The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-05

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would have shocked the great Alexis We have n
doubt that o dinner could be got up, from the sam
maserals In much better style, and our readers vii
OF fare is shockingly meagre. The Irish potatoe
the tomato-au saturd, and many other sucoulent
ard fruits, were not represented in this gathering
the vegetable kingdom. The q soup" seemed lik
starch, and the farina moulded in forms was musty
Brown moist sugar was used for the blanc mango
but we need not particularize. Many Of the ladie
had the bad taste to sit at the tables in their b0nnet
The people were very much puzzled to know wha
to eat, but as the peaches were very fair the!
managed to satisfy the cravings OF their appetite
We hope the society will be careful to secure rip
fruit when next they give banquet to the Who'll
those amiable females who supply us with 80 mucl
good advice and rational amusement If the beanty
Of feast is in the welcome you receive-if, as Mrs
Macbeth truly observes,
- The feas. is cold
] That is not often voucbed while tits making
| IT'S given with Welcome
then this was very cold feast. The people de
youred what was eatable, and slowed away a consi
derable amount in their pockets.
/ After the banqueters had become pretty well 50
turated, if not satisfied the Bouquet Man appeared
on the platform. He was dressed in black dres.
coat and trowsers, with white waistcoat, and pro
ceeded to arrange his bouquets on the platform. He
commenced to make speech, when Greeley at
| tempted to choke him off, He wouldn't be choked
| of, however, and spoke as follows =
My friends-You see that am at great deal o
expense exp tonight. (AIpplause from tae galleries.)
| (Cres Of "Go it, Old Bouquet!') This cause has
always been tax to my pocket, but expect to get
It all back one OF these days. want to rectc po-
| htical recitation, 1t the audience Is willing.
| The Bouquet Man then recited, con erpessione q
| lyric, commencing
go feel what have feltn
me Bouquet Man was frequently interrupted by ap.
immensely delighted with his tragical and elocution.
ary powers After brief alusion to the HERALD,
the Bouquet Man wandered about "permiscu.
ousy,", picking up bit from one plate and
platform magnates One lady, whom the man de-
sired to be agreeable to, rowned at him in the most
freezing styles but be was not In the least abashed.
And now the vegetable war waxed small by de.
grees' The melons, peaches grapes. and all other
eatabe things, had vanished before the reformers,
who are radical in their appetites as their theories
The President, seeing that the battle was over re.
quested Rey Mr.. Ebaugh to return thanks. This
ceremony being over, the Amphions sung /" The
Green Mountain Medley" and the feast of (t)reason
commenced in good earnest.
The PRESIDENT then rose and said--We stand,
ladies and gentlemen, on the dividing RIDGE i'll may
say so, between two weeks OF reform effort. The
week we have passed through is one full of interest
and hope to the friends of temperance and the
friends also of other reforms We met not without
and Of that still more fatal mischief, Of indffe.
renee on the other. We felt that il was an expert
ment to ask the friends of reform to cone here on
call which too many would deem factious call; be-
cause the great mass Of the press, always perhaps
wisely conservative certainly always polite In being
conservative has chosen to represent our movement
as having another object in view. We are, therefore,
exposed to the whole influence and to the indiffe
renee Of the press il not to the positive hostility Of
large maj )rity of the temperance newspapers and
special temperance journals of the country. think
we may say that we have settled the question which
our convention, so far as it had o specific di-
rction, was intended to SETTLE There are to be no
more controversies as to the right, propriety and
duty Of woman putting forth her energies in any
movement for moral or social reform. think that
ground will not need to be- discussed again. because
il Will not be disputed. We are then, at the con-
clusion OF victory; we have gained power for fur
ther effort; we have gained liberty to welcome into
the ranks Of the pioneer reform movements and the
amount Of moral social and intellectual power. ZAP
plause) There is SO much gained, and we hope,
hereafter that the effect of efforts will be in pro-
portion to what we gain in this way.
vegetable hotel and vegetable eating house would
be established in this city. He thought ii they were
properly conducted, that they would receive liberal
support.
After Mr.. Greeley resumed his seat,
Dr. JACKSON, who is evidently strong man in
the vegetarian army was introduced to the audience
and responded to toast in support Of vegetarian
ism. temperance, and women's rights. He said -
Ladies and gentlemen, You have had during the
past week convention for the purpose Of discussing
the subject Of temperance. The nature ofthat conven
ton necessarily involved illusions, frequent illusions
to the rights OF women. Now on two points Of the
sentiment which has been offered, propose to say
thing Temperance has been ably discussed in that
convention; the tights Of women | believe in and
shall ever believe whilst have mother and wife
whom truly love. Their equality with me recog-
nse and go nowhere, either in the public street rim
the temple Of the living God, or anywhere
mother. and my sister cannot go with me. hope
to see the day, however when they will go with me
to the polls. (Applausc) The point to which
wish to call your attention is-what is vegetarian
ism? Why should we be believers in it and practi-
cal advocates of it? What is it? As understand
it is the disusc Of flesh meats. Now, that Is the
issue which We who are vegetarians make with
our fellow citizens We don't use flesh meat as food;
we take the life Of nothing for the purpose Of food
we say the earth presents AN abundance Of food
without bringing ourselves within the subordina-
ton Of the law Of prey. We affirm that to do SO
| is to approximate in our condition to the condition
of the lower order Of animalsof the tiger, the on
ard others-to lay down our reason and instincts,
which in themselves are pure and noble under the
instincts Of the tiger who snuis up blood for prey
We wish for meat, because we cannot procure il
| without killing: and the tenure by which the ami
NAL holds its life is Just as sacred az the tenure we
hold our lives, SO long as necessity does not demand
| that the life OF the animal should be sacrificed
IDefe Is 10 necessity LII tnl5 country loT tuc usc VI
meat food we will not therefore, kin animals, in
order to procure ourselves food. There is another
reason why we will not use meat; it is this NO
man woman can, with any sort of security, assure
him elf or herself that the meat which may be eaten
for food is in a healthy condition when eaten. In
fact, all preparative states through which ami
mails 90, in order that they may be fit for food
are conqtons s unenay nI IDLY, t. to @ sH health IsS
veal IL stall fed and oar pork is styled. The ami
ais are placed in the most unhealthy condition pos
sble, in order to secure 10 them such state as will
make oy overfeedng and cooking the more luscious
it Is to our TASTE That is the rule that obtains in
this country for every knows that the atter the
meat is the better it is considered and the more
Of it, because VIC have no security that it is in Q
healthy condition as meat. Look over this country
affirm that scrofula has become household disease
all ever the United States; that you can hard fint
family in which you will not run foul OF this oath
| some disease. Where does IL come fromY From thu