The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30


hovel Just referred to. The drunken husband
the fend in human form--has just returned
from his revelry and that arm which should
be uplifted in the defence and protection Of
that tender vine which had entwined itself
around him, has stricken it to the earth, and
there she lies the bleeding, dying victim 10 the
influence Of the wine cup. nt i.@l f1R
Oh! woman, what gloom on thy sinless path, /
Mans selfish vices fling, H' q X
His ever the maniac joys of guilt, s. 1 at
But thine, alas the sting. r....
How many gentle heart TINS crush'd,
How many form laid low
Oh! the seraphs pause in their hymns Of bliss,
TO weep over womans woe.
But this beautiful banner reveals the retiring
thunder cloud, and the bright bow of hope and
promise, bending over its angry scowl. Twen-
ty-fve thousand men, whose duty and pleasure
are represented in the painting before you, are
waging war against the monster, and will con-
tinue the battle until he shall be entirely SUBJ
dued-until the serpent shall be crushed be-
meath their feet and the influence which binds
them together encircle the world, and reach
up even to the throne of God.
| TO you, members Of the Order of the Sons
of Temperance, although by some the object
Of scorn and derision, would urge your duty.
Live above suspicion; for every act of impro-
priety, which to you may seem small and tri-
fling, will be magni6ed by your enemies into
mountains. Governed as you are by the prin-
ciples of our holy religion, and bowling as you
do before an altar, bearing the beautiful in
scription Of "Love, Purity, and Fidelity" may
we not hope that you will not only acknowl-
edge, but practice the motto, "Hope leads
Love unites, and Faith strengthens u.s." Then
the star of Temperance will shine brighter in
the light Of your virtues, and let the Temper
ance community urge what objections to the
"Order" they may feel disposed in their blind
ed and misguided judgments, be not discoura-
ged, but march forward to victory and glory
You are the pioneers in this great enterprise,
and on your efforts depend the subjugation Of
the moral world; and am certain that do
not hazard too much when say, that if ever
intemperance is driven from our world, and
the plumy wings Of peace and joy wave over
it, it will be through your fundamentally, and
that only. Men begin to see the matter in this
light already, and thousands are hocking up
to our beautiful temple and inquiring before
its altar the meaning Of those simple emblems,
which, when fully informed Of, and regularly
initiated into, like the philosopher of other
days, have cried out "eureka-eureka," 1--WE
have found it, we have found it." We give
the honor of establishing the foundation upon
which our towering monument is based, to
the self sacrificing spirit Of Washingtonianism;
but we have erected the structure, placed on
the capstone, with shout Of Grace, Grace
unto it! 'Tis true the Washingtonians have
accomplished much, aye, the result of the great
good accomplished through their instrument
tality, will not be ascertained until the end Of
time: but that, however splendid, was only
the morning twilight, for when the browning
glory of the 10Th century bursted forth, it
eclipsed all that preceded it, and like ''another
son arisen at noon" it added additional lustre
to the moral day, and gave more strength TO
the principles Of the moral world. Do you
now ask for our trophies! They are before
you. And do you inquire what is our duty as
brothers Of this great family to each other, and
to the world? You may read it in the paint
ing spread out, to which we ask your investi-
cation, and challenge your scrutiny. Our duty
to each other may be summed up in one SEN
tence "Love for each others interests;" and
our duty to the world is an exertion to save
the poor drunkard from ruin. And although
he may be ragged, rum-painted, and rum-bloat-
ed, as is this poor fellow, yet we will receive
him with open arms, and press him to our
fellowship, and even he, "who, for the sake
of small pittance tempts his fellow creatures
to destruction--he whose sole employment is
to cut and carve as a licensed butcher the very
heart of public peace, and domestic happiness
he whom death deputies to do the work OF age
he whom the reigning furies of Hell have del
egated as their chief recruiting officer-even
he, with all his sin, excites our compassion,
and gladly would we save him from the blood
bought responsibilities which he invokes upon
his own guilty head" But when we give men
the pledge, our business does not stop there.
we watch over and counsel them, guard them
against dangers, and as far as we are able,
assist in avoiding them; and if they should
again fall victims to the destroyer, we !" deal
gently with the erring," and try by every means
to reinstate and save. And here will relate
an incident which is known only to you, breth-
rem, and that "God who seethr in secret, but
rewardeth openly" which will fully sustain
all that have said about the advantage of the
Order in this particular. A member violated
the pledge more than once; consequently the
rules of the Division were enforced, and he
was expelled; after which he became more
Incorporate than before, and seemed rushing
headlong into ruin. Remorse, remorse, stung
him to madness, and in order to silence the
still small voice " he made an effort to Supply
his senses in the extravagant use OF the De-
witching draught. And then his family felt
unkindness and neglect--the horrors OF a
drunkards home, and the whitening, burning
blight of drunkard's legacy seemed all that
would shortly be left to his wife and children.
She then addressed letter to the Division