, 1876-07-08

And seek for comfort here;
BIT landlords and their serfs should roam,
Where men were born to fear,
We have no place for tyranny
Whoc'cr may lead the van;
But love and AIndues, for the free,
.iHd ia"i for crOYmaH.
The woodlands, too, unite their voice.
And bid the landcss come;
From all our trees TO take their choice,
And make happy home
The grass, the wood, and land say come,
Enjoy Us while You can;
Here's kindness, peace and ample ROOM
And idnd for crcfy man.
Al nature and her God invite
And press this call on YOU
Haste, haste away and claim your right
And leave the landlord crew.
just -peak, and be forever free
From the opprcasors clan;
Claim all embraced in LiJc,tN
ioi hUad for c'rry man.
Mr. Stewart believes that all the pub.
lie lands should be given to those who
live upon and cultivate them, and never
sold lie aIdlors the monopoly OF land
as un evil, if possible more cruel and wI.
just than slavery. His convictions are
strong and strongly spoken, and yet
with all Kindness. lie stands MS n pa.
trlarch among his descendants, blessing
/ them and receiving th>ir rcverentinl amt
kindly offices. His twelve children, thu
eldest sixty years Of age, still live lro
love and honor Him in walks of useful.
ness and Christian virtues, all west Of
the Alleghanies, and five west Of the
Rocky mountains; forty.iour grarG
children rise up to call him blessed, and
nineteen great grand. children look up to
him with loving confidence, and repoicc
in his kind words to them. Two of his
sons served in the Union army in the
late war, one as captain, who was I
atterward superintendent OF schools in
Arkansas. One grandson fell in the bat
tie of Pea Ridge. Not one of all hi-
numerous family has fallen into habits OF
intemperancc.
We attended n Temperance meeting
together March Did, at a private house
on Drayton's harbor. The subject taken
was Prov. col, wine is mockcr,
strong drink is raging, and whosocver is
deceived thereby is not wise" 1t wao
the theme of Rev. Mr.. Gilliland's dis
course in lSli--siXty.tivc years before.
in Ohio, which turned him from the
habit Of tippliny and made him sober
man. Wine has never since mockCd him,
or strong drink deceived him. In 1921
he wrote and published the distillcr's
prayer, as follows:
20 Lord, my maker and benefactor, il
is unto Thee that make my appeal, for
thou knowest all things. Thou knowcst
that when make and sell whisky do
it with the single eye to my purse, with
ont tho least regard TO the credit oi
Christianity, the good of my ncighbor,
or the welfare Of my country. And now
o Lord grant me my requests ii it should
cost me- my eternal salvation and that Of
my family and friends. Give me grace
and wisdom to make good whisky and
great quantity Of it. Increase the NUN.
ber OF dram-shops, and give to all men
an unquenchablc thirst for strong drink
Open the eyes of those blinded mortals,
who think it wrong to tipple, and chow
them that the free use of ardent spirits
greatly promotes the wealth and happi
ncss OF distillers aud vendors of strong
drink, Convince men that whisky is
ono Of the good creatures, and ought to
be received with all humility andthanks
giving, II enthusiasts and the over
concluded on third pdge)