New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-21
Temperance Demonstration,

very large meeting was held last night al Metropolitan
Han Broadway in obedience to call made by the Sons of
Temperance. Ii was certainly of the most
assembage which has gathered within hat building.
ADAM C. FLANAGAN, CIV p presided, assisted by forty
Vice Presidents aud five Secretaries
The meeting opened by prayer by Rev. Mr.. Cuyler
Of Trenton, y. j after which singing by Mr..
Oakley
Horace Greeley then introduced 20 the meeting He
apoogsed for being the first TO address the meet
Ing, but he did his presence required else
where. Every one, be considered should advocate
temperance when they witnessed its dire effects
and were aware that $4,000 persons died annually in this
country from The immediate effect, Of ntemperance alone
and four times many from diseases brought by this
ruin He cOntrasted the conduct of the treatment the
drnkard received from the fashionable people, whose
ample had led him step by step todegradaon with the
consideration he received from those advocating total ab
stuence doctrines and contended hit no could
be efectual but a prolibiory law
MIR g. arguc@ his point at length and at the
ciusion OF his speech, the following resolutions
adop-ed:
BeIe9 continued increase Of paupen wre.cbedness
and wee everywhere that run solo beverage especially the
a6 S Ne" '' engaged the consideration o every true 'D
crime and consequently Of taxation
hs m % nd II U vsTy g0a 900 peae9g cn ana
That ehe demand Of The times just aud called for but
and protected by the authority Of law
g. hat law prohibiting the manufacture and a beverage Ct
ell intoxicating drinks required by all the best Of Society
and that Leg Will fail in the and the wishes
That the leading object of the Order Of the Of
peculiarly the
with their use'ulns and influence,
leading Temperance of the day entities
tie sympathy and active cooperation of Christian aud
every eood citizen.
Rev MIR Cuycr then addressed the meeting lie con
tended that the Maine Liquor Law did immense service in
those States in which was in force and that halfway
measures would do The statement made in The Ner York
Hrad and The BosiOa Chroncl and such prints in the
Rum interest were not be relied He hoped the En-
mass -icn 4SSpd
IL Vermont and that those who living and who
began the movement would their principles carried
into law and that they would not be forced say the
inst patriot did OF the Constitution OF his country that he
watched is cradle aud stood on it, grave
There was then singing, after which
John g. Cough was introduced 10 the meeting. lie
said that the cry raised of interfering with property all
can't and that the place to fight for the Temperance cause
WIS at the ballot box Unless they forced candidates to
urdCc themselves vote for Total Abstinence law, they
could not hope to succeed With such Legislature the
last Oh they sent to Albany that had not much talent as
would redeem from the charge OF stupidity nor as much
moral salt would preserve ii from paracuon, nothing
could be- done Mr. g. spoke at length in advocacy
Of working through the ballotbox
Alter his speech and singing, the assembly dis
pelsed