New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-23

The public meeting last night was crowd
ed with brilliant audience and was entertained for
two hours by DR. Jewett, Of Boston and Gen Cary,
of Cincinnati. The audience gave frequent mani
festationS of their great delight Both speakers rank
among the most gifted advocates of the temperance
cause, and yet they are unlike possible. A
stranger would tell YOU IN instant that the Doctor
came from away down east" and that the General
was from the West the Southwest The illuStra-
tons of the one are lust such a shrewd Yankee
would get up. and the fiery energy of the other be-
longs TO a warmer latitude. The object o. each was
Identical, VIZ 10 justify the principle OF the Name
law tina, It Is the right and duty of the State to pro-
hibi and destroy all intoxicating liquors kept to sell
as beverage. making no exceptions but for medi-
cal and mechanical purposes. This IN fact has been
the hinge on which all the discussions and resolu-
tons Of tins great Convention have turned. And
verify believe that body OF men ever discussed
subject more thoroughly, looked at it with greater
discrimination and benevoience than these men
The high position OF the men, their coming from
such widely separated points IN the country and the
grave interests a issue. render these resolutions of
the greatest importance. The friends and the enc
mics Of the Temperance cause, are called now 10 face
new development of this progress Of the cause
II q
of property and enlist for or alanst itself a splen.
did array o! talent and Innueace These facts lead
me to raHScrbe all the resolutions passed, with the
remark that they were passed with no dissenting
voices Some were fearful, and yet none SAID NO"
The business committee brought IN eight resolu-
lions TO complete the series begun yesterday They
are as follows:
Resorcd, Tina, committee of three be appointed 10
a Nrlft address fU fuD OF Temperance
throughout the Union and Provinces 10 be pTeseaeIto
s. Rsso'ref Tia, as God has gwen to the PEOPLE IN
organized civil COVE neut he means OF defense from the
evils II the trahc IA intoxicating liquors 10 be- used
beverage. ana these the adoption aud cxecu-
Ton vi legislative euactmenis shall punish con-
Of such trac. recommend 20 the friends f
tenn erance their res ecye States, Territories Proyln-
ces ana Governments .JrtAw inquire course Of
their part IS neeti 10 secure tins object, and
with united hearts and strong hands earnestly, firmly and
perseyernriy % purs p Il until II IS accomplished
bored 10 THIS and good cause have reason thank
God and ase courage and while they depend HI for
success 10 60 forward win increasing Zea! AID energy
TIL this wicked and destructive traffic shall D. done away
p. RssOtec. Tia; the principle assumed and earned
on, The Name laN, that spiritu0Gs and nt1xcl'ag
liquor sept for sec. beverage. should be- DESTROY
ed by the state public EVIL. meets the aDprObat1a
u tins Convention. cousunant with the destruction
POISONOUS food. ntecn-us hides. and weapons "
the hands # n enemy. that + the liquor destroyed
private properly, . Is only are the implements
81 we lei dangerous anu deadly t. the best
interests 81 the cominlnly. that rs destruction no
destucnuh ~ ntuDrs weeds, while IL very destruction
tnTches the state the amount for which could
have been sold That tends 70 put end 20 all suDer
fees frauds AID secret sales and 20 the demands for
n the oommunu, fha' makes the State perec, asy
I'm ol ,Ar lAvnf ale i solemn manifestation % the
world cd. the Vie and worthless Of tn article
and al unmstak cable token % the vende. 81
en- - "hcA righteous bic sen'lMen, Viii ultimately
urng NJ DSness For these and other reas rs the Con
venlon sHe u -heir hearty aoprohation, and they d.
strongly recommend 70 al the friends IT Temperance, %
cherish IS the sure and the only sure. triumph II their
cause, anl Continually 10 urge = adoption upon every
Legislature
Reserd Tha, the eIec, lal and permanent prohlbl-
ton u TIE Traffic ntOrcafln- liquors, - be used
bese age - asy state VII. hope, be the precursor
"a u, bz prohibited n all the states and The stopping u
y n M ~" be tie iorrTuner q IL beng bAnshed
9 Rero'tsl That wherever the traffic IN intoxicating
liquors : done away. al means Tor the prJmOtOn u
tie Intellectual eeyaton. the moral purity the social hap
pn-s> and fe highest .O0d Of men, may De- expected .
produce Seats Increased and mucA more beneficial
results
~ Re'oged. That the efforts Of the and the good
g.! iaLcs the promotion OF Temperance We nal win
gacntss and great 1t and vii unite With them ali
ludllls measures fr hast the time when there saa
Aot DC -dErniarl or drGn.arc maker On the globe
These resolutions elected some Of the best
speeches has been my lot 10 hear. and my
only regret Is t1at | cannot give you running out.
line OF them. The deliberations were marked with
wonderful degree Of harmony and courtesy and
when We .Ook at the character Of the men. and the
great bodies Of men they represent and the unani-
nous result reached. We may be sure that gauntlet
has been thrown down which viii agiiate this coun-
ny ana the word from center 10 circumference.
The Convention adjourned siae DE on THURSDAY
afternoon