New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-16

OF New-York snd all publications having for thsr objects
the promotion q a knowledge of the laws OF our being.
Vegetarian csuse 10 E%raSd where large sscses exist
which Ia one or onstanees embrace nearly 500 members
hesotrsd IhAt advisable 10 organize state and local
Vegetarian Societies wherever practicable with lille
delay as p.s1.s Tor the purpose Of procuring pubic
OF Man.
Another committee having been appointed to
nominate permanent officers of the Society for the
ensuing year, the following gentlemen were re-
ported-and unanimously elected:
OFFICERS or THE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY.
PyesideHt DR.. w. A ALLcoTr
Yies Pr.,idni'.Dr r d. Musseyi Of Ohio; Sylvester
V,AH' Dr. Prpes Mo r. s1 Gs!S1 Toy w., H. HE
shew Newfoiki WIN. c. Chaplin, r. H. Joseph Met
Recording Seretary-Dr r T. Trail of New.York
COrrspoHdbg SeretaTy -Rev VIM. Melcafe OF Phi aiel-
7teasver-samue R. Wells of New.York.
The publication Of the Proceedings Of the Con.
vention, officially, then proposed; bat the mat
ter was referred to the Executive Committee,
with power to act as their judgment may dictate.
The Convention then adjourned till evening.
EVENING SESsION-A SCENE.
At u in the evening, much larger audience
than had attended during the day, gathered in the
Hall to listen to addresses by SYLVESTER GRAHAM,
DR.. ALcoTT, and others. The opening remarks
were delivered by Dr. ALcorT-the President of
the newly formed Society-and were heard with
profound attention. The DIS observations were
pitby ard to the purpose and told upon the unbe-
levers in his audience. On reference to the kinds
Of food best adapted to secure health, the Dr. le-
claredthat Bread is in its largest the staff Of
life He included Potatoes, Puddings, &c in the
hrao I'D Cafa Ne he He de-
clared that he went in for the Scripture dIision
OF corn, wine and oil-not fermented wine, but the
Juice OF fruits, and milk. and similar substances Of
an oleaginous nature. He urged the use OF fruit
as being admirably adapted to secure health
and as an excellent substitute for meats
The mingliDg of medicine and food on the table
was denounced in pointed terms Danish meat
fish and fowl and the seasonings-the castor filled
with medicines will disappear He alluded to the
inordinate use OF saleratus ia families as being
great source Of evil in regard to health. In Nova
Scotia there is a much larger amount of saleratds
used among the people than in any other commun-
ty and The ply slcians say that it is the cause Of
a large amount OF mortality TO children and sick
ness to all classes. Fruits should be used at the
regular meals, not at all times pronscuousy. Re
eularity is essential to the establishment of a
healthy condition.
DR.. SYLVESTER GRAHAM then rose aud declared
that be did not feel Ike talking to night. But he
would say something, which he proceeded to 10.
1t is now nineteen years, said the Dr. since |
first addressed an audience in this Hail. Then ]
had many isteners-now | have few. He went
on 10 contrast times past and times present. and la
mented the sad decrease OF the interest which had
formerly been awakened in his labors. Then, he
said, he was fred with ardor, and he spoke as be
could not speak to night. He made, however,
very long speech, which kept the audience till 10
O'Clock, and which produced some very pc
culier scenes. After proceeding for some time
in n mingled strain of lamentaton, irony, in
dignant remoDstrance against misreprescnta
tons, and replies 70 sundry assaults, Mr. Il. final
~ launched out in verbose commentary on
the sayings ana dones Of the well known Lecturer
on Anatomy and Physiology, Dr. Wetng. Mr.. g.
did not fancy an assertion alleged to have been
made by Mr.. w respecting the merits of the Ora
Lam system and took especial pains to blow away
the cobwebs. He thought it was not fair that the
lippancy Of "picked-up lecturers passes Tor EVIL
dence against ell arguments OF a scientific charac-
ter; and considered it surprising that any man
having Just claim to scientific knowledge should
stand Up before a New York audience las he al
legged lad been done by Dr.. W. and resist the
truths OF Comparative AnatOmy-by asserting that
Man cannct be fully deuGloped without the use Of
animal food. This seemed preposterous in the
eyes Of Dr. q.
Here the speaker was checked by the verita.
bic DR.. WIETIYG himself, who proceeded to relute
and deny the assertions just made by Dr.. Graham.
The consequences Of this interruption soon grew
quite excitiDg-the 'lie being given freely and
great eommoton prevailing in all parts of the room.
In The midst Of the uproar Dr. WIErIyG stated
IN simple sentence the doctrine be holds regard
ing dlet-vZ: That small quantities of meat, if
judeiousy used, could not be injurious to the con-
stuion.
DR.. Graham resumed his remarks-but presently
came down on DR.. w. again. The DR.. again re-
piled. Personalities ensued-the audience sided,
some one way and some another, and finally the
Chairman came forward TO restore order and begged
there might be no further interruptions. DR.. Ora
ham made his last sally on the position assumed
skirmishing aterward (which was greeted with
hisses-styled "geese" by the hssed-at;) the
meeting at last became quiet.
DIR. Graham went on 10 establish his principles
by avariety Of humorous illustrations. He had no
doubt that mankind possesses constitutional capa-
city for iesheating; as they have constitutional
capacity for Tobacco Rum and the Devil Yethe
staked his reputation on the ground that flesh is not
necessary for Man, and that Man is not by nature
fesh-eating animal
The remarks Of the DR.. being thus concluded, the
meeting adiourned-and with it the first convoca-
tion Of the American Vegetarian Society. May
they all long live and prosper
CITY ITEMS.