The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-20
The Bana~es or tho Temperance Holy

hers present, there would not be more than Ave
hundred at a banquet which vas the frst given by
the Holy Alliance, and therefore excited the most
sapguino hopes Of crowded hall. Even the Tn
bune-tbe organ Of tho Allianoe-says that only
three quarters Of the seats were occupied at the
tables az there were several hundreds Of spscta-
tors in the galleries The amount Of Importance
attached TO the affair by the Tfi5nns, may be es
tmated from the fact Of its devoting less than two
columns Of its space to the entire proceedings,
while the HERALD had nearly Ave.
There was disappointment in other respects be
sides numbers. There was shocking bad dinner
the committee having p9Skets two dollars out of
three dollars for each ticket that was issued, end
paid for the banquet and the ha with the balance
The public more over, were led TO expect that Sam
Houston would be the great lion Of the occasion,
whose roar would wake the echoes, and make the
enemy trembls from Maine to Texas; but his
cocing was as gentle IS Tint Of the sucking dove.
His speech was tame. 1t vas completely non
cemmittal as regards the Maine law; and tho only
poin. in it was nsinuation against the temperate
habits Of Daniel Webster, General Cass, and 'the
Little Giant, and, at the same time Presidential
puff for himself as paragon Of moral purity and in.
teectual yisor In fact tho speaking Of the hero Of
San Jacinto-unlike that hereto battlefeld-Has
about the worst andmo unintereitng Of the whole
dozen. The speeches ofthe clergy were spicy, raoy,
fiery, almost, as hell fire, and capital humbug But
the great speech of the occasion was Barnums-that
great that magnificent humbug, the hero of the
night The speeches Of all the clergy in bunch,
and Of Horace Mann, Neal Dow, and Sam Houston
to boot, were not equal TO that morsel Of the
prince Of charla.anism and scientific impostsre It
was the featuTe Of the occasion, and, at the same
time, the true exponent of the nature of this great
demonstration OF The Holy Alliance. Barnum was
recognized by tho audience its best interpreter
its mes. faithful representative it's father, grand
father, and mighty progenitor. He was the only
man for whom there were " loud calls" or any kind
Of calls Well, when he was called ont, what did
he say! He frankly declared that humbugging
was his profession, ard boas.ed that he was the
creates. Of living humbugs-a humbug by far too
great for the cunning Of TIE politiciaRsa sentiment
which vas spplauded to the echo.
The whole affair, therefore, according to the
Snowman of the Fejee Mermaid, Joyce Hoth, and
the Woolly Horse, was q humbug from beginning
TO end; ard The climax Of the humbug will be only
capped when Bsrnum is set up for President nnd
Tom Thumb for Vice President. From the indica.
tons at the banquet, it is evident tina. no is in
upon whose pretensions they threw cold water, as
lie did not come cut strong for the Maine Liquor
law. Barnum has, therefore, far better chancs
ior the nomination than the noble hero of san
Jacnto. It is true Barnurn calls God to w.nss,
that he has no political aspirations, and that his
preaching Of temperance is al FOR the good OF hu
manity. He called on God to witness, in the same
way, about Joyce Hcsh ho called God to witness
in he Toir oF .ba Eat ,,;J ha ALL CA
TO witness for The Wooily Horse he called God to
witness in the exhibition CT Tom Thumb; he even
called God to witness that Jenny Lind sang only
for the charity schools Of Sweden. His solemn poll.
teal adjuratiors only "pars Of his syssem like
Doctor OToole's-one Of the political "whi.e les
that be viii hereafter laugh at people for believing,
% ne now laughs o, them for having believed in
Joyce Hoth, and al his other humbugs She was
his FIRST humSug-the "Holy Alliance" ia his
last; AID he manages both pretty much in the same
way. Ia the case Of joyce Heth he gets up docu-
meuts, to which he afIizes an antique date, and
whose ae he makes Old in tn: way Asi sa Gg
llto ca original pictures Of Raphael and Michael
Angelo. Then no rubs up the old woman herself,
ard makes her look very ancient, end insructs her
to talk piety and tell stories OF Washington, on
condition Of receiving horn Of brandy every morn
irg, neon, and night. The humbug passed cur
rent; and lis author is endeayoring to pass OF the
latest hrmbug Of a Holy Alliance for temperance
by tho same agency Of piety, morality, patriotism,
and cd stories.
Ba-nuN denies most st1enuousy tha. he has
ever let aly premises FOR q grog shop, and offers
$1,000 TO any person who can prove it. He
says it Is 'as false as hell.'' Perhaps II may
be found os truo IS he'll, aud perhsps 10 havo
found ont the moral reservation. Is IL not
fact that Barnum 10 the owner, or lessee, OF the
premises under tie Museum! ind is it not . fact
that thsre are tTo CT three grog shops therel Pro-
baby Barnum bias let them 20 rniiilomGn, end
perhaps the raiddlsman has subtle. them to tho
p-eSons tenants. and perhaps tho pressn. tenant.
sci tho greg; s2d ia this way it 10 TIA. Barnun
"ships the devil round tho ft1rnp," cad pockets
fone Of The prcEt5 CT rum drinking below, Of tic
tale tine thai hc pockets the profits Of the tenn
reTance drama Up stairs above Il this DO TIE case
We cium to The poor, for ohiri!y, tho 81 900, and
cal on him Tor cheQue for tho amount, on to 10.
quonns Bank, ct Bridgeport, whoEe beautiful shin
Ilaste-s exhibit such perfect ksneslc5 OF himself
ard hi; engoi, Jenny Lad. Mea2gine, 5,lcs tho
freech Of BagIzm, We understand grsa. number
Of spectators have been atsrirg at Tho grand pic.
torisl representation Of Tho Bos.'o," czLi5i.sd
On tho fSont Of the Museum purely for Ito good
o. humanity, aud have been casting very KNOWING
looks at tho reality IL tLo cellars below, L. fix
eo1t5 q glass. Many enc, IS &c tz7nsl q his
heel, bas exclaimed with laugh" Wei, what
splendid humtug ia B4gnum, aal Ill taS Holy
Alliance to boot"
Eo-sUzH AND KlNKrb. In abort time no rasy
expect Kinksl IN New York, ''lolloWing in the