New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-15
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Of the judicial and Other Oces in the He believed
that large majority Of the people Of the State IL
favor Of enforcing The Law Ba. thcre was difficulty
which the voters must look to- There those who are
throwing obstacle ia the way. The opponents Of the law
sJare money pains 10 defeat IT, Their craft is in
danger and they take advantage Of every question Of law
hat he raised lie spoke Of the points OF the Temper
tne "a" Aai are considered qastoIaols ana mar are -
70 be det!ccd upon by the Supreme Courtn ober He
regarded the questions pending concerning the
siuiion the law the chief obstacles in the way Of
e1ecuing at tie present. time. The opponents Of the
law think they shi keep things thus til VI OI all
despair Of sucCesthat is 20 say till despair Of the
welfare Of the race. But we shall give up. We
! shah not weary in well doing.
lie said il the duty Of every TO act firmly in
the lie said needed the help Of the lade too,
and here he remarked that account Of disre
oc disregard for them that they refused TO reee
them the platform. None had greater regard for
them able to appreciate their aid in the cause
than those who voted against their addressing the Con
! veniion.
We need too said he the aid of professional men, and
more of then than nov old Us. Cheers Whsrever
there is vitality in the pulpit, there is activity this
Christian teacher sometimes all each other sOller. and
they have high authority for IT, Let ;hem then Be good
soldiers writers Of fine essaysnot Napjioon
said mere haberdasheTs Of nouns and prosoGns. Woul
not those clergymen who avoid this crisis and fail to stand
by The rights Of humanity be in danger Of being cash
ieTtd by the Great Judge.
We have need said he Of the men Of his profession
an also Of the medical profession He wished every
friend Of the law understand that there Obsta
ces in the law itself that need hinder them for the russ
tons Of form pending VIII soon Dc settled. The cases
Of prosecution under the Maine Law many Of them had
been quHshed because the fine t. be imposed % De
gwen 20 the cities in which the prosecution carried on,
the Judges having jurisdiction over them we're considered
interested parties But there had been decision made
by tie Supreme Court which stands recorded in our early
reports to the eject that in in which justice must
otherwise a Judges sitting could decide, n)wbs.and
ing their Jecuniery interest referred TO- and probably the
Supreme Cont would so decide again.
Rev Mr.. PECK u Maine, the next speaker. He re
marked that t. annual election in Mlne took place yes
to-day The chef question the Maine Law question.
Portland gave General Pierce last fall G)6 votes; yes
terday the Democrats gave 75 votes to thair candidate
for Governor They fell short thus because they wanted
The AID Of the Hum Deinoc ats Ia Portland Yesterday
said he. elected the Maine Law candidates for Repre-
fntatives 10 the Legislature by 500 majority Bangor
Augusta and all other cities and large towns hear from
had elected Maine Law Representatives. has been said
there is old and drank than ever before. But
il So WHY do the Temperance people continue to raise up
against tie Maine Law says travellers who 20 there cary
liquor in their boes, by which he means 10 show that the
law is useless But why do they have to carry liquor there
from other States in their pockets it can be had so easily
the shops and hotels The reports lale. There i
not much liquor used there Formerly Wehaye been
able TO carry tie hane Law IN one State because We make
the Maine Law the first thing-the FIRST THING Cheers
Edwin Thompson presented the fact that funds were
needed to carry on the work and then added 'one 's
able but pertinent remarks in behalf Of the cause
He said much had been said by the enem es about kill
irg the cause This old cry lie had heard To-
twenty-five years but the cause was not yet dead Il
did not Kill il to oppose T. II were overturned # was
not destroyed Ii was Ike the Irishmans vail five feet
wide and four feet hight overturned were only another
Gcnlcmen here came forward anl plelsa various
10 defray expenses
Rev Dr. Lyman Beechor next addressed the Conven
ton showing that to exIend money in forwarding this
cause wa 20 mako good speculation II would be saved
and than saved in the decrease Of taxation for pau
Ierism and crime.
Tie Business Committee now reported sore. Of reso
lutions
Rev John Pierpont being called said he had put his
gncnt on the Maine Law in rhyme AMI wOUi p-c5cu. It
after dinner II II the pleasure Of the Conventions and
called up Rev DR. Ganneit who said he lid not come pre-
pared to speak lie brought nothing to The Convention
hoo l. faH..r. f.a1
There two points, however, he would rcnIk upon.
One was, that any evil opposed to the GOpc OF Christ
and the interests Of humanity must or later,
low or other Dc put DOWN me second was tlI1 Wha.
the difficulties may be with which we have io c)ne nd
solong as there human s0ul to De- helped w should
never RrCr d,ssrof final success. lie bel eyed at the
tine would come Wien men would be made temperate by
being made Christians, but must mean t. imne-
diae ends We must proceed bv experiments. An Oh
lection had been made that the Iine Law not per-
feet II had been said that therefore It should not be
copiod. lie cared Not for this objection No legislation
but that Of & d. IN The Bible, perfect Perfection can
not be expected in human laws but though mpe they
do much good.
Rev. DR. Bcecher said that friend from the West had
told him in the morning that If Boston would execute the
Law the whole West would adopt e. But if Boston did
not execute it, other places would reject it, Bat said he
this is as biz lie as ever was told Every tub stands on
its bottom. One tub can help another bat If not the
other stand. In the time OF inc Revolution wien the
British inv AIDED Boston the country did not say If Boston
did not dive out The enemy other places could do moth
ing The country up and came 70 the help Boston,
and drove them out Let them now mp and help TO
dive the enemy out OF Boston and out of the country
Let alter of the opposite of chief
city. We have work to do and We can do it. We shall
be heard from Gi;er We 20 home
The Committee then presented the State Adlrcss which
DO not report as il is 10 be printed.
The Convention then adjourned TO = o clock.
The following skcth of the speeches which concluded
Tho session of Monday evening is from TIE Boston ouraql
Rev. l. H. Chaplin then Introduced and was received
with much applause. lie said he had Just returned from
campailn in The State which read about Che State
Of Manc and being latigucd he would speak bat briefly
lie glad TO meet OF the citizens OF Massachu
sets in this new fremont Temple to many with
their harness in this good cause lie spoke Of the spirit
ofIeom an ind mtahe spirit, which could not put
down; for IL based upon firm conviction OF truth !
have reached he sad the point Of action which Mr.
Mann had suggested
Wearo to neo the question Of repeal Of the law There
is much moral audacity in the law Ii is Of the few
laws which rada enough to suit him. II goes t. the
springs OF tie matter does the efecUa work by stop
Irc the tracayng the hand of justice at the source Of
tie evil This gives Ii It's peculiar grandeur in his eyes.
lie liked because it was such efficient all 10 the
moral suas0n Much is said about sticking 10 moral !
suos.on. He did not regard it q converting |
lower be, simply asked that IL would lay It's hanl upon
one in moral CONVERSION and in this connection alluded
oooue ny 10 the Nashing tonan emeut But in that
he said soon a. brot ~ was brought up
out OF his degradation stumbling block was thrown in /
his way-dens were opened, k and lie swallowed
again in ruin lie felt that his poor brother shoad have
law protect him lie DICED then or the law as the
Efficient aid Of moral suHsOn
He then considered the properly argument H. recog-
nzcd his interest and would give s proper c0nsiera
ton But there other properly to be considered lntox
icang drinks destroy the property OF home. of the
nv of the country and OF the church-and is the property
" hch docs this worth than al these One Of these
must fall 1t law that saves property the richest
We alth Of the individual heart ard the social LIE.
Much is said about the execution OF the law the preya
nce OF drinking aud sale OF the liquor and be asked II TINS
So why tine opponents OF the liquor law 50 earnesio
Aavoi repcaedl Hehoughi tmus BE- sheer philanthropy
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