New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-30
A Talk Abou, New-Year'..

claim. We mean to anticipate both with something
different from eirher-a few of.hand unpretending
remarks on the manner of celebrating the Birth OF
the Year.
Newyork is foremost among American Clues
perbans among all Cit;es-in the amplitude ana UNI
,s-ssl,v nj her New. Years festivities. Iaere are
vow, fe dwellings so forlsrn that New ear Day
b,;nps 10 them nothing of enjoyment or soace"-
yUo1,d ,ba, endowment and soace were all the day
brings our City! Alas! we cannot conceal from
ourselves that many emilies will then make brave
show Of festive dainties who will be sorely puzzled
10 paw the next quarters rent; while oil our seventy
Thousand Adult Males probably Thirty Thousand
will retire On NewYears Night essentially intoxi-
ca.ed-not all absolutely 80 drunk as TO be beshai
or senseless, but 80 seriously affected by the day
rotations as TO feel older poorer teebler, baser next
day, and for many days thereafter. Newly ear 5
Day rarely passes over our City without bringing
Ten Thousand persons sensitly and considerably
nearer their graves.
WOMEN of New York who among you WIZ
on Thursday brave the sacred denunciailon whlch
SAYS, cursed is he that putteth the bottle 10 DIS
neighbours MOUTH Who among you Will se' ior'n
the insdous Cordial or the sparkling Wine 10 tempt
,be feeble minded or weak principed from the pain
&c sob,;a,v and Safety? Which Of you will gid
with dazzling smiles the souldestroying faisehood
that 8 little won't hurt you Z Better De the 10Y"
lost tenant of wasberwomans howell than such
,,,,.sr in marble halls on softest ottoman. You
,ho, are wives mothers or sisters imagine hus-
hand son, brother brought home 10 You at night
sepseless, loathsome. Keeling drunkard, and SOL
,l~a hla ebal mot
polute your houses New-Year's Day. Resolve
now
You've MEN how do you propose to spend
New Years Day? In festivity and social greet
ings7 We'll: but is that all The responsibilities
and the duties of life are crowding upon you waste
OF time or alterations Of conduct which might have
seemed innocent in childish years can seem SO no
longer: Ia il NOT high time TO advance in moral pu-
rity and active usefulness? The birth Of a New
Year should draw each of US TO a reckoning with
himself it should be signalized by the solemn abb
duration Of some pernicious habit or unwholesome
indulgence. Who on a careful, candid scrutiny,
cannot detect me vice or fault to cast behind him
as he moves forward TO the struggles of another
wear? Oh friends! if you are occasional, moder-
ate drinkers of aught that can Intoxicac, be per
suaded to renounce and utterly abandon this de-
basing. perilous habit on this New Years Day II
you have already taken this important step, then re-
solve 10 cast of Tobacco some other sensual IN
diligence whereby the soul is clogged and darken-
ed And let the outward remuneration be true
symbol of inward and enduring progress. Such
M act will make each succeeding New Years Day
a joyful though solemn CONCENTRATIONS remem
brance of noble deeds in the past and Indictment
to new struggles and new triumphs. Forward
One thing more we would earnestly urge on
the Women OF New.York, as an appropriate recog
milton OF Moral and Social obligations at this ami
versary We wish every one who receives calls
on New Years Day would provide herself with
form of petition TO Legislature in favor of the
repeal of that odous and ub ust section fosted into
our otherwise excellent New Excise Law, where
by this City s excluded from the sphere of its ope
rations. These petitions may be had, today and
tomorrow, we presume at the Office Of the Organ,
Ann.st or that of the Am. Temperance Union.)-
Let such petition be laid the table, and every Wis
ilor asked to aAix his signature thereto then let
each be carefully returned to the Office of The
Tribune on Friday, and the Editor will take good
care to convey them personally to Albany, and see
that they are presented TO the Legislature on the first
or second day of the Session. Easier than even
sending to the Organ Office is simply writing off
this caption:
Equal RIGHTS AND EQUAL LAWS"
"The undersigned inhabitants Of the City of New
York. do earnestly solicit and entreat the Legisla
ture OF State TO repeal that section OF the New EX
else Law which excludes this City from its operation
and benefits" Name. Residencel
Friends of Temperance! will you not each do so
much for the Cause to write off or cut out the
above place it AT the head of sheet of paper, and
ask every one who calls to sign in We leave for
Albany on Saturday morning and would gladly
bear with us the names of Thirty Thousand Citi-
zens united in such petition. New Years Day
has hitherto done TO promote drunkenness than
an ordinary month. Shall ii not now do something
for Temperance Unjust it will Sons of Tenn.
perancc and Rechabi,es! obtain or write off q few
headings like the above, and leave them on the
tables of the ladies you may call who willing
TO receive them. Once signed, no matter by how
few, see that they are promptly despatched to AL
bany We have great struggle before US this
Winter, let us commence it seasonably and maintain
ii with undaunted spirit.
We trust this suggestion will not be lost on the
friends of other great Reiorms-that OF abolishing
War, Legal Man Killing, Furnishing Licentiousness,
&c. &c. These New Years meetings and greetings
ought not TO be SO barren and aimless they have
been--they may aud should be productive of vast
intellectual and moral good. Let US begin the re-
form NOW
ESH The following Protest, from the leading Natu-
rallied Citizens of Philadelphia was forwarded to
James X. Polk against the nomination of Mr.. Wood.
ward. 1t would appear that as soon as he got the
Protest he immediately appointed him. How long
will they be duped by the leaders OF the Loco Foco
party who first swindle them out of their votes and
then insult them by such appointments? Wood
ward is nominated and the Loco-Focos, acith a tetr
exceptions, tsiN rote TO confirm HIM Mark that
II the Naturalized Citizens are 10 be saved from,
sach Judge ii will be by few Locos and the
Wing party voting against him.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Is, 1915.
SIR We are Naiuraized Citizens and members Of the
Democratic party, who having heard with extreme
price thai GEORGE w WOODWARD has been urged upon
you as person qualified TO ill the vacancy on the
bench OF the supreme Court occasoned BY the death
Judge Baldwin beg leave respectfully bui most ear.
nesty to demonstrate sSsinst any such appointment