, 1874-06-15

country millions. both black aud white, OLD Alu
young mon and wonloli, hold in the
nospAoE OF srUoXo pniXE,
and whose liberation is tho great probcm Of tho
hour to H1c,lro
1t is no part Of my present purpose to dilato
upon tho owls Of it!senlpora,lce nor the meas
ureless calan.ities which it visits not only npou
it's immediate victim but upon souicty ut large.
So familiar arc we with them, a1ld 80 constantly
aro they brought to our attention, that
wo nay al n,ro ho .,aai SAID H. ,3 t. know
what no called African Slavery, NO ONO has been
found ahanlo-faced enough to claim that in |
tlrunkonnosB there is any morit,-that It III any
thing other or loss linn a1 uiisnixad OWL and
test. men did asree that Slavery Wa II diyino III
atitution, lnd they appealed to the Dible to |
psovcit. Yot wlile they appealed to
SoAMs CunsE OF HAM
al n reason why Hatn'5 descendants Hhould hB |
held in perpetual bondnge, and pointed to Noah .
ourBo al an example for us TO follow, they |
stopped thore, and, 80 far as / know, mover |
urged us to Indulge III the juice OF tue grape to
the extent which it iH recorded that Noah dld;
never urged us to voluntarily place ourselves in
tin position wllioh ho did, mud nevor pointed
to his conduct immediately preceding tho pro.
nounciug Of tue curse as I'LL example for us to
follow.
There can be no debate ns to the evils Of in
temperance. Thoro nre no two sides to tho
question. Intcmporanca has no victim 30 be-
sottod that ho will nos readily admit and who
does mt himself readily understand md appTe-
CUTE all that you Gun say to Linn on TINT point.
For yoar5
have bocn showered upon them, showing tho
frightful consequences Of the corse they pur-
size, and yet We seem no nearer converting them
than tweEty yearH ago. Statutes have proved
unayaiing. LawH, tue most rigorous i'll thoir
character, have fai!el to accomplish the results
which were anticipated. Even whom tho rum
shop was closed, tho appetite for alcoholic
arpcasod.
therefore, which comforts us so-day is not wheth-
or intonporauca il all evil, which ol1shs to bo
ezternnatcd, for TINT IL ndntt1ou, hut how shall
this gigantic OWL be corcectod,-how shall its
spread be preyontel2
We may probably mover hope on this earth to
reach tho time when Ito n,ns will drink,-we
ahall probably never live to ses the day When no
mnn will steal. There will always be those whose
anpcttca are beyond Legislative control NJ tllore
will always bo those who will appropriate their
ncighpors' properly, even with tho perais OF tae
penitoutiary staring them fall in tbs lace. But
We may, without ranking drunkards mud thsoyes
together, reasonably expect to 500 tho day whom
TIC number Of drunkarls and Of thieyes shall ho
| greatly loBsencsl.
RIGOROUS STATUTES ALONE
| will not produce either Of these results But d
lew ycata ago lnrcc,sy was in Circuit Britain pun
| iYhcd By duuth. But tho number OF lRrcaniea
was then grentez IN proportion 70 tho popu !ation
than il now H., No statute aynils ln1eh which
is very far in advanco OF public sentiment. It
| Hsatuto book. Tho creatlon OF u public semi
mont iu harmony with Tie statute 1nlsss it 1t is
to 10 elicacious. always prccede the htatnto.
And here is q magnificent field IN wh1cl tempar-
| nuce reior1nerb may Woll DO uellgnteu TO wofk.
| uego may bo invoked those
! 6ocIAt. AGENCIES,
| moro powerful than any nero legislation, but
| Which, when working IN liarlnony with it, ata Ir-
rosistlblo. The slave to stroug drink is i folun-
tary Que, and, SO long 81 ho can hug the Chains
OF lis boutlago and still receive social recognl-
| tiou, lust 10 lonE will ho continue, When tho
day comes, "a bolioye it will come TINT society
| very far from final Bl,ccesH, and all necessary
| luwB can he easily enforced.
| III such contest, thus wagcd,
THE WOMEN OF THE COUNTRY
will necessarily take must important part.
do not say oonsp1eneus St J.. it I'm may sycas be
| auiat or otherwise, which they nlay
oxtout in tho way Of reformation and prevention,
ars incalculable. Unlike tho war against A!ri-
carnal weapons. No b!aro Of bngls Or roll OF
drum calls tho great army OF temperance re-
form, to do battle. No smoking cities nor de6o-
lated honos, 1uark itu progress. 1t comes not to
destroy, but to sayo. Its weapouB are lows anu
| CHARITY to all. Smiling fields And happy homes,
aud God-fearing and aW abiding men aud wonst,
uro tho traces which lhis great army leaves be-
hind it.
Tlero Is no poor slave to alcoholic drinks sunk
40 low but ttnt somo tender hand will lift him up,
| bind up hls wounds, pour WurAs VI nopo anu
consolation In his car. God bloas sloh move
luont. Its purity Of purpose touelles every hu-
mum heart, a.d receives tile sanction OF aoayon !
for Ha who shed for all Las Haids !lnasuuch al
| w lava doua thta unto these tue least OF my
little ones, 20 have doue it also unto No." lap
plauae.]
A1t GEORGE ". CLARKE,
tst1 yEn
introduced, a.G mai.e u low rpmnsasb. Hn Do
uo,1lced tho licoRso System AZ barbarous, IN.
iquitous. aud yciolla md said TINT the canao o.
tem,>ersuco bud boon sot hack by the war, bu1
vlgor aad ro!Iowed strength aud grsater courage
to overthrow tue rum power. lia thon sang 81
"euoouraElng song commencing,
Tic world II on the move,
Louk shout, look about.
Tnera II much VIC may improve,
Do nut DOUBT. do uok doubt.
TliH REV. 1tn. FEE
WAS tho noxt speaker. Ito stated that fhcre
other H.ato il. tho Union. but Ohio bud larse
,]intij]urios and ,na1e more whisky. Having
giyou thu information he wont into gsnorAtitieH
und asked it 1t wore not 8 orlnlo deserving O.
',oison The traffic IN alcohol was snnotonou b.,
tho ttoyeruluont, aud this logaliza.ion wsa do
baurlling tho ouuscienocs oP mon aud youth y,
| destroying their sonso OF propraty. The romod
he propoacd for the evil wns tho ronioVal .
tan,ptatlon. In Berca, whero he lived, tAer
word sovanty-fonr white aud forty-nlne, oo!oro'
fsn,illes No liquor w's sold taoro all excop
eighteen families Owned thoir homoatcadB
aul no Conssablo6 ~o1o required to preyel'
braacl1es Of Tho peaoe, HI thoro wose none. onl,
2 ono man In tile plaoo becalue utoxlonsed, nnE
! lo only about Christmas time, whon l!e 1nvar
, ably wont OIL q nlreo. lie Advocated tho croH
ton of = pubIio sentiment against the use o
{ suirituouB liquors, looking to tho women to DO
| yclnp mud foatos it. The movement could onl.
bo successful BY giving 1t a religious character
since without tlih tho oonsoicncoa Of mon Nh
9 woluou could not 10 enlisted. tApp1auao.l
i MHB. HARPER,
. Of Fhlade1phia, . oolorod woman With oonBfd
| nthlla ~ ullstIn nlnnunuou. thQu hTokQ Tor l1I