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coMMUNIoATED.


On last Sabbath the worthy Savage, with
others, held Temperance meeting on the
corner of Sixth street and the Avenue. We
took our stand on the outskirts We found
ourselves among men who told us by the
use Of our olfactory nerves that they had
made acquaintance with the old King-be-


ing themselves under his influence, they
seemed to suppose, inasmuch as we took
our stand among them, that we too might
be the subjects of the same king. When
MIR. Savage rose, they said 'sHe murdered a
man." "How so'" said we. "Why, he
sold him the liquor and it killed the mann
"Ah," said we, C does that make him a
murderer 7" eyes, surely it does" eWell
then," said we, "sellers, according to that,
are murderers." They did not appear to
wish our company any longer; they seemed
just to have discovered their mistake. If
MIR. Savage had said, man engaged in SELL


ing rum, who sells to every one that will
buy, as much as he wants, for his money,
was murderer, 0 how abusvc What
unjust conclusions! Mr.. Savage is now
temperance man, they would like to have
something against him-he murdered man !!


If he did, how can you clear others who
do the same thing, and whom you encour-
age9 These gentlemen were caught in


their own trap. They looked like respect
able men, but we pity them, because they


drink, and we know not where il NAV lead


them. 1t will lead them, as it has done


many before, into drunkenness, and some


times into the gutter! 1t will bring them.


strong as they now think themselves, into


the condition Of the murdered man of whom


they spoke in connection with Savage. Il
is time for temperance men to awake drink
ing is on the increase We fear that many.
very many Of our honorable men, $50 called
because of stations they fll,) are acting a
very dishonorable part in standing at dis
lance from the temperance cause, and aid
ing, by their example, the greatest encmy
OF our country. And yet, so self-con6dent