Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-15
The Sons Of Temperance.

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that. as that discussion has been rather
too much connected with the personal
conduct and character of the individ-
uals participating in it, we think it
better that it should now cease, as
being not of sufficient interest to the
public to require publication. Both
correspondents are rather too prolix
for u columns:
EDITOR SENTINEL: Sir-I regret hav.
ing to trespass again, however briefly,
upon your valuable time and space.
This 1 did not anticipate I would have
to do when 1 addressed you last.
Did l at that time but entertain the
faintest notion of having to figure as
I do, sOrely against my will this time,
i'm this controversial tilt with so II :
gracious an adversary as he who
writes over the nom de plume Of Zone
Of the Sons" has shown himself to be.
l would gladly have allowed the SUBJ
turbed. and zone Of the Sons" and
his brilliant production too, to depart
together to the realms Of shade, and
rest there till Gabriel's summons, All
nOuncing 1.-The wreck Of matter and
crash of worlds" aroused him from
his more than Rip Van Wrinkle slunl-
bers, to account for his trangressions.
That epistle was not, as the lawyers
would say, the result of malice pre-
penSe on my part, nOr would l notice,
as l do, his attractive reply, did / not
feel myself ~imperatively called upon,
in justice to myself, to notice one or
two of the interrogations Of his COM
munication, and place upon record in
your pages II refutatiOn of his malici-
Gus and ingenious, though covert in
situations, relative to the purity of
my motives in attacking the weak and
lettering fabric whose foundations
are all but washed away beneath it !;
and his efforts will be unavailing. l
fear. to save it or prevent the next
wave which dashes against it from
accomplishing its total extinction.
and washing all traces OF it or its
memory forever away. Your corre-
much from his association with the
world. He should never allow him
self to descend to the meanness of a
p%erversiOn of facts neither should
he impute unworthy motives to any
person, much less to him who repre-
Sents Perseverance" without first
satisfying himself of the truth or
falsity of such imputatiOns. The
talents of some men, like their prin-
ciplps, are of that cramped and
limited order, that it is mex to impos-
sible for them to be just or generous,
or even severe. without being often
sively personal and discOurteous
toward all with whom they come in
contact while others, again, are
possessed of traits of character that
are honorable and highly creditable,
and who would scorn to degrade
themselves 10y ungenerously attribut-
ing, even to their opponents, base,
foul motives for what they say or do.
Let 'One of the Sons" in all serious
ness, question his own mind, and ask
himself to which Of those two classes
of mortals he belongs; for l, more
humane and charitable than others,
refrain from saving to which side of
the house he clingS. l do say,
though, and unreservedly too. that
l would, were l disposed to
continue this controversy with him,
show him how to be severe without
being personal, and forcible without
being discOurteous or illtempered.
But, since l do not desire to have
more to say upon this subject beyond
what is to be said within the limits OF
this letter, and since l am not at all
anxious to emulate the example set
me in his communication. / will cOur-
teOusly inform him that the man
ner Of my severance with his Divi-
sion was both honorable and vOlun-
tary, after q connection with it OF
zen or eleven months, and after h av-
ing first paid to its Treasurer all my
dues. Now. this is a much longer
time than your self-sufficient cham
pion OF the said Division can say ne
has served, l warrant. Besides, l will
tell him that / became y member
grou nded belief in the efficacy and
humanity of it's teachings, to which l
strictly by word and example adj
hered while participating in its coun.
sells. Can he answer as candidly and
cOnscientiously for his impelling mo-
tives of action, at the time and since
he became a devotee at the shrine OF
Temperance? II he a he has my
hand and heart but ii not, l would
rather far discOuntenance the cOnnec-
ton and intimacy entirely. IT lone
of the Sons will only take the trOu-
BILE to examine the minutes of the
meetings ofhis Division for the month
of December he will there find prop.
or affirmation Of the manner of my
withdrawal from it ; for / was not
clicked out" as he elegantly terms
it nor was l actuated by prudential
or sordid motives in joining its ranks;
which, without being personal,
is more, l fear. than can DO
said of him My voice. too,
as it ever shall be when |
have to decide between right and
wong, was raised in its meetings in
defense OF measures which l con-
ceived to be right, irrespective ofeve-
nv personal feeling or consideration,
and in condemnation of whatever
would work injury to the order or its
members. This every fair-minded,
unprecedented person who belonged to
it must know. His elegant smile,
too. of separating 1.-The wheat from
the chaff," or the good from the bad
members, with which latter class, l
| presume, / am to take my stand, is so
| good that l cannot we'll pass it over
| unnoticed. The separation has. !
| think, been very effectually carried
| out already; but then he must not for
| get to reverse the situation of the
S.L.H0 cd tho sxvhoat Of which he