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

There would Be no such tug a Iislation ftbe~ M. mo-
ngnt 20 ,egsi.se commercially That right ed
mans rights but to put down the grog shops And II
liquor could DO got when It not sod why, then they
to the commended interference with the rights Of property
ne maintained that property subject TO Legislation for
the public good In the same a. the law would
csuse 70 % removed tallow melting shop in Broad
way and upon the principle as tho prevention Of
the SAFE Oh obscene pictures exhbtions-n the same
manner as the muncip0 authorities interfcred short
time since on the occasion Of the exhibition Of certain
pastques The rumselers were the graye dirrers for
ass portion Oh inc community and at their public gather
presidents (Laughter) They dcbsuched our Young
men and destroyed the public morals. and they had no
were beings who unable to plead their
cause but as far he able he would plead it for
,n Item lsneers sto what would be done with the
wheat ana the rye many poor starving would be
enabled to obtain loaf in of its dsuse
for other purposes The Rev gentleman then detailed
some amusing anecdotes Of the parable kind in support
Of his Of the rumseers II was said bv the
rnmseiers, why don't you try moral susson"-that
milk at last. (Laughter) There were men who did
not reverence God thought of one except whom
they swore and to when the Bible hotter than the
inferior o. Africa 70 traveller going about and whining
mt raj suasion" The orator who there Oh previous
evening CMr Camp in his discourse, commenced with
the Genees OF the Bible and ended with the Revea
he OR b. when he read it thought of the passage I'm
Miltons Paradise Lost" where Satan came down and
reviewed Paradise and walked right throughit Laugh
teri AS to any feelings Of morality the rum sellers
might have the only feelings they had the regions
ofthe pockets Qaughter) which thick that no
arguments could penetrate them. lie then considered
the subject in reference the progressive spirit of the
age with which he commended il allied They had
had enough Of moral suason and its had
been completely demonstrated. He compared the rum
sellers to the hunted beasts of the forest that if
they did not drive them out they would all events
have good hunt. tLaughter) II had been said that
the law ii enacted could not be enforced Then why did
the sellers make such fuss about it? ((ireat
laughter) He looked upon this high
holy. ami religious one involving Obligations and he
concluded by expressing his enthusiasm its behalf
amid much applause.
The resolutions then put from the chair, and
passed
Col, Snow then came forward amidst loud applause
ne said this was the haprics moment his life because
his scat not contested After giving n narrative of
the contest about his in the Assembly with which M
our readers arc familiar he proceeded to that he was
opposed among others by Colonel Monroe of tho Twelfth
district because he was temperance man, though he
was supported by distlcr Of Albany Mr.. Herrck and
y dealer in liquor Mr. Sayes (here great cheer
ing for the dstiler and the publican He accused
voting for himself on the first OCCASION but he pledged
his honor he did not vote then he only voted afterwards
to sustain the chair During the last fight of nineteen
hours his opponents, while exhausted still cried for rum
lie saw the liquor brought inchanpagne and brandy
and other strong drinks AT last it was necessary to take
one man out to cool him. (.aughter)
SEVERAL. VoicEs-Name, namo.
Col. SNow-No excuse me.
NoIcE-We want TO know representatives.
Col. SNow-IIe was not from this city-he was from
the West On the Speakers table stood empty cham
pagne bottle with candle in it, (Roars of laughter
If that meeting could only the demohn and bottles
that such assembly would be glad to get rid of him
lie left them his dying declaration. however-the Maine
awhe left il the day before his execution One of the
members told him that he would for the Maine Law
just because Col Snow prosecuted. lie found on
the votes that he had 62 the side of that
law, and it only required g. lie would go back to
Albany on Tuesday, and give them trial, and
let them know that he alive. (Appause)
The meeting then broke up, it being nearly IL O'Clock