The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-01

the soubri9uet of 'sthe Poughkeepse blacksmith. "
We know nothing whatever of this gentleman
who has adopted this title as u circulating me-
dunn" but he belongs TO class Of whom we have
a word or two TO say.
We consider this trick of sending forth political
declaimers under the titles Of democratic black
smiths, " "Whigcartmen," "Repubcan cobblers, u
and "Jefersonian Conservative bnck-layers," one
of the most contemplate, political humbugs Of the
day. The honest, intelligent, and industrious me-
chanics Of this country-and who, we gladly take
occasion to say are, as body, sngularly well-in.
formed on all the political questions of the day
have something better to do than TO 60 spouting all
over the land retailing the common-places of part-
zinship, and scattering filth on their opponents
The backsmths, who are really credltable to any
party, are in the habit of raising the wind only al
their own torges, and support themselves and then
families by steady industry, instead of perambu-
aing the country to do the dirty work of faction.
The truth is that these orators in the garb OF me-
chanics, are generally imposters, not having even
The equivocal merit OF being lazy, worthless arti-
zans OF the class to which they pretend to belong
| The whole system is a trick, and intended to de-
ceive the working classes
| We had first the ".earned blacksmiths" and the
"philosophic shoemakers," who spoke all the Ian.
guages Of Europe ,andwere considerably ahead OF Sir
Isaac Newton-often really clever, intelligent, and
gifted above their fellows. but somewhat lacking
in modesiy and discretion, and not increasing thel,
stock of these virtues on their travels These Ii
terary prodiges got rather stale, partly from the
wearing off Of the novelty. and partly from the ex-
cessive competition injurng the market. Now the
political traders have got up the same ad capta~dum
| nf lac nd Va hell
thereiare about a dozen political 'sbacksmiths"
blowing the bellows over the country, and pretty
equally divided between the two parties. After the
"Poughkeepsie blacksmith leaves the feld-like-
| ly to be very soon-we shall probably be entertain
ed by public discussion in the Tabernacle be-
tween the "New York Jsffersonian tailor and the
"Phadelpha Democratic Wing Republican cob
bier" on the influence of the present tariff on the
price of silk twist and waxed ends.
The TEMPERANCE CONVENTION at the Tabcrna-
Gle last evening rather thny attended 10 con-
sequence of the wetness of the evening
Dr. MARSH introduced Mr.. Cough, the Tempe
| rance Missionary through the State OF New York
on late tour, when prayer was offered up by the
Rev. Mr. Norton.
DIR. MARSH here and said he felt particular
pleasure in being enabled 10 lay before the meet.
| ing the result of a tour made by himself and Mr.
Cough through the different towns and hamles Of
the State and every where they had gone they
were met with the utmost enthusiasm. In Roches.
ter, IN particular, they had met with the utmos
attention from the inhabitants. In Buffalo, Oswe-
go. Albany, and every town through which they
had travelled, the spirit OF Temperance was AMI
mating the hearts OF the vast crowds that Hooked
to their meetings. The appalling speci acles to be
met with in the prisons was all traceable to the
New York, the name Of Mayer Harper, he fell
proud to say, was every where received with ap
clause for closing up the rum shops on Sunday.
Cloud applause.) He would now introduce
Mr. COUCH, who gave detailed account of his
tour through Western New York. In Buffalo,
every thing was disgusting and wicked from their
habits of intemperance-a in Syracuse, the peo-
lie were incorporate. and the unfortunate thirst
Tor ardent spirits manifest in many other quar-
| ters where they had travelled. Men in the upper
circles of Society, though not Incorporate, he
tended were bound to come forward and lend their
| aid to advance the interests of the temperance
cause They were bound to abstain altogether
from even the partial use of the intoxicating and
,erncious beverage In Buffalo he visited thu
prison, and met there melancholy instance of the
leba ing influence of Intoxicating liquors. Il
young man from Canada, the son Of the keeper OF
one of the public hospitals, was there confined
under sentence for five years in the State prison
| This young man got to Buffalo, the most intern
perae city IN the State, and, In mt OF lntOxcatOn,
got change for gold piece in bad notes. He
passed. in a state of ntoxication, unconsciously,
one of those bad notes he got in change, and was
taken and put in prison. because they found on his
person some more oil the same notes he had passed,
which was deemed sufficient evidence against him.
and he was now suffering a severe penalty for
crime he had not committed Numerous Instances
we're to be found in the same prisons OF both young
md old, which enabled HIM 10 trace every sage and
degree OF crime to the vile influence OF intoxica-
ting liquors If the gentlemen willsbut aid us, h.
continued, it will tend TO elevate the masses in the
social scale. But shall call to aid other ana
more powerful influences-the ladies' Without
the ladies, Temperance could not succeed; and !
| shall give you an instance. In Nantucket, the
| cause Was taken up spritedly by the ladies', who
appeared in "A temperance procession with asbanner
inscribed, Temperance and Industry atrimony
| and Happiness" "lntemperance, Alcohol, and
| No Husband" Immense aughter.) In Nantucket
where, through the influence OF the ladies, intern
perauce was nut down. their labors were both ar
duous and difficult. The keeper of a gin store had
long obst,naely persisted in plying his trade, des-
pite of the repeated remonstrances of leading mem.
oers of the Society. At last, the ladies' formed
twenty ladies' in each committee; and the first
waited upon the man and talked for twenty minute
the next spoke for fitteen-the next for ten, and
the next tor five; when the rumseller asked, "Weli
| are there any more of you - The ladies' answer
| ed, eyes, we have eleven more committees"
What" said the rumseller, are they all To-
talk = " Yes" replied the ladies, :. and we shal!
appoint Twelve more ,nsss "oh! crakrs
tire, and shall bolt off" SO, continued Mr.. G
would the influence of the ladies operate in our
favor. Mr.. g next took cursory glance at some
of the leading hotels in Broadway-the Astor, Pin
teaux's and Palmo's, and traced the fashionable
tpplers, who commence at such high places OF re.
freshment, through the Various gradations ii
drunkenness and vice, down to the wretched deps
OF debauchery to be found in the city. He mex
showed the Inconsistency Of the tfashionables''
who frequent the public theatres, in refusing q
patronize temperance lectures, because Of their
being not 'Josheea nn-be," as the orator pro-
nounced it with much naircff, which produced I'M
mense laughter and applause. After passing some
cursory remarks on ,he inconsistency Of allowing
the hotels to sell ardent spirits on Sunday, while
eulogy on Mayor Harperfor his efforts in the cause
Of temperance, and adversd to the action OF the
authorities in Boston to put down grog seln
by the force OF law, without distinction oil
places or parties Several volators of the