The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-08

Wncn aicoho anords |" IKE that which an incendisry
would supply TO the means Of deicc provided by great
country IN its magazines-ample magazines Of powder
sufficient to you throughout a long and dangerous
war. If you only call upon II in prudent anc
make demands proportioned to the danger which
But the mad ncendiary may rush into the magazine with
blazing torch and in one moment may blow in awful
conagraon althe Of defence Of great nationyou
might call that stimulus-[Here the hon. gentlemen
voice to its highest pitch and with startling energy
he added and rouid resemble the stimulus Which dicoho
furnishes TO the animal spirits Here the applause was
absolutely deaiening for some seconds No Language
could convey adequate idea OF the enthusiasm with
which the speaker uttered these few sentencesh hole
frame shook with emotion and the feelings of the audi
seemed spellbound. Mr. Marshall then turned to
the Sec rotary and, in whisper, requested his watch
which the hon gentleman held in his hand and turning
the audience said don't like to speak against time
but my strength and the patience Of the audience
both indications TO me that should not talk too wide
The subject is indeed in itself perfectly ineXhausble,
connected it is with all the relations which man
bears to his brother, his country and his God. My
friend at my elbow suggests Continued the Hon
Gentleman with quizzical sort of a SMILEY that had
particular subject chalked out for Ito night and that
is-FAsHI UNABLE WINE DRrSKISo. daughter aud great
applause. Unacquainted as am with the population of
New York and stranger to almost all the bright faces
see around me, it may be going too far to say but
would be led to infer from the prompting given that
there must be vast number OF fashionable wne-drnk
present [Renewed laughter and loud cheers, I
hope-I hope--ndeed know from every indication that
has been furnished to me both to night Here there
slight interruption from the entrance OF the distn
guished No. 81" the members of which took their seats
in front Of Of the galleries amid loud applause
Mr. Nj. proceeded-)l know from the demonstrations
given TO here on Wednesday night, that the
audience to whom addressed myself then that to whom
address myself now appreciate sufficiently tho decacy
OF situation and the embarrassing circumstances into
which have voluntarily thrown myself That l. ap-
pearng for the first time in the great city of New York
and addressing New York audience on occasion OF my
very first visit TO that proud city, should labor under
feeling of embarrassment is perfectly natural much
that you must be aware Of it, and with due consi-
dera,ion will make allowance for that
hau Hai Iesn in this city til last the whole
burst me with entire novelty and degree of
spiendor almost equal to that which met the vision of
Adamw hen after his creation he first opened his the
glorious universe! Tremendous applousc My scnsa-
tons entirely novel, for the like nothing
that had ever before. Nothing within the reach
my experience furnished with any instrument
Of comparison by which could measure the sensa-
tons experienced as | approached the point below.
from Amboy on Wednesday. And can you-or can you
not albeit accustomed to tho scenery through which |
passed from that place to Castle Garden, imagine how
stranger must have felt on beholdng all the miraculous
evidences Of the progress of your city which burst upon
my view from the time embarkedi But in the far
West beyond the 4paiachan (D mountains the dark and
rolling ocean in all his solemn and silent grandeur,
had been presented to my eye, except the
the side and the oceans queenthe city Of
New York upon the other TERRIFIC applause.l For a
moment forgot that was Washngtonian! Laugh
teri Notwithstanding the amount of cold water that
rolled before me- for a single forgot the object Of
my mission Renewed aughterl But the intellect soon
have been called here to something there abun
dant food for meditation in the grand scenery which
then spread out before me. | looked upon
the city of New York, as approached it a city
in which had interest. I looked upon New
York n city containing that band of men of com.
mercc, of men of capital of of enterprise aborng
for the necessities the comforts and the independence
of that far country from whence come. looked upon
as means of support TO that country This emporium
Of commercethis centre Of great
centre Of fashion, with all these towns surrounding il,
ding into villages beside t-for there can be no compa
rison between them-and composing as consider they
do part and parcel of the city Of New York, with its
thing like half million Of souIslarger than that Of some
Of the proudest Of the sovereign and Independent States in
the Unionl looked upon this vast ctyhis centre of
tralethis centre Of fashon-as exercising and des
tined to exercise an influence both and for ever in
eminent degreonot only on the fashions-but the
ideas and the manners Of that vast western country ZAP
plausc 1t is now fou such ofyou especially as have
not been out west: scarcely know have idea of
the immense influence which New York exercises in
the smallest and most trivial matters Why. western
fellow does not consider himself dressed all unless he
has every thing from New York, New York hat
Applause and aughtcrl If two bucks out there in
the street of village or town and should happen to get
up dispute about the block of their hat and if should
say, Why got mine in Philadelphia" the other will
Immediately retort " Pooh! pooh man. got mine from
New York" and that is settler. [Great laughter and ap.
plause. Why, the cut and fashion OF garment must
from your city, the best in their opnion far
perior to that of any other city and in the every
thing must from New York. How vastly important
then is the influence which New York exercises, and how
important TO us temperance men what impression should
be given this city Nothing out there is fashionable
will make impression, without it comes from New York,
and how vastly important then not only to New York
but to that vast country what this centre Of commerce
should do not only in fashions but in 1t be-
comes then what the fashions in New York
II they such are hostile to the interests Of that
Western Territory, it douby interesting and involving
much greater amount of responsibility! if evil fashions
calculated to inure that country do exist in New York
and do extend their influence far and in large de-
gree should not endeavor to cut the evil roots
worth while top oil branches here and boughs
there and twigs here and there, should here
Here is the trunkhsre is the root Of all the mighty mis-
chief-we must apply energies to it, and if
but succeed in digging up by the roots and throwing
down that trunk, those branches and wigs will wither
and die themselves without troubling ourselves to
them of-[loud applause.] Let it but be esteemed and
known as a part Of good manners in New York-as a
principle of good breeding in this cy-that it is ungen
tcmanly ungentcel and mpolite to press any person
who to house table to partac of that
which If he does take it, to haytent will produce or in
nict injury or disease upon hm-for the smallest
quantity will to that extent produce injury upon his
suon and nature; and not prov king that such law
should exist but let be but understood hat
and mpoe in New York offer wine TO your guests and
will bet that will be Immediately voted the height of
vugarity all the United States. tremendous APP
plausc and aughter) Allowing now that your example
on the population Of this distant country has this effect
tina. it makes and produces this impressure does it
point out TO the great the tremendous responsibility
which rests upon you not only to that country but the
God which made and provides for all lie, it be under
stood say let it be quoted that it is done here and go
to the smallest village in Kentucky and let him be the
richest man In the community let him have made his
ney by buying here and selling there, and having
Used sufficient to enable him to live in comfort and indie
pendcnce let him have retired to spend his days his
property and let him offer his bottle of wine at dinner or
after dinner, to vsiter at his table, and he will immc.
dately say to him, have you been TO New York;
don't yousknow that is exceedingly vulgar there TO offer
wine to any who calls upon you, comes to dine
with you'" Let the be- if you like, that there
you know, number Ct grecnhorns who visit that
city, and the merchants have to be afraid that if they
offer wine or liquor to them will be supposed they want
TO upset their equilibrium and suspicion might be raised
that they did 10 enable them get the best bargain
with him. [Laughtcrl Let this be understood not,
matter what the reason is Tor let there be
alp or no matter wh2t the principle motive is You
skirt narrow skrta long skirt short be worn,
Ilaaghcr it is worn simply because it 10 the fashion in
New York, aughter and II you the fashion of
broad narrow, long short skirt coa and if
because YOU set the fashion, surely you set the IA
shion in this. Would it not be more delightful, more
pleasing and important, that YOU should this fashion.
Herein lies the morality and the philosophy and the truth
of this question; you set this rule you any