Washington telegraph., 1852-03-17
,,rrespondence of the Tele graph,

= Iond ,vrpIa ior the Maine Liquor law.
ar r. wae the ereat festival of the National Tenn
.r,,ce League, called by the maiignants The
T,Iv Alliance of Temperance"
Tho tickets to the banquet In the main body OF
ua hall were So for each person. but so cents
u: M for those who were content to partake only
X. .Tbo feast of reason and the flow of soul, as
Editors in the gallery.
Having distaste for public supper tables, re-
rod with some friends to the iDress Circle as
.;s denom;nated to distinguish from another gal
erv above nm - Ill,
,troniitan, when Illuminated to the full of its
sac;fv7 1t beats the world not only in capaci-
.nSness and elegant ornament, but for Its amount
" gas-light Every jet of gas was now In full
O1 The ample dais or platform at the upper end of
ho room, which Jenny Goldschmidt and her
nbalanx of musicians occupied at the Lind ad-
r,ant was now covered with tables and seats for
n orators who were not to discourse eloquent
/ music" but eloquent arguments for the cause OF
Tomperance. Below. SIX or seven tables eXten-
Jod the entire length of the hall. afording seats
CIR about 500 people. A fair proportion of these
wore ladies' and few children Among these,
though evidently of the middle class (Which |
rayarI as the best quite number were dressed
h,hionaoly and even gaily.
The @Aileghanianso musical corps. had a
aPpn u
pnsSence of the fair relieved the supper-scene
ia,m the piggish aspect common at ,ander par
ties. -, ,,,
,t tbe right of the little man who presided,
.,t the tall aud rather corpuient form of General
Can, Houston whose white hair and head partly
baI made him look to be about 65. He was
Jn,ssel with exquisite propriety for his age and
fmre and many. believe, 'eore they discover
ei his Identity. took hIm 20 De some good Old
s,b~r->ied quaker. Daring his speech, sub>e-
neniv. the venerable snan affirmed t;lat he was
I.ya.fv what he seemed but could not he y
,bIohing OF his many mad pIanAs in younger
DAYS.
rlavor of Portland ana author OF the famous
Name Liluor Law Rev I. L. Cnyier. o.. Trel-
IN. y j. Rev. Mr. CIeever. the author of
Deacon Giles D>tiery." and suadry other dis
f,aislei genlieineo ui>nnwn to me. At the
,..ient'< iett. sat tue IL IN. H,rlce Mann whose
fan. obtained in the secretary ZIP OF tae BJard
II o. Gla1agion in Massachusetts,, and subsequently
tara>led 5y his bitter assaults upon DAME "e5
tsr. mas a fair prospect of recovering It's former
brightness by his fearless and efficient encounters
with the demons of intemperanee.
Tne Hon. Senator Is a tall slim maa, with long
qav hair but not bald, though he is 90 years old,
or more. and has lost some of hls'lrOnt teeth.
ulicn impairs his utteran.e, He has a long
u narrow head rather iu III the frontal region; ald
II he often wears Spectacles. To his lett was the
prea Barnum fanked on one side by huge
i Orthodox C,ergvmal. named K 1we (wno in viz
4 tue of his stentorian voice was Toast Mastery and
on the other By ais 'yhJstiy adviser, the dark
i conDettoned round I-iaced and round oeilied Mr..
II Caaan. the Samson Ag,nstes of the Universal
j ES ioIy good fellow, and one of the best orators
l modern times. Then, there Mr.. john
! Chambers. OF Philadelphia. formerly from the
North OF ireland.) and sundry other men accuS-
toned to battle strongly for the good cause.
did not see Greeiv, or Gou sh. but Father
TAYLOR the Metlodist minister and Sailors
prel:her," from Bostoa. came in during the even
ns.
Twas -'as good as a play to see the 1nife-and-
fork game wltch 5hesc s)D or l ,)JJ people De "a
imui a Ie rIsly a, soon a. Mr. Rowe mad a, ked
an appropriate blessing. Oi course, the large
II all discriminating audience III the gallery Were
a atteltve spectators 10 ths part OF the perioT-
mmce. and their critiIues were none the less
ca4.tir aaaarise being hungry they were sharp
set Certainly. the A!neruaus can eat !aster taan
aqv nation under Inc sul, the IJngaridns not eN-
L cp a:.
rle sa,se.nan WHO nl,st distinguished them
selves in The tai;a and ora inavement Il speak
as aa impartial crise,) wese Ga5. sam Houston,
~. III. 'IJpl, auG tal. AI:. ii3we. IL y
II y .rI Be u.f lad not arr!Nrd.i For a >thl
nIG ,tr arJl5r Of u aeon = e Ds,i eI..'
lI arra- rNerut.osi Dl: T.e'.!, a IA - Mann.
i pa I'll iisy;e WIN zap oi coea aad around
.A+ l-a. y. S,ice ri nata ,dJ to,aoa ~ deat on
fa .gIor>i s!id ijot pro. = any .reat shakes III
Pu IShl, t,e Sold. !! wa a sort 81 an i.id.an
ca aP Dnc'i w.A the General on his rlsh:. aIlj ti2
\ w. Senator's soon Dccane p.ayiul over The no1-
u te> ltfa,:,:d from the cookies.
III Nnrt,ier ;he Generals low of IDEAS was OBJ
stra Lpd by MS nasty but substantial meal, can
MT say. but his opening speech was by no means
II militant.
He lntimated that in his own person he had
never ueed liquor to excess. q Sam! o General!
Ia cno rcrifas.' and there should be truth in
cold water. too! Or hav'nt you drank enough
rom the well during the past ten years to come
70 the truth which is said to be at the bottom!
would not aule to this. but the general is the last
man in the world Who oug ht to boast.
The best thing said by the member from Texas
Was an aneclotc in ridicule OF those who profess
that they drink because they know when to stop
An acquaintance, whose hiccup betrayed Sigh,
degree of inebriation. in conversation with hlIl
declined to join Temperance Society, though he
admitted that he had an appetite for liquor. Il,
was habit he said, | can control, and when
fad can't control it, ihccup III quit it, but as
+ 1ns as | find can control it (hiccup) | wont
gut It!'
Gen. Houston received three cheers at the out.
SET and great applause throughout. Inc Ale.
gerry interSpersed the speeches and sentiments
with capital songs and music.
Hon. Horace Mann witty as he always
ANS to be. Few are IN ,re brilliant, but dislike
N>ee it in old man who ought to be thinking
d his grave.
H alluded to the fact that some rum had beer
ecentiy Smugeied into Maine N co6n Better
he said, do TINS than first put the rum into you
aiher or brother. and then put all into the coli!
@5ether! Better pour the into the quite
man to pour it down the throat of your u
hn.Nanl, anl then turn both into the gutter!
he couldn't finish WITHOUT ausiun to Wely
Ser
4 letter was read from Col. F.. L. Snow, of th
legislature, at A banv. announcing taat abou
$4,000 names had been received there rom d.
eent parts of the State praying for total a5oil
uoa OF the traiic, wholesale and retail, in intoH
Eating drinks.
Rev. Nj, Cuyler, Of Trenton, n. j.. litt
Ilnt l. al ", ia