Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-04-07
From the Temperance Recorder.

From the Temperance Recorder. |
ST. PATRIcK's DAY IN ALBANY.
The'l7th of March, the festival of the |
Patron Saint of Ireland, was glorious
day for the cause of Total Abstinence in
Albany, and a proud and honorable one
for thousands of orr Irish feitow-citizens.
Already on different occasions notice
has been taken Of the progress which tee.
to;alsm has been making among the Cath
olics OF this city, out the exhibition on St.
PatricG'S Day went beyond all our pre-
viously conceived ideas of that progress.
They have strided. within ten short months,
into a body of pledged teetotaIers-alI
sound TO the core-numberiDo over TWEEN.
LYNNE HUNDRED, and forming two So
cieties, viz:-The "ALBANY CATHOLIC
ToTAL ABSTINENCE ASSOCIATION"
comprising 2540, aed " THE HIBERNIAN
TEMPERAxCE ASSOCIATION" composed
of about 800 members.
Determined to rescue the day from the
abuses 10 which it had hitherto, frequently
been subject, it was resolved by the Rev
Mr.. Schneller's society t. celebrate the
festival in manner at once worthy of
good men and christians-on pure tenn per-
ance principles. An invitation was there
fore sent TO the other society anc a pro.
cession got up which was admitted by all
to be, in the words ola leading city pa per,
San imposing and formidable Temperance
Procession.
AT 10 o'clock. A. NJ. crowds of mem
bers adorned with neat badges and medals,
collected in front of St. Mary's Church,
Chapel-st. but this and the adjoining streets
becoming in a short time blocked up. i.
was necessary to move into Stats. street,
where with banners flying and music play
ing appropriate airs, both societies took
F! up thr line OF march under the charge of
Messrs. Thomas Hill, Michael Cooney,
John Ready, w. Fl. Kearuey. James Con
don, Edward Morange, Richard pooly,
and Richard O'Brien, as marshals, assist
ed by 80 deputy marshaIs. thro' N. Pearl
and Lnmber-sis. to Broadway, thence
down S. Market 10 Ferry, up the latter to
! s. Pearl, and into State.street, up the last
mentioned street by the City Hall to ST.
Mary's Church 5~
This procession, the equal of which was
never before seen in our CITY. was estimat-
ed by some OF the papers ofthe dav follow
ing, TO consist of 2 900 persons. The Ar
gus states that upwards of one thousand
Il persons" marched. The latter comedies
with the returns Of several persons who
from curiosity, counted the numbers who
4 formed the long line of well clad, respect
able, healthy, and orderly citizens thai
came thus forward 10 give public testimo-
ny Of their attachment 10 total abstinence
and Of their absolute remuneration of "al
/ that can intoxicate.''
/ The ground covered is estimated at one
| mile--oNE MILE OF TEEToTALERsl
This formidable procession was ap
i propriateiy headed by the Rev. j. A
Schneider. the !. Father Mathew of Al
. bany, III company with whom walked til,
Rev. Mr.. Smith, the Catholic Pastor Q
) Poughkeepsie, and Elisha Taylor, ESQ
!, Chairman the Executive Committee Q
the State Temperance Society
i Immediately following, was borne
: large new splendid banner Of the Alban
: CUtH0ttC% tC0CIctvss Oh one sue OF WHO
4 was a full length portrait ofthe Rev. NJ,
= Schneller administering athe pledge" /
D sundrv Postulants On the reverse wa
' a beautiful fountain, with the motto
r ye ieho thirst come to The aOaters" Til
II next was small one with the Warnin
d. motto" W. unto him that giveth drin
d to bis friend and maketh him drunk y
'e After this came long, and almost int
n minable line Of teetotalers. with firm ste
If health and joy beaming from their hapE
er faces. Through these were intersperse
re at intervals,t the sub-marshals with wan
ne IN their hands; from their shoulders grac
P. fully hung sashes of green silk loop,
be with gold.
lis The Hi6ernian Temperance iSocie
#. followed. preceded by their banner. CARR,
lg ona wagon, and drawn BY four cream CO
liz ored horsesi On one side of this e,eoa
i'd banner is represented the Archangel Or
as pairing to transfix with spear the hyd
be headed demon of inlemperance, fro
ir whose hundred mouths issued forth fam
d. of FIRE, emblem ofthe sccrching desolatic
lie produced BY the iend Alcohol. To ID
+ was appended the motto" Erin. de-