The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-28

and triumph not less signal, shall be secured 70
those mighty men who, here upon the same terri
tory, successfully withstand one of the deadliese
foes to the welfare Of mankind
1he eOffss-horseE, cabarets and tiuplings houses
of NewOrleans, Of which there are two thousand
three hundred legalized, and many, 1t is supposed
one thousand more, where, without a license, spirit
uous liquors are refaied, allowing each Of those
Ecensed to occupy a spaee of thirty feet, il they
were placed side by side, would form line Of
sixty-nine thousand feet equal 10 more than thr-
teen miles in length And it, counting owners.
bartenders and vstors, at the rate of ten foF each
place per day. the number who are daily marshaied
under the flag of infemperance is twentV-fhres
thousand men and by the imagination, estimafing
the amount of fdieness, degradation WOE pow
cry and crime which daily flow from this hofrfd
eneampment, am not right in saying that ihe
srecfaele presented here this evening Of a littIe
army Of fifteen hundred msp. bound toeefIler by 4
solemn o1iigaton to overcome and conquer This
enemy IN this, his stronghold IL a spectacle upen
which all the citizens Of the United States look
WIN WIN aeeP and sublime erPeetation. II Ifsuceessfnl
mere In NewOrieans in this great bafiie with in
temperance, this evil win be welnigh vanqu;shed,
and we may soon hops 10 see the fields which his
footsteps have desolated bloom again. and the
hearts wfthered by his BREATH revive % cn5oV IN.
blessings Of homes made happy BY love, purity and
fidelity.
The is not to the swift nor the battle to the
strong. Arrayed against the Sons Of Temperance,
arc not only the thirty thousand in this city, who
many Of The intelligent and even religious who
have no fellowship with them, if they do not look
on Temperance with scofn and eonfeuut they
treat i with an indiferencs which il still worse
all this opposition Is TO be overcome all this preiu-
dice is to be conquered; and all classes Of soeisv
must be aroused to make effort TO arrest food
which, like burning lava, is DESTROYING lives prop
ertV and intellaet, and whose flaming surKes cross
the pathway by which religion Leads to Hea-
ven. This can be accomplished only By the
far presentation Of the principles and By The
faithful performance Of their duties by the Sons
Of temperance Thus, the cause ITSELF from
the ranks of its enemies will raise up iss de-
fenders. Paul the persecufor, because an Apostle
Of Christ and on Mars Hill declared that he was
not ashamed of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ
and thus, from the rankest Of editos, legislators
lawyers and divines whose names and talents have
siready given such weight to the press, the bar and
the pulpit of New Orleans we shall call such men
as VIII IN their respective fields of Intellectual go
rvs WELD an Influence for this canse a. ide as tsir
fame extends and as blessed as Is the reign Of IN
tellecual religion and law. By the good the pri7-
cipaled and the truly patriotic, the objects and
principles Of their order need but be known to be
approved. The intellect usfiiies its organization
and system; the heart approves its benevoleace
and charity the soul Iejoins in its means Of ele-
walton; patriotism smiles upon its union and
strength and religion sheds its haosed light upon
Its pathway. To the poor inebFiafe who has alfea-
dy fallen, it stretches forth the helpless hand and
bids him fly to this city of refuge; it ofsn great
ttlc cAcICf1c Oi many VI our Ut1t
enemies; love, purify and fidelity ensc.ibed up
on our banners, and every true Son Of Temperance
will carry them with him TO every department. OF
private, domestic and sosia life, the emblazoning
of his principles land the escutcheon Of his honor.
We make no offering 10 avarice, we build no altars
to ambition; our only end and aim is 10 do good
| 10 our race, and to redeem our country from ths
bondage of vice and secure to all the citizens Of
this great Republic, that moral and manly freedom
which the temperate only kn0ws.
With this object and aim, this great brotherhood
has been formed and all who are true % their re-
llgion, all who love their country and all who
know the value of freedom will lend their influence
Bnd offer their prayers for its final success.
Go on then, Sons of Temperance; keep faithful
iy, keep your pledges pay your dues live Tempe
the fair escutcheon Of your honors, Let no poIIu-
rity snail wash away the stains 81 black infempe-
rance" And l know.that o. / charge you 70 be
" faithful 10 your obligations" the heart of every
true Son OF Temperance will answer" WE villa,
BEFORE Con, WE WILL"