The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-04

ming. (Appiause) The temperance cause belonged to
world and of all races from the Caucasian to the Malay
1t republican principle, for it great eveler
but unlike the devil temperance levelied upwards.
| naughter) He had sometimes fustian aris-
| tocracy, embroidered and struttng. tIe had once
travelled with gentleman-it was raining, and there
| then railway. much less a telegraph. When
they came to an Inn tho gentleman got his symposium,
and wished him (Dr. Coxj TO ioin him but ne would
not upon which the gentleman said, We understand
each other-we know chemistry 1t is all right to be-
wilder the vulgar with these theories but absurd for
wise men to attention to them" lie (Dr Cox told
the gentleman that, wise as no was, alcohol would
make fool Of him, and the brutes would be his
Periors, when they trampled upon him; lie was q
barrster; and he Dr Cox) told him that he (Dr Cox)
! was gentleman that he merely man; actually
flesh and blood and that II he put alcohol in his mouth
came paraiysed from inremperance, and joined the
teetotsism when 1t WAS too late lie died-a proof
been said that religion had nothing to dc With tenn
perance. This true, IL by religion meant
taranism But he must frat take the soul out of his
body before he could separate temperance from rel-
gion for man made in the image Of God, and al
cohol degraded him below the brutes He too
glad to agree with men in what they held In common
to waste his time in trying to ind out in what they
differed 1t was seventy three years since the Declare
in Philadelphia when erst he . boy, and in
his plays drew in the first inspirations of liberty
the eagle flying in the middle. (Cheers) Eu-
rope would not hesitate to admit that, though
OF thS
because Americans priced it. that they honored
Father Mathew who had struggled and laborod till
enrolled nearly six millions OF his oountrymen. He
sorry to have to inform him that in this excel
sor city, there were numerous groggeries He loved
Ireland He visited it once on purpose, and at the
time when he did not intend to go there daughter
He will not say how much intemperance had to do with
this He then adverted to incompetence In Ireland,
formerly having infected the clergy and no said the
whole OF Europe were looking to how Father Mathew
would be received here Their influence, therefore,
upon the destinies OF Europe beyond calculation
Let them initiate the virtues OF Washington, and not
say, with Cain. Am my brothers. Keeper
4.
following address from Chancellor W alworth, Pre-
sident Of the American Union, who was staying at
Saratoga, and could not be present on account OF
the illness OF his daughter:-
DEAR SR-Permit me, not only individual, but
also as President Of the American Temperance Union
and behalf OF all the friends Of temperance through
out the United States, to welcome you to America
And may that kind and mercfu Providence, which has
protected you in your passage the ocean, aud
brought you in safety to shores, preserve your life
your health and your strength, during your sojourn
among us Your labors in the cause of Christian
charity and benevolence, but moro particularly In the
promotion Of temperance in your native land, have
made name familiar to not only from the COM
meDcement of the glorious temperance revival upon
the banks Of the Shannon, in August, 1882 but from
that earlier period when you Undertaking your
fellow townsmen Of Cork the true princ pies OF tenn
perance-total abstinence from all that intoxi-
cate-at your semi weekly meetings at the Horse
Bazaar in that city And allow here to say, what
certainly is undeserved praise that it is the
opinion OF the frie nds OF temperance and OF most
of the frt nds Of Ireland this side of the Atlantic
that your continued and disnerested labors in this
alone have done more to relieve and elevate the
oppressed and dCwntrodden people Of your own besut
full isle Of the than the noble political exertions
Of all the self devoted PATRIOTS Of whose services and
sacrifices in her ireland has much reason to
be proud II was an high honor to one Of your ances
tors TO have been the great standard bearer Of Eng
lands fourth Edward In his contests with the house
OF Lancaster for the throne of kingdom But in the
estimation Of all who love their fellow who glory
in the trumpbs Of the and who seek the eternal
well as the temporal happiness of the human race,
it is infinitely honorable for his descendant be
the bearer OF the king Of kings in this
war against the demon Of intemperance Desoation
| ma LgHf IA N
native land for which God has done so much and man
little, but in every other land which has been sub
ected to his besotiDg and iron rule IL 10 he who In
every land furnishes tenants for prisons and victims
rupt the appettcs and the morals of his son By hold
ing the intoxicating cup TO the lips Of the conhding
youth. He persuades the infatuated mother to potion
| the smiling infant at her breast, by creating in
/ 1t an unnatural appetite for intoxicating drink,
before It Is able even to lisp her name IL Is this
monster who makes 30 many wives widows, and so
many children orphans; and who often destroys the
happiness Of the domestic Preside lie enters the hail
Of science and deprives them Of their brightest orna
ments He often has polluted the sanctuary Of justice,
perverting the impartial trial by jury, soing the
purity Of her eImino And what Is stiil wore, and
most TO be deplored he sometimes enters the halls OF
the living God and corrupts and deba'es the priest at
the altar Continue therefore, reverend sir, to bear
aoft this broad standard OF total abstinence MS you
have hitherto done, until this monster tyrant who
carries this dreadful warfare sganst the peace and
happiness Of the world shall be forever dethroued
And may all the friends of humanity and particularly
all the friends OF the great King Of Kings whose stan
dard bearer in this cause you have iorg been aid
and sustain you in this warfare urt this of
iniquy Is not only driven from Ireland aud America,
but also from the earth TO his own appropriate realm,
the bottouiless pit Many Of your countrymen. upon
their arrival in this land Of freedom fall into the hand
Of this destroyer and End that thoy have escaped
from oppression at home only to become the slaves OF
more grinding oppression here. May your counscls,
therefore enable them to escape the whitening curse
Of intemperance In this land OF their adoption, ard
other millions here millions In Ireland ha. already
done, will still rise up and cali you blessed THOUSANDS
Of the suffering poor of ireland have blessed those phi
lanthropsts Of America who. from their abundance
contributed to relieve the wants Of those who were
perishing with fanne; but your previous cxertions
In the Of total abstinence there had done more
to the suffering poor OF Ireland from actual STAG
walton, in the days of her calamity than all the pecu-
literally bestowed this side Of the Atlantic. We
welcome you, therefore, 10 America, not only as a
true Christian philanthropist, who loves his fellow
men, and whose dsinterested and untiring cxsrtions
In the cause Of benevolenee, may we'll be followed by
the most enlightened friends 81 our eolLi0n Saviour
in ali parts Of the world And fear not, dear sir that
any sectaran feelings will impede your welcome to the
hearts of other phianhropsts here who also love their
Savior and love their fellow rcn and who believe no
sinner be acceptable to God Of Infinite gooiness
and mercy, which does nothing to benefit others For
assured dear Sir that whose liberal hrsteniJ
has provided resting place, for the dyps poor OF al
denominations where the Catholic asd the Protestant
may mngls their ashes together, until the trump OF
the srchange shall awake the sleeping dead will re-
ceive cordial welcome from every one who cndeaVors
to practice that heaven born charity which teaches US
TO treat the suffering and tn. needy of all classes and
denominations our neighbors and the whole family
Of man brethren. We cordially welcome you
then TO our country and 20 our homes.
The reading of this document received with
loud cheers. "Patrick's Day" was then struck up
by the band, when the whole meeting rose IN
honor II Ireland.
FArnER MATHEW then came forward, and was re-
ccived with tempest Of applause. lie thanked the
meeting with all the feelings of warm heart for tue
hind reception they had given him The rccep-
ton he bad met yesterday far exceeded his expcc-
taticns for be expected nothing OF the Kind from
the great American people lie would acknow-
ledge that he instrument in the hands Of God
In reforming the IRISH people lilo saw they
whemed with the vice Of intemperance; he knew II
from their position and not their hearts, and that
they wanted but enlightenment and persuasion. lie
there great difficulties 10 contend with; there
was a mighty pressure from without; but he felt a
migbtier pressure within and the result that more
than Eve millions had taken the pledge (Cbcers.)
He was sorry to hear that In this country 80 many
lrishmen had broken the pledge. In Ireland not more
than FIVE in every 100 violated Il lie hoped, after