New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-24
CONNtCTiCnT.
Address Of Y. r. Bsvsum to the Demo-
rvauc Fsssr,~s 90 Coasectscus.

cratic Esssr;ee 90 Cooaectscuf.
GESTLEMES Having voted with and
toiled for the Democratic party faithfully and
consistently ever SIT ce became a freeman,
more than twenty Yeas ago havlog willingly
suffered fines aud imprls )nmeni IN consequence
of advocating Democratic principles, and feeling
at this time, as | trust shall TO the end of my
life, proud of being Democrat IN the true sense
of that term, | really cannot consent to being
charged with abandoning Democracy by editors
who publish papers proiessedly 20 promote the
interests OF the Democratic party 10 this State,
without asking from YOU the privilege OF refuting
these unjust charges, and of candidly defining
my position
In doing this, beg you not to suppose that
have the egotlsm to consider my opinion Of i'm
portance enough TO warrant me in thus tres
passing upon your indulgence, but rather to OBJ
serve that the editors aforesaid, by investing my
poor efforts with an Importance far beyond their
merits, have compelled me to appear thus pro-
minenty and reluctantly before my Democratic
brethren. But to the facts.
The friends OF Temperance In this State have
for years been striving TO drive the evil effects OF
intoxicating drinks from our Commonwealth.
They saw that this was by far the most appall.
ing evil in our land, more than three-fourths OF
the crime and vagrancy, and more than seven
eighths of the cases of bloodshed and murder in
our State and country being traceable directly TO
this source.
They say also that necessarily great portion
of the tarss paid by our farmers, mechanics and
tradesmen, and by the opponents OF this evil as
we'll rs its advocates, were caused by the liquor
traffic, and holding with their Revolutionary
sires that taxation without representation
unjust they very properly protested against be-
ing Jared oy Ium, when they we're not represented"
In the rum drinkers ranks Tney too that this
evil caused possible more suffering to thousands
on thousands OF poor, heart broken wives and nno-
cent But forsaken Children than to the deiuded
orIDker himself
knowing that there was 10 redeeming good, az an
offset to these terrible evils that ali medical men
ssree that every descr ion OF Intoxicating drunk
hab,uay taken into the healthy human stomach Is a.
rays poisonous, ano consequently never was nor can
be of the least possible benefit, out al Ways the
verfe, and that no man OF respectaoillsy could be
fouRo In all our land who would say that he be.
lleved the use Of intoxicating srnks as beverage
could be beneficial TO any Rmunty or that It's TO-
tai supp,t ssion woulc njure the public morals health
or happiness, and much less thar no Christian could
De found wA0 would pray for the continuance OF this
infaiuatlon, the friends OF Temperance could not
ont feel, that all sensible men would concur with
them IN making common cause against this tell de.
stroyer and II needs be- SINK, for the time being, all
ponlica pre- jucices or other minor considerations OF
every name al nature
Possibly some lew of the Temperance men have
sometime thought that the organisation OF sepa-
rate political party for the furtnerance Of Temper
ance views would be necessary, but 1, with many
others, have continually combated this proposition
AS Democrat, l loved and sill love my party, and
dislike faction, and therefore | have continually
urged Our Temperance friends to make no political
organization, but to wait little longer" in the
hope that our efforts might be successful in inducing
each and all political parties 10 nominate Temper
men to office, instead Of men VINO would enact
laws favoriDg the liquor traffic The Temperance
men, therefore, have nobly withstood temptation,
and by abstanng from political organization have
indicated their characters as men striving for prIn
ctple, and utterly regardless OF political prcfermen
or selfish objects OF any nature.
On the I'd of June last the celebrated Maine
Liquor Law went into operation. This Law author.
ICES the destruction of intoxicating liquors when
they are found in the possession OF persons who are
selling them as beverage All our former US for
regulating this "irreguariiy" have proved futile
for thousand reasons-want Of proof the almost
impossbllity TO get Jury that would convict such
Jury generally having one or more members who
reasoned from his stomach and deprayed appetite
lbstead of a clear. unclouced and unmuddled Dram.
The striped pig and many other devices were re-
sorted TO, ana all our experience has proved that
liquor sellers would always evade any excise law
that permitted them TO keep the liquor and that, as
long ~ liquor as beverage was allowed TO remain
III our land thousands would be deluded into ruin
Gus habit, ard many honest reformed" men, who
had solemnly pledged themselves never again 10
" touch taste or handle the accursed thing" would
be tempted, and fall, many Of them neuU to rise
again!
But when the Maine Liquor Law began to work,
1t was found to be effective short time only
elapsed before wholesale liquor stores, and grog.
genes where death was dealt out in tumblers were
closed drinking men began TO be sober, tppers, I'M
able to procure the source of their ruD commenced
labOlng for the good Of their families, health took
by Gle anness and proper clothing, wholesome food
found ita way TO tables which bad for a long time
been fcaniiIy supplied with cold victuals" wrung
from the hands OF colder charity the poor houses
and prisons began to be dspopulated and above ALL
and more than all, thousands OF poor heart-br0ken
wives and mothers and the hitherto unprotected
ano neglected children on their benced knees and
with eyes streaming with tears. thanked God and
the Iiends of humanity that at last blessed deliv
erer had come, bringing peace and JOY where want
and misery had 90 long held cruel sway.
In September last. tnTee months after the law had
gore into operation, Hon Neal Dow, Mayor OF Port.
land, made his frat quarterly report setting forth
ne above encouraging facts, and closing with the
fClIOW ing sentence
The watch house IL now used to keep seized LIQUORS
h,sSs the 81 Of the
sewers without having falfsa their mission Of rum and
death to our cilizens"
Encouraged BY such facts a. the above, the cause
OF Temperance Throughout our country received
tremendous impetus its advocates, now for the first
time, discovered something tangible and within their
grasp, which, secured, would certainly sect4aliy
and Immediately drive iatempeTance from our land
cause 1t to flourish and blossom as the rose. and
Ell able active temperance advocates TO rest from
their sYduous lab0fs.
In this state OF affairs the Conn ecticut State Tenn
perance Society, and the Grand Division OF the Sons
OF Temperance, held their annual meeting in New.
Haven IN October last, and there unanimously re-
solved that the voters Of this STATE should be invited
irrespective OF party, 70 pledge themselves 70 vote
for men for Executive LIE gslative Office at the
ensuing election, who were not known 10 be in favor
OF Law Identical in substance with that of Maine.
and that a refusal to answer questions upon that
a n N 10 iva lu A
grand mass meeting Of Tempsrs and Sons OF Ten
peraDce, held the next day in New. Haven, also
ur animously adopted this Recommendation, and
thousands OF voters In our State have already
signed such pledge.
Thus were all political PARTIES sOLEMNLY
WARNED, more than four months ago, that thou
sands Of the respectable voters Of this State would
INK all mere party consideratons in their deter
IMITATION 10 pYOcuYe the enactment of thus i,nnor