*tar 'Upstate - Eta* Sa**tv VOL. 6-. NO. 32.] AD V TIS N TS. DEMOCRATIC ANTI MASONIC STATE CONVENTION. To meet at Harrisburg on Monday the 14th day of December next, at 10 o'clock, A.M. In obedience to the direction of the Democratic Antl•Mosonic State Convention of the 41, of March last, wo do hereby respectfully recommend a Democratic 'Anti.Maimitic State Convention to moot in the Court-house at Iffarristoira, on Mon day Iho 14th day of December next, at In o'clock A. M. to elect Delegates to the National Conven• tion—to select Electors of President and Vice. President of the United States, if deemed advisa ble, and to propose nod concert, with the Anti. MasOnie party of other States, the time and place of holding a National Convention; and also to u. dopt such other measures as shall be deemed best for the promotion of the cause of Anti-Masonry and the genet al wel.nre. For the purpose of electing delegates to the State Convention, not exceeding in number the Representatives in both Houses of the General Assembly, the respective Anti-Masonic County Committees are requested to call, at an early day, COUNTY' CONVENTIONS, or, if preferred, COUNTY MtETINGS, of the Democratic citizens opposed to Free-Masonry end allother Secret Societies. JOSEPH WALLACE, SA 31 UEL SHOCII, GEOnGE W. HARRIS. F(iAN('IS PA !IKE, WM. W. IRWIN, ZEPHANIAH LEN EGAN, SAMUEL SUOUSE, JOHN H. EW I NG, CHESTEL BUTLER.- Harrisburg, Oct. 21, 1835. IN accordance with the recom g'.'462,:lif menclation of the Stale Central Committee, the Democratic Anti-Masonic Republican Citizens of Adams County who are opposed to Free-Masonry and all other Secret Societies, are requested to meet in COV, 74111" f FATIN at the Courthousein the Borough of Get tysburg, On Monday Evening the 23d of Novem ber next, for the purpose of electing THREE DELE. GATES, to represent Adams County in a State Convention, to be holden nt Harrisburg, on tho 14th day of December nest, to elect Delegates to the National Convention—to select Electors of President and Vice-Prest dent of the United States, if deemed advisa ble—and for other purposes. 11 Daniel M. Smyser, Geo. L. Faits:, Robert Smith, J. L. .Neely, Wm. McClean, . Allen Robinette, J. D. Paxton, 11. D. G. Pfeifer, R. Mcßlienny, . October 26, 1835. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. rr EACHERS take notice, that the Board ' of School Directors fbr Straban town. ship, will meet at the house of Abraham King, Esq. in Hunterstown. on Saturday the 21st of November next, to receive Pro posals and employ TEACHERS for the Winter season. Male Teachers are res pectfully invited to attend. By Order, ROBERT McILHENN Y,Sec'ry. Oct. 26, 1835. tm-30 LOTS l•OR S.I.LE. THE Subscriber offers at Private Sale, SIX our-itoTS orLand in the Borough ET Gettysburg and near thereto. They are under good fence and well improved. WALTER SBIITH. October 26,1835. tl-30 PUBLIC SALZ. irrinE Subscriber will sell at Public Sale, -111- at the licuse of Henry Rex,in Menallen township, Adams county, Pa. on Saturday the 28th of !Vaunt:her next,nt 10 o'clock,A.m. Three Lots of Timberland; One of which is about half a mile from Wolf's tavern, adjoining lands of George J. Hartzell, John Rex and others—containing S. acres, more or less. The second, about half a mile from Hap.. kees' taevrn, adjoining lands of John Crum, Henry Peter and others, containing 5 .91. cres, more or.less. The third, about two miles from Hap kees, adjoining lands of Geo. Plank, Philip rong and others—containing 12 Acres more or less. All Patented Land—late the Estate of PArizEr. Rex, deceased. Persons wishing to view the property can he shown the same by calling on Henry Rex, or the sub Scriber. Terms made known nn the flay of Sale, by WILLIAM REX, Ex'r. October 26 . 1835. is-30 CI BIN ET-IVAREHEOUSE, - Chamber:thurg Street. tVhere thore is constantly on hand A Noon ASSORTMENT OF XVISZIMITITA? Ready for purchasers, for Cash or Produce. KrOrders for commis punctu. ally attended to. DAVID IIEAGY. nettyshirre, , , Oct. 210834. . tr_29 GETTYSBURG TROOP, AT'T'ENTION! YOU are ordered to parade at the Two. Taverns, on Saturday the 14th of. No. vember next, at 10 o'clock, A. e. pro‘iited with amnumition, and nerootryna.ntA good order. F. OEILI L, Cap!, October Uti, 1834. - to-30 IP LIE vlrto lb - 7i For Salo at thin Otliqe. County Committee. HIDES, OIL AND IL 14:AT HER• William W. Abbott and Robert Rechee, under the firm of Al 3 BOTT AND CO. return their sincere thanks to their friends and the public, for the very liberal patron. age they have received, and respecifidly so licit a continuance of the same at their well known Hide, Oil and Leather Store, No. 91, Cliesilut Street, Next door to the Bank of North America, PHILAD ELMIRA. They have now on hand a large assort ment of Spanish Hides, Tanner's Oil,Le.ath er, Tools, dm. &c. &c. 3500 La Plata Hides; 300.1) Chili do. 1200 Rio Grande do. i 800 La Guayra do. 750 Pernambuco do. 1500 light Southern do. for Up per Leather, 2700 Heavy Green Salted and Drif d Patna Kipps for upper Leather-100 Bar rels best Straits and Bank Oil, all of which they will sell on the most accommodating terms to Tanners. N. B. A general assortment of Leather finished anti in the rough. LEATHER wanted, for which the highest market price will he given, in Cash, or in exchange for Hides, Oil, &c. ABBOTT & CO. No. 97, Chesnut Street. Philadelphia, 91h ma. 7. 1825. Sins-2S HIDES, OIL & LEATHER. THE Subscriber's, at their Old Stand, No. 88, Chesnut Street, three doors below 3d Street, have for Sale a large assortment of SPANISH HIDES, TANNER'S OIL AND LEATHER—viz: 3500 La Plata Hides 1200 Chili do. 1000 Rio Grande do. 700 La Guayra do. 600 Green Salted t do. B. Ayres 500 Pernambuco do. 500 L; ht St. Doming o Hides. 200° Heavy Green Sated Plana Kips for Upper Lea , her. 2500 dry Patna:. 100 Barrels of Straits and Bank Oil. The highest price will be given for Leath er, in cash, or in exchanne for Hides. JOSEPH HOWELL, & CO. Philadelphia, 9:h mo. 7,1835. 6ms-23 ZPLOVVIZAJILLIMIZOPQ WHEREAS the Hon. DANIEL Dust- KEE, Esq. President of the several Courts of Common Pleas, in the Counties composing the Ninth District, and Justice of the Courts of Oyer and Terminer, and General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all capital and other offenders in the said Dis trict—and DANIEL SHEFFER and Wm. MC CLEAN, Esqrs. Judges of the Courts of Com mon Pleas, and Justices of the Courts ofoy er and Terminer, and General Jail Delivery fur the trial of all capital and other offenders in the County of Adams—have issued their precept, bearing date the 25th day of Au gust. in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and to me di rected, for holding a Court of Common Pleas, and General Quarter Sessions of the Pence, and General Jail Delivery,and Court of Oyer and Terminer, at Gettysburg, on Monday the 23.1 day of November next— Notice is hereby Given, To all the Justices of the Peace, the Coro ner, and Constables, within the said County of Adams, that they be then and there, in their proper persons, with their Rolls. Re cords, Inquisitions, Examinations, and other Remembiances, to do those things, which to their offices and in that behalf appertain to he done and also they Who will prosecute against the prisoners that are, or then shall be, in the Jail of the said County of Adams, are to be then and there,to prosecute against them as shall be just. JAMES BELL, Jr. Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Gettysburg, Oct. 19, 1835. , tc-29 NOTICE. THE Account of GEORGE DEARDORFF and Jolts WOLFORD. Assignees of AMOS GREIST, of Latimore township, is filed in the Prothonotary's Office of A dams county, and will be presented at the next Court to be held for said County, on the 4111 Monday of November next, for con firmation and allowance. G ZIEGLER, Pro:4'y. October 26, 1P35. tc-30 NOTICE. THE Account of Jong Worsonn, As signee of WM. UNDERWOOD, of Latirnore township, is filed in the Prothon otary's Office of Adams county, and will be presented at the next Court to be held for said County, on the 4th Monday of Novem ber next, for confirmation and allowance. G. ZIEG LE R ,, Proth'g. October 20, 1835. tc-30 TUE LADY'S BOON., Published at Three Dollars per Annum, A Repository fir Music, Eneravirg, Wood Cub Poetry, and Prose, Dir L. A. CODEY, Athenian Baldinga,Franklin Plann.Philtuielphia zonmnir TrZITE MIDDLETON, EDITOR, VIrSIZOIIER AND PROPRIETOR. "I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION."--SHARE. sowaiirgmtgaztio9 rPzio. amnozari, JPZ)7'24Etrilleßl o u aaad. T Il E GARLAN D. -"With sweetest flowers yodeled, From various gardens eull'd with cure." E A M S.- BY 3IRS. SICOURNEY. Revere thyself—for thou art wonderful Even in :h$ passiveness. flail, heir of Heaven, Immortal mind!—that when the body sleeps, Doth roam with unsenl'd eye, and tweless wine, Where memory bath no chart, and reason finds No pole-star for her compass. Guest divine— Our earthly nature bows itself to thee— Putting its car of clay unto the sigh Of thy disturbed vision, if perchance It gain some whisper of thy glorious birth Or deathless heritage. ITow sweet are dreams To those whom waking life bath surfeited With dull monotony! 'Tie sweet when day Rath been a weariness, and evening's hand, Like some lean miser, greedily doth clutch The (lowers that morning gnvc us, to lie down And breathe a fragrance that they never knew— Pressing our fi ngers to the thornless rose That springs where'er we tread. 'Tin very sweet To turn from stern reality, who sits Like some starch beldame, and precise and old And sheer intolerant—mid with the spell Of radiant fancy, rove onblam'd and wild, And limitless. When niggard fortune gives A stony pillow—like the patriarch's bed, Who slept at Bethel—gentle dreams do plant An airy ladder for the Angel's feet, Making that hard couch like the gate of Heaven. They feed us on ambroiiim—till we loathe Our household bread. To traverse all untied 'Broad realms, more bright than fabled Araby— To hear unearthly music—to plunge deep - In seas of bliss—to make the tyrant grave Unlock its treasure-valve. and yield the firm ‘Vhose loss we wept, back to our glad embrace-- To wear the tomb's damp drapery vet-to live— To catch from Heaven a glimpse of streets of gold, A sound of harpings, and agleam of wings, Forever glancing o'er the ethereal way— These are the gifts of dreams, and we would speak Most reverently of their strange ministry. —Lo—life is but a dream! Awake! awake! Cast off the trance of vanity, and look With keen, undarzled eye, above the cloud That canopies man's hopes. Hear ye the voico Of Deity, that 'mid man's hour of sleep, In the still bantisin of his dewy dreams, nearedh such witness el the wondering soul, As breaded o'erJoulan's wave—•'BruoLn MV Son!' ki I N [No. xx.] JAPHET, VI SEARCH Or A Tuvraxit. Or CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST. I had time to reflect on my imprudence. The countenance of Melchior • when he left me, was that of a demon. Sernething told me to prepare for death; and I was not wrong. The next day Melchior came not, nor the next; my provisions were all gone. I had nothing but a little wine and water lett. The idea struck me that I was to die of starvation. Was there no means of es cape? None; I had no weapon, no tool, not even a knife. I had 'expended all my can dies. At last it occurred to me, that, al though I was 'in a cellar, my voice might be heard, and I resolved,.as a last effort, to attempt it. I went to the door of the cellar, and shouted at the top of my lungs, "Murder —murder!" I shouted again and again as loud as I could, until I was exhausted. As it afterwards appeared, this plan did prevent my being starved to death, for such was Mel chior's villanous intention. About an hour afterwards I repeated my cries of "Murder —murder!" and they, were heard by the household, whestated to Melchior, that there was some one shouting murder in the vaults below. That night, and all the next, 'day, I repeated my cries occasionally. I was now quite exhausted, I had been nearly two days without food, and my wire and water had all been drunk. I sat down with a par ched mouth and heated brain, waiting till I could sufficiently recover:my voice to repeat my' cries, when I heard footsteps approach ing. The key was again turned in the door, and a light appeared, carried by one of two men, armed with large sledge. hammers. "It is then all over with me," cried I; "and I never shall find out who is myTather.— Come on, murderers, and do your work. Do it quickly." The two men advanced withoutspeaking a word; the foremost who carried the lan tern, laid it Own at his feet, and raised his hammer with both hands, when the other behind him raised his weapon—and the fore most. fell dead at his feet. "Silence," said n voice that I well knew, although his rice was completely disguised. It was Timothy!! "Silence, Japhet," again whispered Timothy; "there is yet much danger, but 1 will wive you, or die. Take the hammer. Melchior is waiting outside." Timothy put the lantern in the bin, so as to render it more dark and led me towards the door, whispering, when ho comes in, we will secure him." • Melchior soon made his appearance, and as he entered the celler, "Is it all right'?" said he, going up to Timothy, and passing me. With ono blow I felled him to the ground, and he lay insensible. "'not will do," re- Timothy, "now we must be off." "Not till he takes my place," replied I, as I shut the door, and locked it. "Now he may learn what it is to strove to death." I then fillowed Timothy, by a passage which led outside of the castle, through which ho and his companion had been ad mitted. "Our horses are. close by," said Timothy; "for we stipulated upon leaving the country after it was done." It was just dark when we were safe out of the castle. We mounted our horses, and set off with all speed. We followed the high road to the post town to which I hid been conveyed, and I determined to pull up at Mrs. M'Shane's for I was so exhausted that 1 could go no further. This 'was a measure which required precaution, and ns there was moonlight, I turned off the road before I entered the town, or village, as it ought to have been called, so that we dis mounted at the back of Mrs. M'Shane's house. I Went to the window of the bed. room where I had lain down, and tapped gently, again and ngnin,nnd got no answer. At last Kathleen made her appearance. "Can I come in, Kathleen?" said I; "I am almost dead with fatigue and exhatiq ion.' "Yes," replied she, 91 will open the back door; there is no ono here to-night—it is too early for them." . I eMered,followed by Timothy, and as! stepped over the threshold I fainted, As soon as I recovered, Mrs. M'Shnne led me up stairs into her-room for security, and I was soon able to take the refreshment I so much required. I stated what btu! passed to Mrs. M'Slinne and Kathleen; who were much shocked at the account. "You had better wait till it is late before you go on," said Mrs. McShane, "it will be' more safe; it is now nine o'clock, and the people will all be moving till eleven. I will give your horses some corn, and when you are five miles from here, you may consider yourselves as safe. Holy saints! what an escape!" The advice was too good not to be fol lowed, and I uas so exhausted, that I was glad t hat prudence was on the side of repose. I lay down on Mrs. McShane's hod, while Timothy watched over me. I had a short slumber, and then was awakened by the good landlady, who told me that it was time for us to quit. Kathleen then canto up to me and said, "I would ask a . favour of you, sir, and I hope you will not reliise it." "Kathleen, you may ask any thing of me, and depend upon it, I will nut refuse it, if I cart,gr.iiit, it." "Then, sir," replied the good girl, "you know how 1 overcame my feelings to serve you, will you overcome yours for me? I can not bear the idea That any one, bad as he may be, of the family who have reared me, should perish in so miserable a manner; and I car.uot bear that any man, bad as he is, even if I did not feel obliged to him, should die so full of guilt, - and without absolution. Will you let me have the key, that Sir Hen ry de Clare may be released after you are safe and away? I know lie does net deserve any kindness.from you; but it is a horrid death, and a horrid thing to dio so loaded with - crime." "Kathleen," replied will keep my word with you. Here is the key; take it up to-morrow morning, and give it to Lady de Clare; tell her Japhet Newland sent it." "I will, and God bless you sir." "Good by'e, sir," said Mrs. M'Shane, "you have no time to lose." "God bless you, sir," said Kathleen, who now put her arms round me and kissed me. We mounted our horses and set off. We pressed oar horses, or rather ponies, for they were very small, till we had gained about six 'miles, when we considered that we were compalanvely speaking sate, and then drew up, to allow them to recover their wind. I was very much exhausted myself, and hardly• spoke one word until we arrived at the next post town, where we found every body in bed. We contrived, however, to knock them up, and Timothy having seen that our horses were put into the stable, we lay down till the next morning, upon a bed which happened to be unoccupied. Sorry as were the accommodations, I never shpt so soundly, and woke quite refreshed. The next morning I stated my intention of post. ing to Dublin, and asked Tim what we should do with the horses. "They belong to the castle," replied he. "Then in God's name, let the castle have them, for I wish for nothing from that hor rid place." We stated to the landlord that the horses were to be sent back, and that the man who took them would be paid for his trouble; and then it occurred to me, that it would be a good opportunity of writing to Melchior, alias Sir Henry. Ido not know why, but certainly my animosity against him had subsided, and I did not think of taking legal measures against him. I thought it, how ever, right to frighten him. I wrote, there fore, as follows: Sin HENRY,-! send you back your hor ses with thanks, as they have enabled Tim othy and me to escape from your clutches. Your reputation and your life are in my power. How far you may be safe at the castle, surrounded by your adherents, 1 know not; but if you or sPllermott, whom I shall include in the warrant—being able to prove him an accessory—venture to leave your present security, you will be immeth ately apprehended; and, as the fact of your intended murder is fully proved by my friend Timothy, who was employed by you in disguise, and accompanied your gipsy, you cannot escape the sentence of the law. Prepare yourself, then, for.the worst, as it is not my intention that you shall escape the disgraceful punishment duel° your crimes. Yours, JArnET NEWLAND. Having sealed thia,and given it to the lad who was to return with the horses, we finished our breakfast, and took n postchaise on for Dublin, where we arrived late in the evening. Durjpg our journey 1 requested Timothy to nasate what had passed, and by what fortunate chance he had been able to 4 y ... come so oppo unely to my rescue. "If you re qllect, Japhet," replied Tinto . - thy, "you had received one or two letters from me, relative to the movements of the gipsy, arid stating'his intention to carry al' the little girl from the boarding-school. My fast letter, in which I had inflamed you that he had succeeded in gaining an en• trance into the ladies' school at Brentford, could not have reached you, ns I found by your note that you had set off the pole evening. The gipsy, whom I only knew by the name of Will, enquired of me the name by which the little girl was known, and my answer was Smith; as -I took it for granted that in a large seminary there must he one, if not more, of that name. Acting upon this, he made enquiriett of the maid servant to whom ho paid his addresses, and made very handsome presents, if there was a Miss Smith in the school; she replied, that there were two, one a young lady of sixteen. and the other about twelVe years old. Of course the one selected was the y °linger. Will had seen me in my livery, and his plan was to obtain a similar one, hire chariot, and go down to Brentford, with a request that Miss Smith might be sent up with him immediately, as you were so • ill that you were not expected to live; but pre vious ta his taking this step, he wrote to Melchior, requesting his orders as to how he was to proceed when he had discovered that you were in Ireland, and intended to visit him; perhaps ho had you in confine. ment, for I do not know how long you were there; hut the answer desired Wtll to come over immediately, as there would be in nil probability work for him, that would he well paid for. He had now become so intimate with nie, that he disguised nothing; he show ed me the letter, and I asked him what it meant; he replied that there was Somebody to put out of the way, that was clear. It immediately struck me, that you must be the person if such Was We case, and I volun teered to go with him, to which, after some difficulty, he consented. We traveled out side the "mail, and in four days we arrived at the castle.' Will went up to Melchior, who told him what it was that he required. Will consented, and then stated he had another • hand with him, which might be ne• cessary, vouching for my doing any thing that was required. Melchior sent for me: and I certainly'was afraid that .he would discover me, but my disguise was too good. I had prepared for it still further, by wear ing a wig of light hair; he asked me some questions, and 1 replied in a surly, dogged tone, which satisfied him. The reward was two hundred pounds, to be shared between us; and as it was considered advisable that we should not be seen alter the affair was over, by the people about the place, we had the horses provided for us. The rest you well know. I was willing to make sure that it was you before I struck the scoundrel, and the first glimpse from the lantern, and your voice, convinced me. Thank God, Japhet, but I have been of some use to you at all events." "My dear Tim, you have indeed, and you know me too well to think I shall ever forget it; but now I must first assertion where the will of the late Sir William is to he found. We can read it for a shilling, and then I may discover what are the grounds of Melchior's conduct, for to me it is. still inexplicable." "Are wills made in Ireland registered here, or at doctors commons in London?" • "In Dublin, I should imagine." But on my arrival at Dublin I felt so ill, that I was obliged to retire to bed, and be fore morning I was in a violent fevor. Medical assistance was sent for, and I .was nursed by Timothy, with the greatest care, but rt was ten days before I could quit my bed. For the first time, I was sitting in an easy chair by the fire, when Timothy came in with the little portmanteaubad left in the care of Mrs.M'Shatie. "Open it, Tim. othy, said 1, "and see if there is any thing in the way of a note from them. Timothy opened the portmanteau, and produced one which was lying an the top. It was from Kathleen, and as follows:-- DEAR Sra:—They eay there is terrible work at the castle, and that Sir' Henry has blown out his brains, or cut his throat, I don't know which. Mr. M'Derinott passed in a hurry, but said nothing to any body here. I will send you word of what has taken place as soon as I can. The morn ing alter you went away, I walked up to the castle and gave the key to the lady, who appeared in a great fright at Sir Henry not having been seen for so long a while. They wished to detain me alter they had found him in the cellar with the dead man, but after two hours I was desired to go away, and hold my tongue.• It was after the her ses went back that Sir Henry is said to have destroyed himself. I went up to the castle, but M'Dermott had given orders for no one to be let in on any account. Yours, KATHLEEN M'SHANE. "This is news indeed," said I, handing the letter to Timothy. "It must have been my ;hreatening letter which has driven Lam to this mad act." "Very likely," replied Timothy; "hut it was the best flung the scoundrel could do, alter all." "The 'letter was not, however written with that intention. 1 wished to frighten him and to haVe justice done to little Flew —poor child! how glad I shall be to see her." The next day the newspapers contained a paragraph, in which Sir Henry de Clare was stated to have committed suicide. No reason could be assigned for this rash act, was the winding up of the intellig ence. I also received another letter from Kathleen M'Shane, confirming the previous accounts; her mother had been sent for to assist in laying out the body. There was now no further doubt, and so soon as I could venture out, I hastened to the proper office, where I read the will of the late Sir William. It was very short, merely disposing of his per. sonal property to his w►l'o,anda few legacies; fur, as I discovered, only a small portitin of CMIOLE NO. 292. the,estates were entailed with the title., aril the remainder watt not only teithe heir Male, hut the eldest female, Arndt) there Le" im mrile'heir, with the proviso, that shouldshe Marry, the husband was to take 'von hin,- self the name of St. Clare'. flere then, was the mystery explained, and why Mel chior had stolen away his brother's child. Satisfied with my discovery, I determined to leatie fin' England immediately, find' nut the dowager Lady St. Clare, and put the whole case into the hands of Mr. Masterton. Fortunately, Timothy has.' trendy with him sufficient to pay all experwes, and take us to London, or I should have been Obliged:to wait for remittances, as mine was all expen ded before I arrived at Dublin. We arrived safe, and I immediately proceeded to my house, where I found Harcourt, who ti*d been in great anxiety about me. The'next morning I went toirly old legal friendoo whom I communicated all that had happen ed. “Well done, Newland,” replied he, after, 1 had finished. "I'll bet ten to one that you find out Your father. Your life already would not make a bad novel. If you con tinue your hairbreadth adVentures la this wuy, it will be quite amusing." [To BE COVIIINUEI).]'. TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT. ADDRESS Delivered before the Temperance Society of Fair field, on the 7th of September, 1835, BY SAMUEL SPBECMEM., [Concluded from our last.] Our second inquiry is, how can we effec tually promote it? While the mighty stream of intemperance—wave following wave, with 3000,000 victims, and annually plung ing 30,000 into the gulf of ruin, is passing on;—whilst we hear at its source, the fears and anxieties of the found parent or the affec tionate wife, expressed in reference to him who has just embarked—whilst we hear, on every side, along its bounding course, the mother's complaint, the orphan's cry, and the deafening curses of the despairing de bauchee—whilst we behold its thousand tributaries pouring in their supplies from the region of. moderate drinking: Where shall we attempt to raise a barrier? To what place does reason point as the scene of sue. cessful action? Does she direct us to buffet the mighty torrent or the insignificant rivu let? To dry up the stream or the fountain? Will yru nt'empt by moral persuasion to re form the drunkard, or prevent the sober man from drinking? We adopt the latter.. If you choose-the former you must haste.' Behold your patient in the midst of the flood, "On the dubious arrive of error toyed," His ship half foundered, and his compass lost. , asleep and unconscious of the rapidity with which he moves. paste to arouse hiln from his slumber of death. Reason eloquently of moral rectitude—and the fitnessofthingir. Paint to him in all the glowing csdors often cy, the beauties of virtue. Talk of its bles sings, its sublimity, and of the certainity of its leading to peace, to honor, to happiness, to all that ennobles the human character, or delights the human soul! Ah, vain trumpe ry of morality!, Ah, foolish ostentation of philosophy! In vain, ye strike your tink ling cymbal and your sounding brass? He sleeps on, or if he waken, 'tis but to admit the truth of what you say, but prefertag his slumber, nods again! In the confirmed drunkard's stage of the evil is not the place for effectual effort, in the propesed refOrmation. Nearly all his moral energy is gone. And though temper ance societies by use of means, appertaieirig exclusively to them, have rescued a compar atively small number from final ruin,,yet the drunkard's case is almost hopeless. In eth er men tilbre is still a conflict of the intellec tual and moral powers against the appetites_ and passions: but in him, mind and con science are smitten. Others have still re tained from the original wreck of our nature, a few scattered fragments of human dmnity and energy: but his soul is tionlienkss ned tideless as the eastern waters, barren end fruitless as the eastern deserts. The tourh of moral death is upon him. And white the hated monster, whose loathsome folds are coiled about him, and whose foul brrnth is paralysing and blighting his soul, retains his hold, you plead in vain, No matter, in what varied or vivid colors you paint to him the dignity of his immortal nature—no matter. though you show him that he is destined to pas's thro' all that is sublime and interest. ing in the blessedness, or awful or appalling in the wretchedneks of an eternity that isto come;—you plead in ram. No matter though you could sum up and present ell the motives, which truth and reason, God and man, heaven and hell afford, you plead in vain. Seldom could you lute him from wallowing in the mire of hie own pollution —seldom could you induce him with hear enerected face—with the consciousness of a soul swelling with the enemies, and stamped with the impress of immortality . to . arise and *elk in the c.itguity .of emu "My dear young friend,"exclaimed atdlt h ard, whom we once , attempted to reprove, when, in the act of lifting the inebriating cup, "let my fate warn you never to , taste this 'delusive poison. knew,: continued be,"that hell will one.e he my portions ,Lint if 1 now stood upon the brink of my Om, I know not, that .I could reheat from this drink;" and he swallowed it down. The whole history of temperance ants one continued and onnaccumulating grO. dence of the fact, that "to touch anti tiol• not, handle not," is the only Wind end* fective price i ple reformation, SKOin ge
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