New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-20
Another Temperance Rally-Spsech OF Hon.
Horace Mann.

Last evening Metropolitan Hall was
denseb cro~ced by highly Intelligent and eotha-
sisst'c audience, the occas of the Sixth Q lar
terly Meeting Of the National Temperance So; ETY.,
The prircipal attractions for the time were me
speeches OF Hon. Horace Mann and Rev. Nr. ca u
bers, ara the swes! singing Of the popular Alegaa
mans
About = O'Clock the exercises OF the eysning
commenced With song from the inexhasIIoe store
Of the AilsgnaIIsns which was folio we'd BY
prayer by Rev. D.. Fitch whca was followed by
/ another song by the Alleghanians-" Let others
praise the ruby wine
Rev VT WARREN Secretary Of the Society. then
read Tie quarterly report. One Of the prominent eff
foris OF the Society has been the emp oymsnt OF
large number Of men 10 circulate petitions Tor
Name Law. These petitions were slgned oy $4,000
BONA hos IemeS Of winch ID 600 we're men, and
most Of ihe voters IL aDOu: week another mon
ster peEIuoB Will go up his one is signed ny many
of tie heaviest merchants and the mos Distinguished
professional men OF the Guy, including ABOUT one
huiCieo ministers OF the gospel Such has oeen tue
en- CT OF these pei ions alredds sent IN that several
very avy orders sometime ago sent 70 France Tor
Branches and Wines have oeen cOuL term 1nded. Tle
reprrt ~ent 10 contrast the slgneIs OF these pc.
IiloLs ~itn those OF the Remonsuance. the report
preseIted a review of the banquet OF the previous
evening The Committee mad no new resolutions 10
oer but would refer TO those heretofore offered
/ The ground work of the Soclety's iabors.
| The Alieghanians then sang The busy sounds OF
Labor" IN which the peculiar excellencies of Miss
Goodenow were applauongly acknowledged by the
audience. Nothing less than another song would
sui, the people. and they got &" The Yankee Ma
tIoD, ~ ULcie Sam is rIch enough TO give US all
farm"
Hon. HORACE MANN then introduced ard pro-
ce.oed to occspy the attention of the audience. He
meant 10 present cass oftIuIhs peculiarly appica-
Die to the II IL .igent audience Amid CORRUPTION OF
morals viTtuous MAJ Is exile, although he re.
nais Al home. We all agree that 1t is the duty
society to protect the nI0cent from the guilty Yet
here society upn0lds System that Is the inevitable
cause of nearly every crime and nearly all the pov
eTy that afcts the nation. But he would not spend
time to establish the truth of these facts they
indsputaole It's by the diffusve action of inten
persnce that society is poisoned. Intemperance
squanoers a great proportion of her nations re-
es, ard paray the of Industry. Suppose
Fulton and Whitney had spent their lives In the tap
room yet ~ho Knows now many Fultons and Whit
neys has robbed of 1t Is the brightest intel
iect and the mlgntest mind that first succum0
TO the destroyer He projected to show the
moral effect OF liquor IN deodsing and yu-
gonzmg the national character and behavior
Our county is a century behind the point
she wOeo have attained II liquor had never
besB kDosn within her borders. Mr.. Ms next point
the responsibility of the dlstiller ana the I'm
which they scatter over the country. AID Why do
these 90 this 2 For gain, only for gan. For
Ihls gam Legislatures ga ant licenses SO far I'm their
lmpiOus idpguage) as Is demanded for tue pubic
good. Ii went to depict the work of destruction
IhuS protected by law-the Quarres, thefts, adulte
lies, lncsndlarlsm. murders which follow In the
tran Of ihtse internal licenses He came next TO
the effect Of rum drinking upon the rising genera
lions concluding that II there were no eIher evils
10 De attributed to lntemperance, the efe0. OF
drunken parents upon their offspring would be
fIn han
face " the earth There are lmmutaole principles
in all society which Il Yer can be changed Ii a
people eject that true principles shall guide their
Children INTO paths of virtue, they shall see
peace ana prosperity. IL they take fellowship
,Ith contrary Influences, iron necessity VIII
hold IN, III TO the penalties Mr.. NJ argued the
necessity for the gress middle class That class
which he was addressing, taking measures to pro-
tect themselves and their descendants from the flood
OF which threatening them. la every
step 81 life We evidence that the use of rum Is
TObbDg US OF property of character, OF lie. Leav-
ing the matter OF law, he reviewed the moral de-
sTucucn caused by lntemperance, IN all the little
lie apces which mark the history OF social circle
reigGboThOsd VINO can feel secure when such
a wloecesuoylrg agent Is abroad! VINO IS safe
from the veDes sRce Of maddeped demons Whose
Neatth is secure Whose children are guaranteed
from destruction Whatever NAV result, however,
the II is who have dug the pitfalls In
which they shall stumble. We fan essentially 10
protect our children wien we remain indifferent to
the secret enemy which lies In ambush In every
phase OF society waiting 10 destroy them The
suffered IN the peculiar Dissertation of the sabbath oy
run selling But he hoped that better day was dawn
ing, wheI importers, distillers house'owners, would
aoandOn ction with liquor making and sell
ing he thoroughly believed In moral suaslon backed
up by legal force, and this was the mode IN which
the good work is 10 be done. Let every man who is
connected with the human race IN any tie Whatever
GO his duty IN crushing the monster EVIL. we can
not destroy the appetite, but we can anninate tne
means OF IT'S gratihcation. IL you can once aoohsh
thu vice, the vey men who now oppose you VIII
thank God that he gave you existence. MI NJ con-
juIed The bright ntellects OF the age, IN every station
society, lend their aid to this great reform the
completion OF which woud crown them with a lau-
re victory that never was granted to VICTORIOUS
conQueror In the work of human slaughter. Tie ao-
pealeo especially to the clergy, whose peculiar Quty
II was 10 push forward this wors. tie oade them
rest until the last cap i've TO the demon oil rum
was lOosed. The Hon. Speaker then addressed NM
self clay to young men. The future vas theirs,
and II vas for the to fashion It's history 10 estao-
lish Its character, for good or evil. lie coDJured
them to purify the age In which they were to live
to i've that the generations which come AFTER
them shall point with pride and pront 10 their MS
tory
Mrs Goodenow then sang in excellent style
Temperance melody, which was vociferously en-
corec, and repeated
The Secretary, Mr.. WARREN, presented paper
containing exhibit of the financial affairs OF the
Society. A collection was at this time taken up.
Rev. Mr.. Chambers. who, had been announced to
speak, had been Unexpectedly called home by
dispatch received last night. So OF course, no
speech from him.
The Alleghanians then came forward and sang
"Yankee Doodle Dandy" After which the audi
ence dispersed well pleased with the evenings en-
teTtainment.
The MAINE LAW IN RHODE-lsLAND -
The Rhode-lsland House of Representatives, on
Tuesday last, passed the Senate bill for the sup
rraSSion of rntn shons with amendments The