The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-19
AFFAIRS N The CITY AND VICINITY.
The Holy Alliance M rsstot.vIsrs

Ae AsOAy Alhenco OF Tee tOtallerSs
public meeting in connection with this association
neid on Monday evening at the Methodist Epscopa
Church In Norfolk street, which was fully attended
MT ISAAC OLIVER remarked that the involved
no attempt to touch the question OF the Presidential
ton, as had been rumorea The object vas to stop th
rum traffic. but if that object touched the choice of
President, he would fight hard for the Presidency.
Thousands had gone down to their graves In conse-
qusnce of their indulgence in intoxicating liquors
Their object to restrict the sale Of liquors beve-
rage not medicine He would never sgain vote for
rum seller The best way to intemperanse was
to sign the pledge Let the Legislature give them the
Law and they would enforce it, The Chief of Police had
stated that 1t could be enforced.
MIR JOHN HAWKINS hoped that every individual would
remember that he the house of God and not in
public hall This referred to any applause which
his remarks might receive and which he did desire
They would hear his remarks and select throw aside
such az they thought proper in the they
said anything that ridiculous, they must set him
down ~ fair specimen Of human nature. The tempe
rance cause nsa mad Its ups and downs had had
viduals who had not considered its anmus 1t had re-
ceved more Newspaper opposition than had any other
IN any part Of the than either the
missionary or Bible circulation causes That very fact
when compared with its advance evidence Divine
support The ravsges ntempersnce had not confined
themselves to any particular class of No had
been placed go high in the scale OF human nstnre by
giant intelecs--no man had bsen placed high in
dragged him from al honorable position, and had
ground him to atoms on the sltar of Bacchus With
reference TO the nomination Of President ii candidate
were opposed to temperance and opposed to domestic
religion and they dove to opposition and should
have to defend themselves against bad legislation
when THEY went to the ballot bsx, let them deposit
ballot that would do what was rigat There wa, blu.
one Office in this republic which had no. been dsgrsced
by drunkenness and that was the Presidency Tae ra
wages OF intemperance had all through society
They had been told that their meetings had been COM
posed Of women and chldren-and why So! Became
his ths hx N.Nfra
had seen in The Tombs Gods image crushed down by
Intoxicating drink. But there a future beyond
even ne present There was tne dronSards hsl (rnis
observation was followed bys pause, ard the intensely
death like silence which prevailed for m than mi
mute would seem to imply the perception OF
viction} ihere vas 10 chids play in this movement,
no more than there when General Taylor with 900
men scattered much larger force; and the cases ware
somewhat similar Some Of their opponents had said
ole pepper had said THAI the editor had no.
met q drunkard in Broadway for many years
teSeral there He had gentesl and scientific
diunlards. (Laughter) 1t waste of tins for
an editor was man Of sense and gentlemsn-s of
Northumberland that when ne discussed a subject he
would discuss 1t like man, and come out like n man
Without attempting to ridicule q of u,h holy
character as that one II he not convinced the
Importance Of the cause, they would consince him 1t
for newspaper viii h professed to eu!iahsen
the people to make Of expressions that foolish
lone which could write 20 much better There an
article in paper in this city which, in speaking Of the
not wish to assume q name but he did not know but
what it was holy alliance and 1t stated IN this paper
lLolding up the HERALD thai they were "a hsly ALI
ance OF teetotalersi aud that it COMPOSED Of
"broken down parsons broken down politicians broken
down Fourrierites broken down fanatics broken down
atheists broken down socislists, and broken down
drunkdds" Now he had seem many broken
up orupkard, but he had never seen abroken
down one (Laughter) He supposed that remark
shot into the enemy's camp, and they exclaimed Our
occupations gone" Th're-he would leave that paper
NJ 1nnhf off~r 49,,
they coud make good out OF his remarks, yell and
good He had seen much intemperance while he had
suffered in his shame when in Baltimore he had felt his
own shame and had been grieved at seeing the conduct
OF q minister Of the Gospel; he ran behind soma
coffee bags and had seen him come into shop and
have bis bottle filled He felt mortified althou yh he
then beasty drunkard. In his younger days he had
seen eminent lawyer and judge addicted to tho,e dis
gustng habits They would not find a single family in
this city even among the upper ten but what had
Suffered directly indirectly from ntempersrce Mem
hers Of the same family we're frequently unaware
tent Of intenperance was unknown And what WAS
The remedy Oh moral suasion,n sait one Me-
thodiet friend Of his What change tbs heart
OF the rum seller by moral sussion Let Us try"
aid ae and he went to two gros chops without
uccess At last he came upon one seller, aud said
10 him, which would you rather do have law passed
Jour own scoordt' 4 would rather do i. Of my own
,ccord, said the rum seller. !" See there exclaimed
his Methodist dd not say that moral euasiou would
fucceedn But he asked why don't you give It up,
hen!n "Because" said the rum seller 1t Is not nv
interest 10 do so. will not give it up until the law
closes up Now what bscams Of this IN. ora i
sua sion? (Lsughter) The States Of New Hamp.
shre Vermont Connecticut Rhode Island had all failed
10 accomplish the object. prohiotory law was the
only remedy In describing the operation Of the Maine
aw, he stated that proclamation issued allowing
the rum sellers to send their liquors. to other States
sale In Maine State the seller has struted up and
down his shop with revolver in his hand
any officer who shoud dare to enter his establish ment
but all opposition had been overcome, Neil Dow b.
gan at the top Of the tree Many sellers in this
city had already began to talk Of sending their goods
another State for SALE Blood blood the Law once
made would be enforced; man was not necessarily
coward because he was temperance man; let them try
him The speaker then descrited the effect Of the work
ing Of the Maine law When Yankee dealt with
ther Yankee It diamond cut diamond Tho inge-
nuity Of the Yankee seller could not outwt the In
genuity Of the temperance The speaker concluded
by relating anecdotes in support Of his address.
A collection was made to defrsy expenses and tracts
distributed after which the assembly (which chiefly
composed Of ladies) separated.