THOUGHTS WORTH NOTICE.

CONTINUED FROM NO. 234.
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We closed with passage from the Proverbs
proverb as true as any other ever nsed.-
Now il this be fact according to inspiration
and corroberated by history, how importan
indeed it is to the American People, that they
wipe away the foul reproach that now stands
against US, which is true to great extent (buI
not universally That we place in power men
who do not always frown upon vice, and en-
courage virtue. Such seems, to be the exten1
to which party influence has grown in our
country, that men to carry their point (perhaps
thoughtlessy in some cases) nse the worst
means TO operate upon the worst menin order to
secure their suffrages. In time Of our elections
they resort 10 what is called treating at tayerns
and public meetings on days Of election. And
such is the respect paid to tavern keepers for
their influence in obtaining votes. that men
seeking Office. if they do not directly favor the
vice Of intemperance, or moderate drinking
which leads to intemperance, yet do not
oppose-the trafic--or use their influence in
the passage Of laws, which would at least pre-
vent the legality of the traffic. What a lament
able thing il is to see the Capitol Of our nation
disgraced by keeping within il poisons cooperate
so detrimentally 10 our best interest. II may be
considered bold advance in us to say that we
do believe our Legislation has been. and may
still be (if these places are permitted to remain)
very different from what il would be under a
sober, sound and healthy state Of the mind such
as would result from the use Of cold water as
a beverage. We must keep upthe alarm; fol
indeed in our opinion there is just cause fol
alarm. We must keep it before the People, the
Sovereign People, who are placed in circum-
stances where they can control these matters.
II is at the ballot box. We here can call your
attention 10 these things, but we have no
vote, if we had, we would never give it for a
man, that would encourage either by his exam
pie, positively or negatively the trade in intoxi


eating liquors to be used in any other way than
as a medicine-no matter what his party, wha
his profession, we would look to his principles
and his conduct in carrying them out.


H Now is the time for you to act you thai
have the power, Let your power be brough,
to bear at the polls, and if you should fail now,
keep at il, your cause isa righteous one and
must prevail. Let this sentiment and feeling
run through the length and breadth Of our
country More hereafter af !.