New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-21


road.
For Q moment considerable conformation prevailed
among the passengers but the cars we're immedstey
stopped no injury serious happened TO either pas
sensers or hands
The locomotive was heavily damaged, but the cars
can be repaired without great cost
sucb vss the force with which the rock was struck
that was pushed along the track for at least thirty feet
and was turned completely round
After waiting about two hours a train came down
from Newburg and the passengers were taken TO Ches
ter. Meantime the O'Clock train from New-York had
arrived at the place of the accident the two hindnOst
cars that were not thrown of the track drawn
back and the aid Of locomotive employed TO re-
move the damaged cars and locomotive.
During the afternoon the passengers hope TO get away
from this quiet town All take the detention ike sensi
bic men-very philosoPhicaly. WIG
New.York state Temperance Society.
We have already noted the meeting of
this Society on the first day.
VIM H. Burleigh, the Corresponding Secretary Of
the Society," read the Annual Report Of the Executive
Comnuee 1t is Of considerable length ana the follow
ing Ia brief summary OF It's principal points The
State Temperance Society have had three agents active
Iy engaged In canvsssng the State during year. and
several others have been engaged during portions OF the
same time. They have all met great encouragement
More than Of the counties of the State have been v
tied, and most of this number thoroughly assed
The year past has been giving great encouragement
10 the friends Of Temperance Never before has tue
achieved many and important thumphs, and
this Society has done its full share in bringing them
about Large numbers of tracts have been circulated
but their value is too little appreciated, and should be
generally understood and svailed The tenn
perspce papers, which there are about Dozen
dong noble work, but by greater circulation their
usefulness may be increased. Much aid has also been
received from the religious Journals generally and few
Of me political paper, Inc stare temperance AIance
been organized since the last meeting, will prove
full auxiliaIes to this Society. the various Temper
orders have also been dsiDg much for the Cause
The great fact ia the history of Temperance for the
year is the enactment Of the Maine Liquor Law and Its
results The report then proceeded 10 review the origin
and progress Of the Maine Law movement and the in
flu, nee Of the law where adopted ia doing away
with psupersm, rowdysm and crime. 1t has been
the moot cheering Temperance revival throughout
the country which gives token Of glorious future
The frat movement In this State indOr,ng the Maine
Law made by the National Convention at Saratoga,
in Auguit last and this was the nucleus of general
movement for the adoption OF the law, resulting In ts
adoption in two States and one of the Territories
Rhode leland and Massachusetts and Minnesota In
several States, where its adoption pressed very
strenuously 1t negaved by Insignificant msores,
and such TO give broad hope of It's future adoption.
The report expressed the confident expectation that
NewYoIk would adopt prohibitory legislation against
the liquor traffic The principal efforts of the Execu.
tive Committee have been in behalf of the principles of
the Maine Law. Over 100000 petitioners had been |
brought beseech the action of the Legislature this
subject end the action of that body had been avora
bic could have been anticipated The report ex.
smined at some length the proprie'y of carrying Tenn
perance into politics. and urged the propriety of doing
and concludes with retrospect Of the prospects Of
the cause and prognostcates bright future. Il must
ultimately achieve complete victory, though the
test leading to such result will require more than holt
day efforts
The greater portion of the afternoon session was
consumed in consideration of proposition made by
Dr. Vaudeville of Albany, 10 strike the sentence
In the report of the Executive Committee, compli-
mentary TO the Womens State Temperance Society, |
and substituting sentence indorsiDg the efforts of
women In her proper spherethe social and domestic
circles. The debate very interesting, speeches
pro and con being made by large number of the |
members The proposition was adopted by vote Of
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