The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-02
LECTURE OF JOSEPH 5, WILSON, ESQ.

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last Sunday evening at the Philharmonic Hall before the
Catholic Beneficial Total Abstinence Association of the
District of Columbia The eloquenee and learning of the
distinguished gentleman attracted numerous and intel
gent audience, whose expectations fully realized
by the powerful and spirit stirring address to which they
J, listened on the occasion.
Intemperancs he said was social evil of great anti
quitymore destructive and universal in Its rayages than
either the plague 1t had destroyed the bodies of
men it had contaminated their souls 1t an enemy
of the human race invader of their peace offender
that should be brought to Judgment and condemned
The laws Of the land regarded it with lenity 1t inn
parted tenfod force to those passions whose indulgence
hurries men into the preparation of crimes
but 1t furnished in the code Of nation ground of
| culpaton for their commission. No man had right
voluntarily to dvest himself of that faculty of
with which the Almighty had endowed all with
view to the proper direction of their conduct The power
of sefcontro distinctly recognised by inst
| buttons it belonged to American civilization. We
were to govern ourselves not only politically, but
ally and in order to do this efectuy the lower propen
sites of the animal nature should be held in subordna
ton to the higher faculties of the gifted intellect He
only was really free who amidst the opposing forces OF
good and evil truth and error, directed his conduct in
accordance with the dictates of enlightened Judgment
1t was good fortune to live in age and country
where the doctrines of selfcontro and self government
were taught and generally understood In order to
compsh the regeneration Of society it necessary that
they should be universally practiscd The social system
conceived and introduced by our ancestors was one in
which right and duty to be reciprocal and
obligations to go hand in handprvilcges and response
bities, opportunities and exertions to be placed the
same category. Those great and good had been
gathered to their fathers but they had left the legacy of
their free thoughts and their noble institutions to their
descendants 1t devoved upon the present generation to
perpetuate the lessons received from their wisdom and
patriotism, not only theoretically but practically and to
impart their healthfu influence to the countless millions
that are to come after them Liberty-civl moral or
religious could not breathe in thodull and sitting anos
phere OF inacon Great social evils must be put down
with strong hand and to accomplish this end must
not only resolve but act and act not only separately but
together They to consider the ties which connect
them with their contemporaries and their successors and
WERE ALSO and Christians to look beyond the
present life and contemplate seriously the influence which
the habits they form will have on their future cond
| ton.
The performance was characterized throughout by its
logical force and classical beauty the richness of its Illus
raons its historical lore, its high moral tone and the
impetuosity and effectiveness of its eoquence.
CIRCuT CouRrY esertlay the court met at the usual
hour and the following list of jurors called and
answered to their names George d. Livingston Almon
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Silas j. Bowen William Cammacls, Thomas Brown, Ed
mund D. Duley, William Cooper, John T. Neale, Thos
Sylvester, John J. Berret, Jonathan Kirkwood Caleb
buckingham, Samuel Hanson, David w. Oyster Benja-
min f. Monkey, VIM. III. Perkins, John Bettingcr, VIM
Murphy, Samuel Pumphrcy, John McCaom, Arthur p
Hooe, Samuel Fowler III. Boyd Brooks Abner G. s. Shes
maker, Cephas Simmons Reuben B. Clark John r. Ash
| by and VIM. S. vcnabIc
The trial docket taken up and the of Horatio
@. Scott Us Phillips Zantzngcr and Danese occupied
the whole day 1t involves the validity of tax titles to
real estate Bradley and Davidge for plaintiff and Car
Isle and Maury for defendants.
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD new sched-
ue went into operation this road yesterday accord
with which tho omnibuses will leave the corner of
Louisiana and It'll street. to with the cars
| for Alexandria, at the following hours:
els, $780, 0, TO- IL, H. a. m, and 2, 3, A. s. T. D. m
On Sundays the $50 and 1910 a, M and 7 p. M
trains from Alexandria, and the G. 10 and IL a. M and
p. m, trains from Washington will be omitted
Passengers will leave Alexandra for Washington in the
cars Mt the following hours
$780, s, 90, 1910, lilo, r. 10 M, and TO- s. TO-
A. 10, $40, Z p. m. ..1
ESCAPE OF A MURDERER. will be remembered that
some five months since an Hishman named w. Nugcnt
arrested and committed to Jail in Montgomery coun-
water works. On Saturday night last the prisoner man
aged to effect his escape by breaking jail He is repre-
sented to be about thirty years of age six feet
high, and of stout stature. He has downoost look when
spoken to- and has large the forehead. The
sheriff Of the county offers reward of one hundred dol
lars for his apprehension. This will probably be increased
by another reward from the governor of Maryland.
NEW JERUSALEM CHuRuI.-Th semi annual meeting of
the Maryland Association of the New Jerusalem Church
(Which includes the District of Coumba will be held in
Baltimore at the Temple of the First German Society in
East Lombard street. Lloyd street, on Thursday
next, commencing at 10 o'clock, a. Members of the
church in Maryland Delaware the District of Columbia
and Virginia. invited to attend and friends from
abroad will be entertained in the families of the mem
bers of the church in Baltimore.
TIE MAYORS REVIEW The monthly inspection and
review of the Auxiliary Guard police and special police
by Mayor Berre took place yesterday morning at the
City Hall The forge looked very we'll and but two or
three were absent, who were on the sick list
MAsosIc.-lThe annual communication of the IT. w |
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the District
Of Columbia will be held this afternoon at four oclock at
Masonic Hall, corner Of Ninth and d streets,
hipRovEp LIFE pREsEnpER. "A public exhibition of
Delanos improved le-preservng vest will be made this
afternoon at two o'clock at the Nayyyard All persons
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