The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-07
NEW YORK. MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY z, 1912.


drsd. Nor does the interest on this all important
subjects appear in the least to decrease. Every
meeting 1--WE have three and sometimes four
weekly is Enthusiastically day passes without
making an addition to the names cur roll
There 10 but one class among US that have not
felt its influence, and that is the aristocracy
They scorn the idea of having their honorable
names enrolled with those, who have had the firm
ness and virtue which they lack. The working
| men are the friends of Temperance; they have
hitherto shared this vice with their more arsto-
cratic neighbors, but now they are last coming
out from among them, and leaving them to waow
| alone in their sensual indulgences-thus showing
that virtue as well as usefulness, is chiefly found
| withthe middling and lower classes.
| Every minister Of the gospel but one, has signed
| the pledge; that enc aristocrat himself is
pastor over the most aristocratic society in the
| place. The only who has dared to insult the
friends Of the tspperancs cause, Is one o. s,s So
! the opinion pre- viously held concerning him. He,
| forsooth, could not bear to have his Office con-
taminated with a netice Of lecture about to be
delivered by the Hon H. w. Dwight, which
| gentleman wished to leave in his office. He or
dered him to take it away, and as this was not
done speedily as he wished he kicked it OUT OF
goodly proportion Of those the list reformed
moderate drinkers, hard drinkers, and dfunkards,
and yet among 80 many an enemy OF the cause
cannot pick out one who has swerved from the
have been taken down; while am writing this.
two gentlemen who have sold goodly quantity
the "orittur," are tearing down their bars and
giving up this accursed traffic. OF one of those.
/ would speak few words. He has for some time,
althoagh he has still kept up his BARI been labor
ing in the cause by hireing his own customers to
give up the use Of intoxicating drinks, and sign
the pledge. nt
The officers of our association are thorough
working men, their motto 10 f" every thing for the
cause, nothing for ourselves" They are deserv-
So -R~n d. Al
to further this good cause there is efficient
a. the ladies. As they feel woman was the means
OF mans fall, SO do they mean, that by woman's
Influence shall he rise. The Martha Washington
Society is indeiatigable in their eRdeavors to fur
Their this cause; from one TO two days in each week
10 devoted by them in selecting, or rather in find
ing out the family of the poor inebriate, supply.
ing them with clothing made by their own hands.
and furnishing them with the necessaries Of life.
Bless their sweet faces, the women i( they do make
some mischief in the. world, are always willing to
do good. g..F
This evening, we have the Rev. Mr.. Balch from |
your city, to lecture before the society. He will |
have an enthusiastic to hear himone that
he will be proud to look upon
Yesterday for the first time, was the American |
flag displayed upon the ramparts Of Fort Adams. |
1t lose to meet the winds of heaven, amid the |
peaing of the heavy artillery Of that splendid fort
He will be bold foeman who attempts to bring it |
down. 'ta n ri Ffsu ifG.
\ Our Legislature is all in state of efervescence
on the suffrage question. Some propose calling |
out the militia, but they do mot know howto make
them fight themselves; and they likewise imagine
that they might take ii into their heads to fight
them. Alas, little Rhoda, your small potato aris-
tocracy must fall; their sovercgns the people have
said it, and their will 10 lax. The people Of this
State are determined NO longer ito submit to have
their rights trampled under foot by virtue Of such
relic OF king craft a. the charter Of Charles the
Second. oAf aayoE II
8 The Methodist and Baptist churches have com
mencsd protracted meeting Should the result
be interesting, Twill let you know. PETER.
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FReM TExAs.-The New York came ia vester.
day from Galveston, bringing dates to the 23d inst
No Further intelligence had been received from Com
Moore in the Gull, nor from the Santa Fe PRISON |
ers Il will be seen that the Texans are preparing
FOR defence against the Invasion threatened by Mex
leo. .fs-p
A letter dated Austin, January 9Th, says, ''bn
passed both houses OF Congress, regulating Texas
liabilities Of the LIST 81 February" aF
We have received letters and papers from Austin |
up TO the 3lst ut .la
On The Both ut the President sent a message to
the Senate. recommending appropriation to build
Notifications at the entrances of Galveston and
Matagorda Bays, to be mounted with Paxham
guns or bomb cannon, and also appropriation for
the purchase of several pieces of the same kind of
ordnance for the use OF the Navy ~
One of our correspondents says, that the appro-
priations made by the present Congress will not
coed one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand
dollars at most. '33l aa' tsB
The law exempting slaves from execution was
repealed in the house on the Both. with only two |
dissenting voces-Hunter and Mayfield.
bill was introduced into the Senate on the 9Th,
gotiate with the United States for the anne xaton
of Texas to that republic.
On the 2sth. in the House of Representatives, the
Naval Committee reported in favor of the repeal of
the act laying up the Navy in ordinary.
party of three gentlemen have arrived from
Corpus Christi, and report that large body of Gu.
manches have been down 10 the vicinity of San An.
tonic, and stolen number of hsrses, and killed
some of The se tflers. ....
They also state that some Mexican robbers have
been again making attempts 10 raise men enough
succeeded. Colonel earns is in the vicinity with a
good company OF thirty men, and with those resld-
ing at the rancho, they feel able to meet any assault
which may be made upon them. A gentleman has
gone to Matamoras TO ascertain whether the marau
ders upon the frontier are encouraged BY the Mex-
can authorities. tt Il
The opinion at the West is that Santa Anna has
idea Of invading Texas, and the people on the |
ing information from Mexico
Two Mexicans lately came into the Rancho with |
letter purporting to be from Mexican, at the
head of some sixty others, 10 Colonel Kinney, re-
guessing him to visit the Mexican camp, as they |
were DESTROYS of trading, but afraid to in with
out assurances from Col X that they would be well
received. From something the bearers of the letter
let fall it believed that the party wished 10 get
possession Of Col X and place him in front of their
ranks in an attack upon the rancho, thus to prevent
thes Texans from firing. The two men were seized,
anu CoiipchOutS PiOs .hc ASAanue " utc "cACuh
encampment but their arrival the party was
gone, and could not be found, though there fires
were still burning.
FRoM CAMPEAcnY. by the Borneo we have re-
ceived Yucaan papers the 9TH instant from the ca
ptal. They contain the articles Of agreement as 10
the terms upon which Yucatan rejoined the Mex
can federation, signed on the 18th December Yu.
catan is guaranteed in her domestic INSTITUTIONS, as
before the separation The Yucatan tariff TO remain
as at present established, and never to be changed
by Mexico. The State never to De required 10 FUR
one battalion of GUARDS, to be composed OF natives,
and never to be ordered out OF the State and the To-
cal governor TO be the commanta'er, Inc STATE TO
cling A. 10 sunish insults and aggressions from with
out. and to pay its quota OF the foreign debt And
The receipts from customs TO belong entirely TO Yu
catan. ,n r. e. A.Lel ..l..ic ID =,