The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-03
Il lse Temperance Campaign.


public meeting last evening in the Greene street Metho
dist Episcopal Church for the purpose of advancing the
objects Of the Society by procuring the passage bill
in the State Legislature tailar in It's provisions to
the Maine Liquor Law. The attendance wa. by no
means 80 numerous that Of their previous meetings
curing the past week though the collection raised real
ized much larger spm than at any Of the others The
PRESIDENT OF the Committee read snl eypounded the
chjects and principles Of the association ruer designs
in effect, would be to put down the spirit OF rowdyim
and rufansn which they triun phsut ia the
public streets and more particularly in the neghhorhood
II which they were now assembled. Within few blocks
of them, at the present moment, in Broadway, wa,
placed stIerg police forcs to keep down the outburst
Ct noddeDed excitement worked up in the mind of the
mob through the influence Of Intoxicating drinks,
and thus the whole people Of this city
Of remoI and trouble owing to strong drinks During
the whole ct TIE past year, while the wings were in
power was there single illegal grogyery closed in this
city Not one. There are four thousand OF them
open every Sabbath and that the democrats in
rule there not put forth By them to ass the
spresd Of rum of devastation Hence there ia nc choice
between the two parties Christian men good NE and
even bad nen--rum drinkers, well those who abb
ttain from the uae o. Intoxicating drinks have said
Is it fght-is 1t proper that who have any regard
for their families, or for the faTctuay their con-
scence should ctand still at home and pay no stten
ton to public mattersi Is 1t right that should 20
thus when have got the moral power and strength
to sweep all tse vagabonds out Of political exsencs at
i for the purpose OF bringing about such state OF
thingsfor sweeping out Of existence all grogge-
res not only on the Sabbath day, but annhilating
the trade altogether And have enlisted in the
o! iron hearts and stIons Wills, Will not stay
their hands til the work is accomplished.
The Hon Taos. n. WoopaUFy introduced to the
audience ana in speech of considerable length,
lated the history Of his denqusncies Wilde
rum up to the Tins when be had forward in this
chufch and signed the temperance pledge under the
oouragsrnent Of his friend Hawkins He urged his
hearers to Use all the- exertions and do what In then
leg to the passage ot tho prhhiory law which
they wanted There is class Of In this city and
county be taid who will tbark from the bottom Of
pious, philanthropic men, who will thank you; but
there is another class who will thank you deeply
itii and that is the poor drunAards themsevss who
nu,ober in This city two hundred and fty thousaudto
ray nothing their wives and chidrea who will up
ard call you blessed They viii th you preserving
tnsn not only from moral mental ply sical dsstructon
bat from th. dcstrCcion which never ends insist on
such lay This is bold language; but repea. It'll
insst i. principally as u patriot az lover of coun-
Try, az so man, who would Ike to others happy
sIuund hin insirt upon il, a father Of
cAioIon and ths hesd Of household. Every and
tomea every freetolder, every American citizen. eusnt
to intitt upon IT, sS not only tbs interest OF bs re
sde-his own counting room-his legal olioa-b
every thing connected with the issues OF ls demand
that the respect 'ntesence, and industry OF the
zuDy tls be arotected noa the Devastating inGencs
az iun heuy to tae standard Of tempszsuce every
oi you, srd God our 0od wA pour out on this ssatc
and We hope also on tie whole cGuuttyin 0 " not
fAr ditant The blessings q total abstinence
MT. JoHs BAwmN9 u FaltimCre, next addressed ths
audience on the CTs Of r9m-tginAng The blesSsi
re,uitk Of temperance and the Maine law rs Rad been
seTUuy resctug the past aud locking bask l5io
Wien be tet, with trembling hand and bsatinS heart
Al preached he itle talle Ia tho carp ntsrs shop in
A3iMoTe, aid sued t4e pledge, which te9 OK his OLD
pot ccr1pas IONS Aa sgued before hm. lie
ing about hs p.onrietJ Of doing TO- and thought 20 h-
c Why aould he nos stop drinking withoat azing HI,
TO 4? And then he thought ii he oonli stop with
he surely coud stop with it, and no venturel and
wrote hs Ia bad left nome under disagrsolhls
cilouu<tances TCf elk s before he had ose drunh
al evSni Il stated nat he Gas up ont Of tAe
curb stone be ciaat miudig knew - 20 be true For
ssks prior 70 that evcasfu night ne had not drawn
soser breath They nigat pot this Ia all tie
perszs aud tel It 10 tho whole Yogdhe had not for
tha8 tius dra q soher breath ether asleep awake;
bts Rheu be gadxed hs to the pledge he !els
heYed ot heavy burden
After THE delivery portion Of NJ Hawking speech,
nc refmited hs ro4arkB to permit Of the collection
being token up. Willie this going on, one OF the
coumtoe ed that already million OF dollars
had been contributed Ia syrneu5s to assist In carrying
the temreraucs VAR thgsg millions for the IKE pur.
ptse In 0nondags county and hftsea millions ia the
vlolG of the ye6tern portion cf ths 2tate After the
collection Mr. Hawkins resumed his address illustrating
the beneficial operations Of the Msins Liquor Law.