Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-23

or the Grand Worthy Patriarch OF the
Sons OF Temperance OF the District of
CoIumbia---Delivered at the Meeting of
the Grand Division, In Georgetown, on
Tuesday, January ID, 1852.
To the Grand Division of tie Dist. Columbia:
. BRETHREN: A kind Providence has brought us
again together under circumstances which call
for devout expression of thankfulness and graft
tude to the Giver of all Good; and in presenting
you this my report for the first quarter of the
current year, have great pleasure in eongratu-
ating you on the prosperous condition of our be-
loved Order throughout our widely-extended
country. Accounts from all quarters afford the
gratifying assurance that union, harmony, and
concord prevail throughout our limits; that the
Divisions, everywhere, have labored zealously and
perseveringly in the glorious cause, and have
been rewarded by an unparalleled accession of
members The present prospect is, that the an
nual report in May next will swell our numbers
to at least 100000 And this is not all: the his
tory of the operations of the Order has developed
the great truth, that strength does not consist
in numbers alone, but in the purity and efficacy
of the principles in which it is founded, and their
adaptation to the accomplishment of the great
work of redeeming our country from the curse OF
intemperance. These principles have found fa-
vor with the people of many States, and spirit
of inquiry is awakened which, if wisely directed,
must lead to results which will bless our country
and our race through all time to come. 1t is our
high privilege to take part in this great work,
my brethren. Let us, then, live up to our prin-
ciples, and "quit ourselves like men,"
In our jurisdiction, ] am happy to say that the
Order is on the advance. Our membership has
increased-two new Divisions have been organ
lied and put into successful operation, and pro-
mise to exercise a healthfu influence in the Order
generally, and especially in the communities
which constitute their respective fields of opera
ton. From personal intercourse with the old Di-
visions, and from the best information / have
been able to obtain from their officers and mem
bers, / am happy to state that harmony and broth
ery kindness prevail to great extent-a dispo-
sition to bury minor differences which have dis
tracted them, and to labor zealousy in the great
cause. And il is encouraging to know that, III
proportion as they have succeeded in cultivating
this fraternal feeling, have they been rewardedby
accessions TO their numbers. Let us then, my
brethren, OH this occasion Of our reassembling,
rededicate ourselves to this blessed work-bury
every bone of contention, and devote ourselves,
with renewed energy and ZEAL in pushing the
war against the enemy.
For the details of our operations during the
quarter, ] refer you to the report Of the Grand
Scribe.
Another gratifying feature in the signs Of the
times is the spirit now manifested by other kin
dred organizations to cooperate harmoniously
with us IN pusnlnR lOrWaru tne temperance rel-
ormation Union and concert of effort amongst
all teetonllerS to put down intemperance-to put
stop to the use of alcohol in all its forms-is
now the general watchword The walls of parti
ton which have heretofore divided and weakened
us are broken down, and shoulder to shoulder
they come up to do battle in this great cause.
Let all discord be buried in the grave of oblivion,
and for the future let our only contention be rs
to who shall best work and best agree III waging
the war against intemperance.
The delusion that " moral sudsion alone was
sufficient to root out the practice of intemperance
is now abandoned by oil. The doctrine now
everywhere proclaimed is, Moral suasion for the
unhappy inebriate, and the " baiiot-bor" for the
rum-selier To this point have all temperance
men been driven. All attempts to limit and re-
strict the traffic in Intoxicating liquors by license
laws have proven vain and deusive; and it is
written as with n sunbeam oil over the land that
nothing short Of the Maine la,c executed after
the Maine fashion, can accomplish the work. 1t
is still our privilege and our duty to approach
the drunkard with the voice Of kindness and
love-to woo and win him from ruins path,
and raise him from the degradation to which
he has fallen. In most cases, we believe that
this, faithfutly done, would be sufficient But
sad experience has proven that the CHAINS of
the rum-seer are stronger than the entreaties
of the man of temperance; and the rum-seller
has everywhere developed that he has no heart,
no soul, no governing principle but dollars and
cents. IL he ever had any of the common sympa-
thies Of our nature, they have been deadened and
destroyed by the accursed traffic No voice Of