New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-09
Dir. ]larshall's SIP eeh.

left the doors unable to obtain access. The meet
ing opened by prayer from Rev. DR.. Norr
Of Schenectady, who then, in an address Of about
half an hour made some excellent remarks upol
the general subject, AID exhibited TO the audienc,
several drawings Of the human stomach represent
ing its natural, healthy state, and its various ysibl,
changes through all the gradations Of temporal,
drinking, iut-mperauce, and finally delirum ,re
mems. Before he had quite finished, Hon. T. +
MARSHALL entered the house, and was re-
crivcd with tunstuous cheers. After Dr. y. had
concluded. he addressed the audience n. follows
had expected, Gcnenea and Ladies, ,hatmy colesgu,
and friend. Mr. Briggs Of Massachusetts. would have bee,
here 10 night to make remarks hut informed
since arriving, tina; h. has been attacked by ndi,
POSITION which continues, and 'cf such kind prevent
his ,Yordng the agreeable treat Of bis presence an,
address tonight have myself-snd name the TACT II !.
the audience excuse the iowness q my voice kas
when frs, comnes the rcmsrhs design to mahe-I hav,
l.bored oil day nader severe cold which contracted as
night by very -prud-nli going into the cold without ny
coah left the room errcrel, heated and itD ID,
open cir, which exceedingly cold. aud struck
10 NV chest. have aDOred under severe pain in my
head and breast with feebl-new or voice all day; and
wss with great difficulty that reached here myself Ne
riug indeed hut the very deep interest which nken the
in which nH engaged ADD noting but rtPo'uon
To c very brs, Of my ability 10 return The hudn'" have
received fOn the citizens of Ncr-lfL ever sncc Vsied
H. would have induced he prtSen, ton gi Jndg NJ
from the immense Of people which attended NJ
h, Tabernacle on "Wednesday evening and 'eeng that the
mecin, tonight advertised in all tho city papers had
In. vanity 10 uresume that expected b, mary who
wond here attend that shou be present and from The
fac, OF my being stranger and lie somewhat singular re-
la.n 10 this great question which have been MADE to 'us
tain by the public prints, which ARE in every bodys hands
been led tsnk st many have come here upon
this from curiosity to hear mc-a curiosity am
perfectly willing, on my part 10 CRAFTY especially IN rela
ton to people who have received and trcaeG with 80
much kindness and attention.
YOU have beard tonight and have had exhibited pslpa'
by To your by the learned gentleman who preceded
me, PLY soorical facts in 'n lin the of alec
hi by mean not IN 60 into this subject at great
eogth for am physician. 1t has however been
tanned AMI proved that alcohol, wherever we find l-no
matter in what fluid with what lld find il in com
p,.pn through t1em owv, cider, (hard cider thn H.
beer ale porter, brandy whisky, rnin ali the forms OF
fluid which the device and ingenuity 81 mau has Uncovered
with which alcohol IS comminsle-,racs 1t through them
ALL and Il, operation IL the same. There "a no organ Nth
which nature has armed the humas frame, OF sufficient
power digest and appropriate smest TO the ansal
system II into the stomach alcohol; it calculates
through the system alclOho; ioaros the alcohol
unchanged and unoperated upon by of the organs with
which comes IN contact To whose influence II sub
jeccd through all lis passage circulation It's influence
The delicate OF tie Iomlchthc most delicate sur
faces Of the human iranehas been exhibited your view.
lis influence the system among ihe mo, re-
markabe phenomena Il exhibits Its influence there is pc
cuiar To itself as every one knows. Nothing else that
know One poison with which am at all acquanted-no
other mud, certainly which have suoiio,rcd-pro
du'es the same effect alcohol does of IT'S
iOmS tCheers Ii not only niianes the stomach IN the
which has been exhibited ~ truly-ndvancng 90
from the first stages OF irritation the last stage of gan
grenous nammaton-prss,rsng all the powers and de-
suoyns all tue functions destined for iha; organise
deriu in s contivaucc and important in all the relations
o ue animal ec0nony-tO perform; II not only does this
acre conten, with this, If only achieved whai other
substances alien TO the constitution perform, would not he
40 serious an evlbut is upon finer and sub,c nstrt
menSihchser and subier instruments of the human mndby
Whch s wonderful creation called the human understands
ING 50 far acquainted, operates is the sense
nu-on the brain ard nervous ystm-that ale ,hol works
It's greatest mischie and through the destruction of this
d" that achieves the verthrow of the
moral and intellectual man. What this connection OF mind
and body 49, II is not for inquire. 1t has perple1ed
and haflled all philosophy
How is Il that the mind posse.-whch every one OF Us
Oehe'o to be spiritual and imnoral-which crses no'
ianciu apprehends 10 be emanaton from DIVINITY i'se
Infused so man from the very nostrls o hs crsaot-S
communicated To 10y the revelation of God hnsei-how
Gale with external nature through the brain and nerves auu
eus which pcrnee,e and penetrate and circulate through
every part OF the human bodythrough which alone sei>a
ton and idea communicated to the understanding
how these wonderful effects achieved mean not To III
qure and did perh.p, the inquiry Mould be irness
But know that such the fact Destroy the and
sensations Destroy OF and one class
sensation destroy another set ana the power OF
the m.nd ike musclesie action OF the Will, OF 'oi'
ton We know then ia the nervous huid whatever
may bethat the brain the seat OF sensation and Inc
great organ OF mind and that the nerves are like -
many messengers out from the brsnto every pat"ue
body bring the iuelleclts lhrone-a that they learn
Of the mighty nature by which they surrounded Tbs
alcohol operate. upon these messengers 50 asis deprive
them o. their peculiar functoss-ts d'or the Information
they receive and render thcn instead OF tie herad' oil
truth from the the cnhroned monarch WITHIN
the sou OF manying herads-the heralds o a'e impress
aud perceptions the mind to which they announce
whatever occur, in the wide world around IS then on
these fer instrument, Of the inellcot-naera uoush
u.ese instrument, beyoi by means Of when 'he A's ny
has enabled tie human understanding TO hoa commune"
ton ill., ans draw information from surrounding ana ei
ternal natureon these instruments r that me 'u" "
All that divine in our nature cItrtS its greatest power
Hnd i' greatest destruction And What rui-ahu "u"'
rum, gentlemen, this Men sy j, s,iuua'es-a"d ~ =
does and most unhealthy stimulus IL Is ~ the amman P
It's With which nature has furnished US Let these amman
sps aiOne-or ssppy them oly With the natural ane"
which nature has provided and God has lurpshed-as all
sufficient magazine 10 serve all the purposes OF le anu emo
bic fully To supply the OF failing nature and to re-
pcnsh any that the business and pursuits OF life
make IN the stores si tho annual system. Why the
stimulus alcohol luri>he. something like that which the
incendsy would supply to the means OF deesce provided
Tor great cOunuy-ia s magsrines-snple magazines oil
~der Sufficient 10 for loss aud dangerous war
II only you called upon in prudence and time OF dan
ger all s1ticcnt for ali defence. But the neend'ary mad
may ,eio a chunk OF IRE and rush into this magazine
and blow up all once, all your strength ana hope An0
means OF defence. Call that Simulas-aRd Tesru"i''
that ,n.ulu, s4k oil a, o.ce blo,cs up & human 'y'or
Tins va. followed by deaeuing applause and alter
moments consultation Of his wngck NJ. Marshall pro
ceededl
don't like to spcak against time much b1t nv owl
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