The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-19

the House VIII adopt very niggardlv pohcy To-
wards the Navy. What inspires the clog II IS
difficult TO say. Whether ii is hostility toward the
administration, petty demagogue spirit seeking
temporary advantage, by recommending economy
in the embarrassed state Of the public Treasury,
must be matter OF conjecture. In either case, II
cannot be doubted that there will be very liberal
appropriation for the Navy during the present Con-
gresS.
Meeting Of the Martha Washington Total
Abstinence Society, at Green st. Church.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Marshall delivered an
address to Ladies Temperance Society, on which
occasion the church was crowded. About three
fourths OF the audience consisting of young and
beautiful women.
The Hon. Mr. Marshall having been formally introduced
by the Chairman commenced his address by saying-I
begin to think formal introduction of the Hon Mr. Mar
shall Of Kentucky is scarcely necessary to New York
audience II has been my fortune to address the people Of
this city often, and in such crowds that begin to feel
quite at home among them He then went allude to
the fatgucs which he had undergone since his arrival in
New York. having addressed crowded audiences every
evening except last Sundayauded to the many and va
rious demands his time and attention from committees
and said he had merely expected to have address
sed temperance Society and the establishment which he
felt entering the Tabernacle and viewing the vast
crowd OF four rather he did not know how many
thousands than he had in his life be-
FORE That crowd he supposed been drawn together
er by curiosity to see he thing which had been described
to be in certain paper but when he found this have
been thrice repeated in the same Tabernacle besides the
other meetings he had addressed, and the applications
which had been made to him to address other societies,
he began think OF it, and to suppose that the great
revolution which is to change the moral complexion of
the whole world had made much greater progress than
he had at first supposed. He mentioned that he had
received letters from the West requesting him to quit
Congress and make Temperance speeches. He said he
in state Of complete physical exhaustion and
threw himself the compassion Of the ladies whom he
said would feel for him, while did for what
of their suffered. He then went state
the embarrassment and trepdation under which he suf
fered when called upon to speak in church. in being
tha nf of he he
felt every possible respect for the clergy the church and
religion, he could not feel but that he most unfit
person speak subject where the saercdncss
religion thrown around the subject the speaker
He said there nothing in this world the character
have suspicion, blur blot of hypocrisy attach to
him. Understand ladies' said he, wish to be Wash
ingonian and nothing more. He again alluded TO his de-
sire to keep the temperance cause alone not TO unite it
either with religion politics such, and said he had
been charged being an infdel which he denied and
said he would give up his hopes which founded on
the Bible for the whole world he stated his reasons for
wishing this cause to keep clear Of religion SUCH
there sha ne preaching
ed to this vice of wine drinking in the very class where
would they got the impression that the Wahnrtonan
cause was religious movement and that man tail inp
the pledge was sign that he must into the churcs
such and so obdurate and obstinate their preiudcc
in opposition TO the church, that they would 90 down
drunkards to the grave and deeper darker place
they are wrong in this prejudice, said Mr. NJ shall we
therefore place difficulty a stumbling block in
their path. Let me ask the Christian will
perancc pledge render man less fit for the church or
inaccessible to their arguments Mr. Marshall then
related how ne had made convert OF of his western
friends whom he had met in this city and invited to dine
with him, and from the example which he set him In
drinking cold water and the arguments aerw ards made
of by him when they got into ersation on the sh
jects Of washngtonisnsm he had induced him ~ s;~
the pledge at the Tabernacle the evening before and r.
next dinner we have together shall both drink cold
water He went on to relate another instance which had
occurred that day the of officer In the Limited
States army who forty eight hours ago (said Mr. NJ
tainted me, said was humbug, fanatic and prcac her
have the time when these haunting words would
have been considered by offence but looked nj
him. and saw from what his conduct proceeded kept
on him. and said that at the bottom of his souI no
felt the advantage had him. and saw that he was
under the influence Of wine Mr. Marshall went on to re-
late how the gentleman when he next him apolirzed
and how he had after considerable argument come 10 The
church with him and signed the pledge but few
before He to say We washingtonians ask you
ladies' to come and help us to to abandon This
vice so runous to all mankind He then said he had ar
gued much and so fequeSy this topic that he felt
would stand up and argue against him He .is
related an anecdote of trick which wife tried ana
which cured her husband Of drinking This was her 60
ing out and staying some time and coming back in pre-
tended state Of inoxicaton The very appearance of his
wife being intoxicated had such hidsous look to the hus
band that he gave up drinking and fhe men could only
reverse the and their own conduct copied nv
their wives how they would hate the sight Mr. Marshall
then went on enlarge on the evils of alcohol and the alb
solute necessity from the nature and dependence of the
female the male that they should do ali in their
power to put an end its by the and that
down this vice. He also exposed the foles of The
fashion which require people to drink If thew
70 S os M @ belong to good society and said
would be the last drunkard sign the pledge and
an immortal iniamy that last man would achieve lie
said that the cause was spreading like wildre and he
had had vest of American manufacture presented IN hin,
which when he looked at he found to be covered will
TOTAL ABsrISENcE, TOTAL ABsrISESer, from ton %
bottom which proved the progress of the caue whore
had extended far to influence the H
also expressed the opinion that the present Of men bad
20 nfnrnr both. l..
physical strength TO the that formerly existed in
OF the use of alcohol and enlarged on the
destroyed their natural appetites by alcohol He said
wonder whether the arch icnd under the pise Of ser
psnt when ne tempted Eve to eat the apple also
nan might wiring from it this Internal fluid SIM.
pose 1t did II she was the organ through which mi.
great evil was sent to man-and il So she has return
ID il ten thousand fold to by the Kindness ana
owe and sympathy which she has always borne IN
lin But suppose she was the means of its communities
ion to man. not another why she should do all
he could to procure being banished Mr. Marsball
hen read letter which has been published by mother
Virginia, thanking MIR. Marshall for having been the
means through the reading Of his eloquent speeches
which have been spread through the whole country nv
he reports IN the Herald inducing her and several
hcr gentlemen to join the Temperance Societies The
Eloquent gentlemen expressed most feelingly the deem
cnse of gratitude he felt for having been under God The
means OF restoring the son TO the mother He said" Thai
blessing falls with JUNCTION on my heart Never will
eiuse to exert my powers until my organs ofspeech res
o'utter an arcua.e sound provided may be allowed to
cheve such atriumph as this To have the heart Of
no'hor-an aged mothcr-gushing with Kindness and |
owe wards me Inducing her to express her gratitude
'ne means oil the public press Oh. what an effect
nut inc uay prayers of such woman have in heay .r
e then alluded to the example which he had set
nose WIN whom he had associated ut home and tbr fea
NAT nc n'Sht DC called upon to some o their
drunkenness at the Judgment Bar of God In conclns;o
re said love Washlngtons love the principle Of
Total Abstinence! They saved from dcstructor az
lcan be Of any sort Of in arrestng some Of H. H.
nan beings in their downward career, will checrfuny
10 whatever may he required. would not give nm mn
led Not FIR A.,
would give M that blessed pledge whch wear ncxt M
cat and which is dcarcr to than any thing tIse AND