Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-31
TOTAL ABSTINENCE
CONGRESSIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
ADDRESSES M SENATORS PAT.
TERsON, TIPTON, AND NOR
RILL, AND GEN. 90.
HOWARD.
wAshIuEton Temperance society
Meeting.

Meeting.
The second meeting Of the Congressional
Temperance Society was held last night at
the Congressional church, corner @ and
Tenth street. The church was we'll filed,
and the exercises very interesting.
Senator Wilson, the president Of the so
clety, presided, and opened the meeting with
q few appropriate remarks, introducing as
tho frst speaker senator Patterson, Of New
Hampshire, who spoke frat Of the great
amount Of money annually expended In the
purchase Of liquor, and what an immense
benefit could be derived BY the entire country
could these funds be directed In another way
The speaker, In referring TO communities
In which liquor drinking docs not exist, gave
q very Interesting account Of Bait Lake City,
which, he stated, had beon. made beautiful
by Brigham Young and his Mormon follow
ers, who Include as part Of their religion
temperance aud Industry. These peoplH,
have been selected from the lowest cialses,
where they have been gathered by the Nor
mon apostles. Temperance aud industry
have done wonders In building up this beau.
tiful portion Of the United states, from
which but ono fearful curse Is to be removed
to become the most charming part Of this
great country.
The speaker cited Instances OF the effect Of
intemperance recorded In ancient and mod
dern history. ..
The duty Of every American cltlEeu Is 70
take hold Of this Temperance reform as q
patriot and a citizen. II Is the duty Of every
public man TO do what he eau for anything
that will improve aud assist the people.
The question isi What can be dons 10
save men from atunkenneesI some say
give US laws wen, II tue people are ready
LOT Jaw, II they nave oeen educated up 70
mat standard, ne YOU'D % Nlinng 70 give
tneh we laWs; INC Whoie People must ,,l aes
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ia az ,ho heaO,iSDi snrsonn ~, ~ al,
I.aEs civ univ
He had ham thIntiro ,.hv p,ighoro yo,,o
had bssn az strinSan, 10 ~. Ins,rnc,,ans -
Ma foIInwsrs as - V a. tan,roranaa - NJ
concInsIons wera ,hst R,sShan ny, kn nnS ~,
what dIaIcpI,Ias he ,,i~hf anc,s, go \, M
establlshmsnt IN = nsw coionv, bad tbopeht
Il nrohahIa 10 wonid n. % III 81 I'ass,,.
army win which m nsSss.s a he copId msss
a succesafuI resIstanee 10 indiana. or pcr-r
chance aVaInst the Cloyernment. in endeavor.
lnR 10 further the practIce ~ MA rpligions
belief. He knew thai an arnnv m drnnearda
would fall him az he incnIrated MA tenr,nr.
ance ideas in Inc minds N Ma man, ana man
he wanted a people who wound be~T taTa-
ton, and he knew that the sober, Iudustrious
farmer and mechanic would be better able 10
respoud 10 his demand than the drunken,
thrinless one, Again, he ana not knew nov
MANY of the women Of bis Congregation he
might have To marry. go he eThorted the
fomalea u live IN sobTiety.
m the Mormon COMMUNITY could ba 40
controlled by thls man. why cannot the
American peopie. with tbelr intellIgenoe and
| governed by representative mepeyhT can
theT NOT be imbued with such a split of
temperapce In THAR lives. and in thsir gov
ernmepti The cause il proTresSing, he was
glad TO know, He remembered how, when
tTenty wears aro. he dsliyered the GRAFTON al
the rededlcntion Of Temperauce Hall In this
clty. the universal custom was against the
ca1se, and how pleasant Il ia now 10 think
that 10 mi, city Of WaShinrton. there ia a
CONGREGATIONAL temperance society, numbes.
ing on It's roll Of membership scores OF the
| renresentatIve mon N ina nation au,onr
whom ia Inc yice. PresIdent IN tbS Halted
States.
The sneaker compared thls .tate Of thing.
N that Shich eSis,sd IN ~. snnn,.' 'a ~, !,
years 400 tho "rsrmsrts rSsd ,Son ~,
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eowiSSg T rresiS III ~. snnS,r ' FoT
wbat 1hey 20 IN ri. n,s1 ~ ,ho H. LUZ
are hers az Tcprsssn1otIvS man inv h.xo
o neiV -, 10 IoPtes sn, tn' men, lucy nSso
h-aoSa.st ,b-Ny,h a. iusI ~ $50 esa' =
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,hsm.siyss I'm ths tsn,n,.rs. cs roosaunsnfy
$780, NorriIi oS v"Ina - ~ -,
i sncoEsr and srnrrssed Nh co2aIsI ,SmpsthS
| Win the ohiecta of the aooietv IShern re
MANY aTSnmsnts in favor On ISe temperapce
moyement, and In regard 70 the SuppressIon
on intemperAnce much more can b sad.
The habitual use Of intoxicating lIouor,
IL the gigantic evil under which this country
labors. IL is the grand social evil ofthe day
In oil ohristendom. Thirty thousand drunk.
ards 20 down 10 the grave YEARLY through IN
, influence, $50, 900, 900 annually spent Tor lis
4 supply, the prolific source OF crime and
poverty. All this known and no determined
: vigorous attempt made to pu. II down. Il
, there any remedyi II 90, what Is
III To his mind there are two remedies,
1 moral aud legislative.
I The speaker discussed tho argument In
, favor Of moral suasion, arguing that III,
! principle, touch not, taste not, handle not
+ must be Inculcated in the minds on Ali
a Moral suaslon IL the main reliance.
The other method Legislative Is in th,
= power OF the government Of the people. 70
: This District The power is in tho hads OF Con
A gress. The duty oflaW-makersl is 10 prohibit
that's the word-prohibit what 4 wrong
, | NJ. anyhoav doTht about an ,.ro,,,' ~ =,