New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-13
Americas Temperance Unies-seventecusa 49,.

exercises commencing * n O'CLOCK The hall entr,
fed By the audience large number Of elsrgyme, 49,.
officers Of Temperance Assoc occupied the pl,,
Chancellor NALwORrH presided assisted BY a panh.-l
yice-Pres;deEts. band OF music was In attendance
The exercises were commenced by prayer By Rev n,
peCk. az Portland, Me.
An abstract of the snnusl report read By DIR M,,
the Corresponding Sscrstsry IL alluded 10 the two 80
desiderstA Of the human miai-Iibery and PrO,srtss
Society is in bondage foes within and foes without =
the Temperance Reformation ourselves A,ys
burst the inward chains Of debasng appetite love Of
element power ofhabt fear Of bat yet the wAos
society i subjected 10 dangerous temptations geyo.,
tAxSiiOns hOia casualties broils murders eonfagrstaa
shpwreckS railroad disasters and the ruin Of Al
fathers from the sale and Of intoxicating driaks ~
protection. the strong arm OF cv government has bee,
invoked and in FIVE States Maine. Massachusetts RAas.
Island Vermont and Michigan and the Territory Of x,
nesots. Legislatures have given the Maine Law and Ars
far with the hpPies' results To gre. extent in sess
States groggeres are closed temptation is removed foa
the weak inebTiaes have become sober paupedsm aai
crime sud public disturbance have diminished the SAAbaa
is rescued from wonted Dissertation, and the people ~
in the dehverance No repeal reverse Of feeling ani
sentiment has vet taken place constitutional dcuesAvs
been settled and the law where weak has been sirensA
ened In Minnesota il 0verthrown by judicial decision
and for lies dead. In other States the prOt
ton and relief is senuousy sough, and boldly demssei
AZ the one alone Of any efficacy by aid OF the press As
pulpit the public lec,urerby local and State ConyenoaA
by able statistical and legal documents and the small osr
psge tract the work is in good progress and "a
hdently believed that under sense Of its necessity
tee humanity and political economy an entire prohibition
OF the trsftc, as beverage. ana NOT feSUl1uon ~
license will become the law Of the whole Unios
To this great object the ahcrs Of the Committe Aau
been chiefly directed More than 100000 page tas
have been sent out in the from their otce upoa Ne
subject Their Journal widely circulated and laid osa
upon the tables Of legislators and influential citizens hs
advocated It's principle Their ioatt's Afrocafe has u
pressed il upon the young Iwosgents-key hram"sT
and Rev r. = Crsmpton-bAve been employed to vat
various parts of the State and country. lecture ~
ceive collections and give traits in return. lner
audiences have been large collections hoer sno
100 has iaiu with the people DonafidM
and collections have been about $1,000 Receipts iroa
other sources, about 5000. Among seamen temper
sncs i; advancing a ,h sCs The foreign poOs
non rushing shores, seize upon the usc "a All ne
cities as sn easy way Of living, and Keep up issra
amount of ntempersnce Police ~ hnrsa Ais
Canaaa the Maine Law spirit extensively prevails The
law has fsed in Parliament only for three votes In New
Rn,nswick il has passed and been sanctioned by HS
Majesty in Ordsr OF Council Great and good men kag
land and Scotland looking 10 IN hope ~ All oregs
missionary stations in Africa India and the islands Of u.
Pacific the is progressive The report CONCLUDED
Nth contrast between the results OF the oog tried system
of regulation by license with what may be expected iron
the general adoption Of Maine Law.
Capt HuDsoS. Of the U 3 Navy moved the acceptance
Mass seconded the motion. lie accompanied his schoa
with speech In which he reviewed IN brief the Temper
ance movement and advocated in able manner the geo
sral adoption of the Maine Law Several of the objections
urged against this law were met by him with strong st
ments
Rev. f. w. JACKSON offered the following resolution
Re.oreJ That while becomes nation 10 humble cusevs
b. lore Almighty prevalent ntsnper.noe We wtd A
the q bsPtyns and praise for the essi S
gushing .tu which civil government the rsst hand Of et
S tsc By which earth Is cursed and bssvias 4. nsss
"ss wy 9s "a sS s IL of S. S %
oye,hsOwns Eve States may soon become the Jaw Of tho Shss
country
Hon NEAL Dow, Of Portland Me, supported this reso
luon by very able speech which was listened TO with
attention and loudly appauded We can give but sketch
of his remarks He said that the difficulty In the way
Of establishing law prohibiting the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors exists in this State existed in Maine That dh
Guilty is the existence Of political parties Tbe leaders
parties saw that the establishment OF this law would lea.
10 the disruption of the parties which they had IN Their
leading strings. and they declared that such resas
would be a great calamity. But we succeeded IN ~
tabli hing the law and the result is that in that Sts
the old parties are almost entirely broken up, ana
found upon the basis OF the popular VIII ina
the rum traffic shall not be tolerated In that stA
The old political leaders find IL difficult 10 marshal Their
frees Ms formerly The breaking up the parties reminded
him of nct emit Some persons say an object lay upoa
the sidewalk night which they found upon nspocuos
was a man and that he was intoxicated As they moved
him they found that he had fractured his log They heard
the bones CRATE a. they moved him They took HIN 10
house near byand the physicians and surgeons sent Tor
with all their instruments for the purpose OF performing
capital operation in the way Of amouistion. Ihey pro
ceeded lay bare the fractured limb for the purpose OF toe
operation, when behold-n ras Woofen g no 70 y WIN
the breaking up Of the old parties There u no.
so much damage done a. some OF them would make
US believe In Maine, parties are down, except with
reference TO the keeping down OF the liquor uac Ins
Leaders used 10 say Leave this matter to and we vii
decide il for you " but tho People say Leave tho
matter to us and will decide 10 suit ourselves Ihs
People say that they don't whether Judge A. or Sqas
goes TO Congress but they want the IL go who
will effect the most public good The suppression OF ths
grOg shops " the great political question OF the day and
will continue 70 be until that Is accomplished lhe arga
ment urged against the accomplishment Of this desirable
object H. that Il would be an infringement Oi the nsA
rights of maDas If men have any rights which are ncom
patbe with the general welfare. Society can demand hs
vhch eiaima "a OoOd This lava at the foundation OF
Society All Of our laws are founded the idea that
Society has right 10 do anything which !, for tbs
public good The law go far as already existing a,
to take away the properly OF man ana e me%Dsss .,
public welfare lie mentioned recent case within ms
knowledge where who had become grossly intemper
ate bad been deprived of his property and ms children "a
been taken from him and put under the care OF guardian
because their good and the public good demtnded such
action Prohbory laws for the purpose OF restraining
bad men, II laws against crime revoked good men
would not commit criminal acts any moro than they do AZ
present Its bad men that must be controlled oy law ne
proceeded with arguments show the claims ana rights OF
society for the good OF society
The traffic in intoxicating liquors as beverage we re
gard down East Of the grayest ohenses az ans
society and we intend place in the category Of etm
We did not cease agitae the subject in Maine until y
designated. This may strike many with surprise oa.
Why should IL not be- known The essence OF crime -
an interference with the rights Of the members OF society
and with their welfare and happiness In this connection.
Mr. Dow referred 20 the progress made reSye 70 JAWS
concerning lotteries which allowed but now pro
hibied under a heavy penalty SO Of the slave rahc.
Once allowed il IL termed piracy and according 70
the laws Of the United States Is punishable with death ~
the liquor traffic there no such thng ~ co'nPtrs"s
OF il with other crimes Il j. the source aud cause Oh
crimes II Is an enormous evil Some years az"
packetshp run on shore WIN many pns@nI,,''
and rich cargo II Afterwards asesrainsd h.t .ns
vessel had been decoyed shore by i>e lights ior we
purpose Of plumber And those who were guilty OF hs
tacrice Of life and property for the purpose OF securing
plUnder were designated The barneg1 Pfts Da. n