New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-14

question and the Maine Law He urged that the ques-
tou Of Temperance ought 10 be political and religious
question; he would make e fra question IN the
pulps ana at the ballat box He reoiced TO know
Thai Massachusetts, coming 20 take her sessd or
Maine Law Her people began tho work By per;ra IN
of 10000 names The sts'r never yoss back she "II
cannot execute the law but they forget how uash
nreschnp and lecfurDg we have had upon the prophecy
and n.ces,iry of obedience to the law 10 one most afro
-o,. rusitiye Law; and even that outrage upon oar
cnnsc;ences and upon Liberty has been executed Do
von think that after this there viii be any culty In
sssr,~ing out the wise humane and benehcent Maine
fswi answer No: the Law VIII be earned straight
through, even through the City OF Boston.
At the conclusion of this address col
lection tof vsry handsome amoune wss taken up
Mr.. Hedges, late member of the As
sebIy from Suffolk County, offered the following 1880
luton:
Pr,ircS That the seat Of power in the people and taa
the only hope OF wise and righteous laws n our @
in eecfins men be lAwmaker. who undel.na "a. ~,
-i ,ns,..f. of the p@oDle and will secure sneas wass
ever may be their pohIicai preferences .
Mr. II deuicred tho alliance OF rum with cur pN
Itical system Primary meetings, esuca'ss' 90"
yeptions. and nnal elections are. in nine cases
in ten held In grosshops. Our Lesisis1are
mostly made up Of men who were made (poiaicsy ~
srog. shops who End ia the dingy ana p1lsonous ~
nosnherr of the bsrroom that little world In waicn
thew live and move and have their being lie went on
10 show the power which rum sellers exercise In All
elections aud the energy with which they repei any
movement against ITEM
Rev. DIR. Brainard, of Philadelphia, sec
ouded the resolution He came from State where the
Maine Law had been defeated; but IL was Bunker
Hill ba,,le-one more such victory to the rumsellers
would be their hna ruin The speaker argasd the use
essness of license laws, of all laws entirely prohs-
tory. We have asita,ed the Temperance question
for quarter Of century all inca who love their uod;
and who love their fellowmen we have brought ous OF
the business but have now reached class VINO
love than the right aad moral sussi mas
effect upon them Ii. spoke strongly IN reputation
of the idea that cergymcn should nos NEEDLE with po-
itcel and temperance questieas
The venerable Lyman Beecher, ID. d.,
of Boston was then introduced to the audl.nee and
welcomed with the most hearty applause. Ho offered
the following resolution:
Rsolrod That In this day of great progress physical mora
and hail with gadncS tho quick openings o.
that period when and suffering shall be put away and the
kingdoms Of this world shall become the kingdom OF our
Lord ard his Christ and he shall reign forever and ever
He said be had always believed In the phophea Hes d
the Millennium but he had never hoped to live until its
immediate approach. But II this Maine Law is going
through the land the Millennium will be right on its
heels Take away alcohol, and the Devil win lose his
strongest lever be will be chained neck and heels aud
cart down hell Dr. B. referred to the circumstances
which induced him in 1926 to preach his Six Sermons
on Temperance, which have since attained remarks
BILE popularity In those Sermons he had said 10 long
as alcohol ia safe as traffic you cannot control s devas
tating effects. The Dr. proceeded to argue the right
and the propriety of prohibitory enasmens, but our
limits forbid further report
After a short address from Rev. DIR.
Tying, the resolution was adopted and the meeting ad
journed.
New.York State Colonization Society.
The Twentieth Anniversary of this Soci-
ETY. was celebrated last evening, at Metropolitan Hall
Rev. Dr. Gardiner Spring. vicePrssdsnt In the Chair
Although the meeting advertised for ~ o'clock, the
proceedings did not commence till some minutes after
eight Rev. Dr. Spring called the meeting to order and
took occasion to make some brief remarks relative to
the organization of the Society and Its character He
said it was emnenty calculated to combine the two
conflicting interests Of the country In regard to the sub
jec of Slavery 1t s he continued In the noblest
political institution, because consus the interest Of
an infant Republic, the remote shores OF Africa, and
ALSO because consuts the peace and harmony OF our
in its endeavor to put end to tho conflicts which
At present agtae IT, In its Christian aspects tho great
objec. of this institution Is tho establishment simply
of Republic Ia that dark land but of Christian nation,
founded upon the great principles OF the Bible and be-
the grand effort OF its officers has been to select
men Of Christian principles to assist them From the
very il has been the caro- OF kind Prov
dence and up the present moment It has been the
object ofmuch socitude on the part OF Its friends We
look upon it, said the reverend gentleman In eoncluAon,
as Africa's glory and Americas hspe
At the conclusion of his remarks, Prayer
was offered by Rev. Dr. Johnson, after which hymn
sung by the audience DR.. Rees then read the An
nual Report of the Treasurer and Board Of Managers Of
which the following Is an abstract:
Funds-The donations and collections considerably
rtn1 In r., fall
obtain adequate agency, the receipts from that
have fallen Oft more than fifty per cent.
The income of the Society, appears by the Trea
respGnsd s . eo oa .ae Of o.
500 OF of general contributions $1,000 special dona,
ton for education; e6394 from the appropriation by
Congress to compensate for money expended for the
PoDs slaves by this Society In 1896 and from mscela
neous sources el09 "a.
The donations direct through the Corresponding Sec
Rotary, In 1851 e3 252 IS for the present year
include donation of 5000 for permanent fund for
education, pledged by friend at Newburg, and now
bearing interest," the amount Is 5000 49, The church
collections reported in 1851 e3,352; this year,
g. 709 81. The elections reported from agencies 10
ls5l were 1928 SO; for the year now closed, but
81 Al 60.
Expeditions New.York Colonization Society
have, during the year, fitted out but expedition
vis the bark Zeno, which sailed In Ostober with 80
emigrants.
They have aided three other Ind viduals in different
vessels, making total of 49, Daring the period
The parent Society fitted out five expeditions, viz:
The Liberia Packet, in July, 1851. from Balsrnors.
The bark Morgan Dix, In Nov, 1851 from Bstmore.l i9
The Liberia Packet In Jan, 1852, from Baltimore
and savannah ......,................l56
The brig Julia Ford in January, from New Orleans. ~
The Ralph Cross, on April 50, from Baltimore aud
NoHoi8' ..........................lB
= SO
Leno.. 81
Total .......................... 53l
Legislature Ad-The favorable recomsn sndation of
The cause In the annual messages Of the Governors of
several States and the action Of Legislative Bodies
constitute marked feature Of the year OF the for
mer. we have noted the Governors of NewYork Ohio
Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania New Jersey and Con-
necticut
The Legislature Of Maryland have renewed their An.
nua appropriation Of $1,000 per annu for ten years
the sum of 100000 appropriated ia 1892 having been
expended.