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" lata." eawlftaasal hi muOimdId Law.
tW iM Mm the right to perpetrate
, tJMsa) mtMMMbht crimes to prodaoa
tgm4Mtklri danesation and infamy.
Wtast mUlHlllia iki inn fast alliums
f Omn reeeWe Ibr this liherty-thls
Mnmi A few dollar In scrip! yea, a
MNMM, tisasMae Ti fm aMbrf m
IW ' An, Mt by Iht LegUlature, to
MVftlrt with misery anil mischief to the
WaaM of Oregon, In justified by a prior
MatataeloflntpaoBlathamatWttl How
at, hew blind, write thay on that fatal
day to their own be latere!. What
Irreparable Injuries havo grown out of
war, tnetr irto an. nut tne michicr i
aeon, lie resequences are felt, and at
thUtwrW hour they are adopting mcasurce
to retrace their step. I havo no doubt
but many, yea very many, who voted up
port to the word "regulate," bclicvod at
the lime, that a Lcsiilaturo could, by
lore of llio Organic Law, pruliibit the-
muuiuiuiT, aic, ami mn 01 arueni
spirit, Bo that a it mayrfhe door ii o.
peacd wide for a revision of former acta,
correction of former error. I cannot
hetitate to say h-rv, and to I firmly be.
Here, iht not a mnn or woman can be
found in all Oregon', who, in laying the
band upon the heart, ran av. lint the
laauntscture, (ale, and consumption, of
insaticatlng drink prnvo a bleraing to the
oHlaama who consume I:; but that they
regard It a a or, grievou. national, ca
lamity. What then should they dot Thr
voter tmould goto tit sWot-far, tht crtd
MAW Mr, We cmviLof Amiuca !
bom, the stsoxo roiTiKts of HUMAN
RIUIITS. and there purify the Territory
af lh fligut, tkit reiTiutTiAt xos
SCO. Should they do o, whose rights
would he loiuref "who could even feel
grieved, ahould a majority of the rote
contain the word
"piohibii" written or
printed upon them! Would tlie minority.
or any man among them, bo robbed cf
ene.vrated rightf w the'shailow, or sent,
blaoce, or a vested right? itueam
ine, andsee. Let uacarcfully andean-
dJdly inveatigato Lis case. 1
There are three claeea of citizen who
might pretend that Ihey would he Injured '
ytuob vote: the manufacturer, the
ablpper and retailer, and tho consumer. I
Let u briefly examine their rich! sepa
ratcly. Happily for u in this territory,
the manufacturing of alcoholic drinka i
mainly confined to foreign soil. I am not
ware that ita existence is kr.own or felt
here. Denes then that class of sufferer
can entertain no complaint. Il is well for
ua that it is so at this time; for in Europe
and in several of tbe atatra of the United
Stales, Urge and princely fortune have
been expended In the erection and fining
-up of aplendid, and magnificent edifices,
with costly machinery, for the purpose of
manufacturing the different spirit and
wines; and when manufactured, they have
entered Inrsrelsr into the commerce of all
nation. The proprietor of these ratab.
lishrpcnt claim a sort of prescriptive
right to use tbem; a w ben a man can
shew n other title or right to what he
claims, than lhat he, and those under whom
he claim, have imnvmorially ued,to en
joy It. These establishments are thronged
with retailers, hangera-cn, strikers, and
whole armies of dependants ; and it hi
been found a difficult thing to discontinue
their operations; or to turn tbe capital
thu invested, into other channel or bul
ne'e. I have no means of forming any
idea of the vast amount of money invest
'cd, or tho number of person employed;
nor of the amount of the food of man dis
tilled In tho world. I wish 1 had. It lis
been reported by ore who had the mean
of knowltdge, that during the tale suffer
iuz by hunger in Ireland, LrralstuTse-
nough were consumed by tho distilleries
sJone, to furnish each auiP-rer with one
meal of bread each day! This presents
la thamlndof the bcnctolcnt man aHrk.
rsad picture, that whilst charity filled the
warships of the United Slslrs' with food
Ibr tbe suffering poor of her Majesty' do-
.tnlnloe, tbe dislillerlra in Inland were
-permitted to continue in full Ma-t, insight
asid bearing of thousands, prottraltd and
dying for want of rooo! If lhat be true,
i Can the) British Lion, and ull the entiens
nt ravalttr. wcro trailed in the dust, and
the signet of her bcaMcd freedom tar-
nisbed, and stained with dishonor.
I mention till lo show you tho strong
hold and power of this cists of operative
in nation; to show you Ihst sot err Ignly
herself could not stay the motions of ma.
chloery propelled in the manufacturing of
ardent sntrits. altliouc'li lltousands of her
subjects were dying for the food thus con.
...M-.l I Ql.tl fl,U ststA nf thlntr ever
ealstberef Will tho people euffer a dis.
llllerv to operate with Impunity here f II
should Mm always uomc in inino, iimi
nad In llielr own vessels ; but, it were
belter for tlirm to bring article and utcn.
alia .of husbandry. If they clearly aw
iK.lr own uroner interest, thoy nctcr
what haa haoD'neil, uwlerlite arcumttan. and assignation ; places 01 luicnrss nnu . utr ci h noiin y in sap, un:rriruru
6t will aMurtdly happen again. Tho in. debauchery ; gambling stalls; the places slrny each, and eveiy one of the enumc. from
,,',! nf (k shinnc-r is closely identified . for the congregation of robbers, lliic-Vcs, rated quuliliialinu ; thm. what judgiin ul ' urn
with lhat of tbe manufacturer. This' pirates, and murderers to consult and it r. would the citizens of u fnc und inlighl. S'irT
mmm .. . I .... .....slj jtn,.nnA.I .at.,. llislr liutll.l, ileuliin Whv llim I ll il erifuititliiit V reiwli, r I ll l.nl il kl.,,1,1,1 In, lirntu
. . ire. M.Ml.anl. m.vli,i,iM . Lml n raw rst ion lonlllliisf Tbn kit . banislir d fori l er frnin I lie u I i,li, In ml .' llii Is
iu v.'.... .", - ----- jg n .
wotild place-' the accursed stuff on board,
with an intention to aid it uso a a corn.
' man beverage among llielr customers.
Uring plows, thrashing and harvesting ma.
ohlnesi all raauncr of farming implements,
meebanlcal loot, cooking utensils, hard.
waw.MUii, and glass; In fine, all the ar.
tides of ebeoluto want, but never bring
1 m article which will Impoverish your cu.
tasasars. Aid their ability to make and
,aur laaaj) Mils, ror upon nwir fousjiuiiir
j 'jide yur security, your future weslth
jsjMjasasawee. """--"
atuitjwit9umcm- upon the carcase of
lutm vvuiw m ino
j aw n HawsrraBicu iiwvukn,
sjtMl assMkjM, crush ihem lo
itisry w rise, ead JV.I too
with 4 remembrance which will shako
you to the dust, and voitr tilaco will be
supplied by other more relenting.
IK retailer or spirits Heat claim our
attention Like the manufacturer and
shipper, where doe,, he obtain hi right I
From Iht turn lenrtt, from Iht laie if thr
land I Aside from the aid and lupport of
that law, he could not afflict society with
out meriting and receiving due punish
ment for hi crime but he ha paid nn
ttrif, ha ha obtained the required license
from the proper officer, he iia supplied
htsasslf from the thipper with death a mi,
all, and I rradytoopen hi batterie up
on an unoffending populace and there
cem tobe no dodging id ihots : in eterv
instance he obtain a victory. They hate
destroyed more live, and property ; can
.! ntfirfl. snrroil-
and anguish, man tnr
word, pestilence, famine and fire! No
tojiguo can rrUtc. or ptn describe ihc
wroni. and mischief done to nun by the
rrUilrh of anient titirilt! The enei
of wlioio'communitlc hatebcru proflra.
led! Civilixrd nation who held ilomin-
inn nwr mhi of thr earth, hate, with all
tlieir pomp and greatness, been brought
" . . . .
low in tne Oust J navinii become u cav
prey to tho tempcrnte, hardy atge ! In
the examination ofobjicis, mine are o
smalt that thiy must bo inagnilird. while
other are tolarge that they require disfcec.
tlon ; and in tho contemplation of the uK
ject before u. when viewed a a whole,
we are suttsmJed el iU wugnitudt, its Irt
Bfttdeus dinm; lit mi mid ortnrhrtm.
if rttu&r, and yet, like the jr""'"
tin, it is composed of fine yet distinct
panicle. When tlie particles are seen
separately, they appear o small, so harm.
lew, and insignificant, thai lilile or no
danger i apprehended : and this is the
light in which the Legislature tiew the
uhiect. when law are enacted, by which
licenses are to be granted to the retailer ,-
n,l srl.SIo il, rrtiitrr la nncratitiir at ere.
"f rw comer, inrrtrndtrk and tonrtomr pincr,
from tht ttmjx'r Ui thtdung-hi'l, from the
palter la tht irigienm ; and whilst ihr-pop-
ulacttrt tUtterintin thtttrttli, and aru.
lowing in '!, the anata ito.sur voran
may btcont alarmed ! the ofliccr of Gov.
rrnment may stop a moment to retted ; I
Ami they may have partially consuitrtt 10
gether; some weak measures hate liecn
adopted, and thev finally hate conclinhd
that the only means tot calculated N
suppress and slay the evil, is by the force
ml nrtir.r nf iiKirnl sussion. It Is true 1
this haa effected much. It is eood for the
correction or most oils ; yet, It haa ami
ever will fall far short of the ertire cor.
rectionof thUevil. Jt icumbalmg with
the arrccr ami not the tame.
It i the lopping off of hrancnrt and
dead Hmbt, whilst the trunk and rootr re
main in fall tigor. If wo regard the gen.
era! diffusion nf liquor among '.he classes,
a a sort publit rril, why not trk9t.il at
asea. snd he aesetl. and inrpesfrfiTu this.
as well ts in oth rse'sT You rigapl
larceny, house burning, roblry. sacri
lege, blasphemy, and murder, ascrirne
you are alert in tlie arrest, conviction and
punishment of such off! nders. Why show
partiality to whole regiments, whose very
acltture'ly, abtotnlely, diretlly, and trrta'm
Iu lead to lite commission of these enu
merated crime, and all others known in
1.. rai1,,i nt nlT. 11, e. J Whv retain
in your Oruanio Law that dark spot, that
cancer to your peace, lhat frost and Might
upon your pmspcci r ouum juu injure-
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Wnnt.l inn it,!.,...
them by curtailing their privilege 10 harm
society; to harm tlitmelte I Of what
absolute, or rc-latite rights would Ihey be
Irnrivrd 1 Low and Jei'radrd indeed
uu,u,.n-,fc,B. ..VH... .u.(..i,h,Vi
must lhat mind be, which can be satisfied
. ... .. , n . . ,
toslaud behind the counter, and deal out
such stuff, at such price for each drink,
and to 'ich a continued class of custom
er : to witness such tcnics of filth, bias.
nhemy, lewdness and inrumj and this
brought within lite sight, hearing, and
'nresence of their families! This evil has
I only sproutrd here. Tho tree Is weak,
I hive heard that spirituoiu liquor ha been
drank here ; I hate not seen it, I hope it
is not so. I saw one Indian lhat I judged
wa drunken ; I hop-I was mi-taken.
I am not aware that liquor has ever been
bartered lo, or amonu lite lribe west of the
mountains. Kastofthe lb ckv mountain.
unou the confines of the while' settlements,
liquor i passed stnong t lie Indian to a !
fiarful extent. I hojio that tho scenss
enacted there willuetcrtranspireherc '
I hope no man can ever lie found here who
will lie so lost to virtue, so plungrd in
shsme, guilt und infumt so ul audoned,
ninl brutalized. Yc-r, kr'epllm word.reg.
utalo unon the face of the Orcauic Lnw.
snd tho hitherto peacrful, dc-fi nc-cles
Iritte nf Indians In (Ireirem uill tauter
nnd rot in the streetsof jour ciilrs! Whv
l.nt.l nut latifiii MtrtAiiranr - tt (tin air it I
(M'( "Ul It " . , SIS' IW 'HVI s . s,.
tlon of costlv edifices, house of ill fume
prtinc power thai dor il, bfcninesn party
' .... , - 1.! r .I...!-
oall the crime rt-sullinu from their ucl.
Thev may wince, etade, aud mdeator In
jiarry olft he censure, hut it will hang up
an tliem lllllll ueaill snail urreieter ineni
lo judgment! Can they at this enliglil.
cntd hour plead ignorance, and justify th
act bv ulledgiitg its Innocence, us neidful
uc, ii propriety. itharmlenrs; or its
sslutary t ffecl upxi ocieiy T (.'un Ihey
sav. that by such aii act llio general peace
and prosperity of tb.-ir coustiiurnts ore
.nhsneed I Can lliey.slKsw. that, the rev.
mue ariainu from ilie alo ol Mich indul.
irenees exceed I ho lax levird Ulion ll,C
citizen, and expendrd in payment to slier
IIT. ronstablrs. nrand and pettll jurors,
jailors, officers of poor bouses, Insane a.
' J f. .1-.!... . an.l ll.a Il
yni in, ana peniicniwrics, nm !
would erect end furirish those buildings
kesn them In reuair. and defray their or.
eUM7 eiDeaats r Can they how that it
would promoto general Indiulry In all It
bmnchee j or that domentlo ieaco and
tranquility nt the rooial Arelde, are pro.
moled; the intellictual and imunl lacultion
strenglhemsl, and the mtitoulnr and bod
ily strength iutigorated 1 Can the ma
ker of such law look oocieiy in tho fee,
and ay that they tend to elevate the na
lion ; chrriih ound morality, virtue, or
general education ; and thui the youth
the nn of Uregon, tee in the picture I,
fore them, pattern worthy of thi'ir Imi.
lalion I No, no, none of thee thing can lihgneu and obedience (tivo dace to a
they, or any of them how. Then why 'dogReddellKiiceofthe law! 'I heir own,
not Mot the 'word "regulate" out from the i and their neiRhhor' right to theme and
Organic Law, ami place in it ted the I enjoyment of their ieln", nre alike
word ;mAiiil 'I hen the power of theiliregardetl Men In lii:l la1ioii are
Inn-maki'M would lw defined, aud circinii-. ern in the rank, and the i tSekof
wrihrd. The eil cimplained of would o tht maiiiiv, follow ihwely lit tlieir fool.
te ataved. The U-,il would be rA.HMni .'
It would do tho rclail
io retailer good, great, and
. It woulil regrneratw him
rhoM, rl-liil his ImriK, ami
. lasting benefit
nrxl hi house
I increase liisprutciidcr for linr.es, and tut
tie. adil wholesome lissl in his ilmltm?.
cleanse tin' wliolelmuso ofin miiiIKkL mi I
I lie perfume of i's I'lllli : and I do n 'I be
i .. - . .
lieve, that tht-n' is a Intern keeper lo be
rouuil In tin icriltory, Mil win tuio inc
wool prohibit. '
Her... I .hall, for the present, h ate ihis
branch of my argument, an I ps lo the
i-oiiiuertiiiii of the consumer; hut Is--
fore I close, I shall have occasion lo call
your mind once more lo the condition oft
tho landlord.
The consumer of intoiicating drinks
form a large portion ol the citizen of al.
most every country, and it would seem
out of place to discuss the ituir of other
nation., here, were II not lhat their ton.
duel, and deplorable condition may, and
hoi Id protc a warning In us. It has'
w.stlv Inch sanl, mat I e wno learns anu
obeys from his osmrxiH-riercc is true, but
he who lesrns and ols-vs from the evpn
,. ., . -.ff.T ir.-.. 1. 1 ..
ener otolhrrt it llilliriur. Hillary i hut
, oT litlleusc aide from the rnfortrmrnt of
Ibis maxim. You will permit me therefore
10 consider lite consumer tvnercver nemay
I ( ; and in defining his rights and duties,
Jn course should l had lo tho rubs ol so.
Inon already broiighl to jour nonce.
lltese cllirens an-in, anu lorm a pan 01
society ; are entitled of right to the pro.
trcliou 01 its laws, and the enjoyment in 1 Oltmptc games of llmr ciriiaiity mi (il complained nf continue This ran 1
common, of its in, -tunable pritiliges. long sml so fault) prJctWul oil isr'li , . ni-niil'il os stl evcitse I.M the
Have llict giten 1111, and niado a surren. as Ihey walk Ms street and throng its 1 nili'ii d i llielr whole dulu nnd if thu of
dcr of asmuch of their absolute rights as 1 brotliel's, Us Istwling slli-f, gaiiililiuK I fliers ulm hill Is- inlrmied with the due
entitle them to inaiiitslii llie hieb nnd nlc
tatid posit on thr y occupy f Lelusinall
candor and I onely examine. A reimhli. ,
can form of government, where the su-
prcmc power 1 vested in the people, and
only rnouah delegateil lo certain indittdu.
als(ot their Choice, and that lore limited
lime) to firm and adiuniiter lit" law.
rrqutri s, ihiit rrrry man thould It rirluaiit
its. chailr ; that hr thould te intrlligrnl,
anil induttriout ; that hi thould br patriotic
ami trace ; lhat he thould be snVrsg and
obrdirnt. and Ihiit ht thould tit Vsl and ru-
joy hit ftottrttiimt at not lo lirl.M.t 11(011
Inr atCMTS oj hit hElousitB. 11 is seen ai
aglauce, that if the entire population of a
nation siiouin ia a any one 01 incse enu-
ineriitrdqiialiricalion,rrou(riMrni7y, 'or them. II Ihey should happ n 10 yu."
and if ilsformof goternmenl were repub. even through n wnnlnw, and w.tniss mi"
lican. if could not ilanl. Tako from a'asnnv. lltev mijlit tierhaps lie subjictnl
nation it tirtue, or Us i-hatity, the sacred
nation its tirtue. or its chtitv. the sacred
! insrrisi'e relation would at mice he ue.
strnyrd, and no fathers could be found for
'the support snd protection of the rising
tstb,. 11. ui, wmj
.hi . il. .-I..
un:r?'-m. Dr. Inkn rmni the nulinn its
'inlelligi nee. or industry, and it would at
I once full back for subsistence ujon the
I spontaneous growth nf the earth ; or sup
nose a nation to be deprived of it patriot.
.... . ... .,. - ...... . . . .
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1111, III UIVIV,II nvgiu tiv iiMiavn (iiuil Itl'll',,' m n it' . I "l"" .. " "'.. .. ..w . w , ,,.,-, m,,-, v,, .- ,,,w....
by the first nation which could reach it; imitated his father t' closely, and tin-1 will, wi ur-ly shall I dacr iijwiii my tme
or, let the citiz"n become unwilling, or 'smaller children will lm pl.ued in Ilie ,e word "prohibit." I had tuppnscil,
disohedirnt, snd anarchy would crush poor house! Tho llaughli-n" There uhen iu llieStntes, that thectilsof intern,
their liberties to atoms; end should the are those, who, like the tullure and eagle pernucc neter had, nor ever would, exist
citizens use their prssosions without re- upon the din", watching for rr prrv, and f jn I lri-nn,
gardirg the rights of each other, the iwotd like Ilie hyena at lite balile.fi' Id, will lair I TM,i mv nrrivnl here, almost the first
and assassin digger would terminate rarrafthrn! Who are ready In pluck iluu;; did wus to inspect the Organic
Iheir national can er! If thia position be the roses nf innocence from Iheiap of .w, I was sitisfted with the word "reg
tenable, it follow that anything whir It tirtue, and offer Ihetti up as sacrifices up- ulale," and II would lie dilficull to deler.
lend to weaken, or subvert any one nf the on the alter of iheir savace brutality! 'mine by what species of constitutional
foregoing qualification', is a public inju- Mm whose power of digrthon exceed Inpir, mend trs nf the Legislature deemed
ry, .snd such a public mischief n would that nf the ol rich. Monsters in human themselves dollied with power lo e l
call lor immediute redress.. It would be. form; to tuliiy wb'w rapacious miw., defiance the known will of Iheir conslilli
corneal oucc a fit and proper subject ol the African und Indian arc altk' indilfer 'ents. Il musi hate been apparent loevyry
legislative action. Ktiptioso m such a
case, the offender should claim lhat he
had a rigl t to ierprtrale the crime, how
could ho explain himlf, and show thai
right ? lie could n"t show it, nml would
be forcrd lo fiircgo its iij'i)iihiiI. I
would not I guilty of sophistry In re. I
wMi to place beforrt nun futr and na.
sonable IHol,rii.; mid it docs ttpjuar lo
me, that if r very cm lid man and woman
in Urcg"n were here, they woullsay, thm
tbe rmiilion ruinfl before voil is currect III
'truth. Supse ii cun now U-shown be.
vmtil u rn ittti !! Mi nil t. thial tliar
u s. ...-... v. I .... ..,. -. .(..
dint spirits.asa common kti r.ip-, bus a
UM-ntar.
'(Ulllllle.
It tin Imiii i.rorrn again aid uguiu, in
I ..-.I l-..t- .. . e ... . .
TU'i'JuasmyN, iiibi ino use or .pirns, us u
lieterascistnseceiMci, Do, snni-coni.-i ivi
lhat Ills urccsHirv lo his ue, let him look
alsiul him, and ho. will sr.u find tmo who.
ulso once thought mi, Imi who ha tliscon.
tinned Us line
I n ll.ii,,iii,iinii.ii,lil, I
striiH.Mli of mind ami Issly tience and
tranquility, hope ami temporal propped,
and tho balance shret nf llio Intcli.-mion
will show a largo balance in fivor of the
temperate man. I low is it linn ifimluro
do"s not call for II T 'We and hnbil call
and they will hegrulifinl ifthc lliiiiir lie in
the land, a(.lhe cost of the last cent I the
last oriiamcgl I I bo last bushel nf whral !
tho last domestic comfort I ! Where is
this lasto ami habit formed I Al thr bar
of the retailer I Hv whom I it formed T
No person, male or female, however high,
gifted or great ; or none, however low, or
obscure, who have passed the fstsl thresh.
i .J.q. ii
hold, and ventured tho experiment of mod
erate drinking, but are their uhjeott!
When the deadly fang ofliablt arefaMeu
rd upon a 'arge nuiuher of ultiten, it la
then, that we aeo the rclfied ri'(Uiite
In giXHl citlunthip, atreaily euilinerated,
diregariled ; ami athey'throw otf all
restraint, rirtut and chattily art lot!.
Intelligence, and iudiialry are inUappliod,
and midirrrtrd! Patriotism, and brave
ry areckcrtrd in lliooratilicallonof pus-
Ions dishonored and corrupted I Wil-
'alcin l he Ian llonl nulr at Hie pic
lure and continues his dcteiciioil iipcra.
Hoik He cannot bo twit rd ' The learn
of ilie wiJo and orpliun lire uiihenli d '
Tho potent, Mi-kness, an I ilealh he ha
ivi-U'iiMiul, I'.ul In m-ite linn lo coiupa.
sioii Tht' roiiiiiisi uati' CHIill, who
nukvs Mileiiiniiiieal to mm, isoniy ti
swend bv a lia-llv in.le.aslie turns ami
s nurie 1.11.11 worn hmi i sir. i-..n-
Mui'd ill lliellrgsnic l.iw while lie lids
il lis nee to an miuriil, and an outrngul
coinuiuiiitt ' Sui h will l' the pu lure,
jears hi me, should that word be r. taiue.l
with its present interpretation,
The retailer in this busuics play with
edge tools; forms the fatal habit, and is
plunged with his comrades 111 guilt, d twn
the deep chauinj of infamy and crime.
At last, when he list is brought upon the
Is d of death, nd w hen delirium tremens
ilol rot his reason, and linsulllSlniliiiill.
juris up beforo him the gliosis o' his do.
pined tiitmis, attended by etij I pints ill',
everv coiu-ritativ n aim iTIM ' "")
totraii"irt his rotlin arcaM down to Hie
import his rotlin lurca-e uottn ionic
(treat llnlel, at ill Melrupo is ill lite til
, f rual ri-eimis, ni'r the I'alsce of III S.t.
tuuu ije-tt, their lloyal Maler' ills
then, that he in this Me, at Imsl.patsu
pan 01 we wniiicainry pcuiny uuc iu an
outiagrd, tiulaicd. i.aturul liw. Andll
(be heart rending agony of that degraded
nmrlnl, as his ,tiuinalio:i brings up U-.
lore Ins lienuinlsil and t-loinled nason, tlie
'ureal City, and Us cituiiiscilt braliuu the
apartments, grocrtr", ami Ihiiim's ol a.
iilinlion ! ' The pitlure is iisi driailful ;
far loo horrible for mutciiip'atiuu. And
rt, it thould cniitruinlatnl. Il I'slls
iar short nf lite original, fiom which ills
alteinpted to Is- drawn ; fir no una who
las eter lleil in iHilililtg iiowu ui"ll I'si llir, winch lustt upon the lireakers on
the Irril.nr fasteunig lite chants ii.hi the v ur sl'ori s. auwer lulhe billons nf the
raving 1ua111.1i', lull lias lieatd linn screech Atlantic--, f-ir, the one reteited tlie Inn
sndlu..vl nut language wluelt wouldcolnur n tir. bands nf tour nidictia 1! iiami
a picitire mure dark llisil lilts. And- 1 Ttirtt. i let the others rrreite the rr-I
csm il sliows the perfecuojj of an edifice mrird mlnricaliite ha uort at the hands nf
built under the lulluriice nf that wordllir ( iisallv imliL'iianl usandsons I,
"regulste " lo' the mailers of spirits
tlit the sick, in sueii Miuauons nn
with them, and attempt tocisil iheir feter-
en ani parcnen ups r ,iih mry i n"i "n-
tonne shudder, but the m n-atiou would
tonne shudder, but the nn-atii'tt
urnti nats awav. ami Iruire III' sinrs
houhl shine nut in lli" finnaim nt. ilu-y
would lie quailing the ilirijs Imm the trrt
Inul 1'rfiiii ulm b the slllferer had laktll
..--...... .........
I is exit ! And whilst it.wi Ii 11s falsi con
tents is being pa"ed finm hand In hand,
the death knell of lite suTerer is heard.
Tlnn nn auoniztd sen am fiillows the
, . , . '. i. i-. t ....i. .. I.--
ent ! will w yet besitnic, ami uoiim inc
irnpriety of rnii'itiiig Ihis ctil from the '
land f Ho onv ol us prclor, Hint urilent i "reguliite, nnu uiry musi uavn steiwii
irils should Im' kr pi in our ili Mings full well whnl tho mischiefs were, which
and used with moderation f l I hi re mi" iihe nple intended should lie cured by
who can s'rsiiah'liiiiis If.llul h".'tsltie jmt nt d wholesome laws. Thaldrunkcn
fnrcewill In liiirsh ond niiprrs.ive ; and tils'- nnd all its attendant etll was the
lh.il luero p rstiasiou shall louni Ih" mi.chi'T,ut d it" minute' reflection would
all iHtwerrul talimau I Fnrtv yiarshad have coin inced them, ihntlheywero com'
b-in spent in prruiaimn, umi llio rcolf. iiniidid, und solemnly rnjoiuid so In
and iiduuln of the iioMi nnd lei'la-,
turcsrif ll 0 land.
shown! fully und plum-
ly the iinpri ssion which had
en irado ;
oin its iii'mr
iiiitwu'ii ino nm u-'ii--i
rlt .' - I I
lugs; when ull flish was uhout .in pi-riali
..1
THZ.N tliey WCrC COIIVIIICIU, H "I liiii'i
llio king Hi Hie M sun, mat sal-
V rose K hid tH'en far better llian
ami Nll.i rKistiAsio. tv lien ino
I eumulitv of I lie cily ciidaiivr red
r'iniil security of lli'i Anaelsof Hen.
ten, ami Ut hu I pstsl il environs, men
. ..... .. ..turn In filter thr mini Tl.lt.
fierswos'"" !.' r' ' ,
Mine; nnd wlienlli" fins, Ih" lighiiiuiKs,
and llio loud lliuiiderin-.' from lliuvni
ha Iceasod tho vapid alagnunl kiI anew,
toallrtl forrrrr, to all nallont, thul timh.y
lenisiATiva mnrK thould br npp'ird.
When the favorid viliaon nf Hid I'lliesnl
' tho Most High, had, liko Ktvinit trtiiuphd
'the pearl of iirrtuation under their f-i I,
I bad turnrdacd rent Ills timphrls and
servants, then the war rnginrt of unnthrr
nation BATTRSKU dow.m lAr watfi 0 Ihrir
ciliet; not 0110 tono was left upon nnotli.
er that wa not thrown down, and such
of iheir Inhabitant a escaped ilrslrttc
lion were luhjecterl 10 a long aud sore
captivity, snd remain to this hour, a soolT
aud a by word among all nations, alUiling
loo plainly, that alvt roses had kken
huuctid. And, tin-re are soma among
ua, who pretend lhat theso scenss tranapl.
red under a dlipensatlon which ha passed
away, and that they nre I lie avowed fol
lowers of the Prince of Peace, whose to,
lamenlitry enactment prohibit a course of
action beyond expostulation, and mere
persuasion; and that thoy are conaoleti.
tinuslv bound lo follow Hi divine exam
ple. Till is all I ask. Tho cause of
Temperance demand nothing more of its
mrinber, than that they follow III Divine
example. He stood beforn the Temple
which ihtnltltfil ftrlh Hi Person and III
Olflco ; IU who (ii a few hour would rend
its veil asunder, and permit all nation In
approach the altar of Inoence, and wor
ship at the shrino of I he mercy.aeat ; llr
entered I lie sored edifloe which had Iweu
dedicalrd lo prayer, and found that it had
been contorted into a den of thii'trs and
robbers, and lhat the thieves and robliers
were there; llr supidled Himself with a
ifourffr of imnll tonlt, and Phiivk them
all out ; llr turned their corrupting studs
nut with them, and tranint and purified
tin' Ti'inpli' Whv did llr n-Mirl lo jicr.
son.i noUnrrf Why did llr not ;r.
jumr Ihrmt llr had before then used
sviuiifoii ,- llr hail la-sought limn wiih
leais of sorrow, and had turned from them
nml tti-pt, Hr had forlsirne until for.
U-araiuv linil erased lo be a virtue ' Hit
milil s-rsuasi. 1 had hanlemd their hearts.
1 They scolfeil Him ' ! When llr wa final-
ly arraigned, and falsa accusation were
prefcrrcd'against llim supported by per
jury ! why did not Hit accusor charge
r7i with these nrm'rr.asnNAi. vnar.ict,
tommiltrd in thr Trmp'r I Urcause those
acts were not an mlractlon of oiiy law ;
Ay thrtr uri mi mnn' nhtoulr, rrlalirr, or
mint righli wrrr nolatril or infringnl.
''hr attatiiment of I he object now under
rontnleratioit, dorsnot require asmuch as
, 11ns 11 ottiv asas 01 tin- ilium, to snow
Iik lovenl eounlry. In adhen nee to Itoly,
1 . . .... . .
liiuli. nnd imlriolic print Iplr-s. bv a Peace.
able and liarnili-s att : lo exercise his
hrlh.rifhl 111 silence; to show l the KilHit.
for Ins snvcsriuiTV', and that lie lis the
iriHiul llio nerr lo rtmorrorerrr ngrrat
riuAir ni'issnck
I Some urn v fear that although llus m j
H. ,oni., and laws slmuhl ! eiiacinl in
,rit out their i-tpn-s.il wi.hes; tit,
ihn'mll remain a dead teller, an I llio e
nlniiin.l ulioit of jnitu'e. ball fall lo till I
, fil t Is Inuh trti'ls i-oinmittid totlieirl
eliri.-e. tin 11 turn tlieui out; degraih-
' t Its-in ; to , brand litem, and wlieitetervj
ifaemh'r tnia.iiri' shall hate failed, tln'n
rrro'rrnis' ' Then let the l-tllow s of the
'),mv now passrd iikui the whole ground
imrkr.l n'l ai itn' npenu.g 01 itus an iress
and the mIi rn-e which has pn tailed in thu I
erowiun nou.i, snos piiiinit tin net pin
t-rr-t f.-It iif-'ii Ibis tilnl sutiiit AH
iilrtH'ii of rnit'tituliounl ln, and m Ii
s'nri. niiiina'elv inleritoten hiiIi iIh nli-
oliiti' ninl relutite lights of in.in, nre , rt,
nml iiueutertiiintlii': til, thev should U-
' prop"rlv iiiidi-rsrissl by eterv i-ilueu nf n
' r pitlilii nn (,'oti rnuKiit The great paid
which will r suit to this Territory through
nil tune to come, should the prosi d ,1
( inemliiMiit l' ndoptid, might to stimulate
eterv mnn and uiman, to exert till in-lcs
lo the iitii-isl nf their abilities As sure
ii.. i ,i . ..re
.one ol tlieui wnai ine copte ni inc ier
n'nry iiiennt nnd iulrniled by the word
"reeulul e introauciiori, mamiiaciurc,
.or rule of urdriit iurits,"aH 14 fully sun,
press thil mitchirf; whilst (he iiinui-
intiors, f rscrtice it I'io siorec , ar, and
' . I. . I ..I . r... ......I ..!....! K.l .. I ..!..!
' I t I a I' I I I
ulcohols for medicinal and iiiechaiiic
I HlenM--., i-imiiimi iiiiiHii, .iiiaiiiiiieiii,
rtuppoHi inai uny raw oi inoso inrmnor
! had, lefore he left hi borno to lake a sel
' iu the llullsnl l,eillallnn, lieen xsesseil
of un nuiiual whicli wa. iu aome reaped.
' nf irrrut use hi llio lieiuhliorli'Ksl, but his
nutiir.il propensities were such thai unless
Iii, u I ri, iirntii.il u rj.BlrM,it,.il la.t iat.,,1,1 ,1.
' I I" "f --.---. ,v-i -"..... ,..
it:, uti-iit.itilu injury and mischief lo the
riti.eus of thul neighborhood; and that
mi iiiIh r hud called his servant before
hiin.niid dilivi redlo them bis instruction
in it
in Hilling, icljtlng In Iheir dutlea in hi
itls'iieo; and that, among other thing,
thry shonMrigiilale"lhn conduct of that
innlinal Ihey ul llio sairie lime being In
full possession of hi vicinu habit
Should that member, on hi return, find
thai thiil animal had been ttt al liberty;
thai ho had passed unreilrainrd through
tho whole tielithbnrhond) and that he had
gored soma of the ptoplt lo death, and hsd
laid uatle Iheir poitettlont, he would cell
hi servants Ugether and rrqueat from Ihem
an explanation. What cuiild ihey y in
excuse for their breach of trust? They
would answer him, that upon a careful
perusal of their lostnietloas they ewld
only find the wonl "regulate" In referenon
to the conduct of that animal, and thai
Ihey supposed the word "regulate" meant
thai ihey should do tomething with llio an
iml, and as the wont "prohibit" could nn
where he found, and ss on of Ihn mem
ber's frirndt would give ten dollar In
orip for the use of the animal, they just
thought that ihey would tharprn hit htrnt
and let him loose ; saving further, thai
Ihey would hand over lite .crip, that, llisl
wa his rlrur pain! What would lint
menilK-r think of the wilful stupidity of
I hose" servants! He would assert with
tears, that the lilllr good thn snimsl might
have dono ws lost in the orrnthrlmmg
mil hr had committed. Would he not dia.
lain that "scrip, slid hold those servant
ressiuslhhi for tho whole tnl-clilrff He
would discharge ihem from hi. aertiie,
And would he ever employ ihrm again?
Never, unless they should repent, He
would take to Ins sertue oilier sertants,
snd befure hn left home again, lie would,
for fear of tlie like diminution of Ilia
word "regulate," write in lis plsce,
In Urge plsin h Hers, I lie word "rsiiltmiT."
snd try hi servant al llial. Nol thai the
word 'prohibit," in itself ci'li.idrrrd,
would make hlsMirtaulsknow and under
stand their duty heller than the word "reg
ulale," but It would slop a .pedes nf ser.
tile caviling among them, He would not
expect them to act differently with the an
luial, under instructions containing the
word "prohibit, " than he had expected of
th discharged servant, under their in.
strtiction containing the word "reguUte;"
the object woulil be hi drrirr benefit from
thr animal, without tubjection lo dtatk and
ileileveliiw; and if that could not Is- had,
and enjoyed, by the citixenaof thai neigh
borhoodwhy riot, sflrr a fslr trial, by all
wsya and means, kill him out right, snd
forget that he ever had an existence?
Tune will not permit n iitveraa ap In a.
lion nf this llgtire.. It can he done by )nu
al tour leisure II is Ultrtnl lhat tin
place can Is? found, upon the face of ilia
whole iWrlh, where the elements 1 ; bine
so stmnglt 111 faior of driiukrnrss, a
Iht.; and H appears lo hate Is en eon.
slrueted for the drunkard's home, and thn
dtiiiikril' grate' Your long, damp,
warm winters "ill bring nun logitber,
and lliet usually rmigrpratr al public
hoii"-s The ce 11 h w bit Ii I he list 11 rn I
wattts nf man enu Is' siijipjinl lln ngii
1 ulluriil prnMiiii'y i tbu i-oi'.inrn .si, 1 11
nblieg die M'lis und dsiidil rs of tbe fir
mer ami inx-baiili' to form t itiniiilaiura
largely III nil tln-eitiis iisiiilbe iu.i, the
inierwcitonnf larj(e nat igaldi- nter.s with
tiirt agrii-ulluiuldiMrut. lie inieicoure
ofseainen from eter land wuhilje mure
cotiiiniiuilv. and the ruitduiss and iilubii
IV of thn cliimite; ill's- ii'iKideralinna
iiiducril Cst Wilkes (11 natal niftier whn
esplonil Ihecosst, Bud 111111 It ol the inte.
nor i)f th's country, bt command of the
Itoteiiiiiinl of I lie I'mtnl Stair.) to rs
pris. his ih ii led s-oris Ic-llim, that Oregon
iron. 11, iluritlly lend lo INrrmcrv. Il dm s
I'pmr 10 me, thst we ought 1101 10 pernut
the etils alluiltil In in this address, to take
toot .ili'l grow up here. A Urge and nil.
un roils llrct will lie, i. at our shores
for Mipptles, intftposiil of lb" ti s.ils of
all imtl"li; and wmild H not be far belter
to supply tin in for fuis, or in 1 ti hangn
for Hitr id ncliiTil irinl; ml would it not,
ulso, lie fur Is Her, lint ll"' gr.nni of (Jre.
gun should find no diilill,ilnn, so lhat a pen
drront surplus, r.ith yar. ihifiSl steadily
keep the biiliiiiee of trtide largrlu in our in
ror; and that we might become rich in the
pntsestmn of this vneld't gon.lt, wbiih
would enable us to Is- charitable nml bene,
volenl, si th.it wo may ruV lie our ehih
deen, mil placo within tin ir riachA'gs
irornl nlliiinmrnl t, and cliimciil purilu of
thought. Hut if, 111 the end, we .lull find
that ti mperaiit'e waVnnlhiiig but n name,
and lhat it did not auWrr these hih 11.
neelnlums; thin how easy it would be for
us to knock iu thn bulkhead, and Ills rally
detugn the land with intoxicating drinks.
ll is fir eierto fall back I ban toci'mi up.
We could, ill a lew moi,lh, or years, al
leas', become the mast drunken, filthy,
lewd, pmlane nat'nn Ihlsside of.
We could noon drink mil our substance,
and dewll our land by idleness; as drun
kenness begets idleness, and when onro
nationally begotten, forms a rich soil fir
the itrnwth of all that is uriininiilly had.
It may be thought by mime that, though
the amendment he adopted, yet, us our pre
ent form of government will soon lie sup.
planted by Ordinances from ilie (iiueral
I Sot rrnment, and wedireclrd by laws cm.
analing from a Territorial Legislative
Council ; and the whole machinery heiiiK
changed, our present acts and doings will
then prove abortive ; and thai eten when
wo shall have taken ouraialinn among the
Stale of tint Union, collisions hetwrrn
llio rxercisu nf rights by thn officer of
Ilie (Sencral (Sovernment, under her reve.
nun laws, and I lie exercise nf right by
the offiuer of the Stale, will overthrow
thn beautiful structure we are now an
jealously rearing. Hut, it will ho seen
then, that the (tovernmciit oflhe I'nlled
Stales, under the I'ederal Compact, I
hound by ('onititiiliotml Lauit, a plainly
and a perfectly defined, a tho prmelplrt
whicli govern m the arrangement of tho
nkioluie or rrlalive rights Kf man. Shi
will yel ace the great error whicli thr, and
all other nation hsve committed, who for
tcrlp, in tho name nf larlft, have opened
their ports wide, for llio gnerl Introduo
tlon of that which ha brought death, ileto.
latitn, and destruction lo Iheir rxortR t I
will not now afflict you with another con.
stlltillonal subject, A gresl change haa
come over thn minds of mnt men, and
thai whloh but a few year ilnon seemed
impoitlble for man lo accomplish, he, aa an
agent in Ihe Hand of Uod,ha consuroma.
ted ; for ll appear as I hough no human
power could effect lhat whloh ha been
done, by Father Maihew; a distressed,
enslaved, and down-trodden nation haa
bean mainly resaeeaed, and bttioortteMim
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