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THE! OHIO ORftAtf. OF 1 THE TEMPERANCE 'REFORM.
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Acbiowledgmenta.
From E, A. Peterson, Springdale, Ilaroil
lon o. 0- we have $11 and 11 subscribers
o the Organ.; ,' H
From J. 0. Reynoldi,' Carroll, Fairfield
eo4 0., $3 for Organ. '
V From J. A. Harvey, agont for Eat Lirer-
, pool Dir., Columbiana county, 0., $2 and
8 additional name to the handsome club to
" Organ from that place. Bro. H. eays: " I
kare been striving to gala Tor our Dir. the
' honor of obtaining a premium, but if others
outnumber n,e will be the more gratified
to know that the brethren' elsewhere hare
, exerted tbemselvel in behalf of the Organ.
I hare tnore than realiied toy f xpecUtion
In regard to subscribers to the Organ from
this place,' and hope erery Dirision in the
State will exert themselres, and daubl their
subscription list of the 1st rol. It can be
done. Try, brethren, and if yon do not
succeed the first time, try again. I for one
hare determined to try all the time."
To M. Halfhill, Gosport, la , your paper
has been regularly mailed by us. We can
not account for its not being received. ,
' From T. W. Painter, Weymouth, Ohio,
$1 for Organ.
From Jacob Geibel, Malta Dir. No. 247,
Malta, 0 , $1 for Organ. ' '
G. T. Townsend, Girard, Trumbull co.,
0., $3 and 2 new subscribers to Organ.
From Jas. M. Hair, Mt. Union, Stwk Co.,
0., $32 for Maine Law and 1 for Tracts.
From E. Dev'al, Bristol, 0., $11 and 11
new sub. to Organ. Bro. E. says: "We
claim to be poor, but determined. We are
tired of seeing our fellow-men slaughtered
by such an unfeeling wretch as old King
Alcohol. Many have been slain among us,
and left in our midst weeping widows and
orphan children. We cannot longer sit
quietly and unmoved, while this work of
death is carried on in our midst, but by the
blessings of God, and the help of the Organ,
are resolved to face and fight the enemy,
until he seeks shelter in his own den, and
then fire his magazine. Our company num
bers CO, and we hare a brave and lotfims
set of officers, some ofwhom have been
deeply wounded heretofore their property
taken from them, their good name slan
dered, and now they appear determined on
having redress."
From John 0. Eeed, Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
$6 for Organ.
From J. W. Perryman, Montgomery,
Hamilton co., 0., we have the following -
"Bro. C, I am under the necessity of troub
ling you with another new subscriber to be
added to our club, accompanied with $1."
Trouble us whenever you can, Bro.; we'll
try to put up with it, without falling out
with you, as we are decidedly "good natur
ed" in this respect.
From Levi Booth, Ediaburg, Portage co.,
0., $3 and 2 new sub. to Organ. Bro. B.
says : "If you would know how far temper
ance goes with some men who profess great
attachment to the cause, just ask them to
help it along by taking a temperance pa
per. Many will say, 'no, I've been a tem
perance man for 25 years ; I don't need re
forming. If it was to do something for my
poor neighbor who is ruining himself by
drinking liquor, I would not for a moment
hesitate to spend money.' But tell him to
subscribe for his unfortunate neighbor; one
" dollar may reclaim him. Bis answer is, ' I
can't well spare the money just now. Alas!
for that temperance soul of twenty-five
years' growth, which cannot spend one dol
lar to drive drunkenness, misery and woe
from his neighbor's cottage, and cause it to
overflow with sweet domestic comfort I Yet
our world is full of such men, and if you
wish to find out who they are, just get up a
subscription paper, and yon can be grati
fied." , Pretty severe, Bro., but we suppose
it u fair. ' '
From Jas. H. Freeman, Richmond Dale,
Boss co., 0., $11 for Organ.
From. J. J. Kennedy, West Bedford, 0.,
$1 for Organ. .
From J. Strong, Jr., Elyria, 0., we have
the following: "Enclosed find $6 and 6 new
subscribers to Organ. We do not permi
nrselves here to expect so noble an enact
ment by our present Legislature as a Maine
Liquor Law. , Notwithstanding our weak
faith in that weak body, ws hava strongly
petitioned it for the above law. There is
no question but what Loratoe county will
place herself right on the record next year,
by sending to the legislator a man who will
truly and faithfully represent her oitiaens
on the subject of temperanee.
From N. G. Messerly, Basil, Fairfield
county, 0., $5 for Organ. ' , ' ;
From J. Rattle, Ashtabula, Qhio, $4 for
Organ. , . . , ; ...;'...,'
From L. B. Harwood, Beverly, Ohio, $10
for Organ. , .. .. . , ,
From John H. Kauke. Wooster, 0., $1
for Organ.. , . :. i
From Rer. P. Theker, Bridgeport, Bel.
mont county, O., $1 for Organ. . .;
From J. H. Sharp, Williamsburg, 0. $1
for Organ.
From J.' H. Long, Mt. Union, 0., $4 for
Organ. ' . ' ('
Fsom JohnU. PeaEe, Sylvania, Lucas co.,
0., $6 for Organ. , , ; " . ,
From Wm. R. Jackson, Columbia, 0. $5
and 12 new sub. to Organ. ,
From D. H. Hoover, Miamisburg, Ohio,
$1,50 worth of stamps, for sub. to Organ.
From W. 0 ' Ferguson, New Holland,
Pickaway county, 0., $6 for Organ. Bro.
F. says: "This makes 6 subscribers for this
week, and it is only Tuesday night. May
the sweet sounds of our little 'Organ' en
trance the senses of the 'rummies' of our
State, and awaken in their hearts and minds
a deep sense of the baseness of their unholy
traffic. Truly hath the Bard of Avon said,
and the Faying is most applicable to those
who turn a deaf ear to the music of our 'Or-
gan:' , : . .
"The man who hath no music in himself
And is not moved by concord of aweet
-'' sounds," ; j, t t, i ,
Is fiit for treason, stratagem and spoils ;
Let no such man be trusted."
But if the rumites hava 'no ear' for your
music, its sweet melody is beginning to
awaken in the heart of the trembling and
wretched wife and mother, a hope of that
'good time coming,' when she shall no more
await with fear and trembling for the return
from the grog-shop of him to whom she has
plighted her troth, to whom she gave her
heart's best affection, when life and hope
were joyous before her and received in re
turn the solemn vow, that he would love,
honor, and protect ; but alas ! the tempter
came and he fell, and shrouded her bright
anticipations in gloom and wretchedness.
Bro. Clark, I feel more deeply than ever I
did before, the duty I owe to the temperance
cause the obligation I am under to sup
port the paper that advocates 'the cause of
all .mankind.' I remember welVwhen I
lived in Cincinnati, I was a subscriber to
the 'Qneen City,' published by you. I had
taken it for I think 6 months. I was, at
that time, not very enthusiastic in the good
cause, and came to the very common con
clusion, that I was not able to take a daily
paper. I called at your office, corner Pearl
and Walnut, and asked you to discontinue
it. You inquired my reasons, and whether
I liked the paper or not I admitted I was
pleased with it, but made the poor excuse of
being unable to bear the expense. My heart
smote me, for I knew that at the same time
I was ' spending six or eight times the
amount per year in useless pleasures. I at
tended a ball shortly afterwards, and spent
at least a year's subscription to the daily
Queen City.' But enough of this. lama
changed man, and will continue to support
the cause of Temperance as long as I feel
able to raise a dollar for one good tune from
the Organ each week for one year."
. From Wm. MoGaughey, Mt. Liberty, 0.,
$5 for Organ., The Bro. sayain his letter
"The interest is rather growing in our Divi
sion of late. , There is 5 to be initiated on
the next evening. . This, I think; is owing
to the people here having lately been awak
ened to a sense of their duty, by the sudden
death of one of our citizens caused by the
old aerpant alcohol.: He became intoxica
ed, and in this condition was pushed off at
) porch and had his skull broken and died
the next morning.' Friends, if witnessing
your citisens reeling into eternity, does not
arouse within your bosoms a spirit of un
compromising war upon old alcohol and
his allies, who thus unmercifully usher
them thither, yon are different people from
what we take you to be. ,
James Aigin was credited $17 last week;
it should hare been 18.
From Chaa. A. Brigden, Mesopotama,
Trumbull eo , 0., $19 for Organ.
From M. Pepper, Plattsville, 0 $1 for
Organ. ... . ., ., ( r ..
, ' C. Baird, Rlploy, Ohio, $4 for Organ. ,
Darid Robbing, New Bremen, 0., $1 for
Organ. , ..... , -.;):!. i'; , .
; S. 8. Jackman. D. G. W. P. of Hanging
Rock Dir. called upon us, a few days since,
and handed us $25 and 25 new sub. from
his Dir., the result of his and Bro. Henry
Clark's labors.- He tells ns, and the above
confirms what he says, that their Division
is in a flourishing condition, naving initia
ted 21 new members during the last quar
ter. ; ' ;, t ..' i
i John F. Diehl, Clarksburg, Ross county,
0., $7 and 7 new sub. to Organ.
J. W. Perryman, Montgomery, 0., $1 for
Organ."
Wm. Price, MunroeviUe, Huron county,
0., $1 for Organ.
Thomas Farrin, Springfield, Tenn., $1,50
for Organ.
Allen S. , Felch, Columbus, Ohio, 3 new
sub. to Organ.,
J. B. Greely, Hopkinsrille, Ohio, $8 for
Organ. , , f ,. ,i
, Safford, Madison, 0., $1. , , .,
Wm. Bundy, Blanchester, 0.,' $1,25.
H. S. Elliott, Germactown,0.,$l,25.
J. W. Perryman, Montgomery, 0., $1.
John Bery, Baltimore, 0., $5.
- M. Halfhill, Gosport, la , $1.
Jno. R. Williams, Salem, O., $1.
. Benj. Lock, Haverhill, 0., $7. -
COMMUNICATIONS.
Temperance Meeting;,
According to previous notice, there
was a Temperance Meetintr held at
.blooming drove Meeting-house, on
Monday evening, the 17th of January,
1853. ihe house was called to or
der, and proceeded to business. E.
Devinay was elected President and
Jas Douglas Secretary ; after which
the andience was addressed by the
Rev. 11. Chance, the Buckeye Broad-
axe, on the , constitutionality of the
Maine Liquor Law. After the address
the following resolutions were read
and unanimously adopted;
Mesolved, lhat while we, the friends
of freedom in the North, have risen,
rallying the forces to make a great
strike for human liberty, it is no less
our duty, as Temperance men and
women, to rally round the 1 emper
ance banner, and make a united effort
to stay the cruelties of the tyrant In
temperance, under whose bloody reign
earth's teeming millions have groaned
for ages. : ,
Mesolved, lhat the passage oi a
law, similar in its provisions to that
known as the Maine Law, we regard
as imperatively necessary to meet the
wants of the people ot uhio, in rela
tion to the ruinous traffic in intoxicat
ing drinks.
Resolved, That as citizens of the
State of Ohio, we respectfully ask our
Legislature, now in session, to give
us a law similar in its provisions to
the Maine Liquor Law.
Resolved, That, as friends of free
dom and humanity, we cannot vote
for any candidate for the Legislature,
who will not favrr the passage ot a
law prohibiting the manufacture, traf
fic and use ot intoxicating drinks as a
beverage. : :
Resolved, That a copy of the pro
ceedings of this meeting 4e furnished
the county papers, and also the Tem
perance Organ, at Cincinnati, tor puD'
libation, and be forwarded to our Rep'
resentatives at Columbus. ,
' : ; ; i E. Dkvikat, Pres.
Jas. Douglas, See. '
"'Temperance Hall,XemA, )
January 1,' 1853.
At a regular meeting of Xenia Divi
sion, No. 25, S.' of T., the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, It hath pleased ' Divine
Providence, in His infinite wisdom, to
take from our Brotherhood, our asso
ciate and friend, Brothor Henrt E.
Drake: Therefore. 1 '
Resolved, That while ire denlore
the vacancy thus created in our ranks,
and the loss which the whole commu
nity has sustained by the death 'of
1 W-N. .
uro. DRAKE, we are yet consoled with
the belief, that our loss has been " his
exceeding gain," arid that he is now
enrolled as a Brother in that Grand
Division, which is reached only bv' a
life of Purity and Fidelity. ; - ,. " 1
tiesolved, l hat our warmest sympa
thies are tendered ' to the bereaved
widow and family of the .departed
Brother.
By order of the Division.
11. CAHkf, R. S.
i Lima, Allen Co.; Ohio,, )
,; o - Jan. 31st; 1853. f ;
Bro. Clark; I herewith send you
resolutions passed by .Lima Division,
No. 191, 8. of ,T., On the death of
our. much esteemed , Bro,, Soth W.
Washburn, I would also state that
we are getting along tolerable well in
Temperance matters, although intem
perance rages to a considerable ex
tent, amongst US. j s ! : .
r S. Halm, D. U. W. IV
At a meeting of Lima Division, No.
191, S. of T., on Wednesday evening,
Jan, 26th inst., the following resolu
tions were passed: i .., i i -4 i
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to remove from our midst, our .
beloved Brother, Seth W. Washburn,
and this Division properly feeling the
loss of one who has endeared himself
to us by his many virtues; ,
Resolved, lhat in the. removal u
one of our number from amongst us,
we recognize the hand ; of one who is
wiser than we; who is too wise to err
and too good to do wrong - ; A.
Jxesulved,: lhat we are admonished
in this, of our own mortality, of what
we are and what we will be, and feel
that it is a warning for us all to
prepare for,: the great .; change, that
awaits us.' ; A
Resolved, That Bro. Washburn, as
a Christian, Son of Temperance, and
a citizen, so lived that we may pattern
after his .example; assured that no
blot will taint our lives, and that they,
who come after us, will never blush
for our memories. , . ' ., .
, Resolved, That we deeply ., sympa
thize with the family of our deceased
Brother in the afflicting dispensation,
and pray that the , Great Patriarch
above may keep them as in.the hollow
of his hand.. i : . -
Resolved, That as a mark of our
respect for the deceased, we will at
tend his funeral in a body.
Resolved, That the R. S. furnish a
copy of the above resolutions, to the
family of the deceased, and also of
the same to the publishers of the
Lima Argus, with a request that they
be published. F. Duman, R S.
'' , 1 Homicide. ' ; '
A man named Lemuel James, says
the Piqua Register, a boatman from
the Wabash canal, was killed in that
city, on Saturday evening, by another
named Reed. It appears that they
met at a doggery known as the "Hole
in the Wall," (an underground estab
lishment,) each accompanied by two
or three friends, where some saucy
words passed between the parties.
After they came . out, James slapped
Reed in the face, when the latter in
flicted upon him three wounds with a
dirk, either of which were sufficient to
cause his death. ' Reed was arrested
and committed to jail. ' '