New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-21
CITY ITEMS.


auanices Of tho New York and North American
Grand Union Of the Daughters of Temperance, was
wortbv OF the Union and OF the cause There
were about Q, 600 persons in attendance, and all
manifested deep interest in the proceedings
Ez.Mayor Harper presided, and the exerclEes
were opened by prayer from Rev. j. d. Perry
The Daughters then aaDg an ode, In ezceHsns
style.
p. 7. Barnum whom everybody kno va was the
Srst Speaker He gave some amusing liiud1 @siolS
of improving upon nature in the grasihoalon OF our
apoettee, and showed She folly of seeking to make
better or more to our fixing that which God has
provided, air water, &c. He Illustrated bis mean
ing by several chemical facts and optical truths
Mr. B. said he considered the use Of alcohol to DO
the gressept evil that ever afflicted the earth, thai
pine.senths of all TIE misery around ua sprung from
this After depicting some the chief evils
he alluded to other unnatural appetites, especially
the use Of tobacco, snufIpg, smoking and chewing.
He had been great smoker in ha day-had pahsd
away SO meuy as eighteen cigars In a day, but,
finding that by this Indulgence that he had lost bis
natural appetite for fruit, sc. he broke of abrupt
". Returning to the immediate matter before
them, he remarked that II every moderate drinker
would at once aign tho pledge and become teeto-
taller, ali the respectable rum chops would be
closed in a month. 1t was not the druoksrd, the
confirmed ao', who stood in the way Of this reform
bat the moderate tippier. He said that no man
was safe from the danger of dying drunkard, an
less he became arigid teetotalier. and spoke forc
bv OF the folly of self resouton, OF saying, Oh,
I'm in no danger; when find httliquor hurtsme
ID nE,a xxyiua and
daughters to take hold of the work; they mightse-
cure the triumph of temperance their influence
was immense, Tor, cay what we will, we do live
under petticost government Laughter. he
ooaed by urging all 30 DO their duty, and not wait
for others to lead. MT B. was frequently interrupt
nd with applause and lefsthe room amid the cheers
of sbe audience.
Another ode was zupg by the Daughters, and
.benTohn B. Cough and delivered an excel
Ian. address, He observed thai nothing was now
Ait to prove; every body acknowledges the justice
of our cause everybody recognizes the evil OF in
ssmp.rance. But he wished he could bring every
individual face to face with the earfuloonsequences
of rum dfinking-he was certain that it would
arouse the indignation OF every heart. He dwel'
in glowing manner upon the innocence and hap
pincsa of childhood in cases, and then burned
TO the dark aide ofthe picture, the rage and wretch
edness in cur streets tho street beggsrs and young
pilferers among us. AL this terrible degradation
he traced to the effect of intoxicating drinks. II
la all we'll 20 portray the effect of oohol upon the
man, butwe are too apt to forget the terrible evils
that elict the Innocent womep and children within
jts influence. Mfr. G.. as 10 his manner illustrated
hisrsmarha by various anecdotes of peculiar force
His chief effort was to portray the imbruting, de
basipg effect of drunkenness, and most fearfaly
did he depict thoso horrors Thence eprooeeded
60 explain the bad effect of holding drunkenness up
90 ridcnle, on the stage, u print and in converse
tion for by shis means men are led to overlook the
magnitude OF the evil. After a splendid desorlp-
zion of the value of clear and uuclouaed mind, o.
she dignity OF man Rs God made him. he applied
to ths picture the dangerous ala OF dsspoiling this
orld.measuring mind and this glorious body by
the uee of liquor He went on to explain how
some persons became drunkards much easier than
others, from difference Of physical organism. He
passed to view of the way we judge Of moderate
drinking, not by the quantity or strength of tbs
liquor but by its effect upon the drinker But We
lack room to lollew Mr., g. His speech was fall OF
force and eloquence and calculated to make deep
impression. The satisfaction of the audience was
often and loudly expressed.
Il was limited by Mr.. Gongh that the Hutchipaons
were present. bat though in The Oily, the sickness
of one Of them kept them away; go the audience
were disappointed for the moment.
The e4eroiaes closed with singing and bone
dicsion.
TIE JESNY LIsp CONCERT ToNIaHr-The
rficAa az ti,a In
asate of siege sha whole Of yesterday. -Four offices
could the sale be so divided--wopld not have
sufioed to supply the impatient crowd Castle
Garden tonight will presens tbs same magnificent
spectacle as on the two isst Coraert EVENING". We
notice that the sale Of promenade tickets has Ceen
discontinued, except fog limited number, which
will not be Opposed OF till hsltpass seven on sh>4
evening ofthe Concert, admission Tot being grant,
ed to the holders I'LL 8 O'clock. The fact OF the
holders of promenade tickets having taken forcibe
possssaion ofseats before the hoar Of commence.
me NJ. sesms TO demand thiA.
TbeEe was rehearsal yesterday morning, at
Castle Garden. Abous twenty or thirty persons
were in attendance, and both tins vooAlists aud The
oicbeaiis seemed ia better humor than or the Tor.
uer occasion. We were greatly pleased with the
aria from L'Eiistr d Amo,s, sung by JENNY LISD'
with BxsEDIcr's march from his opera the Cru
lGdcys and Sig. BELLErri's bsrosrole all of which
viii be given 10 night for the ffss time.
MDLLx LlSD's DosArIoss append s.ill
anoshe1 acknowledgement Of ajlle Llpd's bounty
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