Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-05-12
VOL. XIII. No. 81.
From the Journal of the Am. Temp. Union,
EXTRAORDINARY TEMPERANCE sMoVE-
MENT IN THE CITY OF NEw-YoRK.
Continued.
Confined.

EXTRAORDINARY IEmPERANCE MOVE
MENT IN THE CITY OF NETWORK.
Continued.
Mr.. Pollard stated that he was not one
Of the newly reformed men; he had been
reclaimed some time before. But he had
been drunkard Is years. He had been
IN the market house, been slowed away in
the watch house, in the Jail, and if justice
han oeen done him, would once have been
put in the penitentiary. What did it,
Rum. How did begin9 Till twenty.
drank nothing but cold water. came
to Baltimore was induced to 90 TO a
hotel with some young men, and drink
lemonade, with very little wine in it,
1t was all my stomach or head would
bear Soon could drink wine and beer,
and then whiskey punch and mint iulep.
My friends grew alarmed and warned me-
laughed at them said | could take.
care of myself And the country is full
of just such people, who think that they
can take care Of themselves. became a
drunkard. I have drank is glasses of
julep before breakfast, and "a drinks be-
fore night, and then lain in the watch
house. [ am now a cold water man, and
you can see how strong and athletic am.
[ feel for others. l wish | knew what
Father Matthew SAYS to induce everv one
to sigD the pledge. Come, come every
one who hears ne, and sign the pledge!
Numbers came at his appeal.l Some
men asked it they must give up hard CT
der. Hard cider and SOFT said Mr.. P,
and every thing that makes drunk come.
[ know of seven graves, filled with seven
men, drunkards on hard cider. feel in
terested, said be, in the citizens of New
York. You want TO know how to fix
your distIIeries. | will tell you. Stop
drinking. Our distIlers and rectifers
have SKINNED the milk and given US the.
bonny-clapper. We shall new take the
cream to ourselves, put the fruit of our
own labor into cur own pockets, and let it
GO to comfort our own families. l would
not go back to what once was for the
wealth of the United States. Before, you
cast me of, every body cast me off. Now
| you are bound to take me by the hand.
am sober man. There is not any thing
bad that drunkard will not do-and there
is not any thing he will not say but his
prayers. | knew a man steal the cents
laid on the eyes of his dead child, and
with them GO and buy rum. knew a
Colonel who owned one of the finest farm
houses, carriages, dogs, and every thing
pleasant but he sacrificed it all for whis-s
key. The city of Baltimore are getting
rid Of whiskey. 1t will all be sent to N.
York. We warn you to look out for it
and send it back, and we will throw it in
to the sea, to keep the harbor from freez-
| ing. Mr.. p. pressed men hard to sign
the pledge, and with much success. He
answered the objection to signing, with
much tact. You have proved, said he. to
the moderate drinker, that you can drink
moderately, but you have not proved that
you can let it alone. You say we drink
behind the door and up garnet. But
man who does this, wants no trumpeter to
tell the world of it. The world can tell
him. Our society, said he, is sovereign
remedy for the worst of all evils. It will
cure red eyes and sore noses, and carbun-
cled cheeks, and fill empty pockets. The
monster has come IN and taken possession
of our land, but on the 5th of April we shall
give him the death blow III Batimore.-
Mr.. Pollard spoke with great earnestness
and power, often elicitng BY his wit and
satire. loud applause from the audience.
After he sat down, Capt. Wisdom Of
the city begged leave 10 speak a few
words. He said he had been in Dusi-
ness worth from 4 to 5000 dollars, but he
never could get ahead, because Of the con
slant drain for strong liquors. He had
never attended temperance meeting
never heard much on the subject. But
recently his mind had been reached. He
had been reused to a sense of his wretch
ed course. He rejoiceG in all these move
merits, and he proposed the formation of
a Washington Temperance Society in the
city of New York. 49,
: The meeting was now .ad lourned at a
late hour, one hundred and thirteen haV-
ing signed the pledge, all men.
| WEDNESDAY, 81 P. M.-The second
meeting was held at the Duane street
Methodist Chapel. The meeting was re-.
spectacle for one in the day. We were
not present during the addresses from
Messrs. Hawkins and Casey When we
entered, Capt Wisdom of New Y fork.
was speaking in relation 10 the formation
of Washington Temperance Society in
New York.
Mr.. PoLLARp addressed himselfto the
females IL the assembly with much peril
nency and effect. He urged them TO form
Societies, aud break up all the drinking
customs in society. He said drinking
companion once invited him to go home
with him to supper, and on the way he
r said, If my wife has not got any supper.
I'm lick her. and IL she has I'll lick her