The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-04-02
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Temperance at the East.
TRENTON, N. Y, March 18th, so.
Ma dear Editor The kind reception
which you gave to the carrisrpigeon, which
sent out ward few days since,
tempts me to turn loose another into the driv.
ing storm. 1t rained to-day hard enough to
suit hydropathist, and am shut in to my
books and my meditations Among pile
of letters beside me, is one from my good
friend Dow, (the Dow of Portland) full of
encouragement as to the prospects in New
England Massachusetts, he feels certain of
this year, and hopes for the other Yankee
States to follow suit as soon as they can
''pack up" and get ready. The bill which
has passed the Senate of the old Bay State
is somewhat diluted and weakened, and the
fear is that it will suffer still worse in the
Lower House; but still we shall make long
step forward, if the present bill is carried
It recognizes the great vital principle, that
constable's true business is to seize and
lock up the liquor l0hile in the barrel, instead
of seizing it in the poor drunkard and lock-
ing him up in the watch-house. 1t puts the
alcohol into the gutter at once, before the
alcohol has put its bleared and bloated VIC
tim there. Every law which admits the
great principle of seizing the poison as
contraband thing, contains the essential
principle of Neal Dow's law.
Our Jersey Legislature reported fair and
square prOhibitory bill-refused to refer it
to the people-and then voted it down with
out any lodging That was honest, to say
the least, and now we know just where we
stand. We know who are for us, and who
are against US, We have our text for the
next campaign, and we mean to point our
! guns straight at the traffic. Dow shrewdly
says, that "there is no danger of arebound,
except when the ball is too light, or the
charge is too small" His broadsides leave
nothing to react, and Cor the best of reasons,
therefore, there is no reaction They kill as
they go
How l wish you could have been in Trip
Ter hall last Wednesday evening Your
righteous soul would have expanded at the
sight of the grandest rally ever witnessed
in the Empire City. Fios thousand teetOtal-
lers thronged that gorgeous hall, and enough
were shut out to make mp few respectable
State Conventions of the old stamp.
could not help telling the audience, that the
meeting seemed to "be made up after the
Western recipe, viz to multiply three
camp meetings by a mass convention, and
throw in barbecue" The enthusiasm was
intense. Among the officers of the meeting
were such men as Anson &. Phelps, DR..
Parmly and Horace Greely. The IN. Y.
Tribune" was loudly applauded for its
manly course, and when the old ,ohite coat
made its appearance in the hall, the whole
audience broke forth in hurricane of ap-
plause. Greedy is certainly doing glori-
Gus work--all the more noble for the cow
ardly or mercenary course of other daily
papers.
Henry Ward Beecher surpassed himself on
the occasion. His speech was the beau ideal
of telling, vivid, overwhelming platform
efort-full of fire, wit, argument and rea-
son made red hot by emotion" The poet
PierpOnt--one of the veterans in the cause
was present, and made few happy rem arks,
so did Co.. SaOD, another of the prosecuted
ones for righteousness sake. Our friend
Oliver was almost beside himself with joy;
and we went home that night in full sight
of "the good time coming"
From Pennsylvania the intelligence is
hopeful, but if they getthe law in that State,
it viii be very difficult to enforce it at pres
ent. DR.. Jewett is hard at work in Connec.
ticut. So are Barnum and our true yoke.
fellow" John B. Cough. Your capital pa
per grows upon me. Send it TO me con
stantly, until you can send its editor. W.
have had at our council-6res already This
season, such men as Albert Barnes, Joht
| Chambers, Neal Dow and Robert Morris
now we should like to crowd our Temper
anee Hall to listen to Gen. Gary. These ar
glorious days for our holy cause-days 70
toll and for prayer, and for unfainting war
fare for God and humanity. The revolution
is but begun. We have barely raaehet
I Concord bridge, Bunkey-hill is not yet seal
! ed; and worn and weary ami wounded vii
be the veterans who shout in the victory Q
h Yorktown. May we live to see that day 0
triumph Oh, how green and fair this lan'
of ours viii look when the last grog-shoP j
dismantled, and the last distillery-fre pu
out Hastily, but heartily yours to the end
i THEo. L. CUELER.
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