The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-17
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
Letter from Mr.. william Lloyd Garrison


From the London Ddity Ne,OS Sept. A.
The usual annual fete and concert of the Band
OF Hope Union, and other societies connected
with the temperance and total abstinence move
ment, took place yesterday at the Crystal
Palace. The attendance was immense-the CEN
trail transept and the nave and side asles for
considerable distance on either side between
crowded almost to excess: Considerable disap-
pointment was occasioned by the announcement
made at the commencement of the proceedings
that Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison, whose name
had been published as one OF the intended
speakers, would not be present, and in the
course of the day the following letter from that
gentleman was read:-
GENEVA Switzerland Aug 30-Dear Mr.. Rae:-
1 declined giving a SPECIFIC promise to attend the
Crystal PALACE Temperance tete on the sd of Septem
my purpose to dos DO So should circumstances prove
send my testimony in the shape letter, to be
used as you might think proper. The pledge shall
which are decisive but which it IS unnecessary here
may Be by y
MY heart Is, and for forty years has been, thor
the very highest erafcaIion to witness 50 grand
n viii be @ my
ciated. What can say that has not already been
warning entreaty affection and love- respecting the
nS @ Who ss 10 e by hs b
M Of hdmany nj & or by the principles
@ from nt the earth by an noeompromsiTg testimony
found in Obedience to the saving Injunction Touch
colossal dimensions which are merely local, aud
bounded by certain degrees of latitude and longitude
Gull oyerieaps ali seoGfspSicaf BARRIERS SUI diSresards
all differences of climate. conquers all nationales.
tracks. For the last three centuries cGSttef
slavery has cursed almost exclusively the Atri-
can race; but intempei ance scotfs at oil complex
ional, all tribal distinctions and whether In bar
6aTG cv or Or %ong Coral
TRether in Hea,6ende% tS or Ghrlstendom @ Strikes
em to T the aS gra1e Il
would be taking an Inadequate view S 70 ascI6e @ % It's
1t has its root in oppression ignorance degradation
PoVefIy GeiIslon @ senSnaiSm PASSION I0a a0normas nal
spiritual nature the lack of steady and remuneratiye
found in the intoxicating and seductve quality of
alcohol itself, and in the consequent use of as
| beverage, more less diluted among all classes of
society Moderate drinking is the immediate of
all the immoderate drinking in the world; and when
work of reformation will be transcendently glorious
OF the myriads who have gone down TO drunkards
or failed to find it through the trap door of moderate
| drinking. As in the struggle for the abolition of
negro slavery, It the socaed benevolent tender
hearted Christian Shareholders not the brutal
and drivers, that constituted the bodyguard OF
account of their reputedy upright character; so
| in regard to intemperance, 1t finds its shelter
and 5 SOURCE not amOng It's victims Eeeling Tin in
persistent habits of otherwise respectable and
mers in other directions, who, holding the doctrine
| of total abstinence to be absurd or fanatica
tion, Of course) TO be not only quite innocent but
essential to good Fellowship generous hospitality and
own tables or at the festive board which very poter
tia for evil What more can be done TO arouse them
the greatest stumbling in the way the pro-
gress of the temperance movement? Trusting that
Signed, wiii give fresh Impetus to that movement
remain yours in the patience Of hope and the labor
ROBERT RAE, Esq"