New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-23
CITY ITEMS,

CITY ITEMS,
TEaPERA.cE ANNIVERSARY At The TABERNA'
xAcLE-The third anniversary Of the Harper Uuion NO.
Daughter. Of Temperance was beld a. the IAosrn@ee
last night The house though not crowded to excess Was
well hIed, aud the meeting having been ORGANIZED oy
calling Hon James Harper TO the Chair and the appoint
eut Of The usual Vice Presidents and Secretaries, the e1-
ercses Of The evening were opened win prayer ~ lev
Dr. Cone The annual report Of the Society was men
read IN which was tribute to the late Mrs. James har-
per who had been one the earliest members OF the So
ety and whose death had occurred since the last meeting
After an Ole sung by Mrs. wash0urD the Rev Dr. Pat
ton was introduced 10 the meeting who spoke. In sub
stance as follows;
lie said history snd experience taugh. that IN every
great moral reformation there were periods Of gloom and
neutrality-suspicious. when the good work appeared to
stand sn and those engaged In lis promotion were dis
heariened and about ready TO despair Neutrality assumed
a hostile attitude and the timii and weak minded were
afrsd TO engage in a which might expose them TO
ridicue Such TO some extent, had been the case with
the Temperance Reformation but he did no think that its
advocates need be discouraged that account Consola
ton could be gathered from the past In the fact that since
the Art Of Printing had been discovered there had never
been Gn Instance ia which any great moral enterprise
had been entirely crushed True 1t might be tempo
rsrilv psralyzed but 1t would ultimately triumph
The time had been In England when the name OF Lib
erty scarcely dare spoken. Tie Purtans driven
from their homes aud sought refuge from oppression
among the mountains Of Switzerland, and the far dis
taut and dreary coast Of America. Now there was
scarcely country in the world that enjoyed more OF the
practical benefits Of civil and religious liberty than Eng
land. Is useless now TO try TO stop the progress CT
good work. when dare not speak their sentiments
they can cherish and disseminate them by means Of
books, which could be read in secret. The effect could
be seen in te present condition Of Continental Europe
France had made great step toward freedom seventeen
years ago. many thought she had done all she could
DO but the nation satisfied the work could not
stop until the French people had entirely achieved their
liberty. 50 Il with the Temperance reform
The water seemed sometimes about out, and there
persons who watched It's ebb expecting TO see the
stream dry up completely but they would DO as much
disappointed Rs was tho who stood waiting by the
side u the river until the should cease 10 How,
that he might over dry-shod The time had been
when tho presses hal snsered a. Temperance Societies
and their efforts. Now a paper OF tomorrow morning
would scarcely sell without report oil tonghts proceed
ings such had been the change IN public sentiment
Dr.. T. alluded the former use of wine and strong drink
AZ funerals aud weddings, customs which we're rapidly
going Of lie told several interesting Anecdotes
exborted the ladies' 70 Gscountenance In every way the
use ardent spirits and concluded BY recommending
all the friends Of Temperance TO exert themselves ~ the
utmost In the great cause
The Rev Dr. sat down amid much applause. aud SITTER
ges sung by four gentlemen. Mr. John b. Cough was
introduced by the Chairman In rising Mr. g. said that
Il gave him much pleasure 20 address the meeting under
such gratifying circumstances. lie had been greeted BY
DR. Patton, an old friend who had stood by bin IN his
darkest hours, and TO whom he owed debt Of gratitude
that he could never cancel. He came tonight ne SAID,
not 10 offer any new arguments IN Iavor OF temper
ance lie had none to offer except those that had been 50
often used oeOie They reminded him OF kaleidoscope IN
which encess varieties OF changes are effected with me
same pieces glass and the same beads As he stated In
Boston recently when making bis l72t speech ia that
city should like to have opposion-should Ike TO see
Druukayis Convention and hear their arguments. Per-
haps could then catch few ideas which might be ser
vicea5Ie In the Cause OF Temperance.
lie was happy however TO be able 10 say mat DC du
not believe tbs great cause retrograerg Some people
say IS going down. II It be so IL Is gong down deeper
into The hearts VI the people suue ihat We nave hot
40 many uublc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not SO many
songs sung for victories 20; be achieved as there were
formerly but the feeling the subject Is more deeply
rooted than has been THERE'S no longer any ar
OPPOSITION 10 the Temperance movements. lie shous
ike 20 have Truth and Fsschood brought into fair con.
nct bat fasehood, cowardlke, shrnSs rom the con
test He wosc willingly combat any thirty opponents OF
Temperance that might be brought out as he might nor be
well skilled In logic law they were. he would have
thirty vacant seats Ia which 90 place the ruined dfunkMi
the ued wife anu the dcsoaie widow, starving children
and athcress orphans lacking clothes aud food and with
the,, isag facts he would al the Arguments that
might De broaght against tho Temperance movement
II apathy existed the subsct was want Of thought,
but the akcr ot convinced that people were hegnning
20 think than they formerly dd upon tue necessity
Of checking iucmncransc They bad begun 20 consider
The matter In the right light and % look 70 Cod Tor asss
lance An CARVING out their great dcisus. Prayer must
be accompanied by faith, and such pfayu1 '9a would
hear and answer. 10 The duty o every nan 10 ca
e into tho cause of the destluuou and misery which
met a evcIy step In this great CITY II no history % Al
mos, any n.to child. begging In tho street. vas loohsd To-
n could not lai 10 awaken sympathy IN tho most obdnfe
heart Many Of these children could tell tale 81 suffer
Inc caused by rum which would ohil 60 fl upon
an, heart at an aligo 80 tho impulses OF humanity
Mr. Cough spoke OF feccnt speech made AZ tho llAfi
ford Insane Asyium. iil said That Tie SUPERINTENDENT
had told hlm that most OF tho eases ol iHsaniJ we're
oau,oi directly Indirectly. nv she use of spfie Man
lost Ts srrat Flofiuus utc oct because ticu u hs
love of The ntaNcaing bowl Had "a was O. tho man
whose reason dasifo, ei 10 lMg could hoi's boar
to look UPON hundred such than en- many aunkaitr
ia The ota cia God had deprived men of tdt Intellect
ard their accannta li, uf ain wss removed bus ffuhA
onnoss was no excuse crime. sni 10 believed That
Hsn accountable TOT am pin eonmlttsd while uniei
Tho inaaenoe ~ uquer Nriuutesy dtanh lie expected
a 60 avoid iho use of p'ta a. lhey vrad avoid fes
ien,a
a. toa-h aunisd to tho respect shown ,n IsmrefaH's
man now AMI passed q high euasf upon Father Mathew
whom Do saia hs SHOULD 10 GLAD 30 uee' end whe wel3
no ,utdis'f vsroain hrfs. seef because DO was The
rrat Apoaiis ~ rsmlaispve ~ ireland. Tho opposition
ia no fsmref auve movement a iisarresiHs. sHa
81. pus niinseh enilisf Geese We iespi ihs' Ne 40
sumrspi Ca want 81 ,prn,, a. omit niush 80 Ms "'nsNs
nia ,pessh.
no was followed o., a. iisrif, gentleman iitin The
Nsst rhu directed his fcNtsta Waalf a. ite 81 Hfqrfs
q women ir Wuts ~ Msfai EsHsu no va hi'enes ~
stsnutsit aad hls speech isssivsA wlsh ms,h ~
Parent se,isneihr. especially Fi The isal~s
Mf u.nah sraie ~, CIV salHniss sns, Az hsrf BAD
concluded nst vssa nrsA rvHhs men " sus'a sAAsas'