The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-12-09

question on the Mayor or any officer, who was
to be voted for generally by the city, Two cand-
dates for these Offices were already in the field ON
aos ina sag. ,o@ hs great parties q the 0
in regard the 0drd elections which embraced the
Councils was willing 10 go into il with them This
view was concurred IN and BY request of the league
lprepared an address TO the city on. that subject
which was printed and circulated generally as You
may well remember. But, as apprehended, it was
TOO late. Other questions had arisen, which took
possession Of the public mind, and upon which the
excitement became 80 intense completely 70 over
shadow the Temperance cause. In a few Of the
wards Temperatures men were elected to the Coun-
cs--it was 80 in the ward in which I lived. But
as a general thing, the whirwind of politics which
swept over the cily completely overshadowed it So
great and exciting were these questions that for the
time, they completely silenccd Temperance. The
sDiyisien-rooms and Tents were deserted The mem
bers went after other gods One by the Divisions
went down, and their camp-fires went out Not SO
with the fires of intenperance; as the others went
out these ragged with the greater fury, and the city
literally reyelled ~ drunkenness; in the intensity of
the feeling thus excited, many Temperance men forgot
their vows took again TO their cups, and in their
peaceful dwellings, which had been made happy BY
the victories OF Temperance, was once again heard
the voice Of wailng and VICE. The voice Of the Tenn
perance lecturer was no more heard in the public
meetings OF the people, and silence prevailed in the
halls where they were wont TO meet TO cheer, and
comfort each other In their good works and labours
Of love. From that day to this the cause has been
natxelv successfnf aoch .ioct;,,,v ~. Ti e..
served out Ills term. and yountar;y ret;red ana
since then bs s;ckesaa and dad ana e. ,oa KY
Account His ue. ana nas goe y ns
action IN the Tamraro ~ ,,ss.;a 49, 49,, ~ ~
systen worked on. with The nolce he sssced !"
enforce it. it had done during the term OF his pre-
decessor TWAS failure and produced no fruits Of
successor the present Mayor, soas one of us-a Tenn
perance man--and wholesome and good were the
lectures have heard from him on that subject But
ton when he was chosen Ana tho thsra az no.
change Of the men wbo constit,,te rs ,o;c" y sha
course Of things is about the same the iicnss have
been renewed and incrsa sed =, n,,nhsr "a Nv
traff; n innor sas ;rcreossd .nt au t Ins
increased and vice And crime III, IA re
Mayor NM ana his no,ice ,Sc ira ~ III
this-nnd thew NAV "a ali frat thew can II accr
pEsh it Int Il will ali Ia in vain ~ =; ~
~ ia rad;cely ~, ~ ~ 4, W "
human assduity car make. will avail noth;rr Nh
is it possible for t,lman wisdom a. dav;sa .a,ea
system or for human vigilance and energy 70 execute
It, 80 as to repress liz vice ar the dsorar MA
crime which necessarilv Aow from N n 80
a. And o,,,, 4, - .c y,s,- ..s A . q
IL dnnaS Sh,, u, - Ssa.s y, uings what snail
course n lI te v h % "a - S G.s - TN -. ~
- ~ o.ya m. . uoe ana crlme ana me
mservS a. sha,, \ ~ s;s.ays ana
" ~ n. e- '- = - A0oie .sA me- M
q NY own views ana opIuions remain unchanged,
Irs oenga.ons ana dgnes resulting from them
when rest upon me as citizen, cannot shake off,
must perform tnem OF INCUR the guilt OF failing in
duty TO God and my fellow man And these respon-
rest upon all alke who see The subject we
! am firmly convinced that Alcohol in it's purest
Iorn Wnetnsr produced py Installation or fermenta-
non, y subtle poison, which cannot be taken into
!ne stom m u person IN good health, without
mi tS.t - hs ma.Jra we nave dislasie FOR It
appetite Tor II which will increase and grow stronger
every urnk lnat Is iaken, until the thirst for it
- stng Inat J! cannot De controlled or re-
md md rrraI<
ana on until the health OF the body is destroyed the
moral sense corrupted, and reason dethroned, and
~ shis ssate ne SINKS into dishonored gravel Nor
Is nls a.. - 's followed by loss OF character and
Piope ", sna py want ana sunerng to helpless
a, ASSN, -, ~, ".lon 'ongue cannon Tell or
fate m, trohs 20 aiI Je IN vs. VINO WIN
;t 80 49,, AZ ! i ~. .iie ou'sAirts VI the
Mavnr ianos s dasar;baJ ~, u sne poor;
said hat he was f,jlv s,t;stad Nc. oay wneh ne
rtnrns of tho noI;cs ana ~ no' ony from tne
observation ana other,sa pu. lro omc y,
c.msv ai,nss sr,,, INA. Is the
pannerism which st,;ct orr nr',,n. anu
shorld seek 70 restrain and moi Sos,ar Yu ar laws
fr;obffnj ynogn;,,da T%o ,osel an eyl OF sucn
the retail Of fnuors Z. .;,a aoes not regard
ravenwa "a 70 NJ J ~ irHnl wnicn drect
or nrob;bted bv The ~ % DC
means as are Authorized by Il Yas + tsa os t
the @Ch arter" does not oni 10 eS.s y 'Iue tnai
i;nnors . as business fron, nh;., onse 70 re'ah
deriyaJ h,t i inL :. az. hn: resenuc - - DC
be restrained or nrobih;ted h., ali az 40 an es 70
the local nower s,f fba c,,,cc;f, tn. 49, - |, !.
have added that The nrov;s;ons 81 ~ e ayor ggh.
not udndatov but smpIy ne,,';ssir, T ,ss ,,,s
GOOD demandsd these l;rpsy5pss ~, ,ne PUBLIC
authority To- grant them IL nns ,ha enaI.er gave
eoual authorize 10 ref,sa tben ~ e.. en- was
sdefation the voters os ne r da.io-sd I iu con-
two to one that the nunic rood ra,; " woe o.
licenses he oranted fp'S e'o1 iequi'su ina' NO
Bnt instead az e,jIou;n,, ,t,a ,r;.h. IL a.,
as declared in their solemn vote bs eo ~ e people
have seen adonted nsw snJ as we
licensing. The DECLARED ohac, ~ ,rp;e sysen o.
d,.ce the number and css:es ~ 49, was " .e,
absolutely to nrobibt ths orsn,;n,, MISE ana
anv WHARF miles, da,n.nS 4 Ia ~ " any hce,ses
and approval Of majority Of the white housekeepers
of the square in which Il was applied for =
This Looks reasonahIe end ~, - ~s.. ,.,. =.
accordance with the great nrsncla TX ;a,, s
institutions real. that sbs al 80 r.. men , our
fully ernres.ed sbsI covsrr p,,e ue maor.y, iaw
dslnspn I.ensss s,e nc, ,,,1i .n,s case y Is
thev arc oh,a;,od ses ia .Sss.,,y canvssseo TOT
cnu;no men are aLI oy s,.A.ARy hno
sought ~ scn ,ba ,frss ~ R,,'a - anu pc
rra5t tbe I;csn.ss "a 49, 80 .oe mayor 70
70 ;ndnce then, =, .rr sor ~ snIsny = useo
snnsnccs seen. s,,a 80. No., W see me
Nav sn x r,scsansI "a a. arg Ie 20 70.
ers IN winch i;ys,ss. uouD. NO. u Ine pa
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