The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-02-22


silence of the midnight: have seen the
faithful Son of Temperance seated at
the bedside Of his afflicted brother, aye!
and have seen him stretch forth his
hand to relieve the pecuniary wants Of
that brother, and dispel the gloom that
would otherwise have filled his mind.
And, if in the order Of Providence that
brother is removed from the world, he
will follow him to the grave, and, when
he has bid him a last farewell, he goes
to the weeping relatives, and his tears
flow in sympathy. Nor does he with
hold his hand in this extremity; but pla-
ccs at the disposal Of those relatives a
sum sufficient to defray all the expenses
OF a decent burial. With such holy
aims as these in view, shall we be dis
couraged by the petty attacks ofan apps
tate scribler! Nonever! Our onl y in
tcntion is the good Of our fellow men,
and to carry out this intention we make
use of no unrighteous means. With
hearts to will, hands ever ready to exc
cute, and an humble reliance on God
we shall succedc, for Heaven is on our
side. And we are succeeding daily.
Divisions are in active operation in al
most every part of North America. Nor
does the star OF our glorious order con-
fine its light to this western world, its
native land, but it has already risen
brightly upon the shores of Europe, and
the banner ofLovc, Purity and Fidelity
waves proudly i'll the great metropolis
Of the world.
In my former article, asserted that
the W ashingtonian organization had
ceased to exist, or at least dcgcnerated
into a humbug. This assertion Mr.. f.
has seen proper to "dcny emphatically."
Let lis see. During the years 1923
the friends oltcmpcrance noticed with
regret an evident degeneration of the
cause. Many Of the speakers who trav-
eled through the country were Ignorant
and illitcratc men, who sang songs and
told coarse jokes; others were broken
down politicians, whose profanity and
other immoral practices were disgusting
to the world, and humiliating to the
real friends of the cause; while not a
few were avowed infdels, who openly
spoke of the temperance pledge, as be-
ing the long sought for system of phil
osophy, which was to supersede the
the Christian religion. The effects OF
this state of things was soon felt. Tenn
perance halls were deserted, and Socie-
ties were disbanded. AT this juncture
appeared the Order of the Sons of Tenn
pcrance, and saved from entire dissolu-
ton the temperance army. But if Mr..
f.. thinks the ashingtonlan society
the great dcsideratum, | have no objec-
ton to offer. Let him try it. Mount
the rostrum Mr.. E. the Division in your
neighborhood will not hinder you--do
all the good you can, by speaking or
writing, and | will bid you God speed,
There are many other points in Mr..
Els communication which would like
to touch, but this article has already
grown longer than | intended. have
another quotation of which
This .wight, who reads, not, and but scans and
spells,
This word catcher who lives on syllables"
may have the benefit, when he next at
tempts to criticiSe my grammatical err
rorS.
Mr. f. closes his article by giving us
to unders and that he is an Octorara gem
tleman. Well nobody has ever ques-
tioncc his right to this title extraordina-
ry, and certainly, if the use of stale
thread bare sayings whose wit has worn
off with their orininaity, and common
place, not to say indecent expressions
be any evidence in support Of his high
claim, |, at least, will never gainsay it;
but will still cherish the hope, that the
Octoraro standard of gentility reaches
somewhat higher. SONNY.