Daily American organ., 1856-11-13


Organ are requested to close up their accounts
Some of them arc sadly delinquent and We
must have Az immediate settlement with All
such. Former carriers and agents who have
failed 10 close their accounts, are respectfully
requested 10 hquidate their accounts and
make payment
R~A thorough going, reliable, and ener.
gerc canVasser for the " Gig Weekly Organ ?
a wanted for each ward Ia the Cities of w ash
ington, Georgetown, and for Alexandria Ap-
ply 4 thiA ONCE during the present week.
TEMPERANen lit Is stfanee-~no. Il Is not
strange either, for m0ment's reflection convinces
us that man, in thus acting, ID only carrying out
the principles Of hia unredeened nalure-~it Is not
strange. then, that men. when accidentally placed
10 some fortunate position, which eleyates them,
ln pecnntnfy sense, above themselves should
forget the little good chat was Ia them, and be-
come seven times worse than they were before
Alas, for poor human nature We have ia our
minds eye several who IN former times were truly
apostles 0f Temperance-~men Who BY their un-
aided efforts, kept the temperance ball in motion
n the city q Washington, struggling successfully
against the iukewarmness Of some, and the oppo-
sition Of many, and by their exertons keeping to-
gether band Of brothers, who exercised an inlu-
ence, both seen and FELT for good, In our city.
But alas their efforts In the temperance cause
have ceased they grew tired OF weIldoinu and
many of them, who once were bright and shining
lights, illuminating the dark and tortuous pathway
Of the poor inebriate, and guiding hts uncertain
steps into the broad avenue, whose borders are
tringed With flowers, ever blooming, and fresh and
feagrants from which the sunlight Of hope never
fades, and which leads, unerFingly, 10 usefulness
and honor, and distnction-- themselves
wandered from the highway of temperance and
have become Lost in the sIongh Of despond. from
which they have been instrumental In dragging
many weary wretch, and now need the services
of some good Samaritan TO lead them back TO the
right path.
Never has the cause Of temperance been Al 10
low AZ ebb IN the city of Washington as now
Never was there a time when the efforts. the ex.
ample, and the iab0rs OF men and women IA this
noble cause, was more needed
The aged, the middle aged, and the young, are
alike the victims of intemperance, and are there
none 70 succor and 60 saveg Where are those
institutions which formerly h0urished among us.-
societies for the reformation Of the drunkard--
whose open doors invited the despisod and neg
lected inebriate to enter nnd where are the bands
outstretched to welcome him9 One by one.
those institutions have fallen, destroyed by the
criminal neglect of their membership, until there
is scarcely one Ieft that deserves che name
There are some, however, who still maintain an
uncertain existence which we shall notice Ia
future article.
MoEUAGEEr 10 THE PmaaMs Ar PrYmoUrH.-
We saw yesterday at the Washington Monument
Office, beautiful pen and ink sketch Of that pro-
Jected Monument, presented 10 the Monument So
ciety by ]. Il. Bradley, Esq, and now suspended
In the Office At the City Hail. The following de-
scrption Is taken from circular issued by tho
Trustees of the Plymouth Society
The design for the national monument to the
Foreathers, TO beerected at Plymouth, consists Of
an octagon pedestal, on which stands statue Of
Faith From the four smaller faces Of the pedes-
tai project buttresscs upon which are seated fig-
ures emblematc Of Morality, Education Law. and
Liberty. Below them, in panels, are aIt0-relefs
Of the departure from Delft-Hayen,n s the sign
ing Of the social compact in the cabin of the May
Flower" "the landing at Plymouth, and mthe
first treaty with the Indians Upon the four
larger faces Of the main pedestal are large panels
10 contain records of the principal events in the
history of the Pilgrims with the names Of those
who came over in the May Flower, and below are
smaller panels for records connected With the So
ciety and the building Of the monument. Within
the pedestal ID a chamber with stairway leading
to the platform upon which stands the figure Of
Faith, from which may be seen all the places Of
interest connected with the history OF the Fore
fathers. The whole monument win be about one
hundred and ffty feet high and eighty feet at the
base. The statue Of Faith win be seventy feet
high, and the sitting figures thirtyeight feet high
thus making it, in magnitude, the greatest work
of the kind in the world while, as 4 work Of art
It will be subject Of pride TO every American
citizen.
PATENTS. Upwards Of forty patents were issued
last week.
HEALTH or TIN CrTY-The Health Commission
er reports for the mouth Of October, but 6s inter-
ments from all causes. Ofthese, 2S were under 5
years Of age. Ten Of the number were BY coa-
sumption.
TRIAL TRIP-The trial trip on the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad between the former city
and the Potomac. bridge, on Monday evening, was
satisfact0ry.
THASKsGIvEe.-- Mayor Of Georgetown has
appointed the goth instant a. a day Of thanksgig-
ing and praise.
HONORABLE Mr. Beck, the extensive dry
goods dealer Of Broadway who failed about ten