The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-25

| MY, ESQ Hon Neal Dow, Of Portland InstxuUsatal
u usic BY Dodwcrth's celebrated Cornst Band Vocal
Arrangements made fer the NEST perfect acconmo-
dation Ct at least two thousand ladies' and gentlemen at
| this MAGNIFICENT entertainment
Tickets three dollars each may be obtained nc the Of
| fee Of the Society, No 30 Nassau street.
in addition to these agitating movements, petit
tons are being prepared for the Legislature, nos
only in this city, but in every section Of the ate
in order to have the Maine Liquor law passed by
that body. A State Convention is to be held in
Albany, on the 9th inst and many distinguished
orators are TO be there to denounce grog and rum
drinking, and to present grand petition to the
present Legislature for tho enactment Of law
Of course the influences of the nul.itudinous
grog shops throughout the city and State of New
York, which have heretofore been the nucleus
Of our primary political meetings of all kinds,
will be directed against the enactment of any
such law; and, as the Legislature is composed of
representatives who were created under this gin
influence, there can be ne hope that any such law
will be passed by the present Legislature. The
defeat, however, Of tho attempt to enact it, will
only increase the excitement about temperance; and
intemperance, liquor, cold water, gin hot and cold,
brandy hot ard cold, and all the conflicting
elements arc sure to enter into this new politi-
cal cam align, which may last for several years TO
come. 1t will be singular campaign All the re-
| ligious and moral portions Of the community, be-
longing to both the old parties, will in all probabi-
lily, abandon their present political connections, and
focl to this new party. What will give greater
impulse TO this movement, is the belief prevailing
among all sensible men, that the primary elections
and the primary organizations Of the two old par
ties have been, for many years past, utterly ion,
| corrupt, debauohed drunken, and detestabe. Rum
and rowdyism have completely governed, for
number Of years past, all the primary meetings and
movements, Of both wings and democrats. This
very naturally disguised the sensible, pectable,
discreet, and moral part Of the community,
who would be glad 70 escape FROM such in
| fuences, even st the risk of drinking no
thing but cold water, and demoiishiog the rum
shops. We would not, therefore, be at all sur
priced to see large and influential portion Of the
community take sides with the cold water party,
| against the rum heads. Yet the rum heads arc
pretty strong; and some of them have long heads,
too-partcularly such OF them as mix plenty of ice
water with their rum. Nor are the mere out and
out rum drinkers SO numerous as the statements OF
the cold water people would lead us to believe. The
moderate drinkers are the most numerous, and
most dangerous to the new movement.
This queer contest will undoubtedly have very
good and benefcent effect on the morals Of certain
classes Of our population us we'll on the behavior
of political factions, as long as it lasts. We shall
take some interest in it, without doing injustice to
either party. We would like to see our elections
purified, and placed, forever and day, beyond the
influence of rum and rowdysn, which have, to the
disgrace of the country, controlled them to great
extent for so many years How is it TO be done?
CHARITY BEGINS AT HoME.-This is the maxim
Of divine wisdom ana the dictate Of com mon sense.
HE that provides not for his own household
that turns deal to the cries Of stress around
him-is worse than an infde and hath denied the
faith" Words like these are very necessary to
recall ne to their duty, when theyare led away by
an lgnis fatuns-a "wiilo -tLe-wisp''-and ssuan.
der their money, with wasteful prodigalisy, upon
visionary objects at distance, while the poor of
their own immediate neighborhood are Starving for
lack Of bread. We perceive that meeting is 10
be held, tomorrow evening, Of the citizens OF the
Twentieth ward, to devise measures to relieve tue
| ten porary destitption existing among the poo- Of
that wsId. TIE unusual severity of the wca-
! ther has operated to increase their suffer
I ings, and an appeal is made TO humanity, tina.
ougb. to find responsive echo in the hearts Of
those.who are more highly favored by Providence
/ The emgrants who are arriving a. this Indictment
season-some OF whom are extremely poor, and are
neglected by the Commissioners OF Emigration,
contribute to swell the amount of misery tea
challenges the sympathy and the aid Of the cha
ritable.
Here is 6 field for the exercise Of benevoleice 81
cur own doors, instead OF throwing away money
ppon Kosspth and the Revolutionary Con- nittee
I got up to propagate Instruction al. over Europe
o feed the hungry and clothe the naked O. our
own vicinity is the f'st obligation 0. charity. Il.
after that. we can assist suffering humanity
abroad, in anything practicable, il is al right tha.
we should lend our assistance. But for revolu
tionary purposes ir Europe, We cannot do anything
ehecsual. 1t is only waste OF money. When
the time comes round the nations Of Europe vii,
right themselves; and before that time, al the
money in the nited states could nc: break their
chains. Who would lie free, Themselves must
strike the blow. They do not want our n oney.
Ii would be Of no to them; it would be only asa
drop rom the busket compared with the ocean Ali
we ought TO do, til s,eiore, is 20 give them good
example. We have seen large Of money
raised before, 70 create or 10 assist revolution 10
Ireland. There was no reyolu tion, and The money
is still in the clutches Of Horace Greeley, and the
ether members Of the Slievegsmmon Directory.
! That sum Of noney-lrom $50, 900 10 ! 70, 000-oe
the same, more or less-could not be more appro.
niateiy applied than in relieving the wre trhed-
less 0! the starving Irish emgr ants in the Tren-
te ward, and every ward of our city.
Marine fairs.
prsharuRr OF THE ArLASrIc.--rbis pioneer OF the
Collins line left at her usual hou. yesterday for Liver