For the Boston Recor der and Telegraph. ANOTHER CALL TO ACTION.
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trade Ii he can make nothing by it; and the grocer is willing to give up the trade, if there are no ardent spirits imported or distilled and the drunkard, even, will be willing to leave off drinking if he can't get any thing to drink. But which is most to blame, the importer, the distiller, the re- taller, or the tipler? That is the great question. And who shall stop first, is another almost as big. Now let us call our friends together, and set decanters be- fore them, and discuss these two moment uous questions. No, Messrs. Editors, we shall never do any thing m this way. We cannot graduate the odinm which should rest on each class, so accurately, that they will be satisfied for neither class are will ling that any blame should rest upon them. The importer casts the odium upon the re- taller the retailer casts it back upon the importer and "and so they wrap it up.'' The idea of sitting down to discuss the question, whois most to blame? reminds me ofthe anecdote of the two boys, who had worked hard all the day to gain half an hours time for bathing. When they had arrived at the bank of the river, and were prepared to plunge in, it arose, who shall dive first !-Said the younger, "you are older and taller, and better swimmer than l, and you shall dive first. If you succeed in swimming to the shore again, then will .''-No, said the other, s'you shall dive first; and if I find you are like ly to sink, will come to your rescue, and that will be noble deed, every body will tell of it."-There was much to be said on ! nd a{f &hAsr holE hour in discussing the subject, they quietly put on ther clothes again and returned to work.

 Something must be done, and somebo- dy must do it. But if every one looks to his neighbor, insemperance will still deso- late the land, and we shall stih be called nation ,of drunkards. shall not puzzle my brains to ascertain, who is most to blame, the importer, the distiller, the re- tailler, or the druukard; or whe shall stop