New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-09
The Women's Temperance Meetin:-spe,.1
OF Rev. kuioiuette l.. Brown.

ne lohoNHs ihtctts'lhe speech vas IN.
{ s7oidably omitted in Tuesdays Morning IN
ton
Mrs. Boomer having sat down,
/ Rev. AyrolxErrE l.. BRowS, of HeAre,,,
y Y was next introduced TO the meeting. and ws, =.
; eeiyed with marked applause. The speaker ssa.
And this l. Metropolitan Hsll-and this + nesrooos.
tan .pdiercel T. would 70; be strange II under e;,
euu.tsnces Ike these we should seem to be ,,s
overwhelmed on this occssion. But we are strons m
the cons cousuess Of being engaged in good esaus
/ fApplausel ard we feel the siili small voicss
81 conscience whispering to us that we have vnaes
\ taken the cause OF m0rslity and OF nsb,eO1saess
I. il g rev thing for women to pre- en-, tAer-
selves before yea thus publicly, rs the sdvOcsss
Of the srest Cause Of Temperament Il s ~
new thing for our sisters TO appear before vas, Pee.
uiscuous audiences IL the Metropolitan City eearAx
the hearts Of the great congregations upward and "
ward into the Elys,um OF song. lApplaose aS
no, new for the gushing tide Of song to pour fsa
wonsn's soul through wousns lips tili the gsse
audience larger than be wen conceived In ~
ike tAs. appeared TO be immersed in tide OF mesty
--entrsnced BY that divine art thar would bear tsss
upward, ard make them feel that il IS woniaay, ~
woman 10 appear thus publicly before them IAp-
plsuse II women may thus eday the peofss ,! he
newer of sone. may we not also reason. coneersAe
righteousness temperance and the Judgment 20 eosst
Ard is no, this the very hall in which Jenny Lind sN
entrsnced thousend.-was she not heard % eievne
her voice high, sud throw 4, farther and deeper M
the hesrs OF larger number OF persons than seser.
sily consrega,e among the sons OF Adam Nosss
I thoueht that uuwomanly-no one thought Der unSea-
inne-if they though, her anything besides e woaAa
they thought she was angelic. lApplsuse.l nernx
no audience NOT 10 cheer mel can speak bes;erfl
can see your spptoheiion Of my sentiments tepesd
in the expression Of your countensnces. tLAassaw
and spplausel
There was certain King once. in the days gonehy
who was sonicimes troubled by the presence OF Asi
sririt and for the purpose OF exercising this ev 2
he would daily have songs performed before him Be
| imagine we shs have no bsd spirit here o-nisA<
who needs 10 be exercised by the power Of muse;
therefore If we come here to speak In the otdlasry
tone Of Voice we well afford to dispense with the
melody which on former occasions we have bad foua
our sisters on appearing before the public bull taS
We shall have harmony and good will In our uaase
Curiosity Is certainly iuhcriablet is large ngrst
snt in human nature, and must be residem q
the bosoms Of the aud daughters Il
our FIRST mother We are all OF us meg
10 he Influenced by this desirs--that which Is wrapa
The robes OF mystery i sure u -
most upinouisltive into fac si Of the redouOted Ps
Pry Az All events glad TO see such an aud.ce
congregatcd ON occasien nke the Piesonf b9
az the very mention Of that tluixouc pesobAse-reh
prvI fancy can read on the coun;ensnce Oi sorne
the audience the thought that who appear here 10
pcht are a sort OF a female Paul Pry, elbowins our
way 10 position we have no r,ghl 90 os.upy. ~ "cs
be thecase should indeed feel inclined to preface ny
,ens,ks with nm humble hope l don't intradAs
n surhterl Now know | don't intrude, for on 10
mention OF that sublime topic feel we are all htsa ~
r -, A aaF..nn nfkgR IA
examine subjects carefully and candidly. We mus -
rise above those crcumstanees-we must throw on
the cold clay feers Of custom, and be- each one ~
sble to explain. For one, feel In me spirit OF calm
Indifference that enables to Withstand this thrsn
LIE, me speak the truth here 10 night the truth shs Be
heard and felt IL will fall like the sti small voice
upon the Of childhood with tone OF affection 10
the tnid t will come hike the blessed voice Of hots
20 the Responding; like the smiling messenger OF hep
piness o. the wearied OF spirit and the sorrOwful
will dash like the light of conviction on the eyes u Nc
increduous and Irvine itself with link OF golden 1y.
ment about the reason OF the skeptic. lApplssai
I Can soon have q law Like the Msno Liqe9
| Law, written ON our ststute-books-can we my
we, sweep the tide OF intemperance in ths E1pwe
state down through yaId city, and away down hshas
waters which how at the foot OF the Battery Oh 6s
law such a. this-s law that will bring peace anA
prosperity TO our ration. shall we be told lac
Ike that will Infringe upon then natural righn q
menl Then present legislative system in ~
} gard 20 the traffic In intoxicating drinks infringe
the natural rights Of men. II this traffic Is good
I
in il al their option each may buy and eel ~
msuuiseture At BIZ pleasure, and the law has rsan
interfere. But the truthe be evil-if u he usse
which ought not 10 exst-then that law which stsuQ0
TO regulate IT, sustan- and indorses IL and all the ss
which are It's legitimate results IL sanctions and ase
t.has those evils with legal appreciation.
We need not nov tak Of trying To prove that the ~
IN Intoxicating drinks IL eyl. To say that b ~
evil, would be 10 ssert that which would Justly ~
title Us to be sent away TO an Insane Asylum. Wsnke
for granted that t u an evil, and II Il IL ev, 10
IN.a..
terminate ito drive OF the bloody vampire thsi ~
fastened sef the very vlas Of legal system ss5
which u draining the blood from drop by drop am
IL leaves the law almost worn cut and degraded b =
very feebeness and weakness. The law has been Ma
nursing mother 10 this traffic until at last IL bantnaG
not sstished with al ordinary share Of the satura NJ
Ct legal kindness, has fastened upon it, hear ~
sucked he hfe blood, until there nothing le but ne
shadow Of ion-s mere outward semblance wahe1
living substance. II we would degrade the very n1Eo
OF law we must then twns those links, corroded ~
blood Of the drunkArd, and rlsted deep In the team
the wives and children Of the drunknd-t~re ~
chain charmed amulet around the license syasus,
ana viii have well nigh have succeeded in par
pose. Let Us rescue the law from such vice a. nA--
the law God gayo-~hich should honor, let e n2 ~
20 degI sded
cannot eutr. into any learned argument % prove
need law prevent the traffic Il Is MOI nay pr.
pOse do this ior the limited time allotted me VII ss
permit OF H. do not propose weary your D nesca
but % be very briei 70 my reHarks IL In enou nw
simp ply saw thai II legi.ate Al all In re0sfJ % q
trthc under review, bound % lezislafe fof =
humiliation ether legislation than that can or N
answer the demands Oi the tirnes The evils OF intsu
perAnce are the evils which have sprung up IN uS
proper CONAN OF TIE law we are now egslatins 10
regard 10 them Then let us legisa,s % ex,srmssss
themto root them up entirely from the great prgrncs
VI the law. Tbs u what we with: Il IL the result ws
ought TO have secured But do they tell no m ned
tke OF the fatal cup unless he ehooser We rse
tnd tui then IN the habit OF praying &" ead ~
not into temptation" Then shall we present the poson
cup to The trembling hands Of already halIdap<b
Ell from Indulgence Ia the deadly drsught-a msss
wreck Of humanity Dare we do thar III be rc>dy
TO do tbs then i I. tine We took shame 20 ourseso
and cOniusion 81 fasc.' We hare s0mathinc 10 do b
ihls great work, Gnd we have no night % -
oilers. And who those who oppose this sws
Why they are pSfsons who have soIns seaA ml
70 aecouptsh-peTsoBs who Ia some way V
De beIeAsiod by lntempcrance the nun Tsfs.
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