The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-01

The P0litlc0.Temperance Movement.
Another Of the great temperance meetings Of those In
favor Of procuring the passage Of bill in this State, ST.
milsr to the Maine liquor law, held last evening In
this city, pursuant to the following notice -
CONTINUATION Gooo TINS The Alieghanians,
Temperance Meeting Saturday Evening, January III,
at "a O'Clock, in the Twelfth street Baptist Church,
near Fourth avenue. Seats free. liberal collection
expected Doors open at O'Clock.
lsAAC J. OLIVER,
W. w. STRICKLAND.
The attendance pretty considerable consisting for
the most part, however, Of women and children who
were probably drawn thither more on account Of the
gratuitous opportunity to hear the sing
and Of seeing the great material and moral would be
annihator p T. Barbum than through any particular
enthusiasm in favor Of the temperance movement The
proceedings opened by prayer then followed,
"There's a coed time coming boys by the Aheghe-
mans then the reading and exposition of the objects
contemplated by the New York City Temperance ALE
ance after which Barnum was introduced and address,
ed the audience He sad that to carry out their de-
signs in estab shing law this State smar to that &C
Maine voters should necessary sacrifice their polti-
cal prudces for the time being 1t is great thing to
ask political voters to abandon their party. In Connec
ticut all the friends OF tie Maize law sgree TO come
forward and sign phdg in the State Convention,
binding themselves to vote for executive
legislative office who not known Co b. in favor of the
Maine Jaw The consequen,e nato ally il that the poll
will put forward men in favor OF the Maine Law, ana then
In such goes for mis- political party
knowing f course that they viii put uphe right kind
Of men 1t perhaps necessary for min to explain
the leading principles Of the Maine law de would noe
insult the iit sgeNce Of his audience by dsscanng
on the curner which nemprsnce 10 sure to carry in its
train They did Tot come night to be enlightened
that subject though ssme may have been induced To
for the hearing the Aegha mans and some
may have also to the wonde, fol man that
owned the mermaid and found Tom Thumb (Lal shter)
~he inmates Of IssI haze all b. en- cent thee
v hs "A ~
exhibiting IN The Museum to sent up TO that
prison island for crime wh;h had not its origin in
irtemperance Neither can there be found in the
State OF New York who Is not Ia favor of temperance
lfyou can find such pheuomeuon fetch him to aud
VIII give him good wages and exhibit him in the
Museum. They had tried one law afser another
TO put down inemperance, but they all had failed.
In Massachusetts, they had enacted law which they
thought would have produced the desired result by pro-
hbitirg the sale Of spirtutu liquors in less quantities
than fifteen gaons but the rumellers crafty Ia device
soon found plan to evade this law They all turned
observation-disclosures on a small scse--and got painted
on their signs repres nations Of wonderful natural
curiostes which they had on exhibition Most OF them
went on the dodge Of the striped Pig and the show
men were so iib raj as to give glass OF brandy
ether liquor gratis to each the spectators wonder
full to see how often the person would go in
day ana pay his six cents to tie striped Pig" and
then appeared to sprung all at once taste for
the study of natural philosophy They went the whole
hog and made ht OF into the bargain 60
by this scheme the law failed to operate There is
remedy for the gigantic evil except in the Mane law,
which we are sure to obtain If We are faithful to
Ourselves
there was some applause and laushtef which, being
character with the ssnctty of the house called for
domination from Mr. Hawkins and other members OF the
committee, and then was announced that collection
would be made, which accordingly done, but
the result did not seem to be at all sasi.factory and
called forth some grumbling observation that a
collection OF pennies such as that would go very
little way in deirayng the expenses Of the meet
ing that Brother Hawkins engaged to speak for
thirty nights and must be paid-that they had
to pay the trustees Ct the church for the hare of it
this bad to pay fact that the
pure minded fsf denying pblan hropc Lahore in the
good cause had all to be handsomely remuuerated ex.
cept the Aeghsnsns who thus appeared to be the only
unselfsh actors in the comedy In this things
was proposed to raise $780, by ten contributions of SIS
esch but all the auctoneerng phrases
OF Come forward, gentlemen-come forward-now IS
your time bid up quick don't be afraid-et not too
many speak at once" SC they failed to raise the wind
In this way, only three coming down with the dust As
ast forlorn hope the hat sent round again. but
with no better success but still the nil dspcranduus
stationed at the eoors they leaving and receive
the donations Of the faithful The whole exhibition and
OF attracting an audience by profane psalmodyths tho
arica outbursts Of applause disapprobation, made
thattext very sppcable 1t is written, my house shall
be house Of prayer, but ye have made it -"
Colonel L. sNow next introduced to the iience
and favored with rome choice specimens of oratory
on the subject Of the temperance petitions to the Legs
lature, and the last weeks dou.s at Albany. It
prsed him little time ago when he saw the fruiess
effort: ms de here to raae a collection of $50 What
not $50 when could 60 subscribe to Louis
Kosuth to help BIN out in his plans for liberty and
Independence! He hoped all people would be Free but
he wanted freedom at home arst freedom from the ty
ranny Of King Alcohol 1t strange that they could
not collect such small SUM Why il he were as rich as
Mr.. Barnum or Mr. Townsend there he would make his
so contribution $40 one In conclusion, the gallant
other man to stand forward and plead for the Maine Lii
guor law, he in defiance Of all personal political
qrences, would 90 SO alone.
Mr. HAWKES. the itinerant temperance lecturer next
addressed the audience at consider able length dating
upon the evils Of iniemptiauce and the moral dement's
the prohbitery law there
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