New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-29
Secret societies.
sVTTtI NUCItlIt5s
To The Editor OF Tie Tribune:

To The Editor Of The Tribune:
In your Supplement 10 The Tribune OF Wednes.
day over the signature oil Z. and under the head of
Secret Societies. you have admitted into your columns
gross wifu and uncaIled for attack upon the indie
pendent Order of Rcchabites Order which may
with propriety claim the sympathies OF The temperate
part the community being founded upon the princi
pies of Temperance and Justice, and may say one Of
the most phlnuhropic of this age moral Improvement
and of beneyolcnce to our fellow man. Allow me to say,
in this instance, think your truly philanthropc mind
and efforts in the great and good of temperance
has been imposed upon.
There are in this city n number of societies, such
the Odd Fellows mot temperance sociey) the Sons of
Temperance the United Brothers OF Temperance, &c.
which belong to this class and perhaps some Of the re
gious societies might properly be brought under the
head Secret Societies. STILL the writer OF that article
recognizes and chooses spit out his upon only
one" TheI o. Off" The apperen. aim and object of
this writer be bring odium upon this order
He calls upon the civil press in bullying manner
and upon the religious press of every denomination"
also the patriot aud Christian" to come down with
vengeance, and utterly annih:!ae them. Why IS this
Is il because he has proven himself morally bad that
he could not remain within their charitable precincts,
and therefore, necessarily expelled by them His own
words think. far to prove this to be the case. We
have not the least ground for the belief that the writer
the cause of Temperance or Christianity but the con-
,rary Were he trNe Christian, he would hail with
ioy the efforts put forth in the of Temperance
der the order OF Rechabites.
He says. with demonac chuckle,) speaking of the
al O. of r." This is truly bright conception, under
the cuise of these celestial principles to endeavor
spread the influence OF covered dark mysterious
Citations" This is base He adds" What is the tend
ency of such associations Z" Does the nights spent
in the club room relax his (speakns OF the young man
moral sentiments " and says: Let the young give
the answer" Yes welcome the reply the thousands
of young men, we'll old, in the City of EewYork.
who have Joined and experienced the kind benevolent
and charitable influences of this Order They who have
been rescued from the hells OF nquiiy and death te
Rummeriesl and made comfortable and happy and pro.
vded with moral associations let them speak and give
the lie to this base slanderer
The Independent Order of Rechabes strictly tenn.
perate e. sobarminded ~ and amy person gets into the
ORDER who does not prove himself So he Is expelled
They hold no "convvia meetings. the writer pro.
claims: they go their weekly places of meeting to
transact business for the OF Temperance and HUI
mainly as every other temperate and charitable society
should do Their places OF meeting they call TentRooms,
not "lodserooms the writer asserts thereby ming
ling the odd Fellows and Rechabres together throwing
temperance altogether out of the question.
Let me here remark that if the religious societies in
this CRY ard throughout the land ente: more
heartily into this good work OF moral reform hey pro-
Tossing DC founded upon the principle ocharty toward
their fellow. MANI should very different
state of temperance and morals.
Let the incorporate and evered imagination of the
writer be at rest. The members OF the Independent
Ordero Rechabes throughout the land in their sober
mindedness" will strengthen the government OF this
Union Your friend, and the friend OF Temperance