New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-05
Letter of Mr.. Z. C. Dt!acaa 10 he If,O}d'S Tenn
perdncc C0HueHti0R
BALLsToN CENTRE. Saraioea Go.

To Richard Poiter Thomas Besss, EsgaUes London:
CEsTlEMLS: | have the pleasure q acknowledging
vonr kind invitation 10 ulletd Tie Worlds Temperance
Convenuou he held in London on The 4h oi August
Until within few d"ys had hoped 10 a'enn II, n. oer
10 furego that pleasure +houSh OUT ., my puWet :" we
personally present. my ~Let heart VIII be WIN you ana
shall therefore hope 20 be pardoned for expressing brel
ly hy letter nv views in relation 10 hc points 10 winch
You have csrd my arteution in your letter OF i;Iaon
First-ghe sts!e OF the temperance cause III this ald
h regard To HE United States Of America the cause Is
on the whtle evidently progressive When public allen,
that the moderate use Of alcUioic l2or- was generally
henefcu aud that the cNcessiveuc onty va 10 he avoid
ed 10 this great fundamental error II Is b"'sted that
most of the iulrmperRncc with which ctr world has crrg
afflicted he attributed. Its rot known by whom Ire
rrsn discovery first made, that drunkenness The
world over, produced Nv moderate dr,nihs But re
IL hy whom IL may II was discovery winch produced
new ~ the hiSioryo the world r s"cieues"e'tnow
formed III. principle OF entire abstinence rom asueu
liouors which believed 10 be the Chief II not ;e on
ly liquors likely 10 produce inoAicaoii VI 'n.se
Ties some 10 coo We're organized numbering ABOUT lUoV
OF members Experience however, soon proved Nh" was
not generally Known before That terHsncd Us wen ~ dn!"
led liquors contain ALCOHOL ald LED 10 dunkehss roi N
vice as found 10 exist and 10 anenahe extent among
those had taken and adhered to ardent spr pea e
Tie Brewhouse and I!uer press tHside from destroying
,h hputul RAIN and fruit OF the cs,th were found 10
produce the evils Ind been produces by the orm
of lire Sull Indeed soon became apparent .; The pro-
lnc,s o The san; by process arl, made assume
the appearance OF the products OF ihc vineyard and rs
such. polmed or community
While other po,sons more deeicrous than even alcohol
were found have been a"audunly mingled with impure
waters dispensed from the Brewers ats under The iHpo
sing name vi Ale, Beer, and Porter
In view OF these melancholy facts the friends Of Ten
pcrancr bot ~ Great Britain and America. came 10 The
Conclusion that The only practicable method OF freeing the
world from the oil drunkenness, would be dbIanHg
from, oil thar cat ttorica,c bererags health Hence.
organization commenced, and lie TOTAL ABsTt
measure 80 new and SO contrary 10 rrevoilng op;n
ion. met, mis have been expected with great oppo
si.iou even among the acknowledged friends OF Temper
Among tose friends, however opposition was OF
The discussion wlch ,oo6 place in private circles in
puhiic conventions snd in TIE political and religious jour
day
the ardent spirit pledge, soon brought vast MAJORITY OF
ADM, that the only method OF retaining the eor!ae
and of prrvrrt the moderate drinker from becoming AL
n.brate the observance Of entire abstinence IRON
And ish In. movement was deemed Vi FIRST ultra and
aualica YET when it shown by authority irdspuia
bic that abou, s,OnGOuU1 dollars We're annually wasted
directly or indirectly IN acohoiic poisos-'ha agoit one
third Of the male adults III The niied States a.ed !heFl-
ates,hai even city OF Albany. from which nearly
twenty millions o! Temperance documents had been DIS
rbuici ihoug hvu the Union snd the world ot ,p cases
thai aretysr per cent owed their existence directly or
Indirectly The use OF Intoxicating oisons and hat OF
6 persons received into the A>hcuse in one year, Gle
were brouyht there from The same cause
When these and auy similar facts came 10 be spread
before the nation very general esnveon was pToduced
that the esten ,sedy which had been proposeG wSs he
ony remedy suited the eNlge.ctcs y! the case And
even by who 10 NOT yet feel disposed peT>ocay 70
unite IN the total abstinence enter prise Il h"W seeraS
admitted uoh.e enterprise, and 20 have areao Hc
conlyshed great GOOD luderd il may be doubted w.e,h
ANY CONSIDERABLE. number OF te Nlehds e ie'e. an0e
coud be found this country who are no trends CT Total
Absrerce and j, may be questioned. also, whether
single Society oani AuuG population o. -VutN
COO ORGANIZED and in operation on ANY oiher iTlc!plt
than that OF fiyr fOp al shGt tHtostea!s IL
ANY such exist, AN, o 4 tas same tendency
the public mind. advance from the moderate Use 10
entire abstinence from Intoxicating poisons apparent on
this side vt the Atlantic. Is apparent on the oi'er Aso
With you, with Us prejudice i2> Srsdis!!S neca ne
moved confidence ccnci!aied, and doctrines md meas
uIcs once en-d and tsnaiicsl have general
IL made their PuOhc favor 50 ihs II no longer
altogether unreasonable while eorcedrg the TEN
perae use Of ;hinss uuvc and heS ia 70 require en-
=
Sna dec,erous and iu;oXici,ug liquors N 81 le.r
orms, are So will think, he apParep, 10 any oas who
VII compare The state OF things where the OF these
liquors hiss beer dispensed With, with The sta!e OF things
where te,r useis si:ll coa,srued.
Withus, wherever total abstinence principles and prac-
ners have prevailed the consequence hiss been sppsrrnI
II increased coU:ors and diminished TAXATION rSCp-rS
IN some instances ihe altered Condition o. The
peop and the improved Of society nave been
Gerul anG though have Witnessed the change for
the better have heard Khan has been Witnessed BY OH
erS IN nahy parts OF Europe ard especially IN Ireland
where the aeors OF thai apostle OF TIN. glorious cause
have been SO long Continued and crowned with such
I MS success
sane period done h country as Fsther Mat
,hs-5eieea Fatir Natths=-has Goae for ireland Ire
md rich n her soil, a,d r1e n her physical
,eec and Yet So loeg, aHd sEievosy
by her drunken ssSes but now Boosting her I'VE
millions OF pledged and True !ner, women and children,
vhos- enrolled soas the names OF NE Mem
use ,Acse ,,es for ceuSenisnee, saes'
lsgialsSey,