Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-13

and illookinx Young men, met together ut tha Allen
strest church last night, to make some trenendeus
demon st.ations against drunkenness. The church
was most miseraby lighted, and the speakers most
miserable dull sticks and had it not been for the
bright eyes Of the many beautiful young ladies who
were present the affair would have looked dull, dark,
and dingy.
The performances Of the evening commenced WIN
a long pioss prayer in which the speedy and total
annihation Of all grog shops was most ardsntiy &C.
sired. After this, very sober hymn was given out
bv a sober looking saint, and sang with much en-
thusiasm as though the singers had been under the
Influence Of ardent spirits.
/ After tins Mr.. Smith addressed the assembly
He reioiced to see so many ladies present to hear
| his testimony. He was brand piucked from the
burning He had been great drunkard; beautiful
woman turned him from the error of his ways; he
signed the temperance pledge, and became decent
man. He meant to continue decent till he died lie
called upon all his young friends male and female,
| to do as he had done.
| Mr. Bulkley rose.-Temperance had two enemies;
cupdity and appetite. These two cried out "Liber-
ty-liberty-liberty Men who loved liquor talked
large about liberty; their fathers bled for liberty
this was land of liberty, and ought to have lber
~ to drink. Very WE'LL let them go on drinking IL
quia hell fire, and when they get to the real hell,
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for ever and ever
| Mr. Jones rose-Men who sold liquor had no
feelings; they sold their brothers and sisters souls
for six cents yes, even for three cents; and for
three cents they'd go down TO damnation and the
bottomless pit. They were fond Of liquid fire
earth; they dealt in il they loved it they'd have
enough Of il hereafter Let all take warning in time
call on the legislature-make them obey, and shut
up all grog shop
| Mr.. West rose-He never would forgive man
who tempted another man to drink; such man
had no right live he better dead than alive.
He would rather thousand times see his brother
drop down dead than drop down drunk Liquor
was the father Of all crimes, and the mother too II
caused all the murders, aud all the robberies, and
ell the riots, and all the fights, aud all the seduc
tons and all the aduteres, and all the ellis that
flesh is heir to- Men and women both sell liquor,
and damn anothers souls for six cents; yes, for
three cents Sell liquid hell fire for three cents
glass and distil damnation cheap But il would be
dear business for them through eternity.
Mr.. Harris rose:-He confirmed his brothers
statement Liquor did cause more aduiteries and
than any thing else. Ii said that the
luxury Of sofas the prolific parent OF these cen-
tious crimes but bad as sofas were, ardent spirits
were ten times worse He knew OF beautiful girl
who resisted the arts OF the seducer long, but fell
victim to two glasses Of wine He knew clergy
man who was very pious till he took to drinking
wine; he then broke the seventh commandment, Sc
duced the wife OF one OF his congregation ana
damned his soul for ever. Let all, then, abstain
from liquor, they would keep the seventh COM
mandment sacred
drinking; turn the dstilleries into places Of wor-
ship, and shut up all grog shops; they had thou
sand times better be shut up or burned, than kept
open to sell liquor. We must get the Legislature to
make laws to stop all distilling and put such high
duty on imported spirits as TO stop drinking here
forever Then there would not be as now, thousands
Of bushels Of grain turned into liquid hell fire annu-
Mr.. Crane rose.-No man loved liquor naturally;
the taste was acquired Ifa youth took TO drinking
early it was because his mother drank before him,
and he imbbed the taste and the love Of il at the
breast The reason why the English were sach
drunkards because the mothers, intheir confne-
ment. always drank "candle' made Of GIN and beer,
and sugar Oh, then, my d. young ladies, don't
drink any caudle when you're confined, ~ you'd have
your children keep from drunkenness.
Mr. Haig rose.-1 he cause Of temperance had been
hurt by quarrel between the partial pledge and the
total pledge. He went the whole hog; drink nothing
do away with the striped pig-make the legisla-
ture shut up all grog shops and then We should have
4 blessed and beautiful city; NO drunkenness, no
adulteries, no seductions crime Of any kind and
then the blessed millennium would sosn come.
Mr.. Cooke rose.-Don't despise the day Of small
things III you can't get whole loaf, get half one;
il you can't get to be entirely sober, don't let
| him be more than half drunk; that's something; IL
YOU can't get them all the way, get them half way II
We had never moved IN teis matter, .ne wnos com
trv would now have been great country OF drunkards
We should have had drunken president, drunken
congress, drunken judges, drunken soldiers, drum
ken sailors, drunken parsons, drunken every oooy,
even the dogs in the street would have been drunk
Now In ten years, there won't be drunkard in the
| land But the devil is busy; we must all sign the
testotaI pledge-work and shut up the grog shops.
| But to do this, we must have money; therefore we
must tax Q collection.
| At this point Of the proceedings we came away
The cause is a COED one, and must be supported
Shut up all the grog shops at once We 60 Tor that
We are temperate upon principle and drink nothing
but cham and that Of the very best quality.
Let us liqsor!
FxEx BASKs.-We are collecting vast quantity
Of useful and interesting matter, developing the
working Of the Free Banking law in this state, and
the beautiful boys who are engaged in circulating
the red dog money" About two years ago Michi-
gan was overrun with free banks, which from their
wicked notion, acquired the name Of " wild cats"
Since the passing Of the free banking law by the