLcr tLore