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AT meeting of the Frecman's Vigilant
Total Abstinence Society, November 6, it
was unanimously


Resolred, That "Mr Coughs letter be
published in the Columbian Fountain and
the other city papers,"


To the Freemans Vigilant Total Abstinence So


ciety of the City of Washington, ID. c.


MOUNT PLEASANT, RoxBURY,


October 90, l845


Mr.. RAWLINGS


DEAR SIR: | have been requested by friend
Cough, (who is at present unable to address
you himself,) TO say that he feels very thank
full for the confidence that your Society has
placed in him; and also for the resolutions
that have been published III the Cataract; these
kind favors do cheer his heart up when he
feels faint and depressed, and he will ever
remember these kindnesses of friends His
health is slowly improving, and although it
will be.some time before he will be able again
to grid on the armour and fight with the foe
OF mankind, yet still we hope soon to see
him able to walk and ride out


He has been very sick; fortnight since
we did not expect that he would survive
through the day, but he has been spared to
us, and we all feel to bless God for it. There
is an excellent feeling in the community
among the great and good, there is but one
expression of thought, and that is, that he has
been the victim of hellish plot; but it will
all work out right for the cause of Temper
ance, for believe the cause of Temperance
is the cause of God, and that his finger is in
the movement, and although he permits MANY
things to take place that make the friends
feel sad, yet he never will suffer the enemy
to triumph. =


There has been one great consolation to
friend Cough, all through his sickness, and
that is, that the confidence is not misplaced.
have never found rumseller that felt glad
if they did, they were ashamed to own it,
and have talked with them aboutit. Again,
you will please ptfriend Coughs thanks,
and let me assure you that these tokens Of
confidence do serve to make even the sick
bed much more pleasant than it would be
without them. Mr.. and Mrs. Cough send
their best wishes to your Society, and wish
you success in the noble enterprise in which
you are engaged; and may the happy time
soon arrive, when rum and all its minons
will be destroyed, and the last poor unfor-
tunate drunkard come up and sign the glori-
Gus pledge Of Total Abstinence, and be
free, man.


Yours, very respectfully, .
CYRUS f. MOORE,
for ]. B. COUGH.