The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-07

The Lyceum Hall was crowded last night to its
utmost capacity to hear Mr.. Barnum lecture on
temperance and we have never seen more en-
lightened and discriminating audience assembled,
on any occasion, in this city A very large mum
Der Of the first ladies' Of our city were there to
grace the occasion by their presence, and to give
their countenance and encouragement the efforts
to promote this noble Many Of our most
prominent and influential citizens were there, and
listened with profound attention to the overwhelm-
ing arguments and astounding facts presented by
the lecturer. The cause of temperance has made
less progress in this city we believe, than in any
community in the United States. The reason is
that our men OF position and influence have stood
aoof from it, and withheld encouragement and ex-
ample. 1t is hoped they will do no longer. We
regret that cannot give the entire lecture, but
our limited space will only allow to present
meagre and very imperfect sketch of it
Mr. Barnum, on being introduced to the audience said
that be had been induced from two reasons appear
them that occasionthe first Of which the
salty OF the evil of intemperance. The Rev. John Pier.
pont. at meeting in fremont, commenced his address by
asking, ii there man in that meeng who could
and that he had not been less affected in
person. in circumstances either regarded himself his
friends but in answer to his call tie should
like to such person, for it would be great curiosity
and f he could find one, he would like exhibit him. The
who injured by ntemperanoe not the mer, for
he would sxpence twenty times and look at it,
before he expended but it the kind and ocabe
the best hearted member of society, who would call
his fellow and Here's to YOU and treat him
with the best of wine, and other things of that character
We all have duties to perform, well as to take
pleasures. and drinking supendous evil, it the
duty OF to endeavor to prevent it spreading,
injuring the human
.fmen would look ii is, they would find that was
Al.
delicious beverage diluted with prussic acid other
deeerious poison One great object of human existence
look for happiness and if could show that ntox
eating drinks good he would take them According
to his opinion. they unmigated evil, and If
could be convinced that there pleasures drinking
these intoxicating drinks they would not drink them, fol
the He hoped to give facts to that he
took view of the case for although the evil 81
drinking had its thousand disciples il had advocate in
who had reputation to lose. He then look sketch
of the character OF drinking and said that from
which had been presented 10 him Of the
intoxicating drinks in New Orleans in ls4s. it appeared
upwards of millions dollars had been wasted in
this II they would give him onesSh OF the
spent in cating drinks New Orleans. he would
all their taxes. support all their hospitals and benevolent in
situations in the city. 1t was not those who sold thes'
drinks that paid the police, kept the Migrants sem
To their jsils, supported the hospitals. was it
those who drank these drinks tina, made these
but those who neither sold drank liquor that hSa
to pay all the EXPENSE Of The unfortunate drunkard
In Great Britain $40o, 10000, 600. was spen
every year in drinking and only about person
ssey Ten could read, this would Educate if proper
Apenaed every in that county From calculation
matte. appeaed that si50. 900 expended ever
"a ~ me United States in intoxicating drinkstbe nteres
snch would in ihnty years. buy up the whole of III,
r.. as onon But if the would only do thi
,S Jury years or fifty years. how deplorabe it was I,
a ue o'uzens, half century, swallowed NJ
n In t,a'".s COUNTY,. Nauehler and applause)
In Ireland as much wa used every ye., in mskns
whisky as would feed The whole people vet we sent none,
over 10 Iced the poor irisho used by Enslandwhs
5 would feed them ' % mug" s'"'" a.
Then nine tentha Of all the crimes of ar,o, ohhv
der, etc., which committed were ma, ~ ','p
BY strong drink If they 90 into the amhora ,b
lIa ne HOSPITAL or work-house. they would find That nine