The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-26
SPRING HILL ITEMS,

SPRING HILL ITEMS
The Rev. Mr.. Stoddert preached a
the Presbyterian Church in this place
on last Sabbath, to large and apprecia
tive audience. His sermon was Origi.
nal, unique and pungent, and consider,
ed somewhat radical on the liquor ques.
ton, by some of those who heard him
lie left the old beaten track of vitupera.
ton and abuse Ofthe sellers of arden
spirits, and charged home upon the con-
sumner, the supporter of these establish~
ments, the principal guilt Of the traffic,
on the ground that ifthere were no buy
ers there would be no sellers. He is
either misunderstood or misrepresented
| by the lovers of whisky, in claiming
| that he held there was no wrong or evil
| in the moderate use of it as u beverage
He did say that it might be used profita-
| bly, as a medicine in some cases, and
| that a young man might occasional iy
take glass of ale or something of that
sort, without being greatly blamed, but
should 1eUeT go into q saloon for 1t. La
illness received at his hands an unmer-
ciful castigation. In his travels he rare
ly ever saw white man at work, but
they were lounging upon the streets
or hanging around drinking saloons, or
gathered about the stores, idling away
their time, to the neglect of their farms
and business, while women were but
too often gadding about from house to
house, and from one place Of amuse-
ment to another, instead Of being at
home, attending to their household du-
ties and domestic affairs; stating that
there was more hope for a drunkard or
liar than there was for lazy man or
woman. While the saloon keepers may
take some comfort, and perhaps some
encouragement, from the somewhat sim
gular views of this able and learned di-
vine, vet if by his peculiar reasoning on
this subject he succeeds in cutting off
the streams which iced their establish
ments, they will haye but little reason
to rejoice. He preached a remarkable
sermon here year or two ago on the
fascinating amusement OF dancing, in
the commencement of which the lovers
Vi jil6 uduC0 MSIS COLlliOILGu Will lLC
belief that he was champion of their
:use, but ere he closed, he let loose up
on it the batteries OF sarcasm and invec- |
tive with such effect, thut there has new
or been public dance in this place since. |
If by his somewhat singular course of
argument in regard to the liquor traffi
he should be as successful in extirpa- |
l.
and good work.
Zen. Lucius J. Polk, than whom |
more high~toned, honorable and chiv-
alrOus gentleman never lived, was for |
several years citizen OF this noighbor-
hood. He settled within half a nlife OF |
where Captain ThOs. Gib on now lives.
His old residence is still standing, where
III the best style of bachelor life, ne dis
pensed a generous and elegant hospitals
iLy to his numerous friends. He was
looked upon as the rich man OF lie coun-
try, but was social, affablo and kind.
Always a man of proud and noble bear>
ing, he was indeed one of natures no.
blemen, but to the humblest citizen he
was always accessible, and ever had a
pleasant word for all who called on him.
He had living with him at that time. as
"A friend and and physician DR.. Nickel |
then, of North Carolina, who was one of
the most fastidiOusly neat and polished
gentlemen, and one Of the best read
physicians that our country has ever
had. Gen. Polk was elected to the State
Senate. (tfe only time he ever was a
candidate for any political Oflice) beat
ing DIR. Littlefield, who was Justly con-
Sidered one of the wiSeSt and ablest men
in the State. Judge Nicholson nads
his first political race, at the same time,
as candidate for Representative. One |
plunge into the turbid waters of POLITE
al vi 70 I'D -, :.
witnessing the 'wire- pulling, IOg-roll-
ing and iugglery" there, SO disguised
Gen. Polk that he never would consent |
to be a candidate again,
In our last weeks issue there is pc
tItiOn from Ewell Grange of this place.
TO our State Legislature, asking tor GER
tain changes in the statu; es, in relation
to the conventional interest law, to the
dog law and TO the tax on tobacco; which
petition, in its main features, must meet
the appreciation of large majority of |
this county. Their closing plea, is for
"rotrenchment and REFORM" which
seems to be the order OF the day. Our
Legislators have manifested common
dable zeal in this direction and it is
hoped that our Immediate representa-
tives will give to this petition their ear
nest and careful attention. When such
men as Capt. Gibson, Major Cheairs. w.
III. Brown, A. w. p tier and B. 4. Rog
ers, as agents of the Grange, feel impell>
ed to call the attention OF the LPgIsla-
ture to a confederation of these several
important questions, it behooves
Messrs. Glenn, Boyd and TOon to pom
der we'll, their duty in the premises.
Prof. RedmsG, formerly at the head
OF our school here, but more recently |
one OF the teachers of the high school |
in Nashville, delivered in the Federal
court room OF that city a most inter>
esting lecture on Water, Its forms
and uses" The audience gave him a
rising vote OF thanks, for the effective
and entertaining manner in which he /
treated his subject.