New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-29
Temperance Demonstrates at Kingston


Correspondence ef The n. Y Trbots
KIsGsTos, Ulster Co Thursday, Mach -. 1854 r
Last evening 0uT citIzeDs made al earnest
and enthusiastic demonstration IN favor o! the
Maine Liquor Law. large and nisay isspscsAole
meetipg held IN the new Dhtch Church, az
which Rev. Mr. Waldo OF P0usaksepsie, made
most powerful and convincing argument Ia faVer OF
the speedy adoption Of the Law In this STATE.
One Of she arguments used % sno thatthls Is Just
what we want, was that IL met with so much opposi-
ton from those who making gold az the sacuhce
OF the bodies and souls OF their fellow msn. Ths
was TIE hrst time In The history OF the rempsrance
reform, when the opponents held pubic meetings,
and circulated documents for the purpose OF eoun-
tersctiDg the effects OF the Temperance Efforts
There was, however, this singular difference De-
tween the documents and papers circulated against
the law and those in its favor the latter gwen
to tae world under the name OF some responsible
person their author while the former are sent
out, orphan ike, without name or parent Why 10
this he asked. IL II possible thar the writer's and
publishers Ashamed OF the part they are acting
in this matter II would even seem So Truth
seeks the hight, as does erer and sehood darkness
Mr. Waldo said that the report OF the minority OF
the Committee in the Legislature was the only doc
ument OF this character that was an exception to this
rule this, necessarily, had not only being, but
name and hsbitaIion. tie took the arguments, or
what set forth as such. OF this report and ore
BY one demolished them, as II they were mere ropes
Of Sand. In supper! Of the Conuitutionaity OF the
law he read from the decision OF the Supreme Court
of the United States, as delivered oy Chief Justice
fancy and Judge Mclean. Also extracts from the
law Of 1854 in regard to the traffic IN the Indian Ter
Yitories.
After the close Of Mr.. Waldos Address, Commit
tee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of
the sense Of the meeting. During the half hours
absence Of the Committee, Rev. Mr. Smuller held
the audience In wrapt and willing attention. with a
most urgent and eloquent appeal to the friends Of the
cause to arm themselves for the trying struggle tnat
must be encountered before we can secure the atop
tion of this psnacea for the evils of intemperance.
He said the enemies would not yield without a
struggle their all. they falsely view their inte
rests are at stake, and they would only die game.
Indeed, said he, the war is already being carried into
Africa.
The Committee reported the folio wing resolu-
tons, which were unanimously adopted:
ReoIred That is the duty OF the Government to pro-
rights ard privileges which belong TO- and are secured 10
them by the Institutions under which the, live And What
ntereres vi h, tousy enoangsss OF Cypress We
TO such enjoyment IL proper subject FOR legislative
Resolved That the traffic in. and of intoxicating
liquors having been found TO be the cause OF the mos,
S snS s
to dstess we'll disposed persons With the most Iepqs.e
annoyeEcts beside ali the destuon and wretehsdness
the immortality and vice, thar it produces ,erious
necessity therefore eIsts for legislative interference to
secure exempt ard dehvernnce therefrom
Resolred That The enactment Of such law Ia but rscog
nizng and prescribing penalty jr the violation OF that
namely refrain from dong that which Injurious to
others.
solely and EXCESSIVELY lessanx upon moral qassti n,
but equally question Of civil protection because the
law de,sned To protect the ana prTse OF no
vduals It'll pccuniary question, because It VIII hshten
the burdens OF lax payers and remove The cause OF the
waste and expenditure Of property II s political ques
top because affects the purity Of the exercise Of the
elective franchise the impartial al nsira,on OF law and
the honest and faishful sEifed discharge Of
leg satiye duties also question Of policy because
the Stats entitled 70 the ntsgens service aad support
OF all its citizens both in private and official saons and
az the best safeguard and security Of our nst,utions
Resolced That do not seek to substitute the power oil
law moral suason promoting the Temperance cause
combine the efficacy of bothhe province Of moral
suason being to induce mes not to drink but the object
Of The law them to sell. and punish
them II they violate the mandate
Resolved That law which IL demanded by reason. BY
humanity by religion by ustcs, by the prayers Of
good by the suens cf the nebsats by the tears Of
the widow and the wall Of the orphan, Legislature
should hesitate to enact
Resolved, That we demand such lava Law for the
total pYohbi ion Of the liquor traffic, coupled with pro
vision for confscation OF the article hsld IN violation
nothing less than that will satisfy
and call upon legislators to obey the voice Of their
constituents and give the law and leave the
with the people.