Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-12
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEMS

4 C.. held AZ their hall, on Sunday evening
July 3. 1885, the 70 lowing Preamble and Res
lution- were considered and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas tho members OF the Freemen's pigiLr.i
1atI abstinence Society Of the city of Washin yson
D. C. have, after years of INCREASING labor witnessed
thc commencement of the fruton of their hopes, in
me triumphant vote of the citizens of Washington
against licensing the nefariouS traffic IN Intoxicating
drinks, and thus redeemng the character of our be-
loved city from the foul stigma of intemperanee and
tebauclery winch has so long rested upon it from
tItTllcOu and foreign Influences do feel it n proper
Time 10 publicly express our Joy at the event. and TO
laybefore fellow citizens of the Union our wishes
ami designs. and thus their aid in drivingfrom
The capital OF ter country every vesge of the crime
o. incompetence, whether now sanctioned by law or
carried on Ill violation of laws both human and Hi
VINE: Therefore
!. Resoircd, That we give our most devout thanks
u Nm:ghty God for the great victory gained by viz
IIe over vice and crime by the vote which was cast
s. this city the 9th of June, 1853 in favor of No
License for the sale OF intoxicating Iiuuors.
= Rcsotred, That tins Society, numbering OH its
1oii> some ei-lt or ten thousand members copposed
a men, women, and children. residing here and else
Whnrf, entertaining every shade of political and re-
lEou belief, rcpel with earnestness the idea
by some that we are actuated BY partisan feelings
IN pr eSsIns on in sIls great work of reform.
= Pesc'red. That We look upon drunken whirs
drunken democrats, and drunken church members.
with the same deteStation Of their crimes, and sor
row FOR their mistortunes; and would equally extend
cNe-t:1nS TO turn them from the one and relieve
Them from the other.
4 Resotred. That we believe sober and temperate
people VII MAKE bster citizens, better politicians
better Christians better every thing, than drunkardS
would BE- entirely destroying the objects of our Or
lani1atloI, TO lend ourselves to an, political party
or religious scctarianSIn, and that we would be-
derelict in our high calling were we 10 fail TO de
nounce intcnperance, wherever found from slavish
lear that ", might be mlsrepresented our motives
rnisunderstood-.hat 1t is our duty to do right and
leave The Issue with the Great Di<poser of Events
5. Pesoirei, Thai the idea entertained by some
fha, individuals possess the inherent right to traffic
in any article, whether detrimental to the whole So
'lal body or not Is fallacy not sustained by reason
Inv, morals. o: elIgion-and the fact that license
laws haze been enacted, shows that the Individual
does no. possess that right but that the BODY polite
Ia reserved the night to Itself.
s. ReS1irci. That We Indignantly repeI the vile
Islander cast upon the Representatives OF the people.
and through them upon the people themselves, by
those VINO are mlmical to the of total absti-
hence among u, to Wit: that if those Representa-
tveS cannot purchase Intoxicating liquors here cd
f5si"l, they will remove the seat OF government from
In chosen city OF the Father OF His country
= Res1.ref, That in view of the position taken BY
tht citizens o: Washington, before the people of the
tEned States and the world by the vote of the 9th
OF June lcJJ, by majority of two to one against the
licensing tic sale Of alcoholic and fermented liquors
We earnestly and respectfully call upon our fellow
CITIZENS o! all parties, 10 send honest. faithful and
temperate Representatives, who will, in all things
reflect truly their constituency at home; and thu,
materially aid Us IN philanhrnpic labor,, and in
turning back the destroying tide of intenperance
which periodically sets III, and leaves its deSolatnr
impress throughout the year upon Us.
On motion: Reso!rei, That the above preamble
and resolution be signed by the President and Secre
'lfy and published III the papers of tie city, and all
journals throughout tie country friendly to the cause
T. requested to copy
GEORGE SAVAGE, Prestd emit.
y T. CUNNINGHAM, Secretaru pro tenn
dhe I"rHeTrerIen--Yesterda the Social
Democratischen Turnerverien" had a picnic
q. Curtis Spring, and, as in duty bound, we
started one Of our wrinkles to shine in the
eyes Of the ''shaney madles'' and take notes
Tor printin'. The steamer Job Corson con-
veyed the party over at an early hour, and
soon the lads and laSsies were merrily engaged
IN the feteS, games and gambols peculiar to
our German friends. The party numbered
about one hundred and fifty, and was one of
The pleasantest our Mercury has ever attend
Cd Above the spring, and dropping from the
huge oak that there stands sentinel over the
pure stream that guShes from the gray rock.
was the banner of the Turner's, painted by
Shutter. It was beautifully designed and
painted The inscription quoted above) was
surrounded by wreath of laurel and oak
leaves. while bundle of arrows supported a
heerty-cap, an allegorical motto translates.
Labor, Liberty, Brotherhood
TN account of the recent affecting dispense
tion in his family. Mr.. GUSTS did not give per-
mission for dancing, but the company found
hundred ways of amusing themselves, swing
ms, exercising in gymnastics, playing at tap
and-klsS, &c. At noon, bounteous banquet
Was spread in the dining hall, whore songs
were sung and Rhein- vein discussed with all
the freedom and sociality of der Rateriand
4 fine string band accompanied the picnic
lei by Mr. Gerhardt the President of the Tur-
neryerien, and the echoes of the old hills
laughed aloud in answer to its music.
We have not room TO notice the numerous
PROFESSIONS and marches, some most grotesque
that were the order of the day, nor the bril-
liant las far as we know, for it was Dutch to