Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-02-02

agony-he would push the figure farther,
for not unfrequently, all his sons perish
with him. The cause, said he, demands
union, example, advice, public and pri-
vate; farmers are called upon to expel
the poison from their fields, mechanics
from their workshops, and the leaders Of
fashion should reverse the custom of pre-
sentng liquors as pledge Of hospitality.
The Hon. Mr.. WAYNE, member Of
Congress from Georgia, next took the
floor, with the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That, as it is the natural
and inevitable effect of ardent spirit to
PROSTATE the intellectual and physical en-
ergies of the people, this meeting do re-
joce in the measures which have been
taken to free our gallant army and navy
from its scourge; and do confidently trust
that the time is near, when through en-
lightened views and patriotic feelings, II
will no more be suffered to weaken our
arm of defence.
MIR. w. said, that the Temperance
reformation was as practicable as any
other-once begun, it must triumph; that
the state of the world was more tav ora
BILE for benevolent enterprises than when
Bible and Tract Societies were started;
that all reformation to succeed must have
the sanction ofan authoritative command,
and surely this was enforced by the conf
mand Of God and of human-well being.
lie showed that nearly all the evils in
the army and navy flowed from the use
of spirituous liquors, and paid u just trib
ute to the Chair and to the Secretary of
the Navy for their efforts TO redeem our
national forces from the debasing inhu-
ence Of Intemperance. MIR. w. said
that the time was fast approac aching when
what now might seem small effort, would
place the world in the brilliancy of its first
morning
4 After Mr.. Wayne closed, the Hon.
Mr.. WEBSTER, u. S. Senator from Mas
sachusetts, rose, and, in calm and dig
nifed manner, made few remarks upon
the very important subject which had
convened the meeting, and which was
interesting the feelings of the nation.-
| The principal benefit to be derived from
the meeting did not consist, he said, So
much IN discussions Of an argumentative
or exhortatory kind, as in a united ex-
preston of opinion, and the contribution
ofpersonal observations and experience
on the practical result of the efforts which
had been made in the Temperance cause.
In taking the mensuration ofthe mischief
Intcmpcrunce entailed upon men, he re-
garded il less in its effects on their health
and estate than on their moral and intel
ectual character; because all vice was
essentially dreadful as it affected the
character and morals of an immortal be-
ing, and this sank its victim in the sight
both of God and man below the grade Of
moral to that of brutal beings. He did
not speak, he said, as the advocate of a
ny particular society or form Of pledge,
but as far as his observation had extend
ed the efforts of Temperance Societies
had been productive Of results which he
would embody in the following general
resolution:
Il RESOLVED, That the efforts Of the
! Temperance Societies in the L. States,
and those who have co-operated with
them, have had the manifest effect Of di-
minishing crime; of lessening the num-
Der of cases of imprisonment for small
debts; of beneftting the condition of nu-
merous classes Of the People, by improv-
ing their health, and increasing, not only
their industry and means of living, but
also their self-respect and love of charac-
ter; of giving new impulse to the domes-
tic virtues belonging to husbands, fathers,
and children; of awakening fresh atten-
ton to the subject Of education, and the
moral instruction of the young; and Of
advancing, by visible and large degrees,
the general cause of religion and moral
ity in the community.
Mr.. MARSH moved the thanks Of the
meeting to Gov. CAss, for presiding; and
the meeting was closed with prayer by
the Rev. Mr.. DURRIN, Chaplain to tho
Senate.
We noticed among the audience most
of the Members Of both Houses of Con-
gress; also many of the officers of gov
ernment, and gentlemen of the army and
navy. The meeting was such as cannot
fail to give the cause of Temperance
powerful impulse throughout the country.
We understand the speeches of the gem
tlemcn who addressed the meeting will
be published in pamphlet form, and ex-
tensvely distributed.
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