Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-30

extingushed the light and left him in Do.
ness on the stairs To grope and To- ,rrn.,'
and to plunge hcadlong to de>trurtior,
To each one of lis. my hearers. the p.
dence of God in this calamity has = ,.;,
1t speaks IL each of us of the sin If t.....
enncss. There is not n word in thi. '~'
book. from first to last. of the Ii,.,.
drunkenness. ! do not say t is Meyer
ease, nor ever to be treated Il, di>r,,..
where man has such use of his mental ...
neral faculties rs enables him t. know ~
from wrong, he cannot excuse him>cl,
fore God, If, whatever be- his appctiteor,.
pcnsity, he yields Ia the temptation
, classes the drunkarl with the murJnr..
He SAYS that for such there i, no p.rr f., d
kingdom of Christ and of God. not H..
is M objectionable sin; but that it /, I,,n..-
other sin Of the flesh, and one which III. n.
vine justice cannot let 20 unpuni>hcl II.
current conversation of society. the conn.
language of the press, deals altogp;b.,
lightly with this offence against God al
against man. Even Christian men and !,
men are too ready to make lest og p.
drunkard and of his habits, "A faux vb,.
may well remind us Of the Divine je,I,..
tiou-"Fools make mock of sin"
OF the other vice into which our frirnj .n
| can scarcely bring myself to speak 4,
Drunkenness drags man down To- the les,
Of brute. Gambling, perscvcrcd IN. q.
| grades him u the baseness of Il feni +.
was onl y by destroying his moral sens,
through the intoxicating cup that he ,ur
be made to stoop to such degradation. t.
essential nature of gambling is seen in +.
| revelation that has been even pArtalvmel
in the Investigations of the past week. II.
worse than theft; worse than highway rt
berry: worse than hundred other crime, T..
which the law sends culprIts Ia the Peni,,,
tiary. So even the imperfect Legislation
most well ordered communities deals with
! Why, then. let me ask, has it been tulcra,.
in this city? Why has not public >cntmfr.
demanded the enforcement of existing hu,
Why have not those in authority felt then
selves under continual pressure of puhlicop.r.
ion insisting that the laws, thaS to th,y
and the traffic IN poisonous drinks. should 3.
vigorously executed? Have any Of " >a..
1T is not my business?" Have any said. '
do not drink and gamble | have noth.l:
to do with others who may thus offend
But where is Sterling, our brother? D4r
l, dare you, say, Il am not my brother
Keeper Nay, I'VE are verify guilty en-.
corning our brother" Every one OF us oq:l.
to have been This keeper" his guardian h.
true, watchful friend.
There are other men in like peril at ill.,,
hoar. Other brethren, fathers, SONS. citizen,
are in danger of being plundercd, ruined
may be, murdered, through the allurcmcntG
these destroyers. Men and brethren
fore God, charge you, save them. Let tha
thunders of public indignation expcl from
our city all who would continue To ply th.
trade of death amongst US. Let the voice I'd,
our brothers blood be hcard-cryIng t-
protection, moral protection. legal pro,ec.
tion--for our own sons, for your husband,
Christian wivos-for your fathers, youu.
mentor all who are lurcd into the society
of those vampires who would plumber al.
destroy them.
The day before this deed was done rig,
days ago-stting at my own table with l.-
venerable Bishop of Kentucky was giyius
vent 10 my feelings Of strong det"statlon u
everything that had the rcmotc-t semblauc,
to gambling-and even the experienced Bril-
op seemed TO think me in danger of takln.
an extreme view. The next morning he M
derstood why | spoke and felt as did.
From every pack of cards in your Office 10
your parlors, in your chambers, the voice
+. I. Sterling's blood cries to you. I1g#
them not, excep; 10 cOnsign them To q,
flames. Every spot upon them is spot o.
blood of soul-blood. Teach your chillr"
to abhur them. Here. before God thai,
my own revered Christian parents nov
lleaven) that they never suffered me To rr,
with the gamblers tools. If my Sous per-.
~ our loved friend has persisted. they 'ia
not have to charge me with being even d"
unwilling occasion of their perdltiun. IT,;
py was | to hear one of your mos; honor.
fellow-citizens, (NoT a church cJmmunlcam
say this week, Il have never played gan
OF cards in my life do not know on" car!
from another" Would that every man DO
public OF private life, could make thr >an.
honorable av0wal, No respectable hna'.
hold--not to say, no Christian tamIl y-shgn.
ever tolerate what a distinguished rIuzr0 %
Alabama not long since described - .."
wellknowu implements Of til" gam"-r"r
II heretofore you have used them thou-a.
lessly, hereafter when you would touch them
think Of +. T. Sterling and let them aoa-
II one 50 generous. 80 umsc!tSh, 81 trutl!.a
80 honorable, 80 noble, could not resist Il
destinations of evil in this form, who can SIR
ly make an experiment of going 80 tar 80!
no tartherl
How fearful is the desert pton which Var
Hewitt gives of the yOtary Of vice: lie '
~ one seli.conlucted IL sacrifice; Is capt."
who rivets ON his own ietters, while ,.
groans for freedom: for the indulgence
those vices miscalled pleasure Will" ID.
deaden the will, leave quiycrin5 Iy alive III.
sense of degradation. Alas, thr 'iH.
writhing under the computations s"n'r
evil, and the hopcleSsnesS Of good. i-a,-
upon which the angels Of God might d'
tears of pity"
4 f. 4 n RI.i.
W1SIfiNGTON, anil GEORGEIOb
TIE NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA SCREW ~.
SHIP COMPANY'S NEW AND FIRST'L'"
STEAMSHIP,