New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-18
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION,
FIRST DAY-EvESIsG SESSION.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.

North Pears,- Church, al halfpast seven Hon.
William c. Bouck in the Chair. Il was nearly nine
before got the!e; my account OF the proceedings
which close g, lo.-and which were marked by
much fervor and enthusiasm Ii a good cause. must
! therefore, be brief.
The body of the Church was filed with ladies
and gentlemen, including The Delegates, and many
| members Of the Constitutional Convention, who had
! been specially invited 10 attend A gent ie1nah
named Coffu was speaking when entered. and ne
was followed by Mr. CHAPLIs, Editor OF the Albany
| Patriot, who met the argument that stringent meas
ures against the illegal vendors Of ardent spirits
| was hardship by declaring that no get OF men
stood more in need Of mercy, Of which the shutting
M of their hotels q crowning act. That prop
erty i'll gotten and badly applied wss uncomfortable,
and that the more man had OF II the worse ne was
off, was evident from the fact just stated by Mr..
Coffin that no less than six persons known 10 him
who had taken large hotels had thereby injured
their families and manufactured themselves into
dead drunkards
gentleman nea. Mr. C. alluded TO a case stated,
10 which the tears OF drunken innseepers wife had re-
claimed him. and said he have been but
at The trade and therefore quite desdened and
hardened. be added. that IN EewYork and other
large cities there when dogs coDhoed
muzzled to prevent bydrophoba and the resolutions
before the Convention well fitted TO stop the
dangerous contagion OF rum.seng although unfortu-
nstey the city of New York excluded from their
operation.
Mr. CoEgLIs stated that in his town it was found
that moral suason not sufficient counterfeit th
spirit of trade In the ardent spirit venders and that he
and several others subscribed stock toward fund TO
prosecute them and did and enforced the for the
general benefit and with the public appreciation. He
told story Of an Indian who threw shot round among
drowsy congregation TO wake them up, and was for
throwing the hot shot provided by the statute into the
ranks Of the rum. sellers.
Mr. RHoADEs Of Cayuga said that when he had met
friends OF temperance IN former Conventions their only
weapon WAS moral suasion. but they were the
representatives. OF the people, of the great msjores who
had voted throughout the State put down the traffic in
ardent spirits by stopping the License lawthey now
represented public opinion constitutiopay expressed
There were three classes OF temperance which
wanted to fire hot shot frat and blank cartridges after
ward into the rsnkn Of the common enemy-spothsr,
exclusively for the weapon oil moral suasioR and third
which had taken action. but wait TO see what this
Convention would recommend We should pass some
revolutions and he liked those the table they went
10 recommend that every who should violate the
law might be Immediately prosecuted-that would aid
moral suason He did not believe that the law and their
action would rid society of the vice Contemporaries
all once bu, The law had already done much good
for nc II had been endorsed By the people had bad its
effect upon many tsvernkeepcrs who were ashamed to
follow unlawful calling in the face OF the community
Formerly the rumseer sad to the friend OF temperance
"puoic opinion is with am licensed by virtue Of
State lsw-if am wrong why do the people issue their
icensef" Now 1t Is very different. Then Temperance
men's prospects encouraging Who le years
since would have dreamed Of asking the Legislature to
do what II had done recenty He would warn the rum
sellers 10 stop-be would urge every Of them in.
divduny close their baeu traffic before their names
were presented grand jures and indictments found
A gentleman asked MIR Rhoades to say in what
class he believed the and children Of the State
would be found in this struggle against licensed tsvens to
vend rum, who replied as he Well might, THEY ABE
WITH Us"
A Delegate from New York-a stout gentleman
unknown to this reporter-began by stating that
poor NewYork the only place left out In tho law and
he wanted the resolutions passed TO help her, BE spoke
OF the New-Iork dogs which had been alluded to- and
said they did do thousandth part the mischief OF
they NcwYork rumselers the dogs don't bite one once
where the bites thousand. For the deaths last
week. the drinking OF cold water got much blame but the
attending physicians bad told him that hot was more
deserving ofit there necessity for shutting up
shops OF the twolegged animals who cold maddeninG
liquors tina there for muzzng the fouregged OF the
canine for fear OF the hydrophobia.
An amendmen to the ed resolution was offered
by gentleman from Herkimer, and accepted by the
mover
Rev. Mr.. GooDELL said that the Anti-License Law
would have TO be enorcedhe people merely waited The
action of the Convention Amer the rumseers were voted
the people they took down their poison bottles and
looked round what public opinion was. When they
found that those who dared the law not prosecuted
their bottles gradually replaced onther shelves again.
and citizens their homes and families as heretofore,
under the Influence of the poisonous and Intoxicating
draughts.
Mr. CHURCH said that he was born in Troy.
where the seeds of In him his fathers
rum. tayorn-that for Is years he victim
that he injured his nteects and forgot his family. who
supposed deadmore than two years ago he join
H; and again tasted the comforts OF home and friends
He would bind down the rumrade, IN mercy TO the rising
generstion.
Dr. CoRLlss stated the following interesting case
of the hardening effects Of selling There is an nd
ydua In Washington county OF wealth and intel
lgence whom citizens formerly sent 10 the LeStsa
tsre and who in the midst OF his wealth and popular hon
had years retail grocer and wonder Of ardent
liquors One day last winter, aged and poor woman
went his grocery, with bundle OF rags 10 selshe
cold and hungry-hcr husband was drunsard Says she
tn tha M husband has hero and get
credit take the pay out OF these rags for am with
out money and without food The grocer weighed the
rags threw them the rag bn turned to his books found
cents liquor against her wretched husband and save
her only value OF The difference, g ccnts liz Hour
They hoped In who hoped that hearts hardened Ike
this to every feeling but avarce would melt under the
powers Of moral suasion The remedy for obdurae
cases was provided the resolutions Let the law Do
forced; public opinion was with the friends OF Temper
auce who eenefsctos Of their country He next
stated where greedy ruin-seer on getunS hoee
of prosecution and abou, 70 be the result OF his de-
auce the law begged 10 be iorgveD and shut up his
rum. shop.
.ttutonal Convention, declared himself much pleased
with the proceedipg and for encouraging Temperance
by example well as penalty aud precept. He asked
those now around him whether gentlemen who gave
parties and treated their friends with Champagne thought
they were promoting TempudEeeH
The following Resolutions were then unanimously
agreed to- and with reclamation in place OF the second
and third reported BY the Business Committee and so
published 80
Resolred, That the New License Law. which has
been ado pied by large proportion OF The Towns In
this State. and by sucA lags ms,or.tes ought 10 be
obeyed.
HssclrsG That this Convention recommend the appoint
ment Of Committees by those Towns and Gates where
the sale OF Intoxicating Liquors prohibited by Law and
where such Committees not already appointed 10 AID
the Officers whose special duty prosecute those VINO
persevere the sale OF Intoxicating drinks N vies
ton Of the aw-and where hose officers shall neSlec' OF
refuse the performance OF their duties that such Commit
tees do themselves proceed TO immediate prosecution
Resolved. That those otcers Justice who have insti'
tutet prosecutions in their respective Towns and Cites
agaus, the volaors Of said law entitled 70 the thanks
OF this Convention
After some remarks by Messrs. Greeley, Fish and
Others several Resolutions introduced reat and re-
ferred the Business Committee and The Convention ad
,ourneG TO Thursday morning q; halt past 5. w.
City ttems.....FRIoAY. July IL
Tex TEMPERANCE PIcKSIcK AT WEST PoISr.-
harper Union" excavation came OF on Wednesday, in
excsiept s;ys every body seems 10 have been pleased
and ths world and his wife were presenl-iha: 10
cav there was g tremendous gathering on board The
accommodations both on board the s,eaner South
America and a, Yves, Point, were worthy Of all praise;
and indeed formal resolution of thanks was passed by
reclamation for the courtesy and polene's OF Captain