The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-12-20

Sons Of Tempsrmce-Nesc Feature in the Or
der-1he Temperance cause, &c.


der-Ihe Temperance cause, &c.
PRINCIPLE, Dec. 16:h 1856.
Mr.. EDITOR Some time ago sent you
partial description Of Principle, stating the
number Of mills, stores &C. but in none Of the
letters from this place have seen any refer
cnce to an association known as "Principio
Division, No. rs. Sons of Temperance, which
meets every Wednesday evening at the Hall
near Whitaker's Mills 1t is at present, one
Of the most hourishing Divisions in the coun-
ty. 1t truly does the heart Of the true lover
Of temperance good. 10 meet once week with
the young. the middle aged and the aged, Who
with one accord join hand in hand and heart
to heart to destroy the destroyer of millions
and who encourage each other in the prnci
pies Of total aostcnancc; and it is also graft
flying TO find disposition on the part of lis
members to bring into the brotherhood all the
young men of the surrounding neighbuorhood
and in order that their meetings. may be still
more interesting they have admitted the ladies
as visitors once month, and that they may
have light to illnmine their pathway moon
light night is always set apart for their re-
cepti,n. But to all this We hear ofs great
deal Of objection by those who are not menu
hers: Some say that ladies are not wanted
at such places, but we beg leave TO differ from
them. If the cause Of Temperance is a good
one why should the ladies not have an oppor-
tunity to exercise their influence in its behalf,
for surely none suffer more from the effects Of
dissipation, and drunkenness than the wife.
the mother, the daughter and the sister. If
it was a fact that none suffered by the use Of
rum but those who use it as beverage then
we might agree with our adyersares, but as
such is not the fact we will extend the hand
of welcome to every lady who wishes to join
with us to suppress this great evil. But not
wthstsndlng our fourishing condition We
blush to own that some who once were zeal
Gus members of this association have gone
back to their former habits and are now deal
ing out that which will eventually kill the
body and damn the soul.
And now as the great political excitement
is at an end would it not be we'll for all who
feel an interest in this great cause, to be up
and dong Not join with it Politics or Re
llgion but view it as moral and national
benefit, and let those who can speak, speak
for it, let those who can but write one SEN
tencc, write in its behalf Had Mrs. Stowe.
devoted as much of her time and talent to
show to an unthinking world the dreadful
consequences Of intclnpcrance as she did i'll
writing Uncle Tom Cabin, the Condition Of
hundrt DIS would have been bettered to day
Nor need she have gone so far South to find
an "uucle Tom" Not in cotton she'd alone
need she stop to find subject for her pen
but in every portion Of our ran st>incd coun-
try, North as well as South, might she have
found slaves enough. bleeding at every pore
from the lashcS Of their cruel naster-RuN
and as she found Tom 'once enjoying happy
home with kind master" so might she have
found thousands who once were III possession
Of good home and who were once the ser
wants of their heavenly Master: but. alas
now sold into that slavery from which they
cannot free themselves. . yc who make SO
much ado about the slavery Of the African
race look well to this, our race; beware OF
the CALLING yoke of lntempersnce: the evil is
abroad in our land and can only be renedi-d
by those who have the good of their fellow
creatures at heart. RArP.