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The last Ripley Adsersiser contains a
notice of a Temperance meeting he'd in
that place on the 10th Inst, at which the
name Of our District Attorney, John W..
Thompson Esq and several other infuen.
tiaI citizens were added 10 the ist Of those
who are pledged to taste not. touch not,
and hd6dle not the unclean thing. Mr..
Thompson, in The speech he made ts the
meeting, previoos-to his signing the pledge,
stated that be had been prosecuting -Anor-
ney for several year,. and that he could
bear witness to the fact. that nine tenths OF
the crimes committed, resulted from the
use Of ardent spir7s. He showed the vss,
amount the State and CooniY had to pay
TO prosecute criminals. and ns ninctenths or
them were made such By the use Of srdeat
Spirits, that twas to the Interest Of the 50.
ber and industrious portion Of community.
upon whom this heavy burden, in the shsne
Of ,axa,ion. fell. to use every effort il sheif
power, to support the solal sbs,ineace doc
trine. With ssch men Is Bsutou, Nabsvs
and Thompson. n advoc1ss The eauss 81
temperance 10 Tippah Coaaay. is mlM nd
viii triumph. -