The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-06

tho laws l am disposed 10 award the gsatIsn0
constituting your " alliance" too much rsepsss EG
me judiciary Of our State and our city 70 bslisvO
wnen tnis subject came before them, thsy -
noelafe upon ~ With that degree Of caution Wh,sh
10 usually brought to bar. by prudent and tempo
rate men, upon the consideration of questions az
aInw ec ,9 for Il they had, csasst
aDow myteH 10 presun that the question noV
being considered would ever have been seriouLv
proposed
To the first branch Of the next inquiry, susvse
une quivocally that l am utterly add unoomn.s-
misiigly opposed to the Mt Of Ia. en.rsIv
prohibiting the sale Of Intoxicating Louor, AZ e
beverage, and providing for the seizure and de-
stpcton Of sucn liquors / will alec take H.
liberty a0d that, In NY opinion, the whole subect
OF temperance soould De totally divorced frou voli-
tics, and that like all other praise worthy efforts 81
the moral reformation OF mankind, the en- gagged
in The cause shouId employ mild aud psrsu ssivs
rather than harsh AID coefcive means. Nor is this
opinion a new novel one On the 90, Ision II
his retirement 10 private life, rs was then supposed,
the lsmentsd Henry Clay, in u speech which no Do
livered ~ Lexington. Kentucky, Juno y. ~ iaoi-
IDENTIFY uttered The follow NJ sentiment. Speaking
OF The cause OF teDprance. ne said: thick IL an
adniiabs cause. that has dsne great good. and
viii continue 10 do good as long as legal coercion
Ia not employed ana IL reefs exclusively upon per-
suason, ani ts o@n intrinsic merits /" Such il tbs
language oil one OF tho gisest men the world ever
rrodGced--a man VINO, no widely he may
have differed with Large majority Of his follow
eitzeis. ulcn questions purely OF polite II par
uzhn character, nevertheless was second to man
IN his admiration of every enterprise which tended
70 The moral welfare ana intellectual elevation Of
his fellow men would adviso thai you rome "a Der
his truthful words, and hopo that you may profit by
dong.
To tbe. second branch OF this inquiry, oau only
say thaf1f 4 should be my fortuus De elected 70
the oiice Tor which am nomiUated, | Should 6e
true to the oeab prescribed TO 90 40 Iuinistered
before entering the duties Of such oiioe - To
Faithfully support thu constitution Of the Uaitsd
States and 81 the State of New York, and TO faith
fully discharge the duties of the Office, according 70
the best of ny sbity
Finally, It is due TO myself 70 say that am not,
ard never have been, opposed either TO the ca $50
OF uperance, or TO the humahe aud well Gaming
men and women engaged in its prosecution
more sublime spectacle thhn that of phiiacthcopi6
fra'oIpty seeking tho moral. religious in % leo
iual aovancemeut of men, can usver 90 presented
to the sdmiTation Of the good aud virtuous Add
Yet, in my Judgment. the cause in which you are
engaged will utterly fail Of accomplishing the oole
objects you have in view, until you relieve It
from all come c,ion vi tho SUBJECTS Of party Pc
lItcs and the domination Of misguided and fans
tical enthusiasts
Hoping that tho "Temporance Alliance" win
hereafter manifrat more interest and enthusiasm
for the success Of temperance principles th4n for
the triumph Of party nominations, l remain, geA-
tlemon, our humble and obedient servant,
ALBERT A. THOMPSON.
s P Townsend, @. J. Warron, James U Bennett.
Esqrs. Committee, So.