Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-07-04
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A Is0stontan in Wilmington.
Charles w. Slack, ESQ.,, editor of the
Boston Commonwealth, who recently paid
few days visit to Wilmington, thus Cos
sips about us, in his paper of the goth inst:
WILMINGTON, DEL, June 90, 1867.
THE NATIONAL DIVISION, SONS OF TEMPERANCE
Returning from the battle-scarred fields OF
Virginia, tarry at this beautiful city for
day or two to note how the moral warfare
progresses which is so largely under the
control of the organization known as the
Sons Of Temperance, whose National Divi
sion closes asfour-days' session to-day
There are 1872 delegates in attendance upon
this body, representing not only sixteen
( loyal States or Jurisdictions, but two doubt
ful-during -the-war border States, three rebel
States, and four British proyinces-twenty-
five Grand Divisions In all. The member
ship, though .embodying many worthy and
talented individuals, is not marked by that
general merit of mind and position in life
which would pertain to The members of al
most any other national organization. Many
Of the Sons are reformed men, or from very
humble surroundings, and as consequence
there is very mediocre character to the de-
alterations. The limited training of the
subordinate Diyision-rooms has made them
all sharp on "points of ORDER" which are
interpolated into every transaction Of bust
ness as rapidly and as thickly as flies alight
upon the sweet cake of the hotel-tabe where
the delegates sup. With presiding officer
that encourages rather than represses these
demonstrations Of improbable acuteness, 1t
may be inferred a stranger would suppose
himself in a back-town debatng-club rather
than in a deliberative body weighing mo-
ftora r,f 1r.fr ofi nt,
THE GRAND TOTAL OF THE SESSION.
What has been done, by this body, in
four days deliberations, may be briefly
stated The Most Worthy Patriarch, John
| N. Stearns of New York, Congratulated the
body on the suspicious state of the temper
4 ance cause; the Most Worthy Scribe,
Samuel w. Hodges, of Boston, detailed the
limited work of the year one appeal case
from the action Of grand Division was
settled; resolutions were adopted in favor of
of the National Temperance Society, form
| ing Bands of Hope among children, and
publishing School-books on Temperance |;
a change in the ritual was ordered to suit
the admission oil ladies to full membership |;
the next session was ordered at Nashville,
Tenn, an appropriation of 300 was made
to constitute the Most Worthy Patriarch a
Life Director in the National Temperance
Society and the question of admission OF
colored members to the order-given the
| go-by! 8b.a
WHY THE g SONS IGNORE THE BLACK MAN.
Perhaps you will be surprised at this latter
action, but yon would not be if you could
witness the deliberations of this body
Away from New England and the English
provinces, with here and there rare excep-
ton, the membership, as have intimated,
i ;c IF orf1ipar,y p,ip1a Targp and t1nivpt 90
ideas are wholly impossible with such heads
as are here seen and, consequently, the
negro has few real earnest friends in the body
Itis not up to the times it don't know an,
better 1t was in vain that Gen. Howard
publicly declared that the Grand Divisions
of South Carolina and Virginia would no
take cognizance of the needs of the freed
men for temperance association; in yair
that Gen, Gregory, having in charge Della
ware and Maryland under the freedmens
T bureau bill, appealed to members that thes,
$1,000 newfound citizens be not deserted b.
the National Division. They could not ris,
higher than to lay the subject no the table
when introduced, fancying that was the hes
way to meet the question. And the presid
ing officer, we are bound to say, though til
agent of the National Temperance Societ
(located in New York;, and supposed ma
a of intelligence and piety, did all he could b
the most outrageous rulings ever known i
q delibeIatiye. assembly to carry out til
y wishes and exhibit the indifference of tn
n dull and stupid majority by which he wa
:, applauded The was one man in the Diyi
j sion, Samuel +. Cary of Ohio, who had in
: 1uence enought0 reverse this action, If Ii
h had so desired, and place the order nobly o
the side of temperance and freedom, as we
: as education. We are told he promised t
introduce resolutions on the subject staisfa'
tory to the Northern anti-proscriptive men
II bers, but his voice was not heard; and I'll
X National Division, by leaving the matter 1
q the Grand Tor State) Diaisions virtually yot,
20 i out the negro, for the present, in the rob
N and border States 55 lHflia IVA
I'll A FREEDMENs SCHOOL. i ID
1t was pleasant to turn from such d hal
~ ing, halfin-earnest national assembly as th
J. to one of the several excellent colored sGhoo
!. in the city, in part under the control of, u
!. Delaware Association for the Elevation
= the blacks and partly under the favor
'e Northern aid societies. That which v
re visited was on French, near Ninth, St., al
was kept by Miss Dodge, fran Lancaste
II Mass, whose whole. heart seemed in. b
= work. She had had so many as sixty
IL but Just now many of them were at wol
10 Aid Socle.y assists IN maintaining IN
lie teacher, and we can assure 1t that they hay
rs u conscientious, faithful and competent i
So structor in Miss Dodge, whose pupils seem'
A. earnest, intelligent and dutiful. t.o
n i5a +, WILMINGTON. ea5 sig Fl.
lit Though the chicfcity of a late slave Stat
he there is little, save a large population
as colored people to indicate the fact. The
W W is an enterprise and wakcfullness amol
- Its people that argue most fayorably for
" future prosperity. Its increase In popu
On ton since 1860 has been rapid and cred
able Some of the manufacture
i'll establishments in the country are he
- located, and its fleet of ferry boa
\. steamers and yachts cannot be exec
=. ed for beauty and swiftness. It has a vic
10 awake newspaper In the Daily CONNIE
OF ciai, lately started by a couple of youl
Ter Northern men, Messrs. Jenkins and Atk
IL son, which is doing much for the we
sy being of the place. The colored popu
rs. ton are generally prosperous, and in ma
n. cases they are the owners of their house
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