New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-07

The President then introduced 10 the audience Mr. Rau
CLARK. Of Boston lie said
Nv friends COM rstulate you on the happy aGs2ce
under which this greet Worlds Temperance ConveHtio
have smbled here IN TIE Great Metropolis Of the Mes
World-ihis great Heart Of the Nation We cannot wall
through the street, without feeling the electric Pases Of il
enterprise When look the Crystal Palace the nobs
rsdences the stately shipping the churches and tn.
thrOnged streets, all remind that in the center Of
/ mighty comIerciel universe.
Your commercial interests extend over the whole world
and steamer and elegraps convey your thoughts aud
mt uses 10 the extreme parts Of the globe. The nations
thloIg here, though the brdged over you
may hear the tramp Of thousands and Of thousands Of
emmigeuts who Fastening your shores. Why the
whole City Is World Convention of enterprise, art eai
But IN the midst Of your fair City there is one deadly
traffic which derkeDs your bright skies with black thunder
cloud from which porentous ghBings nces aniy hash.
Amid your refined gay, luxurious society heard the
piercing cry Of the drnkard wife and her destitute child
rem Beside your palaces and noble Institutions loom up
aims house, insane asylums prisons and the gaDws Why
not show the zeal and energy in reform.
Why not take the mighty tide and let It turn the wheels
Of the great temperance reformation There may be
and edde but these always rise with the
swelling tide Great roformatons in their rise progress
and success follow certain laws The advocates o. ten
peTance have had two extremes 10 contend against the
first is ultra-fsnacm the other ultra conservatism
These are always found to attend treat reforms yet both
in some sense may be Of service 70 the cause.
He then proceeded to show the moral aspects Of the re
form which they had come there 10 serve lie then took
the ground that legal enterprises founded ia right 50
cey has the light protect itself against the aggrsons
Of any class Of men who prey upon u no mser they
pckpockets rumdealers each equally liable to
the laws in moral The object Of this Convention
ia TO aid ia the ogal prohibition Of the liquor traffic
People say moral suas0n; but tell you we can use
moral suGson with rumdealers Moral suasion would
have done very well when Travelled in stage coaches,
but the age is by far too ssve we have caught
the spirit Of the age travel by steam and carry the
Temlerance reform by the Maine Law. lChesrs
We have iracks already laid in Maine Massachusetts,,
Rhode Isand and Minnesota and hope to have them
laid in New York, cheers and hroo ghout the lon Aud
then sbel have such Railroad jubilee as snail wake
up the whole world from its ethlrgy But my friends let
" look the great taxation for poverty crime and nsani
~, to which rum subjects us-le Us look at merely IN rs
financial h never counting the deso4 tie life the blight
ed hopes and the thousand mseres the fruitful predecessor
the runs eller's belsh trane.
Men usually light to look at the fruits Of their labor
The mechanic looks with pride upon his honse-the arsl
upon the fruits Of his labor Imagine the runeier going
up the Crystal Palace with the products of his Industry
III would need large apartment IN which to snow on ms
One would be group OF poor, wretched ana
starving families and the other Of criminals maniaes and
idiots.
He then proceeded TO urge the necessity Of extenie1
religious action general waking up Of the various bod
les Of vitality protesting Christians and if they would be
true their faith they must strenuouy aid IN the passage
of the Maine Law. The political aspects OF the question
was also taken up lie said the moment party takes into
its keeping any great sim they carefully nurse H.
and say 10 on others hands of.
lie insanced the Mexican war, Compromise measures
and intemporance lie then briefly reviewed the influence
Of iuen onAmerca and he argued that when the
Maine Law shall be national statute 1t would be az easy
10 stop the planets in their orbits 20 attempt to check
the social and moral progress Of America. $3.50. -.
Mr.. COlbun then sung beautiful song OF "hicn the
following is the inst verse;
Prom hill and from hamlet, ON mountain nd plain
The s ns Of sqq I lf r snd the REEVE rsa
In Tho tarault Of confic; and tsile are bend s'
Pres forward! for victory amles on The bold
Gen S. f. Carey Of Ohio was next introduced to the
audience and he addressed them IN brief anu excellent
speech. Having only brief space at our command we
are able to give only its import
lie stated that the fact of their being 10000 drunknds
in the United States sufficient to satisfy HIM that the
nnqW % Patriot,
antopt and the Christian. They all forbid that they
should any longer gaze the traffic and The demand
was that onacnents should be made against IT, as 1t was
against any other act which was prtudcal to the CON
muty The speaker clearly defined what liberty anu me
nfracon of right and showed that Jaw was c0nStta
ted TO prevent from doing things Whch wOmu N~
the Burdens upon the community, and that be would Only
ask that the same principles of law should be apped 70
rum selling that applied to the other acts Of iniiVaa
He concluded by earnest hope the people Of America
would now lift from this nation the Rum traffic Let the
waste Of physical intellectual and moral power be saved
and who can estimate progress lie concluded his
address amid much applause.
commenced by telling the audience that he came there to
use little "morGl suasion" Just put your hand into
your pockets pull out BILL and put it into the plate when
The collector comes around The purpose to which the
money would be- applied is to circulate the truths that
have been both spoken and sung this evening. lie had
treat for them they had paid up their install
but until they did So lac should no. CRAFTY them
on the principle OF " No song no supper lie was very
modest man; aud he told them the small sum he
wanted them 70 give was only ee0U above Wnat We nave
laughter Gentlemen can give dollar it had been
customary for ladies 10 be let Oft at hall price but ne
thought this time they would have to give 81 Laughter
Here the Bouquet came upon the stage and DIS
posed his with his usual taste in doing which nc
excited considerable merrmcni among the audience
The subscription was then akonup. Mr. Marsh desired
TO state what had been done by the members of the Little
church III Sandwich where they had collected sO) the
benefit of the American Temperance cause and had sent
il to us lie had seen also letter from old Nineyen
where they rejoicing at the workings of the people IN
the cause in this country. The Society wanted to seni
ont tracts these islanders and money was absolutely
necessary.
AMOUNT SUBSCRIPTIONS REcElvED .
! 10