Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-16
Degenerate Washingtonians


which has been going the rounds. to the
effect that three quarters of all the Wash
ingtonians had fallen back from their
pledges, and that the original mover of
the project now kept low GROCERY in
Baltimore. He suggests that it may be
supposed that Mr.. Hawkins is the man
referred to. This would be manifest in
justice to that gentleman, as he has ever
remained the firm, consistent, and active
friend Of temperance, and during the
past spring and winter has been lecturing
ON temperance in Vermont and New
Hampshire, to the very great acceptance
of the candid temperance people of all
classes. The entire statement is report
ed on Mr.. Coughs authority, though we
have no proof that Mr. Cough ever made
such statement, or that it is true in any
of it's particulars
Since the dwindling away of the Wash
ingtonian Temperance associations, which
resulted in so much good while they ex-
listed, we have often thought of the causes
of their downfall
The Westinghouse were opposed to
all coercive measures and contended that
moral suasion was more effective, in regu-
lating mans appetite and winning him
from the enticements Of the Intoxicating
bowl, than all the laws that were ever en-
acted. In this they were opposed by the
old fogies of temperance; who, in all their
speeches dealt in the thunders of the law,
and argued that the only way to induce
man to dorightwas to force him into meas
ures. They united temperance and poll
tics. Irview of the great good that was
being done By that new race of temperance
men, the Washingtonians,-in consider
alton of the thousands of poor degraded
creatures who were taken from the gutter
and made useful, respectable citizens-of
the hundreds of tipping houses that
were closed on account of the conversion
of their proprietors, and the great untold
amount Of blessings conferred on the en-
tire country. by the jealous efforts of the
Westinghouse, they should have been
taken by the hand and bid God speed in
their work of reformation. But what was
the real state of the case?
When, like bright meteor, Washing
tonianism suddenly lighted Up the tenn
perance world, the old veterans of tenn
perance were SO astounded at the wonders
it performed, that they were completely
paralyzed, and for season rested on
their arms. The new laborers in the
temperance vineyard were suffered to do
all the work. But soon they awoke from
their lethargy, and instead Of taking the
Westinghouse by the hand and saying,
$50 on, brethren, i'll your glorious work
of Regeneration" they commenced war
fare On the doctrine of "moral suasion,"
shouting out from the pull pit, the rostrum
and the market places: "The law, no.
thing but the law" From the time this
unholy warfare commenced, we date the
commencement OF the decay of Washing
tonianism. Had the temperance men and
ministers of the Gospel done their duty
towards the Westinghouse, we would
not have been called upon to print the
extract with which we commence this
article.
OLD FOGYIsM. one of our morning
papers notices the shooting match that
occurred in our city yesterday. This is
what we call old fogyism. 1t is no won
der that our people have been so long de-
pendant upon papers published in other
cities for Washington news.
WANTs.-Being DESTROYS of serving the
public at the lowest possible rates, we
have concluded to publish column of
"Uants' in conspicuous place in our
paper, charging only trenty-fre cents for