The Columbian fountain., 1846-05-04
PHILADELPHIA, May lst. lS46.


ters of Temperance celebrated, by public
meeting, the anniversary of their organization
The meeting was held in the Saloon of the
Museum, one of the most spacious halls in
the city, yet il was densely crowded, and mul-
titudes went away, not merely because they
were unable to get seats, but because they
could not even get that which Archimides so
much desired, place to stand. BY the way,
ing SO much Of beauty, grace, virtue, inteli-
gence, and female excellence and influence,
is the true moral dos pou sto," the fuIcrum,
upon which the great lever of truth is to rest
to move this world of impurity and icentous-
ness, produced by intemperance The meet
ing of last evening was addressed by P. ].
WHITE, Esq, in his usual happy strain.
Then followed the reading of the Report, from
which gathered that since April, AS, nearly
two thousand Of the Pennsylvania girls have
arrayed themselves in one unbroken phalanx
against THEIR enemy. Can the groggeries
stand this, think you?
The next speaker was our thunder-dealing
brother, Rev. JOHN CHAMBERS. He COM
menced by asking if it were possible that the
thousands of pon,en he saw before him were
on his side? If SO, why need he fear all the
polar bears in creation2 This was an allu-
sion to suit recently instituted against him
by the keeper of The White Bear" in Arch
street, for fearlessly denouncing the ravages
of that particular beast. His speech was
brief, but one impassioned burst Of eloquence
throughout.
There were other speakers, whose names
did not get. The exercises were interspersed
with singing, led by MIR. BERG, and leave to
your imagination the effect of two or three
thousand female voices in concert.
If Pennsylvania is the keystone in tenn
perance as well as in politics, it is the ladies
that have made her such; and if our South
ern States would rival her, the ladies must
take the field. Please to endorse this truth Tor
me; but perhaps it needs none.
| | could wish to see more Of the missionary
spirit in our ranks. A great meeting at Har-
per's Ferry on the 4th of July would not be
bad idea. Maryland, Virginia, Pennsy ylvania,
Delaware, New Jersey, and perhaps New
York, might be represented there. What
place more suitable than at that great :" meet
ing of the waters 20
! would like to say to our true temperance
friends who visit this city that there are two
excellent hotels kept here on strictly temper
ance principles. The Morris House, l8e
| Chesnut street, is second to none in the city
in any respect, and far superior in one. The
other is in Zane street, No. A. The Morris
House is kept by brother THOMAS FLETCHER !;
the Temperance Hotel" by ]. Farrell. Both
afford every comfort the traveller can desire,
and ought to be thronged, crowded, always
full, by temperance men, SO that bar-keepers
may see that it is their interest to dispense
with the bar. This truth needs endorsing or
enforcing upon your Southern readers.
There is not much news-business begin s
to fag-only the courts are actively engaged.
How much of their business proceeds from
Rum it is hard to say. There has just closed
sale of a large collection of splendid pictures
at the Artists Fund Hall.
The Sons of Temperance have recently pre-
pared a certificate of membership, which, in
beauty of design, surpasses any thing | have
vet seen OF the kind. Fidelity is represented
by noble dog guarding an unprotected child
Yours in l.. P. F.. HowARD.
MEssRs. EDIroRs: observed with plea
sure, in your paper Of the 9th ult., notice
of the establishment of Junior Association OF
Temperance, in Georgetown.
Ii may be source of interest to you, and to
your many readers, to know that similar
combination exists under cheering auspices,
from the commendable exertions of a few
youths, in the lst Ward. This notice appears
to be due, inasmuch as IT enjoys priority OF for
nation over the above named Association J;
the institution of which was first conceived
from the visit of young and ambitious men,
Der 10 one Of its meetings, week or two ago.
The Association in Georgetown was imme-
diately taken in hand by the energetic Senior
President. 1t, consequently, has its charter,
and is thus early initiated in the tormalltles
which shall govern its future proceedings.