Temperance at the National Capitol.
It is said the cause of temperance is progressing in Washington, D. C., and we think if there is any place in the country where temperance reformation is needed, it is there. The nation is cursed and disgraced with drunken Senators and Congressmen, who spend much of the time that should be employed in legislating for the good of the country, in dissipation and its attendant evils. Valuable time is lost, wicked and unconstitutional laws are passed, and millions of the people's money squandered through the influence of rum-maddened brains. It is a shame that drunken gamblers, and bloated blackguards are permitted to sit in the councils of the nation. The bloody tribulations through which our beloved country has passed are partly attributable to dissipation. When will the people learn wisdom enough to repudiate drunken candidates for high official positions?—Temperance Vindicator.