The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-15

here have ~ OUT guests this evening two hun
dred cergynen. members Of the New York Annual Con.
ference and last though not least, lovely women every
where pleading our cause. (Great applsuse.)
Mr. O. J WARREN, the Secretary OF the Alliance, then
read the following report and resolutions
REPORT, JUNE Ia, 1852.
The efforts of the Executive Committee OF the City Al
of existing laws against the illegal sale liquor
especially Sundays and the equally illegal granting Of
licenses by the Excise Commissioners. In April pre-
sentiment obtained from the Grand Jury against
raj practices OF tho aldermen which had been common
many years. Thus timely warned the present aldermen
have not as we know committed any of these offences
In attempting however to bring the consider tions Of
morality and virtue the public welfare and the fear Of
God bear the acts of the aldermen have
successful. No man has been denied hcence from
regard to the public welfare nor because lac reckless
and constant vioator of all the laws, human and divine
that meant to protect the Sabbath day Nearly all
the thousands that have been licensed, and thus
officially declared to be persons OF good moral
character, are reported by the police officers
ss having kept their dram shops open the Sabbath
day taking this opportunity when thousands are at IL
berry and easily tempted TO fill their pockets with
the spos of the idle and the thoughess and transform
our sober and Vrtuous citizens into dunkards paupers
and criminals.
We have, however the from the aldermen Of
several wards particularly the Fifth Ninth Tenth,
and Eighteenth that if they do not keep their shops
closed and refrain from the sale Of liquor Sunday,
their licenses shall be revoked.
In most Of these wards also licenses have been refused
TO those who reported by the captains of police
keeping disordery houses Such houses are very nu-
meIous, scarcely any ward less than ten twelve and
from some, more than hundred are reported. To
have prevented few hundreds Of these from being L.
censed. is, We think. matter of congratulation.
The whole operation has shown Us more and more that
we want the Maine law; has made us resolve moro aud
more that we will have it. and convince even the faint
hearted among that We had That law this year, 1t
would be executed without hesitation and without
delay.
The Committee recommend the adoption Of The fol
Resolved, That hold to the liquor traffic other
ation than that Of strenuous and oppose
II
eeans moral influences 70 oleaye down BY prohibitey
tiIn By che Ssst1qston Of tho contrsband article
ef this city demand from all political parties csnd
dates for legislative and executive Offices snoh will
tire prohibition and spprcssios Of Of in:oeang
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Resolved That the grea. objects Of the Temperance AL
lance preserve the Sabbath from proianaton ~ the
a to the At
primary mset.ngsi TO obtain prehbitory law against the
this city, and to the and election Of such
men to Once e. are known to be il svor Of these objects
and the avows and names them to the
snsd sh4sians PATRIOTS sei
the city have resulted much in the Withholding
50 many licenses from the disorderly shops and
be satisfied with f5r the Of ntemper
and lawful means to obtain the Maine law from the next
give their nuerce favor such law and to
elect such executive officers fr this city will for
ment.
rous names divisions Of the Sons of Temperance tents Of
hail them as brethren beloved, and this common
To tssrs sh IN a. no BE-
shop nor d drum in all the earth
Classes
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friends from the lgl circles wealth and political distnc
welcome this platform Introduce to this as
an the M the IN
caroins and Most Worthy Patriarch Of the NstensI Di
Mr.. PHlir s. WHIrI. OF Philadelphia was then intro
duecd 10 the meeting. 1t unnecessary for him. he
eaid hat nempeIancc the grand master vice Of the
appetite and interest As to the law, he delighted to
hear Of the resolutions that they at length wanted and
demanded the right kind Of legislation The object Of
legislation Is to protect the citizen and The subject and
to remove temptation from the community. Was it the
proper business for Legislatures to protect filthy rum
sellers in selling out filthy poison often to filthy
TONERS The most damniug stain that ever lighted on
an intelligent community the accursed license law.
What should he say Of tho pillar apppete lie con-
ceved u unnecessary TO dwell Oh H. There two
kinds appete-natural and artificial. Natural appetite
never increases but artificial appettcsthe appetite for
liquor and for tobacco-0o increase, and lead mans
reasoning powers to the subsection of corrupt will.
Mhot should they say Of the third pilar-.nterest
How easy would it be but for interest To pass the Maine
Liquor law But interest prevents il being enacted
They might set oil the laws Of ChIistendom but they
cplcs till they got Ill the temperance to for
ward honestly. and talk temperance. think temperance
ana vote temperance They wanted to sec men take
their sides. one way or other Intemperancc is NUS
ance. Thirty thousand Americans 90 to the grave
every year through its maiarial influence. But
who were found to oppose this progress OF drunken
ness The Alliance 1t was about to work
mighty revolution in the country and would receive
the appeilaon Of the holy alliance He wanted all
friends Of the liquor traffic be put on one side and all
the temperance folks the other When they once got
this division made their work would be done Here 1as
q IN Enrf his hat
ance had been formed Take that position and the
was done. Let them put their names to the alliance with
the same feeling that great patriot, Charles Carroll
put his name to the Declaration Of Independence After
he had signed it. gentleman present said he ought not
to be much afraid for he could get off on misnome1 as
there were so many OF the same name in Maryland The
gallant patriot seized the pen agau ana with great
flourish wrote in addition to his of Carrollton
Ii they would fight for temperance the Hon Mr. o.
Neal had fought for 1T and against secession in South
Carolina oil the powers OF he'll could not impede its pro-
gress 70 victory.
The Hon. HORACE GRTELEY was next pre- scnted, and
wits hailed with great accamatien They demanded
Che sad) law to protect the community from the temp
taton to alcoholic ndugences and the demand for that
law was now touchstonc to know who with them
and who was against them Formerly, they could
only snatch occasional brand from the burning fire but
they in position to attain their objects in part
when before they could not hope to 90 SO in horn
There also. however this difference. that they
met firm opposition. And this well They were
willing to meet their enemies this any other stand
but their enemies shrink from the field OF argument and
resort to prophecy, predicts the evil consequences
to its good working in Maine. Aud this was
an answer to their predictions. Then they said
the law coald net be enforced, but they shaved
them State where the law enforced. Then they
say il canno. be enforced without boodshed but we
point them to States and republics where 1t enforced
and where it being prepared to be put into effect
There would not be as much boodhcd in the enforce
ment Of the law in Rhode Island and Massachusetts,
split in this city for the last three months
in consequence Of the want of this law. This
city should radiate temperance every side.
Deeolatipg pictures are drawn of Newport and its
destruction, for want a rum but one
found that there cottages to be let La it, hotels
vacant but 1t would be found that Newport would have
visitors now than before They. tn refore. must
strengthen this alliance and that the s moved
with might and power. They should have ten
thousand membeis paying dollar each, and they
then could send members into the Legislature to support
this law This meeting called not to cheer applaud
but to set to the work placed before them and he hoped
they would do.
Rev Mr. PuIsry, OF N. T., was next introduced
as true con OF temperance, and hailed with
applause. lie looked on this meeting, he said tho
expression of settled purpose to press the
till victory should perch OH the temperance ban