The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-01


Sous or JosApAn-OouscIL No. 2.-This
council OF the Sons of Jonadab held public
last evening At Stotts Hall, corner
OF Pennsylvania avenue and Twentieth strcet,
The ohsif stated The fleet Of the messing
was to present to the people the objects OF the
order, sc. This council, he said, was organ
lied several weeks since By hall dozen men,
I, and now they numbered between 10 and 50
lie then introduced Mr.. Samuel W. Pearson,
to make the Ohristian'S blood boil to SEQ and
know the WOO caused by intemperance
throughout our land. And what astonished
him most was to see SO very many mon en-.
gagged In the trafic Of ardent spirits, and they
too knowing the evil effects Of It. More evil
had been done, and more destruction Of life
and property by It than by all othor evils COM
He vcntured to say, and had 1t from the lips
Of many physlcians, that more deaths had
been caused BY the use OF IL since the breaking
out OF the late war from intemperance than
fell on the battlefield during the entire con-
test, Many who died inebriates were some OF
our bravest men that stood In defence OF their
country on many hard-fought battle. fields.
there Is DC, 900 900 OF this deadly poison con.
sumed in this District every year, which was
q greater amount than is sold in the same
length OF time In any other city In the United
went another ten years siege OF immortality
10 has as during the ten years just passed, we
would be = nation OF drunkards.
they e hS w " ne
to bride Congress so as to carry their points
II astonished him to think that there were
laws in existence allowing men to sell that
which all men know to be poison. They were
aware that there were some half dozen TEN.
perAnce organizations In this city travelling
under different names, but he thanked God
cause, to save their fellow;man from drunk.
ards grave and an awful hereafter. He took
his seat amid great applause.
Judge 1. NJ. Blood, OF California, was mex,
| introduced, and expressed great pleasure In
meeting so many on this occasion. In the
| first place he contended that the business OF
| the rumsellers caused nine tenths OF the do
nestle misery now In existence. Having beer
| on the police force for n season, . justice o.
| the peace, and finally Judge Of one Of the
courts In California. he claimed TO know what
was the cause Of the greater portion Of the
found by close observation that nineteen ou
| of every twenty cases that were brought
before. q jury, could be traced back to tn,
| grog-shop.
After giving a general history of his expert
ence In California with regard to the bat
effects OF intemperance, and the great goot
that the temperance societies have done there
| he said he was opposed to locking the Inc
briatc up or Furnishing him In any name
whatever, but he believed that they should b,
treated with the greatest kindness possible
and, Il he had Il ia his power, he would loci
all this suffering, and punish them severely
| He was in favor OF applying to the city coun
cils-ycs, to Congress-for some measures Il
stop the sale OF all Intoxicating spirits.
He thought that the temperance cause hat
far stronger enemies In this city than the Fed
eral Government had during the late struggl,
with the South. Some twenty men had died
the past three weeks, and he had examined
into the matter, and after thorough inyesti
CATION found that each and every one OF then
had been excessive drinkers. lie referred TO
statement which he said showed that the ~
grcgst cost for liquor for every man, woma
and child in the United States per annum wa
si2, and for clothing but ass each. Where .
was spent for education per annum, t92 wa
spent Tor drink; and where ~ was donated 70
spirits.
ton to remedy this great evil, but instead o
doing SO, they were the last oncs to take an
measures to stop 1t; and when applied to, a.
swered that 1t would be running the matte
into politics, and would thereby ruin tn
country. Though many plead that the pre-
hibitofy law could not be enforced, he did n o
into effect, and knew that II could be don
again. As for wine, he thought that It wa
just as sinful, and caused just as much-lf no
more.miseEy than any other branch Of thi
not one word In the Holy Bible that recon
mended the use OF Intoxicating wine.
Hoping that the church would take create
interest in this great matter, the speaker T,
tired, having been interrupted frequently b.
demonstrations Of applause.
MIR. L. T. Hunt was then called upon an
assured them that, though not q member
their council, his heart and soul was wit
them, and he addressed the large audience In
few pointed remarks.
Mr.. S. 4. Mills, p. O., OF Council No.
spoke at some length, giving the origin of Ii
Organization, SC, after which the chair r
turned his thanks to the audience for the
presence and their undivided attention. tn
meeting then adjourned, all feeling that II wi
good for them to be there.
| SgRESADg TO COLONEL CHARLES NJ. ALE!
ANDER.-LSst evening at about 10 o'clock
party OF friends OF Col, Alexander, the newt
appointed city postmaster, accompanied by
brass band, drove out to the residence OF Ill
Colonel, on the Bladcnsburg turnpike, a sho
distance beyond the frat toll-gate, where the
rendered that gentleman eomplimentaI
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