New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-21
MON CAMP. President of the State Society


Fno.o CIisens aud loac IHoorrs ~ ne Sre@ ana S"'
yions cause Of Temperance . 81,
Az, snoher wear of toll and sacrifice kind Provi.
dence las permitted US 10 come together again. aend
10 the ordinary business Of anniversary meeting and
10 consult on measures and devise means 70 carry on
another Temperance campaign. The great object Tor
which this Society organized has not yet been con-
snmated The old perniciOus system OF licensing one
class Of men 10 poison and ruin another ssd larger
portion of our fellow citizens 10 not yet overtnro"n.
Our excise laws st paronizs and encourage the sac
and Of Intoxicating drinks, 10 the great Vi
individuals families and the ate. Tnis s csAm"y
and a sham e. which the New-York State Temper ance
Society, Ia harmony and in connection WHO oiner -
perance associations, has undertaken TO aoate anu anu.
move; and It's work will Det be finished un'll tn 80
object Is accomplished Notwithstanding m ueI 80
and money has been expended TO expose inc ioJ 80
iniquiiy Of the license sysem and tne H.ro,
bity of eecng general and saospin'la' r oe our
reform while Il is continued still there are nh4ny Vi H.
fellow citizens who do not seem 20 apprecls'S
and yicke6ness of our present Incense laws I-IjnS
established custom OF selling and the naoI. VI ~ LEI
n.,,o 80 onI neope. that they cannot be changed
yithout long continued and well directed euori ~
the friends Of Temperance must not oe. one "oa -
we'll doing il their efforts are not
,h ,uccess which they could desire tor Ia aus
lime thew shall reap If they faint not Our failure W
ohtsIn a Maine Law" from cur last Legislature lu
nshes no cause Of encouragement but the ol Vo's III
the Assembly cast In its favor Is circumstance casu
lated 20 inspire hopes for the future This favoIaoe
omen, when viewed in connection With the oIliutu'
victories achieved by The states OF khodeisi NJ.
sachusetts and Texas and the Territory OF Minnesota
houId inspire every Temperance heart with fresh nope
and courage. ., 1900, &c
Irasmucb however as our State Is behind several oil
her sister States in the Tempe reform we VINO are
the office bearers of the State Society have reason 10
dtIust ourselves and review our proceedings loT tue
past wear and If have a. all times, ana on all DC
casions faithfully discharged the duties which properly
snnertsin TO d several stations which occupy.
faithful scrutiny and self examination VIII unaouohoy
reveal 10 Us want OF zeal and Willingness 10 sactnce
both time and money in proportion 70 tue uISeIV ue-
marc and importance Of the enterprise IN Whlch we
have been engaged II this be true the TACT may sug
eest TO the men bers Of this Society the PROPHECY OF Sc
ectng entire set of officers for the ensuing year
Judging rom what pred last w1nter we may eS
pec that our Capitol will be beses led next winter WITH
powerful influence In opposition any form Of prohihi,
tory law that we may ask for. TINS mus, be met ana
| counteTeeed as much possible by this Society -
Therefore respectfully recommend, that our Exec
utive Committee be located In the city of Albany.
respectable and faithful Board, located at the Seat OF
Government its members ming'ng every gay WIN
Members Of the Legislature during It's next session. mJ
exercise better and extensive influence 10 favor
of our cause than il would be possible for them ~ do
II located In Syracuse This arrangement woul1 In
great measure the necessity and AVOID tue
| pense of employing and sustaining lobby m5mbers.
II lie our mission tc keep before the people OF tnls
State the atouI ding fscts which are daily OCCURRING
as the legitimate fruits and consequences OF our present
system of liquor selling and quOrdrinki0g Our news
papers continue 10 fur sh us with the most shocking
accounts of suffering wives, aud neglected and starving
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their drunken husbands aud fathers.
| The long and black catalogue Of human woes and
suffernes, the riots fights woundng and killing OF po
lice officers sabbipg Of friends and other hOrrld muir
ders which are the natural results of present IL
cepse laws and liquor traffic, will in time we hope IA
vince the people generally OF the necessity OF putang
stop to this destructive and suicidal business KnG
of no recent better calculated 10 the pablo
mind, and create disgust and adherence OF the fool
| sh ard wicked custom of wine drinking by members
of Congress, and other men ia high life aud honorable
| sfafio n IampDtod history
A. Hannegan, late Senator Of the Congress OF the
ned STATES, and foreign Minister, who, in drunken
spree cruelty stabbed apd murdered his best friend, his
wifes brother the brave Captain Duncan, OF the Next
can army. ~
sba and ferveniy pray that kind aud benehcen'
Heavenly Father who Is able bring good out OF evil
will so override this distressing and mo striking eXhl
bition OF the evil consequences OF fashionable wine
drinking that the advocates OF moderate drinking anf IL
GENES 10 sell this and other Intoxicating drinks, Will
| perceive their and retracth
The Law which we ask at the hands OF our Legisla'
ture we desire protection for ourselves, our emil
drep and the whole community against those insidsus
temptations drink Intoxicating liquor, which constant
ly asssil wherever we CO. and that too by govern
ment agents We feel confident that our claim Is JUST
and reasonable since 1t 10 founded on the precepts and
laws of the supreme Lawgver, and Is consonant VITA
the Supreme laws and the Constitution of these ni!ef
States As this fact is denied by of opponents
it may not oe altogether useless inappropriate t.
quote authorities although has often been done
| before in our publications.
For divine authority, the fOlOWlng extracts from
Gods Statute Book are deemed appropriate and con.
| tlu,ive
"ts not for Kings Lemue it not for Kings to drink
tvue nor for Princes strong drink lest they dsnk
the law, and peryer the judgment Of Of the afflicted
1.-THE priest and the prophet have erred through
drink they swallowed up of wne they out eli the
way through strong drink they err in visi'n they stumble
who hath woe Who hath babblnsl Wbohath wound,
without Who hath redness Of They that tay
long at the wine they that 20 TO seek mixed wine" Look
hon the hen is
| stinQefh ne an adder" Prov. q.
Woe unto him that giveth his neahbor drink Inst put
| teth the bottle 10 him and mskest him drunken also"
For human authority we refer to the decision of the
Supreme Court OF the United States ia the famous liquor
suits which were carried up from Massachusetts, and
| New Hampshire In which the Court was unani nous,
| and which is as follows:
Every State may regulate it's internal traffic accord.
ing to itsown gmen and its views Of the in
teIest and well being Of its citizens"
~ am not aware" said the Chief Justice that these
prncp es have ever bean questioned any State deems
citizens and calculated TO produce denes rice and deqc-
cry see nothing in the Constitution of the United States
prevents from regulating and restraining the traffic,
from pro.ibjrg 1t altogether. if 1t thinks proper"
The Congress OF the United States Ia the year 1894
passed probibt)ry liquor law, much more stringent
than the haii Law which authorized the seizure and
destruction OF Intoxicating liquors found in the Indian
territories, without even precept from ma stIate
or sny judicial Trial and proceedings whatever.
The laws OF the State Of New.York authorizing the
search for, and seizure and destruction Of all gambn
implements, and the forfeiture OF all furniture In gam
| bling rooms
Thus the world may see and know, If they will not
shut their eyes and truth that the law we az
II enacted, would contain Dr VI scdptural or
unconstitutional principles but the contrary is in
perfect harmony with the Bible the Constitution and
the lass Of the United States and the several States
Our cause, then is based foundation that cannot
be shaken by any arts sophstry OF It's enemies We
may, therefore, thank God and take fresh courage
Our enterprise keiDg owned and blessed by Him who
has epjoned temperance upon all men, il must and will
ultimately prevail.
The Mhine Law Defended.
The Democratic Rerie,0 having repeat
edly assailed the Maine Law as an iafrac-