The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-15

In liquor were thleves nut what was given for that
poor wOmans property! not dollar. 1t would have
been charity to have taken that poor womans
property and have retained the liquor to have left
her husband with his character untanted, his body
sound and principles pure, would have been COM
parative blessing The license system was the new
prncipe-the anomaly here. They went on to
make paupers and create crime. There was one thing
consstent-after making laws to make criminals
and paupers they went to make laws TO raise taxes
and build jails to keep them in CLEAR, hear)
The progress of the Maine law would not, a short
time since, have been believed in, and he looked
upon it equivalent to the discovery OF steam,
magnetism, and the telegraph, as token that
God had not forsaken. but was with us in the pro-
gress of this great nation. (Hear, hear.) When we
can, not only in the four States of Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, and New York, but through
out them all, 60 into hotel and enjoy ourselves,
without the hOrrid smell OF rum and the BIAS
pheming that is now to be found it would be a
jubilee in the history of the world. The man who
could discover the means to reduce the expenses OF
this government one-half would be looked upon as
n great phianthroplst, and here il was. 10 was in
the reform they were there to advocate and repre-
sent. Their enemies were fighting kind Of Scyth-
ian guerilla They not to be met with
in public meetings, and nowhere could they put
their hands on them. If remonstrance were pre-
sented and they asked how any of them could have
signed it, they replied II guess you're joking
! never saw such petition" Unpghter) He
then read n buresque constitution. which he sug-
gestcd for society for fhe protection of the rum
sellers and to rectc n dream, with which he had
been visited. He had seen n monster, and some
proposed to talk him to death but he had said,
"Nonsensc-beard him in his den, and attack him
there''-and that was what should be done. Who
had been the Putnam Of the temperance reform!
Neal Dow. Cloud applausc) He had dreamt a
little more. Q.aughter) Some had proposed to
wither him with light, and he had said, Cant you
get burning glass, concentrate your rays, and
burn him out?'-and he woke. He found this had
been done the burning glass had been applied to
the eyes of the monster ntcmperance. Where
hat hnrntn srIn In
Legislature of Maine. (Applause) IL was vain
to cry silence to the complaints of the widows
and orphans-uscless to cry silence to the aecnsa-
tons Of conscience; people were waking up and
realizing their destiny. 1t was no time to cry
senee-the demand for the Maine law would be
echoed by all our wives, children, friends, fathers
and mothers, and it must be acknowledged to the
rcmotest parts of the earth that the principles Of
the Maine law are the principles OF right Cap
plause)
The SECRETARY then said that the gentleman
who was to have proposed the following resolution
was not present He would, therefore, read it as
amended by the suggestion of DR. Pecl:-
That IL the past year we have wnes in the
G M with to tn aa Of
for the sxtrpaton Of phanthro-
a%lt hail Win fa%%ss e saeSticS y as IsS.'s,ssss
result o. our labor and one oil the most Importance
The resolution was SPOKEN to by Gen JAMES APPLETON,
Of Portland Me In order eiiectuaily to promote the
cause of temperance. nothing short of the Maine Liquor
the temptation lie could speak knowingly of the opera
ton Of The law in Name and though no prophet. he
could undertake to say that the law would stand CLEAR
hear) 1t would stand because all the women weretor it,
(Applause) In Portland when it was announced at n
taiiors shop that Neal Dow had been defeated two wo
there wcpt They wept because they thought their
father who was then sober man would return to his
wonted habits of intemperance. They thought that the
grog shops would be open again The law would stand
for it had not only the but the wishes of all good
men, throughout the land. (IIear hear What would
they think of law licensing number Of individuals to
"a
sonabe as licensing a rumseler.
| VocE ON the PlArronM-A great deal more so.
My friend says great deal so; and agree with
him. The licensing system ut first, supposed to check
prevent drunkenness but had been found utterly
Intellectual for that purpose lie knew there diff
cutcs in the way: and had not constitutional right
| to dictate what any should eat drink But the
Maine law did not 20 to that lit merely regulating
or prohibiting the sale. lie moved the adoption OF the
/ resolution.
The Rev. Rurus r. CLARK of Boston seconded the re-
solution 1t had been objected that the question should
not be mixed up with politics but he wished poit
elan to be stepped in it, They wanted also the aid Of
the clergy who often preached not Of the sins OF the
present day but going beyond that preach Of the ante
duyians and pharecs who had long since passed from
the stage life When it TO Thou the y
then the clergyman politician and his hearers
well satisfied and thought they had heard very good
scrmon-the antediuvians We're very wicked and ought
to be drowned and the Pharsees great hypoctes
and deserved all the abuse (laughtcr.) He then told
story Of Washington ordering the Virginia regiment
forward in of the revo uonary struggles and not a
man stirred. He repeated the order with the
suit and then ordered the Massachusetts, regiment for
ward, immediately executed the command ana
carried the d.y Public sentiment had now said to BIAS
sachusctts Forward and she had responded. Jap
plause 1t was fitting she should take stand that
question She contained the cradle Of American liberty,
and lately the noble Hungarian Kossuh had been there
rocking that csade. and he hoped it might prove that Of
European liberty. clear hear) 1t had been said that
the law could not be executed in Massachusetts,; but
could it not II in that state where the Fugitive Slave
lava law against which their humanity and conscience
protested hcar hear WAS abided by and executed,
| would not such n law for humanity b. executed lie
would not insult that State by harborng such suspi
| cion.
| The resolution then put and carried which
the Secretary announced that collection would be taken
up and he hoped the boxes went round the
ton would give something than silver and copper
they much in Of funds the subscriptions
last year had fallen short OF the former by $500
The boxes then handed round (he band dscours-
ing some cheering music during the operaon) The
suit was not announced
The Hon Mr.. HEDGES member Of the New York Legis-
lature. from Suffolk offered the next resolution
the seat Of Is in the pie and that the only
eee.ng men TO be Lawmakers who understand the true
ever Their pohs sPP Prsferesc s secure '' '
We did not he said gather grapes from thorn or figs
from thistlcs could expect wholesome legisla
ton, while all primary elections conducted and
ranged in the rum shops and the rum dealers had the
influence that they now exercised not only in the elcc
tons but in the nomination of committees. Col Snow,
though he believed he legally and fairly entitled to
his seat had been elected and from the information he
had gained he most soemnly and sincerely declared he
had good reasons to believe and did believe that he would
not have been expelled the floor if he had
temperance man Cloud applause lie moved the
adoption Of the resolution
The Rev THos. BR.ISARp, D. D., Of Philadelphia,
conded the motion lie had been called upon he pre-.
sumcd being from Pennsylvania it desirable ut
such meetings that speakers should be heard from de-
rent States They had fought the fight there and had
lost but II was battle Of Bunker Hi-another such
victory the part Of their opponents would prove their
final ruin 0iear, hcar) lie had had the honor to be
one of the delegation which took up petition from
hundred and sixteen clcrgymen to the Legislature at
Harrisburg for Maine Liquor law They had taken up
more than that they had taken petition Of $4,000
ladies for 1t. (Appasse) The sellers had great
fear Of temperance lectures and much those of his
venerable friend now present. DR. Lyman Beecbor loud
cheers But there others they feared more and
those were curtain lectures (thcers and laugiter)
Our legislators likely to be visited by sundry ones;
they must yield and they might well give us the
Maine Law ut IL fact Universally conceded
that all the legislation hitherto this subject false
What the object, Was for the purpose OF rcapins
arevenue! In Philadelphia they received $4,000 for IL
but they paid $500 600 for the maintenance the
paupers the system had created Therefore rs hnan-
cal measure II was failure. Was it to condne the