The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-11-18

q s'sS s. % sssss ssdy h Il . iiaS
nomipatiops from ths, two great parties OF he City,
n regard to the 4asd elections which smbFscsd az
view wa. eonoumsdin, and BY request u Islssgass
Iprepared an address TO the city on that subjscti
which was printed and circulated generally, a. you
may we'll remember d But a. 4 apprehehded, il WA
Atoo late. Other questions had arisen, which took
possession Of the public mind, and upon which the
excitement became 80 intense ~ complstey 10 over
shadow the Temperance cause. In = few Of the
oils--it was 30 inothe ward in which lived. But
as general thing, the whirlwind Of politics which
swept over the city completely overshadowed II So,
ey somps ys asss s%pn s 81
Diyison-r0oms and Tents were deserted The mems
befs went after other gods Lone BY one the Divisions
went down, and their camplires went out Not 50
out these ragged with the greater fury, and the city
literally revealed in drunkenness id the intensity Of
the feeling thus excited many Temperance forgot
their vows took again to their cups, and IA their
peacefI dwelling which had been made happy BIZ
thevolce OF walng and woe. The voice of the Tenn
perHnce lecturer was no moro heard in the public
meetings. Of the peoplsan silence prevailed IA the
halls where they were wont to meetto cheer, and
comfort each other in their good works and labours
q 1--we. From that day 70 this the cause has besh
dead The two parties in the city have been alter-
nately successful each electing : Mayor The 6rst
served out his: term, and voluntarily retired and
since then be- sickeHed and died. and has gone to bis
account HIS admnistration was signalized BY no
action on the Temperance question The new L6snsS
systes worked On, with the police he selected TO
~ ~ y nad done during the termtof his pre-
failure and no u q
successor, the present Mayor suas one 81 us-~ Tenn.
pelance man-sndl wholesome and good were the
question: m not Sn snssr r sa nsp ss
ton when ne was chosen. And though there wss 4
change Of the men who constitute the police She
course Of things y about The same the Licenses have
sas $ 9F%sss
increased and yiss and crime have incsssssd The
ny XIX anp ns ponce Ky de 70 repress ~
nl;sh 4 bnf ,v 81 ~ 4 1an osn Y
systemR il radically wrong; ali Il. sSrts that sas
human aasdglty can make vii ayail nothing Nor
system or for human yo'sce nosnse
% e 5sprsss the vice Or he disorder and
' "a rnle neoessslsy Low rom - 4as,
bs donss Shall the liquor traffic be ieh 70 RIM its
course % AZ the'clty with vice and crime and the
q u cIens Win and
NJ n :, v snan ma % resisted - ,
and the obligations and duties resulting drsAa6es
which rest upon me as q citizen, cannot shake off,
must perform them or incur the guilt q falling in
uuty " Uou ana my IeilOW man. And these respOn-
sibilies rest upon all alike who see the subject a. we
see it. liJDf e9on9 " lEll ~ .t, sa.tt,
am firmly convinced that Alcohol in it, purest
form, whether produced by distllaton or ferinenta
ton, is subtle poison, which cannot be taken into
the stomach of person ia good health, without
injury That, naturally, we have distasts fof Il;
but that its habtual win generate an unnatural
appetite for it which will increase and grow stronger
by every drink that is taken, until the thirst for it
becomes eo strong that it cannot be controlled or re-
strained and its victim is maddened and urged ton
andon until the health ofthe body is destroyed, the
moral sense corrupted, and reason lethroned, and
in this state he sinks into dishonored grave u Nor
i this Al. ii, followed By loss Of character and
proPe ", spu spy WANT ana sunermg TO helpless
wonie anu cnllaIsn, Wnlcn tongue cannot tell, or
Anu IN, sls every see VINO VIII
snd s;t ~ ha,';tst;n Ing o. Inc
MaTos a a aescToed inc matter truly when ne
Una. ne was tuiy sapsned not onay nom the
ea .ns PoaGe ana tne asylum but from piclai
opse! sa,.op nv ouielMse tnas intemperance the
oAuss Gsnsss .ssIesy9S % aA tae msurbances and
pu!pIa w.ion u. o9I community Vur laws
Hhu MOI Iostei an eyl oi suc9
~ resal If Enn"rs . does not regard
- ~ drs 40 ~. IRON wnicn orec.
!; ~ pe put as an eyi % De
q 1ne exacaon OF licenses or such other
the Charter does not look to scensa ~ rsts Si
liquors y as business from which reyanna !. ~ h.
derived; but II looks ut that business a. an evil to