Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-08-25
WORLDS Observation-Disclosures
FATHER MATTHEW.

The following interesting remarks oy MI.
Lewis Tappan, upon what he had seen ana
heard while attending the recent Worlds
Convention" held in London, were lately
made in Brooklyn, N. Y. at the request oil
number of his fellow citizens.
Mr. Tappan said, that the Convention the
object of which was to consult upon the inter-
ests of the anti-slavery cause,) was very nu-
merously attended Several different meet
ings we're held, and the proceedings through
out were characterized by the most perfect
good feeling and unanimity, and upon adj
journing, It was resolved that another
''Word's Convention" should be held next
year, either in London or New York.
MrTappan attended a very large temper
auce meeting, held at the "Crown and An
Choir" and subsequently adjourned TO the
"HaiI of Commerce, in Thread-Needle St.
They have there "short pledge" and a
"ong pledge" the former OF which prohibits
the use Of distiled spirits only, and the latter
all Intoxicating drinks. The people showed
great anxiety to obtain Information upon the
subject, and it was resolved to hold a.
"Worlds Temperance Convention" in Lon
don, in the course of the ensuing SUMNER
Mr.. L. was walking through Smith6eld
Market (amost in the centre of the city,
one Sunday and observing a large colec-
ton of people near, he approached and en-
quired the cause Of the gathering. He was
informed that it was a temperance meeting;
and although he had supposed himself per-
feet stranger to all present, they immediate
ly laid violent hands upon him, mounted him
upon little box, and made him deliver an
address, for which they appeared very CRATE
full 1t is not difficult Mr.. Il. says, to obtain
at any time an audience of ten, twenty, and
even thirty thousand people. Mr.. T. had
highly interesting interview with Father
Matthew, and although an old temperance
man himself, he received from him the tenn
perance pledge anew, and a present of a
handsome medal. Father Matthew stated TO
him that he was himself induced TO take the
pledge by the persnasions Of one William
Martin, who had for long time been urg-
ing him to do so. He was at that time a
humble, obscure Catholic priest, and soon
after he had signed, he began to preach upon
the subject to his little flock. At first, only
a few of his congregation came to him to re-
ceive the pledge-then others about the
neighborhood-then they began TO come
from places ten, fifteen, and twenty miles
distant. He finally concluded that it would
be less trouble for him to go TO the people
than it would for the people to come to him,
and he began to make short excursions a.
bout the country, administering the pledge
to those who were willing TO receive it He
was then invited to Limerick, and upon ar
irving there, instead of finding four or five
hundred people to speak to, as he expected,
there were tpo hundred thousand assembled,
anxiously awaiting his arrival. His Bishop,
seeing the great excitement he was produc-
ing, went and demonstrated with him, and
told him he was departing from the line of
his duty. "Don't you know" said the
Bishop, ''that the pubhcans do more to sus-
tain our religion than anybody elsel" Yes
replied Father Matthew, "and know that
your brother is the greatest diStiLler in the
county, and know too, that it is more inn
.portance to secure the health, and happiness,
and peace of our people, than it is to build
up the Roman Catholic religion" Finding
that he had nothing but opposition to ex-
pect from his Bishop, he Immediately wrote
TO the Pope, who sent him back highly
encouraging letter, with commission APP
pointing him "vcar Apostolic - which took
him entirely out of the jurisdiction of the
Bishop, and made him responsible for his
conduct to the Pope alone. Father Mat
thew told Mr.. T., that three-fourths of the
people of Ireland had taken the pledge, and
that not more than one in five hundred had
broken it. The number of Mr.. rs certii-
cate was 5,2S1 ,92l In administering the
pledge, the people, men, women, and chill
dren, kneeed down in a row, and the wo-
men, in rising, would often hold up their ba-
bies for Father Matthew to kiss, which he
invariably did, although their little faces
were often rather smutty. He would plough
dirt to do good, he said, at any time. MIR.
Tappan asked him what would be the result,
in his opinion, Of the present repeal move
ment to the people of Ireland! He answer
ed, very significantly, flor he is man of
fewwords,) "IHey wiHg get equal tawS, sir %