New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-06

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syt<nto s. 1853
Aaaress Of the Executive Committee of the New
York state Temperance Society.
Fy,,nd. of Ttmpronoe and Of Humanity ~ho haee long
oJoy,d for lie dhUeranoe ~ our common he|Rdge ne
san OF Mp York, from The evils Of IHtempcrance
The Maine Law after passing through one branch OF
the Legislature by decsve majority has been defeated
IN The other II passed the Senate by the following vote
Bristol ci9rt Cooley Cornell Davenport,
Hsy MSkws|y aSSIos OTIS Roger" snow i'''' OPA''
B6ec. B;5st B.st% e BSG1st G4n Ger,
f. lost in the Assembly by the following which
we append lat Of the absen,ecs o-,-
BOg!Oe BSIns B9n1oshs Chs%Rn
sp Al. s:,sn h.:s' hy s' ass. 5 Home
ssar Ss' Sa Ks"e o ooo S.yas
fs,s ssd fsoIa. @e e' w.Ss Be- s?;
ss %s' @.Sn wa.s Woo s,s1. Carey Car
,s ';i s''s; s'i $;:s. Ss5: IA
h%.p TeS H%So S:s o,1@'
h:e% Icassy Martin MeclsI M s1s5 H RSI G.
smith r smith T.' TI1 s% " .y sSa Tea SPEC 6
Gilman A%'T A AfY sr BGs9 Msd n1 eS Gsos
shaw s,is-on s,reesr nsend Van AS inc, Wede~nd
n Ia thus seen that minority OF Is men IN the Senate
and majority OF So in the Assembly, assumed the respon
sibty o saying their constituents and the word tha'
the traffic in intoxicating lquors-cansinS more disease
tLsn climate wasting more property than Hoods ana he'
deftroying more lives hundred fold than stages rail-
roads and together producing three itS OF the
pauorsm and crime which I'll our poorhouses ana prs
pns and prepare victims or the gGow and puning into
sueripg and misery what numbers OF wives church ana
sympatiizing friends, God only he Omnisccnt' knows
tess ,sly nine men assumed say the responsibility OF
declaring 10 their constituents aud to the world that this
accurse traffic in liquors so far as they have inc power 70
perpotuoto it, shall continue 70 be the undated nuisance
and the iane Of the Empire State r L.
The eourso Of these has taken u.s. we confess by
snrpse and filed with grief The enormous e'liS OF
The traffic being so well known and so gen'ray acknowi
al The
Law wherever adopted and faithfully executed so oovi
Gus and the demand for lie formal sanction ny e Ssa
ture So General and urgent looked forward to the pas
sngc ~ The law with more confidence than ever before
eli But we have been sadly disappointed onrea'ona-
HE preudoes wiul perveysity feeling too cold to be
moved by the mseries of men, and in many instances
doubtless sincere though wrong CONVICTIONS nave aeeaeu
truth reason and humanity and gwen TO INC "ncosa'c
snJ ,.tal dealer a new lease TO 90 FORTH lay waste
and destroy the only class among US made happy by the
evept while the good and wise, tho weak ana tho op
pressed the suffering and The 70 @ 1fDea
or eight tenth Of the population oil the Stae-oehoo III
just cause only for shame and lamenia'ion'
Friends of Temperance our just expectations mus pam
fully disappointed BY our public tc sunSror virtue
and wisdom and acquesce in the proprety OF ther ac'
fiop or shall them from the places they DC
cupy and substitute for them men VINO wh give ,neT IN
errncc and votes TO secure the passage of the Maine
Tho State Temperance Society has been hitherto It Is
eu known ayerse TO carrying thor cause into the arena
of polcs Ihoy have had wish nor have they soush.
!" divide PARTIES or distract them They saw or thought
MAJ
odd 40 sbun them Besides il seemed to Thorn desirable
ssust msnostly to all men, whatever OF power may
10 60 - the intelligence and moral sense e, OIL
S =" X pa",.is,cr. before resorting TO ave-.
cant In order that when the suppression o Sos ,hev
Sould in their opinion, mperayey domain ;on and
'~ H. us,;ded in employing them by al Vit'uous %
:d;c;ous men Hence 4 recently as 10" wa h-.nch
Sey inst ucted their President to address se
=. s ~ sdournment with distinct reference 70 ,e 20
hliy or rather the certainty o'herme hc ncxt and
tne naIn n factions as ruling question 10 the pois.
s"eseeon5 more; we conceive can be gained oy ap
meals Of this nature AL who can icSl 1s have Il
d arsuments addressed TO their u, hat we
anu r ~ embraced our cause. IL IS OBVIOUS uias
~ ~ cnposed in the mann IL not whois' 10 80 mn
are nov IN ma;ores under their influence ana 70 SUI
interests ana these 10 legislae for Temperance
Pose IN" to pass the Maine Law just a. %
as to expect tears from S"ns Sr Tiss nom the dead
'~ 800 has come then fcrseen by many when tie
lhS sc Tomrerance must adopt different h"y u ovll
duet Our opponents have ' are ;mmoyabe in purpose
."rovng the ballot box they nave oeen aoe
anu or Year 70 secure maiores III thS -. U ~ ~
inaccessible to reason anu hSv must be met on he
tneO"ra and Tough, with their own weapons, 40 h loo
CIV se;r dscomfturo by means OF an alas u bssr E,r
LOT 'nei or nv appeals to their reason ho"e,oa io
ever srnvncnc is to look for victory NON rno'os'
cipie o Nv Cats revovers. Compelled IN iaV, e'ei "
abandon the Divine cause 'r cnre the election OF mel
w favor tho Maine Law we cSnn'' . q, avail onr
"ho ~ have been our reluctance hiher'o, ~ as a.
ever ma amr undoub.ed right freemen and ena"i -,
SEW W, for the overthrow of the inv"eEa'' '"oS VI ~
Temperance cause. , ,,e l. Ii yu arlv propi;iOus
% f,,Scal parties are less cohesive tnsh snes "a
tAsus INV ,jme during the last twenty I'VE year a."
been a. ;rularly fortunate there are no great issue ~
whet ,f either as TO men or p1ncHes 10 uNci. S"s
tween Sesch support from the important measare We it
non o. nr.s There is beside pubic eohNie'vn ~ y
gose decided prevalent and power,a.-as
favor 20 r.; nolcal than of its moral necessN
no, ,s orai"n II the most intelligent ana af ss
~ @ a cannot fail to command .1y esaTv 70 insHr
% We Ss State All that is deemed NECESSARY ~ ,hs ~,
sss ~ al triumph is thorough Ill ,hS who
meoi ~ the State, TO bring 10 INC f'-S '"' w
era aSsh 81 The Temperance cause ,.h of,hs.
Earnestly recommend there thar IN e , y
- Convention should be held eon nr.sS inform
couhes cisd and arrangements made 70 Of wartime
ssnon rch able speakers, the dsoiSsn ihs neopl
bv means of the local prcSs-ee,,S' nv,
traes nss them TO a due Perception =, ~. s,s;t the
hEee :" ;;s and induce them one ana S-' W
OF INC IA in srlon they car eoHFae; ~ s;.her
Shcr,a such men be presented a. I he Of cours
t,es which divide the state W. csses trnstir
the paI 70 nominate others but IN an eSs MAJ
xcent explicit and positive hSS sIaete,
TO notns bc Maine Law should De my SI ; an ns.a
70 should be refused w.nns, ~ nSmna.
and II pe n Lost In calling Convention AZ"
should DC ,rsd champions of the measure a.sr ~.