The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1846-03-25
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insigRifodni women have frightened you or
moi 1--WE cannot tell; but il seems you have
scampered Off and hid safely behind the
clergy, aud have got the elders piled up
on each side like cotton sacks; so that
there is no longer the least chance Of even
getting peep at you, unless we first make
breach in, or demolish this formidable
breast-work Well, we confess this is rather
a large undertaking, and one we did not
anticipate when we commenced. Your
zeal for the Church will no doubt be con-
siderably warmed by getting into such holy
quarters. They will surely, in gratitude
for your able defence Of the Church, spread
out their cloaks and do all they can TO pro-
teci you.
In what sense you consider our former
communication anonymous we cannot tell,
unless you believe, as you insinuate, that
it is the production of some one not a
member of our Committee. This is ex-
fremely complimentary, we must confess.
Indeed, you have so overwhelmed US with
compliments that we feel confused and ut
terly at a loss how sufficiently to thank you
for them. You seem to have almost ex-
hausted our vocabulary of adjectves, 10
express your high estimate of our charac-
ter--they are from the common to the su-
perlative degree, and in length almost
equal to an Oregon speech. We feel ex-
tremely complimented by this, but more
especially for the genilemen's charitable
conclusion. that ladies' of such high re-
spectability and christian profession would
not be guilty Of writing such an abusive,
s'heretical and incongraous" an article as
that to which our names are attached. But
the compliment from you that we prize
above all the rest is, that we would put our
names to an article, the spirit and senti-
ment Of which we did not comprehend
therefore you feel disposed to pardon, on
the score of ignorance, what would other
wise be shocking and heretcal in your
opinion. Truly, charity covereth multi
tude Of sins! II seems, according TO the
gentlcmen's sage conclusion, that it would
not be half so unladylike, or so inconsis-
tent with a profession of religion, to set
our names to, and palm upon you aud the
public as our own, all article written by
Others, as il would be TO insinuate that some
Of our churches and church officers were
remss in their duty! MOI this is awtul
presumption and heresy, of the vilest char
acteri But we are free TO admit, that if
the Church were faithful to the trust com
mitted TO it, there would be no need of
voluntary associations. We did not know
before, thai the Church claimed 10 be i'm
maculate. We had thought, that in free
country, members OF churches, as we'll as
other corporate bodies, had the privilege of
approving or condemning acts done by
their own body, without rendering them
selves liable to be arraigned for treason,
and 10 be branded as "infdels and scep-
tics" We believe we had not even gone
this far--we merely asked you few single
questions--as, what the Church had done
or was doing to forward the cause of tenn
perance. Allie these have not yet been
answered; but we rather think the gentle
men, in their honesty and zeal in defend
ing the Church, have answered rather more
of our inquiries than they intended. They,
assert, with renewed energy, the potency
of the ChWch-and that alone, to effect
any reformation; then they say they know
of no reform effected by temperance asso-
Citations in this place; and as proof of this
rather boastingly add that "two hundred
barrels of whiskey have been brought TO
our town during tie last year" Two hun
dred barrels of death and dGmaation retail
ed in our little town in one year!! We
think this fact alone would be enough to
startle and arouse every one who has the
least regard for the morals Of our commu-
nifty, to put forth every exertion to stay the
\ torrent OF intemperance. And what, again
again we ask, have the leading influences
4of the churches Of this place been doing?
Have their voices been raised in thunder
tones against this vile and wicked traffic?
Do we not know that many church men,
bers are engaged in this bushes? yea, are
the foremost in huHyiRg on their fellow
beings to destructon2 When dram would
materially assist them in making good
bargain, how politely they can take their
neighbor by the arm and invite him down
10 the cellar; for some how, they don't
exactly like to keep the Jug where broad
daylight streams upon it. We ask, have
these deeds Of darkness and iaiquity been
reproved with the severity they deserve by
the churches TO which these rumsellers be-
longY If they have, we are ignorant Of
the fact. Our little Society is composed
of only few weak, erring women, and has
been in operation only few weeks-so
much whiskey might drown out the whole
concern and extingush it for ever.
We are very thankful TO the gentlemen
for the information in regard TO the quant-
". We had been trying to ascertain the.
fact ourselves, but had no idea il was half
SO much. Now pray tell us how much of
this has been retailed out by church mem
bers? We would like to see their portion
placed by itself, so that non-professors
would no longer have TO complain that they
have to bear more than their share of the
guilt, Then if we could get their different
customers pointed out, we would have mat
tiers pretty fairly divided. The men of the
world still plead, when demonstrated with,
"Oh, only sell to those who make Judi
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