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MesSrs. EDITORS: The correspondent OF the
National Inegencer, who writes over the sig


nature of"A Calm Observer" does not appear
70 keep calm when he writer about the pro-


bable result Of the Connecticut election, but
launches forth against the efforts of the friends
OF temperance, and charges upon them the
loss OF the State to the Wings, without giving
poof the fact. Thus the politicians 60. The
Wings charge the loss Of State to the exer-
hons OF the friends of temperance-to suppress
the sale OF a most destructive poison. The De


mocrats, see it stated in one OF the papers Of


The day, charge the loss of Safe TO the ex


ertions OF the clergy. Now, suppose rei-
gion must be abolished. or the clergy must be
silent in one State to please one party, and in
another State the friends Of temperance must
give up what they consider the best means to
advance the cause, to please the politicians Of
both; but we tell these gentlemen that the
temperance question is not party question.
There are what "a Calm Observer is pleas
ed TO call 1ealots in the cause, who belong to
both political parties, MEN who will not sacr
fee great moral principle to please the poll
licians-the office-seekers-those who hunger
for the lodves and fishes, of either party, and
have not spark Of patriotism in their compo-
sition. ga Calm Observer" need not think tc
scare temperance men from the position they
have taken, by asserting that legislation on the
cause of intemperance is worse than useless
or by raising the cry of prescription ant
intolerance against the temperance cause. -
The gentle man don't understand the sub
lect | would refer him to sober old Mas
saehuset,s and Governor Briggs for les
son on the subject of total abstinence. HI
says he is practical temperance man, one o
the old school, suppose, who leschewed ar
dsntspiriu, but gufsled wine, bssr, and brown