The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-04
LOCAL DEPARTMENT,


The LECTURE AT LINCOLN HALL LAST
NIoHr.-The lscture BY Hon. Neal Dow at
Lincoln Hall last evening, Was listened TO
with tho deepest interest BY a large and
highly Intelligent audience. Il would be un.
necessary TO state his subject, for the name
OF Neal Dow Is as intimately connected with
the cause Of temperance a. that Of Cough,
and upon every occasion he speaks In behalf
OF total abstinence. .'-
Hon. Henry Wilson, who presided, In Ia.
Producing the lecturer, said they had assem-
bled In behalf OF sacred cause 10 hear the
eloquent address Of an earnest advocate Of
the principles OF total abstinence, one who
was not only esteemed for his devotion to
that cause In the United States, but whose
name was inscribed upon the banners Of the
cold-water army, wherever the friends Of
temperance were known.
Mr.. Dow said the attention of Congress
could not be called 10 moro important sub
ject than that Of temperance; their efforts
could not be better directed than In promot-
ing the blessings which prohibitory law
would confer, and for reasons 90 obvious that
IL often becomes q matter Of surprise that
the opponents OF the cause do not recognise
the matter In the same light with Its advo-
Gates. Yet We mud intelligent people In all
parts Of the country who differ with Us.
Of Intoxicating drinks as beverage, Others
had denounced that doctrine. and some had
Advocated a moderate uso Of iiouor.
Now, how are young people 10 iudpe WIN
Is right Only BY carefully eIaminlnR and
comparing the practice Of both sides. Tee
totaiers were generally loyers of law and
order, Of neatuess, Of industry, aud were not
found In jails aud prisons. The chaplain Of
the prison at Prestop, In England ssid IN,
during the experience Of fourteen year. hs
| had not known one who had been .sntenc.d
| there who had ever been a tectotsIer TO-
thirds had been attendants az the spna.s
school, but not one had ever been a mr. rtic:I
Temperance man, On the other h.nd thos.
who lived n life opposite 10 thc aort ,,n. ~
total abstinence were numbered IN eyerv
| class of society. and their names vsra fornS
on the records of the prisons, iaIIs. amons
disturbers Of the peace. proyoker, n o..rs
rels, and Invariably on the sldc OF evil AZ ar
raycd against good.
| With sucb n contrast he Ala not ,b,nL 4,
would be dlfficult for Inc yopng naomi. ~
decide. An eminent clerpyman IN Ros,on
had actually denounced the doctrins ~ ~, n
abstinence, and without onsstionine ~. ~,
cerity Of the motives of thia e,timabIe NAV
how could he reconcile that doctrine viih
the future welfare Of those Who mn.t a,
some day ind themselves drunka rds instesS
| of moderate drinkers1 -for . mona tha.. -
began ia n 40 lem prrateiv hov w, va, =.
iutemperately. wy '"' '"'
A soldier Who had pass.d ,broro, r...
battles and cscaped upscathed coul5 moi nrs
sent himself befors this .ndi.nos ". ~
dencs th,t va was NO, aauan.as 10 ~ e,i-
coniS the ,dyocate ~ ,nodats,. -, M'ueI
he va. nm jlI,.tra,io, ~ ~. r..
| nI... ~ drinLsr. " '"s '"'e'J Vi 'nA'
II wa, mayer safe In cop,.., 4.
encounter a peril, II WonId NOT nay '' ~ y
nerience had nroved n ana .nch aoy,.,s
lion il might be- presumed won,d =. .nt.o
to induce ali 10 become tectotaler. '1'''"'
| Il WAS G,sbIonabIe 10 nss win. a, s,,
partle.-aithough eyerv s~.., =. ainue i
prlled n 40 40 becanss cns,o,, "a 80. sou y,
a. mi sono reniv re-. -" A.. nsa li ,se "
inor,.I,,vo 80 ~, y, 49, ~ ~ Ae MWays
II aInne RI, ~ nnr "a JS.,Tny you lea,e
ary par,icpisr dish no on..,Ion W "a o.
80 W., nn. W quesuon YOU'D 20
10 ouss,,nn na ra ge. yUaa neghoor me right
| fror, iIonnr "a ~, ~ 49, ~ aos.ainins
,aca.,nII -, auu no' 70 snor YOU, reason ior
snnn.i, ha 1900 y. ,n 9,'nes Q, iooa'
s.WsfI a1d ,hs, LIZ, 'ay'n qussuoneo,
- ,.i,h ~. ia. uu VI ioou ooes not
sI. - "e' W MAKE me unnt
ay,srionno .,,,n,o inVAraoy
ever I on, ~ We,v JH'pePsm waen,
e'eI cat N very well. -FOUR friend
sou,a say you ACT wisely In leaving II alone.
l "A 49,
,bonsand NJ ,..ar,a a no We on hqndred
siates a,ops sngo,,nyy I" tne onited
Iiopor. sjI,v ,hnnsanS ,n ans e use Of
| n "a. craze. No, 10 ,na,,Ia. uuuA
suffering seIfjnaIcted ona T., n...I .eiy ano
"a a conseonence Of Tho NJ. r. 80. "ss ~ o.nGns
n. 7. mai not 4 re.so .nmn, sPr-
c,o,mjns ,o,aI a. s,Inan, uA'ien' ior pro-
The eit,cacy of the n,iro,,,. -, ,, -
stinrncc bad been nrac,,naIin so ~
in Wa;n. " =. !, Saa hssa ~ demonstrated
oountry' He Ind bimss,f vi, uo. p 30 oi .no
utary benefts Of the nrohih,,oae ~ sne SAL
| iana and a,o, az. anaa.s NJ N" ~ hnB
advancing ,hs ciaIms ~ ~ var now
neon,a for ,saa, nrnhis,,,o 'nG temPerance
digpitar ies' noblem.n ana n,o,ipsa, Inni
in society were aiso ioinina ,ha ranL 1.,
abstinence and lending thsIs inan. y, s'' ~
large. s '"' peopie ~
| ia NEXT alIuded tn ths .e.o, -, A..
forcement NJ Inc nrobihi,or,, ~ Vi w en-
how the work bouses became de.oi.,a ~
tails empty. and now crime vas is.san,. 'I W.
ali parts Of che state. and ,bat - 4. -,
than four month. amer the snact m.n, y, ~
Flaw, MANY excellent men am ,asa 49,. sI'
ulous, and say that probibltlon ia imnrac,i
cable. The test. however. dI.nrovad ,h.,.
No one could say that the prob,h,,,rv,
was not blessing. Portland, the prineins,
city In Maine, was thronged with eror-shpn.
and the streets alive with drunkards befora
the prohibltory law was enforced. The lee.
turer gave numerous illustrations Of III,
blessings which the Maine law had conferred
upon the people. especially pnon tho.s ~
had been addicted to the use OF strong dripk
He also alluded to the results Of he Iav
Put down the grog -shop, he said. and mt mn
the people, or put up the prog-sbon end mt
down the people. That was The nroS,sr,
and the answer everybody knew. '''
He believed the cause Of total .bst,,.ro.
was bound TO thrive. moi oniv in ri" ae,,.
try but everywhere. He had witnsssed The
and said that the larpest meeting. rsha,S
In the temperance cause in ENGLAND A''N
The people of the United statss va. ,o,,s
to see the time when The probibition o Iaw
would be enforced eyerywhere. n was ~.
only radical cure for the inanite sx;I =, In
temperance and the misebief of iionnr ~, =, m M
The address was freauently intsrrnn,sd
with hearty applause, and al The conc,nsion
the speaker was introduced m a nun.h ",
the ladies and gentIemen nrssen, M T.,
It would be a pleasure In address IN. snnSsa
afternoon meeting as reouested bnt he -,
Obliged to leave the clty on sstnrday