Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-19
lass Meeting Of the Good TempIars.

Mass Meeting Of the Good TempIars.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
WARRENToN. FAUoU1ER Co., Va, Aug.
lS.-A notice of the late picci, of the Good
Ttmplars and oit;z:ns Of Fauqlier and Lou.
doun c9uatics may prove Interesting to the
readers ct ycur widely ciiclated paper. The
meeting was at Cool Spring, not far from
Markham Station. 10 tho midst Of beautiful
aud pic.uresquo oaunrg. 90 tho 10Th inst, and
continued fer three days. A large assemblage
of pecpio in carriages wagons, a., Of all classes
OF society. msD, women and children, wero in
attandaIc', doubtless attracted by an interest
10 tho temperate, reform ard by the popularity
of tho eminent and popular speakers present,
| among whom we're Mr.. West of Jefferson Co.,
Rev. Mr.. Butts Of King George. Msj>r Divine
OF Loudouu, Major Kilgore, State L.curcr. AID
loo. Samuel Csper, Worthy Grand Counsellor
Of Great Britain. The most liberal and e8psn.
sive provision had beer provided for the occs.
sion by Mr.. Rucker, Worthy Templar of Eau
quler. and thH committee, including o band Of
music from Vicuna. Fairfax ,unIy. which dis
courStd sweet music throughout the three days
CT foo weather. ~hio generous hospitality
dispensed tho good things which minister and
bring comfort 10 tho liner man. and without
! tho aid Ct ln'oxloauts 10 mar the general erioy.
ment.
Tho proceedings wcro opened by prayer,
| when Hon. Samuel Capor orchsioed tho atten
ton OF tho audicaco with speech full of humor
aud reliable statistics. proving that every true
man and woman should sock by prccept and
| In ho nd oF bn
druukard 90 the plea of Christian philanthropy,
sooo 100 600 !uebfiates parish annually 10 tho
U. s., among whom are 80. 600 church mem
bers. ADD 81. 900 inmates of prisons, hospitals
Tor the inssne aud tor tho cure of inebriates;
l,l5O tons OF gold arc expended for liquor, aud
7OO 900 bushels Of grain, which would fur
nlsh .2OO. 600 barrels Of bread. arc directed to
the rulnous uses of tho dstories Of the coun-
n.y.. lie argued that as every cmigrant to the
U. 5. vas valued at $500, no was worthy of
protection. aud that tho liquor men, whose
| business Increases the burthcns of the taX pay.
| ers, whose moucy Is spent 10 tho Maintenance
OF the criminals made SO by intompcrarc, ,,
should be ooGSdarod the enemies of mankind.
lie quoted from Vatte AID Bentham to prove
this assertion, and that politicians nowadays
mako laws 10 order to derive revenue to them
selves and tho State by tho ruin Of the majority
Of our ctiz,us. 10 Eoglaud. no added, that
manulaC'orie les Of chemicals, the fumes Of which
destroyed tho grass of neighbours yard. wore
made 10 pay heavy fees. aud therefore should
not like pouslly bo imposed Tor the sup.
preston OF bar roons and dis:illeties that ruin
both the souls and bodies of our fellow men
Major KilZore, with his wonei e!ea 1et c J.,
urged tha. Good Templars aro seekiog 10 per.
suade others to choose the good by an act Of
total abstlnonoo. and especially important to
tho people of Virginia was this question, when
$1,000, 900 wore expended Annually to crafty q
depraVed appetite. The public morals and tho
Christian religion all demanded that we should
make every effort TO save tho dtuukard aud
persuade our youth to deuy themselves all TO-
ttXnan!s lie proof OF the value Of prohibitory
lswo he citod that 10 Kent county, Nd, whore
tha oar rooms have been Gle SD by vote of the
cltz.ns. the sil and poor's house werc virtually
closed and tho taxation for their support WIS
not needed.
Rev. MIR. Bats claimed, according TO the
Scrp:ura rule, that tho man who did not work
S1culd cot DO allowed to eat; tho liquor dealers,
who contribute neither to farr, stosehouse or
the material wealth Of tho nation should have
his bread Withdrawn from hun, and not BIO Ii.
ccrSed to live by tho ruin Of his fellow map.
Mslor Stubbs, young and talented lawyer
of Gloucester couoty, it is c,nccdsd by all made
the most eorViuciug argument. rcploto with
anec!otc, destruction aud sound logic, predict.
ing tho day VTGs not remote when the people of
Fiteloia aud of the cn,iro c,untry would riss
10 their sjcsty, and by scs of Congress and
tho State Legislatures, pu. down tho iuiquitous
liquor trafie. WHICH is contributing largely to
cripple tho resources Of tho State. 10 demoralize
society md TO degrade the proftssors of the
Christina tetieica. ANXIOUS.