Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-05-11
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENTS

Extraordinary Temperance Increment in
The City Of Neic York.-For the last few
days our city has been the seat of an ey.
ceedlng y interesting movement. Feeling
deeply for sister city suffering under The
ravagcS OF intcmpcrance, The Washnglon
Temperance Society Of Baltimore. con-
slstlng now Of ONE THOUSAND re-
formed drunkards, made an offer to the
New York City Temperance Society of a
delegation 10 state to rs citizens what had
been effected at Baltimore The offer was
gladly accepted, and on Teusday they
came to our CITY and held their FIRST meet
ing in the Methodist Church in Greene ST.
Anson q. Phelps, Esq. presiding Al
though the weather was unfavorablc
through the day, yet the House was well
tIIed, with an audience drawn together BY
great curiosity to see the new hing. The
meetings have been continued afternoons
and evenings, until the churches have not
been able 10 hold the people who have
pressed TO them. 80 great was the desire
to hear the delegates, that it was thought
best on Saturday afternoon to hold meet,
ing IN the Park. More than 5000 people
gathered around the platform and on the
steps of the City Hall, all listening with
deep interest to their Statements and ap-
peals, and cheering them onward in their
glorious career. On Friday afternoon
Washington Temperance Society was
formed for New York. A large number
OF Incorporate men have been brought out
TO sign the total abstinence pledge, besides
near two thousand of our fellow citizens
who had never before given their names.
ne meetings still continue as our paper
goes to press. For the qualification Of
our readers we have taken some note at a
few OF the meetings, and give them the
substance OF what has been said. AT the
first meeting Mr.. Hawkins first took the
stand
Mr. Hawkins said he stood there re-
formed drunkard. Atthe age Of eighteen,
nc was put an apprentice 10 the halter for
eight years 1t was then customary 70
teach the rising generation TO drink, and he
contracted habit of early drinking. He
afterwards went 10 the west. where he gayes
way TO dIssIpaton;-a course commenced
on wine and beer and cider. Tho he had
been educated by a minister Of the Gospel.
and never once thought he could be drunk.
ard, yet the use Of ardent spirit crept upon
him and slew him. Notongue could tell the
degradation and misery to which he had
been reduced. Last April, he woke up. for
the first time. 10 a sense of his dreadful
condition. He discovered that his health
was gone, his properly gone, his peace
gone; the peace of his family, and an aged
and beloved mother, was gone. Never. |
said he, shall | forget the 18th Of June last
The First two weeks ofJune averaged
(it cross 10 acknowledge it. Jas much as
quart and pint a day. That morning
was miserable beyond conception, and
was hesitating whether should live or die. |
My little daughter came to my bed and said
hope you wont send me for any whiskey |
TO day. told her TO go out Of The room.
She went weeping. wounded her sorely. |
though had made up my mind | would
drink no more. suffered all the horrors
OF the pit that day. But my wife supported
me. She said, hold on, hold on. Next
day | felt better. Monday wanted 10 go
down and SEQ my old associates who had |
joined the Washington Society. went