New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-09
NEW.YORK, MONDAY MAY .. isi2.

Win Won w F, ia J. NE i-tt = ti.'f
~ down here TO- Of these Temperance sciete' AMI
va, 20 drink with you. they'd make tu'' about N anI "
you'll excuse ue. 10 YOU please lChrer>l The booi
mounted N his hair and be bu,hed Isl sX'cty %
gentleman ou GIT 20 hu.h tIa1-ht'r ant chc'rug) AM
SOW. the time ha been when to have dime that should
have bern thought o- vulgar tsllow y "ee got fhaf
far az a Wee compelled far to paw tribute 10 W
'ne hat If L fnl, -rse then buse, hc eyes - Oh pk
Tat has dared offer temptation % q. loud cheering
W. have proved then. both by science AMI philosophy
that h. custom Of wine drinking : not only usee>'-hui
vorsei i Absolutely INJURIOUS whenever AMI wherever
10 is employed. Now. to the means 10 - empsyet %
stop H. The say. Won have resolved not 70 drink any
more Why the pledge II YOU have resolved m yD"r
mind, What. the yrdgc. lot kaow what >renf"
and philosophy would here you prefer iltn 10
simple experience think hat they've been brought %
mn halt Brt know rhst truth and experience say
know that the resolutions in mans own breast are "I 20
but that this pledge given 10 hi, fellow man hy man,
has power his feelings and b. actions that nothing
el.e earth possesses. CHEERS That t"oe' Sro'
that this fa,hion Of drinking the parent OF vice and
misery. Cheers was raised tee-oiaer hy motier'
Who alsrayi tee,oiaer. acquired the habit Ut drink
rr not because loved IT, tor hated the ta,ir OF liquor;
not crnyed ior God has MT been 80 IN
Just mplaut hi, appetite any creature, but know
that wa, tempted % drink by the society which MIN
geI and in order show tLai wss, under the Dt1ence
of fanatcs presbyterian. tcrtot~ motlcr-l TOOK tn
liquor and drank Il with =. good grace any-alii- ugh
Lated II. ja to show hat fine and elegant
/ gentleman A. any ofihcm know ihat-and Know that
large part tire youth OF this country, OF high and noble
spirit and who ght he thu hope and be honor OF IT, nation
da. g,d down the grave in the fygee'sne's OF guilt
and misery by lh, .,shoa and who but for this might b.
tie prop OF their country and the ornament OF their race
| lCheer,
saw til, pcdgs ha. a charm thu. nothing else earth
i,folnd to have. Cheers How Il Ia % why II D.. know
not said at the had the honor Of addressing tI"
crowd assembled "Wednesday evening, that there are IN.
caton. in this great moral reysluon which show that
] .,fa a.. n 10
the grande. the history ofhs earth have marked
the Influence OF the power AZ effected by The in>suh
canoe n the agents employed IN efccng them And may
be that above man, that 20 simple thing as t'
pledge marked out 10 root out and remedy all these evils
know there IS charm about this pledge which no resolu
ton no oath even sker BY yourself bring. DO you a
wis or sow, In ms case, mgh answer as the SICK young
man IN the Scripture sick from hs blindness, did Wien
lie who about doing goodile who spoke as never
man s2ake beoc-when lie who threw oearup and open
ed wide lifted high the precious doctrine OF the I'M
mortality of man-and brought lie to ghtwhen 10y the
touch of H., Almighty finger the scales torn away
from the eyes Of the blind and sight restored the per
sccung priests and tic -adducec Who sought grounds Tor
accusation against this Jesus OF Nazareth went to the pa
rent. to zee there any preteI ia the by which
they could charge this high sud holy claiming to be
equal 10 she God the Jews the parents. shrinking from
! the text, replied, lie ot agt-ask hm;' when they
asked the whes it done and how wasdone all ne
reply only know that was blind he laid III
finger my eyes, and now ser So can only say that
wherea, blind put my hand to that PLEDGE the
cloud departed and my eye as bright to-day when
was IS year. Of aye. loud and repeated cheers)
have alluded a much my case that under other
circumstances perhap. might be liable to charge of
.m; but it had been let for do it. But If II had
been thus e- there had been reference personally 10
me rom quarter. aisr signing that pledge and eGper
enciog the benefits have eIperierc,dI should have
been a very coward very bastard in my soul, II had
shrunk from making the acknowledgment have mase, II
that acknowledgement brought the blessings to Others which
lis practice has to me Cheer, But II la. been done by
others who have lett the task for And pardon
fyou please for speskin. of his) there fingers ti'n.
gers did say gong 70 lngers, but there clngs
around heart something OF that prldehat anxiety OF
which al men must have more or less-to stand well with
fellow not to be made out even ia my past
history than really was be held up contempt in
low and degrading terms. Now mark me ii you please
Here extract from paper which contain the announce
ment that Mr.. Marshall, the rcformef drmkard had adj
dressed the audience the Tabernacle and that the eut
o.,y was great him that the place srowdcd
most comfortable annuncstiou this TO an Honorable Mem
her of Congress hs first earee into the proud city
NewYork, that curioty was great 10 're reformed
drunkard that lac drew quite audience Then there
a other print in this city, which announced my cam
ing in still, coarser shall trouble You with read
ing the article but give you the words when II said that
,h, certain man r MarsalD during all tho speeches he
had made the floor OF Cosgress had been in state OF
heas,ly ntoxcaon and disgrace to thu country Now
these arr harsh terms These hGr,i terms But thank
God. they have wounded me deeply thy
tended tround me. do not this 10 hide any Of my
real feelings from the person who aimed that shan which
ranking in breast and draw ing the m b!ssd from
heart 10 this to induce that person believe
that he had wounded my feelings But saw this
because those who know and for whose regard care,
have known me long enough and well enough Judge
OF by what newspaper here any where Isay of
4 me- Cheers And whether br disgrace 10 the body
among whom am enrolled, or not-when plant my foot
on the loor raise my head In voice among the
semed representatives. of this great Empire, they who
have deserved from infancy and tired and proved
with all my faults, habits, and faculties know full we'll
iCheerngl And knowing me thus, and IN sight Of every
failing and weakness possess, ard every faculty aud all
those habits. they dared to It'll the hghest0t
all possible ,ru,t, oy this the rights and liberties OF
great people loud cheerng Excuse me il Won pleas,
will make but ier remarks OF those represent repre-
TIE 1874 Congre,0ral Dfricf Of Kenucty, aud ASH
LAND - that Distcct! Hers the cheering was loud
and long contnuedJ EarIh-Eanh does not bear nobler
yeomanry than those who sent 10 those Halls Cheers
For worth, talent, spirit energy, enterprise, goodness OF
heart intellectual capacities noblene OF soul sterling nde
pendence character aud all great qualities OF manhood
defy THIS republic with all IL broad bounds TO hnd
with qualities reaching over those that seHI me
there. Tremendous cheerns) And was not TIE tr,t
time they have trusted NE either by many. Cheers
/ had represented them years and they knew I'll my
habits OF which nlch ad-whish then chung around
me-. They had tired and trusted and oil Cheers
And when they hear and these things OF me-and Ken
lucky toll well knows and all my habits and ieeings-
they look with surprise, and imagine that vast
change la, the character Of their representative,
h. could present himself IN the midst OF that high ehy
airy offer himself the collisions OF eOquence or 'elsci
grappe th such great men a'are on that hDor without
taking some pains 10 have his body and his Intellect IN
e better be Is represened to have tad II that
paper Loud cheer, But let pass II may b. us"or-
thy this assembage. Let il pass draw from an
additional moral let the young, the proud, The talented
beware how be stains thu hem OF his garment land
mine stained deeper than the hem admit when he
10 what enormous length. who disposed