The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-05


have described and such contend for are aways,h
is well to recoect much easily and safely to be oh
s hs be tried nd viii
be discovered that the aborng classes Will consider
themselves Is enjoying common rights, participating IN
the interests Of those who by good fortune or by nher
ance are exempted from the necessity Of labor loud
and continued cheerng) Mr.: selden then went on to
license law and a. an individual ne had given IT, When
Father Matthew, he ssid commenced his mission OF phi
ana on ed 20 Of tSs rs Parsmspt re-
quiring the accomplishment OF that object what would
have been the consequence Why he would have seen
the smoke Of the peat and alembc issuing from the Gre
vice of every rock and the of every rsvHe
amongst the hills Chsers Or suppose when he crossed
Of the English mining districts, stood 1t the mouth Of
the caverns and called to the subterraneous tenants
Hear ye hear ye, come in the name Of the British Par
ameht to put end to dram drinking whatwoud have
been the response7 Why would have been" Let Par
lament 20 to the devil-give us some more srog !"
the way In which the groat work Of temperance
reform 10 to he accomplished. This IL not the mode In
which its past and sorou, trumphs have been
effected. By example-by resson--by argument-by ap.
peals tho conscience bringing mind to operate on
Effected such was the manner in which the wise and
good men in Massachusetts, who began this movement
duct such as has no parallel in the history Of mankind II
you undertake to enact and enforce sumpuary laws
must inevitably fail Man did never and never will sub
relates to himself individually When man. In satiying
his appetite, effects the rights and liberties Of Others
then he becomes amenable to the law, but far
spects himself personally he be made subjeco
suDptuary laws (Cheerpg) MIR then referred to the
attempt Of the Great to enforce law which required
all bis subjects to shave on their Boards which gnay
failed despot AZ be was-end proceeded at some length
and with Irresistible force TO demonstrate the absurdy
and folly Of enacting laws to make abstain from in
dulging in Incorporate habits He expressed his unaf
fsced fear that the present movement, with respect to
the license law would materially retard the progress Of
the temperancecause, and that one Of the reasons
why he opposed It, He then gave o brief but eloquent
exhoraticn to continued exertons and united action
the part of the wings, and after describing the manner
in which he had been received in the various wards
expressed his conviction that success was before
them. This, said he, Is the last time that we
shall meet in this Hall before the election believe al
though some complain that ought not have done II,
that have done my share ofthe work tremendous APP
pause, and "three cheers for Dudley seldepJ Let me
ask you TO do yours, and I'll give you nine cheers
daughter and cries Of "well do it you do your part
fthe work you will not only carry this city but carry
the glad tdngs OF success throughout this country to re-
energies Of the wing party in every part the
Union. Thus you will put the party IN condision
that those now in possession Of the government ana