The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-05
Great Coid-yyafcr Mass Anniversary Meet
Ing at the Tabernacie last night-Extrn-
ordinary Assemble ge--Men, Women aud
ChiIdren-Old and yOuns-RIch aud Poor


this city for many years past, nothing could exceed
the mighty leyiaihan jam that took place in and
around that building last night.
The occasion, as is we'll known, was the
anniversary assemblagc OF the mighty Cold
water Army OF this country, from the Bay
OF Passamaquody and Bay of Fundy to the
Sabine, and from the whole Atlantic seaboard, back
10 the Rocky Mountains. And most extraordi-
nary assembluge it certainly was Every part of the
house was literally crammed from the back of the
orchestra to the back of the gallery so was il all
round the sides and down the broad aisles; seats
upon scats-heads upon heads shoulders 10 shoulders
hundreds upon hundreds standing all down the
tour broad aisles-and round every part of the sta
uonary platform. Never was seen such sight III
this any other city. Probably there were over
GOO even 1000 souls present, and full two-iifths
of this mighty audience were young, lovely,
and most beautiful women. Glorious glorious
indeed was the sight. Such eyes, such cheeks
such forms, such teeth, such ringets and such
toW ensemble thousand times twice told was
enough to carry toleraby trigid imagination back
10 the widest days Of delicious romance. II even
COMPOUNDED the honest and honorable Tom Mar
shall; and at one period of the evening he even
shed tears-proiuse tears-but Az he removed his
handkerchief from his face, they appeared to be
tears of thrilling delight.
The men who present were of all ages Uhere
few children there of tender an age as five
years. and of all conditions of life. All appeared in
fine health, with clear color, and healthy counte-
nances, and eyes bright and intelligent and very
few of them appeared TO huve ever been intoxicated
in the whole course of their lives. great number
OF the men were evidently tradcsmen and mer-
chants, and undoubtedly were drawn together by
far travelled fame of the orator of the night, the
Hon, Tom Marshall; who, as will be seen by our
report below, acquitted himself with great ecat
The ladies present were also of all ages from the
interesting girl just entering her teens to the veneer
able matron who had fulfilled the measure of DAYS
allotted to the life Of humanity on the earth, and
even many had evidently numbered four score
ycars And most happy, bright and beautiful did
those young ladies' look who were assembled on this
interesting and extraordinary occasion. Dressed as
they were less rich and less costly than the crowds
ofbeautiinl women who regularly attend the Bible
and other anniversaries yet the very fact of their
of dress caused them to look far more love-
~ than they would have looked had they been clad
in the most gaudy apparel imaginable; on the ster-
ling principle that beauty when unadorned is always
adorned The most. And added to all this we think
we have seldom seen such mass of intelligent fe-
male faces present on any occasion in any part of
the world.
The crowds that went away unable to put their
heads within the door, would certainly have
amounted to at least 5000.
Another remarkable fact connected with this great
mass OF human beings, was the extraordinary atten-
ton and extreme silence with which they listened to
the reading Of the report and the speech of Mr. Mar
shall; 1t was frequently so still that one could have
heard pin drop--no coughing-no shutting and
ia M INF fro
quently the case on these public meetings.; although
the heat OF the place almost suffocating-the
perspiratlcn relied off the heads of male and female
IN perfect streams-yct all was quet-all sat still and
all sat hat-cn,ranced and wholly delighted to the
close of Mr. Marshall's speech.
The proceedings of the evening were commenced
by an appropriate prayerby the Rev. DR.. Coke after
which temperance hymn was sung by the choir.
The Secretary then read an abstract of the report
which he stated would be printed for the inforina-
ton of the public, If the society could command
funds for that purpose From this 1t appears that the
Washingtonians through the Union amount to half a
million; of these thirty thousand have joined the So
clety IN Kentucky, (applause,) and sixty thousand
in Ohio. The number throughout the whole west
seventh man is Reformed Drunkard and one out
of four a reformed tppler. The state of Maine has
fifty thousand, (relorned drunkards five thousand)
Boston numbers twenty thousand total abstainers
thirteen thousand of whom belong to the Washing
tonian Societies. The city of New York has sixteen
thousand members belonging TO the Washingtonan
Societies and auxllares,. The central and western
portions of the state of New York numbers fifty
thousand Philadelphia and neighborhood has
twenty thousand, and Pittsburgh ten thousand. The
number OF reformed drunkards throughout the Union
is supposed to be fifty thousand, and of reformed tip
piers and hard drinkers, there are supposed TO be
one hundred thousand
1t also gave an account of the origin of the Tenn
perance movement, by six Incorporate men in a
public house in the city of Baltimore; said that the
Congressional Total Abstinence Society numbered
80 members; mentioned the fact that there was
similar society in The Executive Department. and
said that where twelve gallons of spirit former
" distilled there was not one at this time.
About halt past eight the Hon. T. F. MARSHALL the
orator of the occasion, advanced to the front of the
platform, and was greetedby prolonged and cnthu
sastlc peals OF applause. On liz subsistence the Hon
gentleman thus addressed the vast multitude =
MR. PRESIDENT AND LADIES' GENTLEMEN IL had
prepared my imagination, and had anticipated some de-
gree the nature my own emotions at the srangencs
thc exceeding strangcness of the scene with which am
now surrounded (Iere called out, speak up
speak up - but he was Immediately hushcd) That
should in the mouth ofAay be standing in the city of New
York. in the midst OF an assembage like ths-whosc
bers from past experience OF my own although that
experience has been somewhat. of large addressing
crowds, can form estimae-that should be standing
here to address audience like this, may Justly think
be considered as one OF the phenomena sir attending this
great moral revolution The gentleman who has prcced
ell me- and who has given an ounoa general outline of
the facts within the year, marking the progress of this
causc-has stated enough think TO satisfy any that
there is something in the present of the human
understanding this subject that properly and ust
ii epoch in the history of men, and classes il with
those great and extraordinary moral and social changes
which from time TO time have swept the world and
lei mankind their advancement from barbarism and
ignorance to the present state of civilization and of power
Is it not- have often asked the question of myself ana
the frequency with which do ask doesn't all diminish
in my mind the first surprise which elt--is there
something passing strange in the with which
we are surrounded think the gentleman read from his
report that of the vast numbers enumerated in il,
who had taken this pledge, kentucky the State from
which come, furnished 10000! Applausc) Never
State--nevcr
any experience that have had in the movements
OF the popular mind there, and il is n mind liza.
bic to strange aud violent movcments-neycr have
seen any thing like this-moral, political or reli-
gious! why, gentlemen, in the cities of Louisville
Maysvillc AMI Lexngton-wh the capacities Of fuo OF
which cities in the way the consumption of alchoho
has been misfortune 20 be most intimately
great iaughterO mean Louisville and Lexington at
tite" say there. for the crt'-(l D-and
is 30 little OF philosophcrso slightly acquainted with
the physiology of his structure, imagine that
ncces aid him ON his nnrncx