The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-19
THE HOLY ALLIANCE Of TEMPERANCE.
Grand Three Dollar Cold Water
Banquet.
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NOT "A BONE TO PICK.
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The Presidential Speech Of Sam
Houston.
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The Addresses Of Several Holy apostles Of
temperance
THE WHOLE MAINE Law, AND NOTHING ELSE.
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The Speech Of Barnum On indian File,
&c. &c. &c.


Last evening the Hrst annual banquet OF the Natona
Holy Alliance Of Temperance given Metropolis
Hall. The hour appointed for dinner was six o'clock
but the company not admitted till seven clock
The numbers present were by means great waC
expected In the lower part Of the house there
great many vacant seats and the upper part not
half filed. The banquet was a sorry kfrair but that
not the fault of Mr. Harding the proprietor OF the
Hail. who supplied it-for the committee OF management
only allowed him dollar per head while they charged
three dollars to the public. The attendance wa.
very bad There were probably from 1000 to 15OC
psTtons present, including old and young Of both
sexes men, women, and children. The ladie,
constituted perhaps half Of the entire assemblays
The individuals in the gallery looked down very wstfuy
the viands below but they did not lose half 80 much
they imagined, and beyond all doubt, they had more
value for fifty cents than the victims at the banquet for
three dollars TO make for the poverty the repast
Dodworth Is Band in attendance and also the Ale
ghanisns who discoursed some tslerable music. The
stage occupied by the great guns and lights Of the
occasion, among whom were goodly number OF clergy
The laity included Hon Sam Houston, Texas;
Non Neal Dow, Portland; ex Mayor Aaron Clark; Gov
Haines, New Jersey and p 7. Barnum, Bridgeport and
New York The clergy were follows Rev John
Rev. AeDry Ward Beecher, Brooklyn; Rev G IT. Cha
pin, New York; Rev. DR.. Cheever Rev 8. s. Corey Rev
" = ". d. Is.
Hsgsny; Rev. II. Perry; Rev. Mr. Waldo
Rev. DR. BOWLING said grace,
TIE banquet such as 1t was having been despatched
the Aeghanaas sung, solo and chorus, Give me cup
Of cold water
Rev DR. Dow1ISc toast master" read the toa,ts,
of which there twelve, and commenced with the
following -" Our Country-Her vast domain and FREQ
Institutions now invite the poor and tho oppressed of
it viii add the brightest gem to ths diaden OF her
GENERAL SAM Housros then presented himself and
vat uith Dn1 He said hayI.
in region where he had much experience, u life
chequered by various vics,tudes he believed he could
truthfuly assert thst occasion could be to
his conte nplaten more interesting than snt.-
none In whck he could proudly bear cons
few years past had gain public attention now the
theme Of every tongue, aud the was every day
gaining new votaries, snd dimini.hirg the sum Of
human misery. II was cause that lrily in
terested humanity in every sphere OF life Those
VINO have stepped forward to aid the progress OF
earded as the benefxctors OF mankind: sud thoss
who had instituted temperance Che believed it had be
gun in this city deserved the praise not only of ther
own fsllew countrymen but of the whole human race
Yet men In every portion Of society objected tempe
eaef;.hed in The cf Of The country T Il B.
subject to the influence Of intemperancs,
carried away by inordinate sppettcs WHAT confdsno
could they have in their judges, who sdudicated tn
rights Of property ana human rights, they soed by
ipremperence the sacred ermue which ought to be the
general at the head Of army who ndulged in the
Intoxicating draughE What probability there
his Would not be hourly exposed to defeat
and ruin? What would they think Of the sentinel
his post whose vigilance and sobrety depended the
safey of whole garrison or camp it, under the inau
Of etrorg drink from the desire to indulge in it
ne abandoned his post and left his country exposed to
the sudden surprise Of the enemy If would regard
these officials with horror they violated their duty
iutsmperance not all responsible a sacred
GIFT entrusted to by Heaven and which 1t is ncum
bent on us to preserve pure! But not only must We
preserve Deulled the immortal gift Heaven has be-
slowed upon but stand forth members of
great community We must fill space, and set an
sion society by good example, We are morally
and socially bound to give society the Impression to the
full extent Of power. Nor is this the whole OF
mans responsibility. lie incurs the responsibility Of q
father TO his family, and Of husband to the woman Of
his choice-obli cations which are held sacred even
among sa,ages but which sanctioned by the high
authority of holy writ Can he be regardless of their
redemption by life Of temperance, and holiness, and
moIsty9 Then It behoves man to set an example In
society and to set example t. the wife to whom he
tas dgea his secsisne and to the children whom he
is bound by the ties Of nature and the dictates of con-
science and religion to provide for and protect Oan he
love them if he'll cious of his existence? Can
be be alive to any danger that surrounds them he is
in euch state that he is unconscious not only Of dan
ger but evsn Of bis being Does not the drunksrd
esch.w all the high Obligations he owes to the wife he
bae pledged himself before 1t the altar and before
biah heaven to love cherish, and defopd' And as .
fsiher does he violate all his obligations to his chill
dren? II there anything that recompense for the
vse sacrifices that makes Of all his domestic hap
pness by intemperance and dcbauchery! lie could not
that man had enc single inducement, that could
weigh feather against the contentment and happi-
respect Of society He may have tho pity, but he has
also the contempt OF his friends He has not the res
pect Of his famiythe love reverence Of his wife and
children He scatt.rs TO the winds not only the COM
tort. life but the peculiar felicity that results from the
them to yemembsr whatever might bes him
Whatever changes awaited him-that he had felt the de-
lshfu influence Of temperance operating on his head
and heart and all that constitutes the man; while he
bebed many whom he knew hurrying down the stream
OF inepersBce and about to be swept over the dread
fal cataract when II late for any human power
tf ham VIVA
in darger. The moderate drpker 10 in imminent
pe Ills for drinking in moderation Is that he
desires TO bs free and Independent, and thinks that
gets TO the point ofdapger he will stop at once
Bat ALAG when 4 man gets to the point OF danger, he
|. a. scnsib. to the danger. He knew many instances
rthst bird He then sdverted to the case of a man
whom he ssked to join the temperance movement,
but sho replied that he never drank much and ever
h. fcurd lie could not control himself he would quit
the bottle; but long he could control himself he
not quit it, yet, at that very moment the feet
apd torgc. OF that sadly betrayed the fact that
b. could not control himsel and did not his dam
ger Iutsnperspce was q vitiated habit which made
mana ,sve Of satan and Of sin, and deprived him Of
rhe lion gentleman concluded amidst loud applause
The Alleghanisns then sung Our glorious Union for
The following toast was then announced:-"0ur tenn.
pcrsnce statesmonHoldng fast their integrity amid
the temptations Of political life We oheerfuy conhie
nations honor and happiness to their guidance ana
| protection
Hon HoRAcr MANN responded. He said:-Mr. Presi-
dent, ladies aud gentemen-I feel highly honored In
being deemed any degree worthy respond to the
| sentiment you have just heard Before was aware
that this sentiment assigned to own thoughts
! had taken another direction, and preparing my
| self TO express = few ideas another subject; but
Why should net look forward with joy to the "aood
time comipgn which shall be signslised throughout the
country by race Of temperance statesman OF whom W.
have before specimen !-(applsusel--a gentleman
! .no has fought the good fight and who has escaped
/ un,csthed, ali hough exposed to the assaults OF
Jlrer enemy then he encountered on the Geld o
San Jscinto Yes fellow citizens, 1t Is within your
knowledae and within my Rnowledge that the gentle
1 RAN whom we have just heard has lived for dozer
or more years In the fiery furnace Of what Is oslsc
ush life in Ne.hipgtSn,p and he has escaped wtnou
90 much se the smell Of fire. Gentlemen philsnthroFt
hsve proposed idea that there should be vast tenn
perance ssylum erected sufficient to contain, s In
lunstlc hospital, all the victims OF that yice but Tn
only temperance asylum which desire 60 see is such
they have erected in the State OF MNne--lgreat ap
ntuse end three cheers for the State OF Maine)--a
asylum which covers thirty thousand square miles an
has roof no less magnificent than the great sauctus
q the heavens This Is the only ASYLUM which It become
free eha Christian people to establish sod trust 500
the time when Massachusetts, shall add her tsrr