The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-17


Another meeting having for ts the sbolitsu Of
rum and nosgDsn the navy held ct the Tabernacle
Thurfdsy evening AT half past o'sleek the meeting
YES called 70 order and Dr. Dnnghau appointed Pre-
ddent. The proceedings Of the meeting were opened
With prayer By the Rev. Mr.. Kirk. After DE-. pulling
ham explained the objects Of the meeting,
Mr.. WArsoS @. HAYNES was introduced to the assem-
bsge He promised his remarks by saying that he con-
sidsred It his duty to contradict statement made in
former OCCASION logging in the Marine
ssIracks ct Breoklyn That nossing did take place;
he represented, it Sss done in the guard house
That was the only correction which he wished
Mr. Haynes slse rebuttsd statements made against him
In the United States Senate that he sailor and
said he knew the influences which working against
him. He spoke At some length ON the abuses In the
now are In Washington TO defeat the reform In the
navy.
tails Of the abuse Of the lash In the navy and
would not speak In detail that point, but be Wished
to cay something the principle which 10 Ia issue in
this matter He had heard many things unfa vorsb bic
to Mr. Haynes but he must soy that what he 20 heard
bad It has nothing to do With the principle in this
which must and will prevail. MIR. Haynes, Of course
must expect to meet With many rsbuis in the enter
he hoped but unless he makes up his mind to be used
Is and kicked BY every body he had better
rest on its own mert and vhatsvsr %"v bs ssS
against the man, In his favor, he never heard
any one soy word against the principle which he al
vocstsd. (Applsuse) In fact. he was proud that
man like Mr.. Haynes, coming from the navy, has the
genius and the power to expose the evils Of naval
system. He commended that government should not
wait for public opinion the subject of liquor rsti ns
but to do what right In the matter Of
public opinion They consult Psychologists In regard
to the tauors food and why should they not do In
regard to liquor But the government Il actually be-
hind public opinion this subject, for It very vol
knows that Industrious Glasses and tenths Of
the employers In favor Of using ardent spirits
In any way. In fact, the voice Of labor, OF religion
and OF morality, against the Of liquor In the
navy, and the government should not coutnne It; and
II the rum business also discontinued by the
ncers there would b need Of the cat nine tails
In further considering the question he said govern
nent being the employer of the army and navy, owed
to soldiers and sailors duty greater than what 1t
owes to our citizens generally. This he argued ct
some length and contepdsd that the government was
bound to perform special duties those classes Of the
community. not animals but thinking beings by
educstiDg them, and by stimulating their faculties
Give man moral culture and IL he had to make even
horseshoe nails, he will do IL better than he otherwise
would This with love and kindness, will accomplish
more than the cat or the colt win In reforming the
navy
After Mr.. Beecher concluded, series Of resolutions
were offered, calling upon Congress to abolish Jogging
In the navy, which were passed with accsmstion and
the meeting adjourned