New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-11


been printed and 5000 moro contracted for and
il had been resolved to send thirteen to Albany
10 urge forward the proposed law. He would not
ssk for a cellection but would allow the audience
70 set as they might deem best IN the matter The
Treasurer had stated that IN consequence OF the
bad weather. the receipts were much less tnaa nad
been expected.
yoIcH-Pass round the hat
MT OLrvER-we would rather DO so after vote
Of the meeting -, 49,.
found no difficulty in raising $40 00e 70 oppose its
passage Astemperate Christian citizens, we ought
10 furnish the much smaller sum now DEMANDED.
therefore move that collection DO taken up Caf.
While the Committee were passing round the
boxes.
Rev. DR.. PArroN rose to urge liberal sifsto the
cause He believed that the most difficult place tor
man to &c, his hand into was his own pocket Bat
they must do it now. He was notorious osssar'
Int he never begged for cold victuals he asked al
ways for money as he now did, for the purposes Oh
the Alliance. He requested the Committee 10 count
the money ard il there was not enough, to send
around that churn and they would hll It tCheersl
To the ladies he would sav-that IS, to those VINO
were not married-do not accept the advances OF
any Young or old man who is not out and out Tor
cold water [Cheers Let the ladies once take thaf
ground and stick to it, and my word for every moth
ers son of the other gender will speedily Chamber
upon the same platform tLaughter.I Cold water
men Will not go through the world alone tney mo- NO
too much of the comforts of home, ola loving VIE
and happy children to tread the lonely pain Oh
bachelor. tCheeIsl u-v
Mr.. WARREN-Mr Harding, the lessee Of this Hall,
has lust ade the Alliance present oil nifty doiiars
CCheefsj
DR. PArrox-what do you mean by applaudng
this actf OF course you mean that MI. II ardmg mas
done Tieht-,hat he has done well. And if he has
done we'll say in commercial phrase, do you oitto'
The Alliance desire to send thirteen men TO Albany
as lobby members of the Legislature No not ex-
acty to lobby for this BILL but rather to watch the
thirteen sent up by the opponents OF fumIe-
slricticn who are there to see that the legs
lators do their duty. We send these thirteen nov
10 watch the Legislature, but to keep an eye upon
the agents on the other side already sent up
tell the Executive Committee that shsy 90 nos un,
derstand human nature in this point III tney woulu
send up six nice ladies, the result In their favor
would be tenfold as much. That would Do econo-
my say, pick out SIX Of the handsomest most nav
ieIirg most polite most thorough cola water VIZ
men and send them to Albany, II you WISH 70 carry
| through tho law They will do 1t by moral suason
ans the liquor. sellers conhde entirely In the power
| Of moral suaslon. -, -, ...,o,
| VoIcE-Alexander, the coppersmith, hath troubled
| usmuch. (The contribution was rather small) -,
DR. PArroN-Then Alexander, the coppersml'n,
uust be exercised What has become OF all the suVer
and the bills Has the magician, who was iaey
here conjured them ali away, and left us only Aex.
| ander the coppersmthl You must SEND the na'
around if that won't do, send the ladies' oonne's
and if they fail, try Zsekeps churn ! have been a
| warrior for temperance for more tnan tnlrty-ohe
wears and was the first individual so far as know
who started Temperance Society In TINS CITY. men
| the people thought me crazy, and had baihulh noui
ished in his glory at that period he would have made
a greater show of me than he ever did OF Tom
| Thumb, and people would have said ~ served me
| right for my consummate folly. But the times are
| changed now, l cannot find any one 70 dispute
with every one that | meet IS already convinced,
and the need for argument doesnot exist. bu. nho
before me a singular document, containing twelve
| distinct propositions, OF which s.,~.
| Mr. OLIyER-Tne Committee very much uesiio
To pet al least hundred dollars more. Iaey "ouid
like the privilege of distributing CARDS for suoscIlp
tons as some persons desire to give, but have not
| money with them.
| DR.. PArroN-Agreed, provided they are not play
ing but paying caIos pay, IS the system 10 these
twelve proposition notice some very strange ones.
First they claim that alcohol Is one OF the products
of The earth which they have right to use as they
see fit Then they say that the Maine Law is uncsn-
sttu,iona And then these total abstinence soclesles
have produced all the trouble Very tue IL !. aso no.
been for total abstinence societies. these rum-deaefs
| would never have experienced any trouble OF tne
| kind of which they now complain. Then they say
alcoholic drinks are necessary 10 comfort nean aa
| happiness This is indeed a strange proposition
| They next assert that man needs no legal pro.ec-
ton for his health and life. The doctors Will %
glad to hear this they viii no iSnseI deem !, sn sh
lives of their patients. Further they say that ao-
stinence from alcoholic drinks has caused more
deaths than their use and OF course that rum Is es-
seLtia to health Look at me, THE speaker is very
large. robust man do YOU believe that alcohol would
improve my health They also state that Of all
who drink alcohol, very few abuse II to their own
injury. They ought to be the best judges, but are
they borne out in this by facts They say that al
| cohol is not necessarily intoxicating; that all the
necessary restriction can be brought about by moral
suasion that there will be vast loss of property
by prohibiting the traffic and finally that Iesnic-
tive law cannot be enforced If 1t is passed On this
| point am ready 70 toe the mark with them. we
have heard much lately Of respect for law and the
majesty of the law, and men who never limited at
| resistance have been called traitors unless they
! would obey the law in every respect Now, how
stands it, Who is it now that that threatens disc.
bedlence to the law Surely not the great army OF
cold water men. ! am glad that the rum sellers
have thus heralded their intention to resist the law
Yet sorry that they will resist 1t. II there come III
os. and breaches Of the peace-nay, II lives be sac
rifced-we will knock at the door OF the liquor
seller and say, "thou art the man." you sad you
every amount of property, every limb, every human
| life which may be lost IN upholoing the majesty
| of the lay They have heralded abroad this
opinion that the law cannot be enforced. Why can
1t mott Who, except themselves. will oppose II
| Who but m.sellers seek to break the peace But
they rest their argument upon the point that cold
." water has killed more people than alcohol hope
| this matter will lie referred to committee OF the
Legislature with pow to send for persons and pa
pers, ar that the liquor sellers will try 10 prove this
position true to prove that cold water has pro-
| duced more personal degradation, more family want,
more wfetehedLess and debssement in society,
than rum has AS to the sacrifice Of property,
and such property, 1t Is not question OF great
| moment IL has been done before, and the world
was not wrecked thereby But would not say
| hard things of the liquor dealears | pity them
from my soul believe they have already got the
worst OF it. But they say the proposed law is uncOn.
stituiioDa This is great word, and frghtens many
tinio people the Constitution is opposed to It, Is
| the end OF argument. But what are the fac,sl A
ago there were hundreds of dealers in lot
| teIy tickets in this State, and much property was
| invested in that business But 1t was found TO be
| injurious business 10 the people that it made them
so the legislature suppre lotteries broke up the
business OF dealers, and made It penal ofense to
| sell a ticket III the State. What is the differ
| eDee In the case Of acholOl We say il is
| when sold as beverage, injurious to the peoples,
| mskiIg paupers and criminals, aud burdening the
| state With taxation and ask that il shall no
| longer be sold on the soil of New.York All but