The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-27

one OF the objects of the present meeting lie re-
ferred then to the licences which gave the rum
sellers rig ht to trade in liquors. ana which will
render the enforcement OF the Law difficult
thing.
lures to the petition-after which the meeting
dispersed
The sew Reformatory Movement IN Mo-
rails aud Politics-rcmpcrance Mass
Meeting.
The pctico temperance party, which has been lately
organised In this city under the OF the New York
City Temperance Alliance, held meeting last even
Ing pursuant TO the following notice:-
Tns MANY Law New Yerk City Temperance Alliance
seosi nsSs,sats ,Ts.s so csa1cs s1 Ss. ar
a.sEr .nssssss Il: pTssiiss working Of the Maine
liquor law, Exrscta good time
The meeting numsrously attended; three fourths
of the auditory however consisting of ladies and chill.
dren Rev Mr. Lee presided and (sfter prayer by Rev
Dr. Pstonl read the jects Of the society WINCH are
20 eecurs-
t I'm ne ., NJ, ezsrs Law, ssr; the violation
rs9 psss vi s9s sS s9S pa Tsne
s. Tie suppression Of ali Illegal money contributions. by
Candidates 'or oce for the purpose Of promoting their
IRE enactment ard Of prohbtOry laws against
ne trsfho in il sosicatins liquors rs a beverage,
NE ana ,setioS to ofos Of ssSh men as
II viii he 'een, Therefore continued Mr. Lee that the
objects OF the City Temperance Alliance are the entire
destruction OF the sale Of alcoholic drink, as beverages
II doee not pretend to regulate the traffic in rum but
seeks its entire overthrow Nsw York bas hundred
Christian churches and rsugh calculation at least
one hundred thouFana commandments; and under the
ChUrchs influence there least three times that
number. Here you have in this community three hun
ored thousand souls who, sabbeh after Sabbath hear
the principles OF the Gospel set forth Now we would
spread these prime pies If temperance the church
up 70 this time has been and have no doubt viii be, in
favor OF the principles set forth for how man who
consistent Christian--who is even professor
Of religion, without the most corrupt hypocrisy GO de.
hberatsy and vote in favor Of individual Alder
msnebp or any other office simply and only he
belongs to bis party lie can only have for
doing aud that is that there is other party that
stands forth before the public but whenever public
and Intelligent temperance Christian community
up and from the very best citizens select the
very best man how could any man protes sing Chris
tsn principles how dare he -come out in opposition to
branded by every respectable man in the community
MIR JosN HAWKES. of Baltimore came forward TO sup
port the principles of the society He believed that
there drinkers aud drunksrds who decidedly
IN favor OF prohibtory Law, because every drunkard
with few exceptions desires some protection The
thinking the theughtless, the upcalculang moderate
drnker has scsrcey gene far enough to realize the
reasoning for eleven years three times eleven years
with the opposite partyif he might call them party
The pulpit had been reasoning with them not only Of
.ebteoDsness and of temperance and Of justice but
deep respect the destructive influence Of insox
eating drinks on the human family, especially the
Snr1Htlan Inc reformed druukArd q right
demand and demand it for him, and shalt do 50 If
die demanding it, that he shall be protected by legal
measurss,-snoe all per,u.sve measure, have failed to
accomplish the desired end--pYoection through
the ballot box Through that box temperance is over.
ruled through that boz the gosp! prevented from
men Intoxicating drink the great wall Of partition
which Is built up. ana Acts tie gospel at defence
.ts the h0us Of God from being filed 70
groyel in misery and wrctchedness, are sinkinx be-
yond the reach Of the gospel and lwho its
QYa hspn
be mixed up with religion. The traffic Is driving
politics into the church. waking up the church not only
which threatening to inundate the land and sweep OF
shou.ands and millions of the farest Of Gods creation
Inc temperance reformation is standing the defen
siye; bat we ready 60 on step for ward
to tie breach live or die sink swim rather than per
rumstilers through the ballot box. and to rul. the
destipy OF the people Mr. Lavkins edited he auditory
eett.ssre come OF the dequencies of his own ea,y
NE before he adopted the perance principles when
all he could do notwithstanding. he could Mt get sober
tor months gave synopsis of the working OF the Wis
consin and Of the Maine liquor laws; told funny
anecdotes and "Reminiscences of his lecturing tours ad
esed the licking in prison of the rumseiers Gen
tsmeh continued he this is the issue If the Mayor
Of New York city-if The Board Of Aldermen -if Mat
cell your Chief of Police, do not protect you, protect
yourselves by eiscans better Msyor-an honorable
Joard q Adermen-an honorable police chief
AID soter pciieemen not men who will open
may keep dark You have got this do or else intern.
ptrance viii grow and increase it has done for years
and groe shops viii upon you that you viii not
be able 10 It, Roll it back before tie od rises
over Jour head was almost going TO stop without
pressing my thanks my sincere thanks to that good
and excellent public dictator the editor OF the NV YoRz
HsEAIo for his kindness in his eng editorial remarks
tnis morning about what should do We will give the
editor Of the NEw YoRK HERALD to undersaud oil
other political papers. that intend to do
work Without any dictation We do not ask any
iavors from the NV YORK Herald, applause heses
and confusion or any other political payer in New
York tecsuse We know our duty and dare to do it. with
cut the assistance Of such notorious character
the editor the yosx Hre.lp (Renewed applause
and hlsssl He IL not the man to dictate to the
y and humsnity Of this great work Of reform (Here
general hubbub uprosr arose much in character
with the ssnctity Of the temple, crediabe to the
him out" heard from the gsleri.s) The speaker
discomfted BY the dsspprobaton his uncalled for
remarks hsd met with; but his impudence and false.
hood did not desert him. and he said that the parties in
the galleries who Kissed him carriers OF the New
Yonk HsRALp He could not help these remarks he said
De would lot have heiped then lie a.. not say half that
ae had INTENDED on nat subject, and he would say
more even Gil the devils in hell Kissed him when
os spohN. When man ntefferes With our temperance
rDation which destined TO 90 good to the people In
every branch Of industry and attempts to rdicule in
bis vehicle in which he would deny to the priv
lege OF replying and who would deny also the priv
.ge OF publishing temperance article, Of gosd sound
character he could not let it pass without telling him
nst they cared nothing for his writing and would do
shoutit
Rev DR. P.1ror next addressed the meeting; but in
ees violent manner than the gentleman who had pre-
ceded him. He analyzed the working of the MsLs
liquor Law and denied the idea Of its uuconstutonaity
When the New York Legislature enacted law making
the selling OF lottery tickets penal offence, was
violation Of the constitution uch as the prohibition
Of rum selling would be. The Journal Of Commerce bad
argued that ministers Of religion should have
thing to do with politics. but he supposed that minister
still citizen of the United Stseshis father mad
been liz the Revolutionary army, and had fought and
tled for the liberty of Lis country and he considered
that matter of right in him to speak the honest
o. al, mind Such was the privilege Of Ame,-
can citizens and the who would undertake to de-
prive him OF IL, would he had the power, act Louis
Napoleon ever again, by showing. in little way, what
big things he would do he could II was not necessary
FOR them TO have third political party; but the four
tboussnd temperance voters q the city Of New York will
Lot vote for any either party, who will not
20 H., that tight laws made for the protection
of ,uGerers from alcoholic drinks but for
Who has personal interest in the loaves and fishes
Of pocs and when partiee find that these temperance
viii not vote except for udicous aud proper
didste they Will then put the right kind of MT
Patton exhibited the organ Of the Temperance Alliance
printed sheet entitled the Torch Light fifty thousand
copies o. which were printed for crculstonresd the