vast work of reform? Shall it not be women, who are most aggrieved
by the foul destroyer's inroads? Most certainly. Then arises the
question, how are we to accomplish the end desired? I answer, not
by confining our influence to our own home circle, not by centering
all our benevolent feelings upon our own kindred, not by caring
naught for the culture of any minds, save those of our own
darlings. No, no; the gratification of the _selfish_ impulses
_alone_, can never produce a desirable change in the Moral aspect
of Society....

It is generally conceded that it is our sex that fashions the
Social and Moral State of Society. We do not presume that females
possess unbounded power in abolishing the evil customs of the day;
but we do believe that were they en masse to discountenance the use
of wine and brandy as beverages at both their public and private
parties, not one of the opposite Sex, who has any claim to the
title of gentleman, would so insult them as to come into their
presence after having quaffed of that foul destroyer of all true
delicacy and refinement.

I am not aware that we have any inebriate females among us, but
have we not those, who are fallen from _Virtue_, and who claim our
efforts for their reform, equally with the inebriate? And while we
feel it our duty to extend the hand of sympathy and love to those
who are wanderers from the path of Temperance, should we not also
be zealous in reclaiming those poor, deluded ones, who have been
robbed of their most precious Gem, Virtue, and whom we blush to
think belong to our Sex?

Now, Ladies, all we would do is to do all in our power, both
individually and collectively, to harmonize and happify our Social
system. We ask of you candidly and seriously to investigate the
Matter, and decide for yourselves whether the object of our Union
be not on the side of right, and if it be, then one and all, for
the sake of erring humanity, come forward and _speed_ on the right.
If you come to the conclusion that the end we wish to attain is
right, but are not satisfied with the plan adopted, then I ask of
you to devise means by which this great good may be more speedily
accomplished, and you shall find us ready with both heart and hand
to co-operate with you. In my humble opinion, all that is needed to
produce a complete Tempera