The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-11

With this platform, Governor Cobb predicts the
democracy viii triumph; without it, they will fail.
The meeting of the Holy Alliance of Teetotalism,
last evening, at Metropolitan Hall, was quite an
enthusiastic and numerous gathering, perhaps as
large as ever assembled inside those walls; but n
very considerable proportion consisted Of ladies'
The speakers were Horace Greeley, Rev. Mr. Cuyler,
Rev. Mr.. Pierpont, Rev. Mr.. Beecher, and Colonel
Snow, The rejected of the New York Assembly.
All the wit and fun were confined to the clergy; the
other speechmakers were as dull as ditch water.
The everlasting claptrap orator, Rev. Henry Ward
Beeeher, tickled the audience with numerous stale
jokes, at which they laughed rs heartily as
if they were fresh from the coinage of the
BRAIN But there was remarkable absence
Of all attempt to reason upon the question ut
Issue; and to supply the place of argument, some
very poor witticsms resorted to. One thing
was eyident-that, with all the steam got up, the
committee could not raise the wind" They cal
culatcd on getting $1,000, but they only got $780,
according to the private statement of one OF them
selves. Perhaps they did not get quite so much; SO
that it s evident, with all their enthusiasm the tee
to;aers viii not give their money to support the or
gan Of the movement, which il was stated was sent
10 every house in New York. How true that state
ment is, we leave our numerous readers to deter
mine.
Some four or FIVE hundred Of the temperance peo-
1 lie Of Connecticut, yesterday assembled in State
convention, and resolved to support the temperance
nominees Of all parties.
We publish to-day, reports Of the proceedings Of
Of the building associations that have
recently sprung up in this city. They win be found
interesting and curious. This new movement seem.
| Of on iystr II, arta Il,
many as the Maine Liquor law. 1t has originated
from exorbant and oppressive rents which this yea,
are more cxorbant and oppressive than ever. How
farit viii prove remedy time will tell Some ofthcse
associations are very good in their way for saving
money, being substitutes for savings banks; but
money may be squandcred and wasted in these, a,
wen in other associations, and the profits if any
be very quickly swallowed up in expenses, or losses
in bad investments, or in some Of the managers de-
camping with the funds as has been done in tn
case Of cooperative societies in this city. 1t vii
be very necessary for the subscribers to keep SHARP
eye en- the accounts and the managers.
In the Board Of Aldermen. yesterday evening a
rcmonstrance Of the fremen presented against
the organization of new fire companies, which was
referred to the Committee on the Fire Department,
and which viii be found in another column, in the
IeIoil Vi PiocctuluES VI VIC n report III
favor Of abohshing the office of City Inspector, in
consequence Of late abuses, came up, but was lost
No other papers OF Importance were presented.
Among the numerous interesting articles to b
found in this edition, the attention of the reader i
directed to the following Lectures . on China,
by Prof LOOMS; ''on Italy," by Rev. DR.. Baird
and on Loafers,' by Prof Patton Annual Com
mcncement of the University of New York, with the
list Of graduates; Tuesdays Proceedings in the Lee
gislature Mr.. Cars Letter on African Commerce
New Orleans Correspondence; Theatrical Notices
Murder by Shooting in this city; Proceedings in the
case Of the Cuban Expeditonists Monetary and
Commercial Reports; Shipping Intelligence; severa
City, Police, and Court Reports, &c.
Our readers will find great number of adver
tisemcnts on the preceding or third page Many o
them contain information that will save multitude
Of people hours Of toll and trouble.