New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-01
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, OCTOBER /.
Temperunee-Fasher Chinsqay is vermOnt-
His great Success in his Labors'

Temperunee-Fa,her Chinequy ia Vermont
His great Success in his LRbors.
Correspondence Of Tbe Ynbsne.
BURLINGTON Friday, Sept. q, 1850.
know very well that your Canada correspond
ents have given your readers some account OF
Father Chinequys movements in the Temperance
Reformation among our neigh bors in the CanEdas
and l also know your columns are always open
for the discussion of ,hia noble moral enserprize-
After this Apostle Of Temperance the second
Father Mathew had well nigh fnished mis- great
work among the French Canadians, he visited Yer
mont, hoping and believing that be might do good
to bis countrymen who reside ia Burlington. He
came here few days ago, and bad the pleasure
Of Listening to him last evening in the Irish Cath
Ole Church That he has performed great and
good work in Canals, all will be ready to &C.
knowledge when they are told that, through his
fundamentally, tro hundred and -jf}ty thousand
persons in Canada hive taken the pledge OF Tota'
Abstinence from all intoxicating drinks during the
past wear. This reformation was greatly needed
among the French population il Canada and no
doubt the Engli.h and Scotch would not have been
injured by it, even il they bad taken the Pledge
under his administration. Before Father Chine
Guy commenced bis operations the French tabrtant
were very intemperate people, and wasted their
substance in the frequent use Of strong drinks
While their wives and daughters were hard at
work in the fields, they were spending their time
and hard.earned money at the LITTLE groceries and
iaverna on the banks of the St. Lawrence. But
Father Chinequy appeared among them With
Temperance Cross, aent from Pope Pius to the
Bishop of Montreal, and thousands upon thousands
have taken the Pleoee and become temperate,
sober, industrious citizens. No human arithmetic
can calculate the amount Of good which this Apos
tie Of Temperance has done to the Canadians.
The first two days after he came here, five hun
dred French Catholics kisred the CroEs and took
the pledge but tne good man work was not done
There are two Catholic socleties here, tbs French
and the Iriab Last evening he gave 81 address
in English in the Irish CasbOIlc Church, to very
large audience believe i wss MA f-st attempt
to address the people in the Eagish language, and
he succeeded remarkably Tell He ascended the
pulpit with his beautifully ofnamsnsed Cross ia bis
hand. he is Lot more than 30 years OF age finely
formed, aud CoUnteuanCe beRmiDg with virtue
ard intelligence He spol gised for attsnpttDg to
epesk in English but bs great love ior tbs cause of
Temperance Wss al inducement he could nos well
resl.t Before he finished biz diScourse, did NOT
marvel at the great success which hiss % 1ned his
abors in Canada for he pcssess all tbs qualities
which 4re necessary in popular orator. hAad.
acme peucn, good voice. a res6y oommaGd OF
language, ard what is betfer, perh6ps, Ihan tle1a
sCeepfeeLg and ardent love fuf his . CuiI ar WORK
which rivets che attention OF MS auditors and
viBccs them that be is 30 hypocriIe in the caIsa
which he 30 eloqaently advocates. de seems =
UnGerhtaLd every rope In the Temperance snlJ
ard readily points out all the dangers that surround
her Bis great objecI vas to convince tue temper
ate portion of biz audience that IL Is heir duty
10 iuin these temperance ass9cia IONS a1d assist
theif b. ethren who have become cru kards to rise
from heir degradation and once mors Stand erect
III the community. He ssld temperate men could
very readily see the necessity for them TO bnco no
teetotaIeTs. This quefti0n he argued very IA.
etnioualy, ard he must have convinced ell Yh0
be ard him that it s the duty of all moderate
drbkers, ana even temperate MEN, TO enlist IA this
movement TIE 'h1lliu gene al, be said, wanted
Tor bis army . 'loee ~ eslshL was good. ~hose
In be- were not broken aud wnlse b1cies had not
been wounded Cows me she inHaznce of all
moderate drinkers and OF temperate men, he ez.
q ain cd, ''aud | viii econ drive the Demon OF In.
temperance from the hrid and oIld lin 80 rnat ha
csp neither sir bard OK foot.
But CanroJ giye your 5ca3crs even an Outline
Of his eloquent dscourae 81 campiinentsd oar
country very highly, aod especially for the tenn
pera cs movement which began here several
NeeIs ago. a said were the Grs' to engage
H. this good cause, ana That ~e had become an *
ample ior 81 10 tous Canada had been iJuOWlaB
On IL OF, foote,epz, bu, nov ahe toos the lead Ia
this Glorious cause, sud ~ss tar ahead OF Us he
bss fhe confidence 70 believe thst but very fe = Of
The $50, coo who hsve ,ahen sbe pledge in Canada
viii ever break it. May this confidence prlve
well founded. How many 'oo4 the pIeiga among
ire rirh stt evening caupot say, out toey came
up b. scores ard hundreds Bpelt, kissed fae Cross
AID pledged themselves until nearly the Nnoe
audience bad become temperance band WhaS
field for Cbnequ} operations your city YOU'D
afford Let bin 50 there aud lecture in tie
French language and be woaId produce sbssas
among the dry bones in The valley Of In.em-
perance. OBJ