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to present before you nothing new. Temper
ance gatherings and temperance speeches
have Il rejoice 10 say) become SO common,
that TO attempt originalness on the part Of a
speaker is as presumptuous as TO expect il on
the part of an audience. But. / feel, in COM
mon with other advocates of this cause, that
we hold a high vantage ground. 1t is not a
theoretical or visionary one-it is based upon
no system of specuation--its foundation is a
collation. of facts, broad, deep and lasting.
Facts, which when first ferretted out, and held
up in the light for public inspection, alarmed
the sumbers of ages, and awoke to inquiry
the dormant energies of worlds intellect.
Facts, which have been growing and gather
ing strength with increased invesligation-and
like the Grand truths of Revelation, notwith
standing their no,oriety and triteness always
demand the same respect, and carry with them
like confinement We enter upon no field
Of conjecture and surmise, but upon ground
authenticated, ascerlained, and demonstrated.
There are various aspects in which the sub
jec, might engage our attention.


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