The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-19

|
oians and he raw them running away the other side
He knew that they would be discovered and massa
cred and being mounted he resolved Mt all event.
save tive efthem by snatsbing them up, and gaoping
of with them hut when after he Joined them and was
uIgrg on their fight he heard the yell of the Indians in
puruit he that idea and resolved they should
all die tog.ther He got nd of his all
again with steady hand and sure aim he shot with
ms ne the hrst OF hs pursuers aud reioadng rapidly
and with sell possession he shot down his one after
smother as they came In sight This (said the
the men Of Maine resolved to do they had seen their
children cut down, and had lived long enough
ipg TO save rome Of themthey by the
dtfd and dying but they resolved to turn on their
track, and defend themteve. manully from their tire.
mendou' foe Men OF New York you can do thesans- -
you can do it--you can do 1t, men of New York You
that they not able to perform, IL they will be bu.
true to their duty II every will himself take his
share IN the work u can be done Men Of New York
cen dot Some time ago was In navy yard wander.
Ing around to zee the wenders there collected among
other matters saw lying on the ground a rope
walk hempen cable prepared for frst-ca.s ship Of
war 1t was mighty Of matter, and the hough.
occurred 70 me- how Is possible to this by
| human hands tor by human hands it must be done;
while wa rendering an that question there came
siopg double file Of sailors they quietly approached
the order to halt stopped down took the cable as ii ii
1 were packthrege cn their shoulders and marched
away Men OF New York you can redeem this Empire
State from rum II every man will but bear his proper
ton Of the burden; but, IL three OF evory four
shirk i will be very hard for the to perform the
cross over his Empire State cm valley to bill top speed
Il, tummoning every bold and brave and free to
II great cattle being fought with
that terrible enemy of human happiness ana human
weiisre. (dreat applause followed tho conclusion of
The sixth regular sentiment folowed:.The System Of
Licensing tho Sale OF Intoxicating Dnks--An outrage
upon humaniiys gros insult 10 tbs intelligence the
coed citizens
This responded to by tho Rev Il. CH.rrr Of
New York who liked the sentime at because Of IL, direct
ness III ere was mitigation ambiguity about H.
II was what opers would call hot without (Laugh-
ter) He etupposd there was necessity argue Tor
tha vsasx.
the man who was not convinced of it. could not be
convinced he would not be convinced by fact.
traffic in Intoxicating drinks it was an outrage
on humsnity. 1t was clearly so its nau-
document referred by previous speaker that strong
drink essential TO health and the consequence OF
the deprivation OF it would be death to many. 1t was
not therefore, wine casks they attacH but s
sehi they did hot fully understand the sanatory effects
ofrum or the ralubrity Of brandy smashes. Liquor
etcres sanatory n,uons and the LIQUOR dc aers
were solicitors for the health of their paticnshc man
with HE ban head and bleeding nose lust turned
out was bis long suffering patient aughterj and whom
he kicked just 10 give him specimen OF his healng art
(Loud sugher) Ofcourse ridiculous eta seuents must
be met by ridicuie The idea that it pertaiued to
dsease ofdeath Of misery and Of the crime that over
thadoTed the land 1t caued the deases that racked
tore and dshsured the human Frame and TO admit suoh
a syslem was an outrage and wrong and every
biassed mind responded to the truth Of this view and
therefore It could only be upheld by false argu
ment and it WAS gross insult to the integen OF the
ego to hold such mons;rosity legaliSed wrong.
And II these were true, that Il outrage on hu.
nanty and on the intelligence of ths age II was an
Outrage on the rights of all good citizens great
deal had been said about private right. bat he
aid not believe there We're such things a. copaIcang
rights There could be two rights which were con-
ficng; and when we tie rights OF humanity were
eufsged thing that war opposed TO tRis feeling
not right. And when he heard any cne talk Of his
private right to his glass his decanr boldly said
u was not his right because the injury humanity
rights but there conflicting interests but would apy
ofey the interests which would be affected would stand
grain would iet better that it should rot Ia the qran
than rot in the man. (Hear hear 1t was said
commerce would be Injured Better that it should
than that severe ipjniy should be inflicted on
the sou!s Of men. Did they supposed TIA. Gsi
measured the Importance OF soul by Wall street
measure Il (Apelausc)-by mcasuro Of dollars and
cents But every shrewd msn OF business knew that
%ipess interests would be gths ned tenfod There
many ~sisr consumption OF grain than now when
hesr) They would raise up men with vgor ard
give impulse to busneis such it had f before
norsl considerations II there other than the
poor drunhard to be considered it would be better that
such mass of unfortunates should exist in our
midst, and steam up to Heaven procaiming the fact
Did not dIunkards hll all jas hospitals and aims
houses and while that So had not the people right
to abolish the influences which made them a father
not caring for himself, but for his little children
did they not think that, an American one had
the right to shield the thorny and obscure path
was better than compulson; and so it was when
men would be led by moral suas.on. When tAey
felt the force Of It they were better than when driven
by compulsion but this would do with the liquor
dealers they could not be persuaded whls they were
going on with their niquoud traffic. they were like the
picify him. Nothing would do for them until this law
were sent amongst them, like twisted lightning to
bore their barrels, ard shver their decanters Zap
Pisufe Inc idea OF temperance was an American
idea and was new flowing from Maine to Texas; and it
as great an idea as that OF which also
and fpecuAtors In tea at Bost on (sughter) and they
must now sign declaration Of independence and
pledge their words, their fortunes and their sacred
homer to it, They must demosh the monster of in.
tempsrance ard wherever they one Of its hydra
heads cut 1t of that the poison Of its blood might
flow away and circ uats in the land our veins In our
childrens veins no more for ever, for cloud ap-
pause)
The seventh sentiment was then read a, folov,-
The Clergy-Among the fret to 6ght the battle. Of
temperance and holding in their hands the religious
We assured Of their active operation tin
shall be entirely and permanently overthrownh
In the absence OF Rev. 8. Foster, Of New York
Doetor T.rLoN of Boston responded In incohersnt
sDd rambling speech.
=, 10 the next sentim.nt-"Tne Good Time Coming
When no clergy man will consent to ask Gods blessing
upon wine drinking dinners by their presence coun
lensIc n and 'sLetify baechanalian revelries,-
orwsrd to respond. amidst considerable applause lie
ressrded this sentiment secular text and text was
tie gate through which preacher should enter into the
pasture bey ond though preferred to swing upon
y (Laughter) He had "a bone to pck with his friend
who 10 h had sDsas,d him to attend mi, meeting and
proceed to do az be didn't get chance to pick bon
= the banquet (Lsushtsrl This invitation oam
door by boys at school, and which precipitated
he head OF the fret conner for just he received 1t
lad been to liquor dinners-the city dinner and tn
'ar dirner. But the reason he went to them was
ras intoxicated first He had the hungarian into xica
st shrink om h. o't though h, bsa e
lis way through rampant Of wine and brandy, an
mid such artillery as he had never heard bssore He
ras, also much TO his confusion called upon to ask
blessing and did not think OF reverend gentemsn's