New-York daily tribune., 1842-11-03

each Of us by the arm. and invited all OF US to
come and take breakfast with him next morning
at nine o'clock. or course accepted, and, as 1t
was Fridav we had meatless breakfast; ous
every thing else eggs butter honey, toast, bread,
ho, c,kes tea coffee chocolate, and nobody to IN
| terr,,pt our conversation. 1t was here learned
much Of WHIST | have already stated, and now
| had an opportunity OF measuring this remarkable
man. He is little above the ordinary size, well
built SQUARE and firm aquiline nose, fresh color,
and countenance very expressive OF beneyolence
and decision; very agreeable, and even bland, In
his manners; ii any thing, little overland and
| neatly dressed IN citizens dress, OF fne black
cloth frock-coat, &c. He would have been dis
tinguished in some other way, if not in the most
excellent of all ways, in benefting the miserable
population of his country by suppressing intemPe-
rance.
He showed US many little Ballads, Addresses,
Songs, &c. which had been published by various
persons and Societies, and gave Us all copy of
each. He also presented each of Us with silver
medal, about the aze of dollar. beautifully exc
cuted one side company kneeling around
him, taking the Pledge. while he holds out his
right hand toward them, and says" May God
bless you, and grant you strength and grace to
keep your promise" On the reverse, a cross with
rays of light, under which are" He reasoned
of righteousness, temperance, and judgement to
come (Acts, chap. XIV, verse 25,) surrounded
with wreath open little at the top, where is
the cross and on the left hall of the wreath, The
Apostle '-at the junction of the stems, :" OF, and
on the right, Temperance referring to Father
Mathew himself. l prize it highly, and shall be-
queath it as legacy to my children.
There are inferior medals struck, which are sold
for shilling each, and these produce money enough
pay all his expenses, and probably to defray the
Church, now in course Of erection in Cork. He
took to see it; he calls it has Church.
have said the Protestant Clergy do not gene
rally take any part in his Temperance movements.
But there arc exceptions He showed US letter
from young Scotch Clergyman who had kneeed
TO him and taken the Pledge when he was in Glas-
gov, some weeks since, where he had admins
tered it to thirty thousand in two days. From
what when we we're there since, thirty
thousand more ought TO take it. But the
Glergymans letter; it was beautiful, and truly
Catholic.
Just before we parted he said-"I should like
70 administer the Pledge to goa ALL But our
American feelings of voluntary and personal obi
cation, unaded by others, had the mastery, and
made no reply. Yet l ana satisfied the Pledge,
in the form of religious obligation and priestv
sanction, is necessary Ireland, perhaps to Caho-
les every where.
No man, who does not choose to be blind, can
pass through ireland without seeing the good
effects of Temperance among the great mass of
The people. saw only few persons drunk. or
even disguised. The falling off in the excise duty
shows a reduction in the consumption of whisky
from eleven TO six millions of gallons last year
circumstance noticed by the Lord Chancellor of
England, while he said the less of revenue was
matter OF moral congratulation. So said the cele-
hrated Maria Edgeworth, whose property in Edge
YORKTOWN had ceesed TO yield its accustomed
rents, owing to the progress of Temperance; for
many of the houses had been rented for grog-
hops. | have this from Father Mathew himself.
The Gentry OF Ireland are not opposed though
they do not assist they see its benefits to the poor
people, hence they are glad it. Bat they them
,cves still hold to their whisky punch and sherry
wine. 1t is something not to oppose. But the
most violent opposition comes from the distillers,
who often send the neighboring Priests cask or
so. and who generally have all the grog-houses
under their control by paying the rent and putting
a tenant in to sell their fre-waters. Mr. Mathew
mentioned single distillins establishment in Cork
which paid 10000 per annum, nearly $4,000,
rents for the thousands of wreched grog-shops
through the country where their liquors were re-
aed. But the is onward, and it is hoped
will triumph. No one, | believe, attaches any
sinister motive to Father Mathew But Mr.
O'Connell ought to take the Pledge himself, and
keep it; but it would be fendish in him to sub-
sidize this movement to political purposes.