The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-04
LOCAL AFT AIR S.
Temperance Meeting.


strest-Adam Clarke Flanagan Esq Grand Worthy PATTI
arch, In the chair.
The exercises commenced with singing by the choif Oh
the church; after which W H. Oakley E%q' leader OIL
the Aneghanians gave tempsrsnee AJnn' accompany
ing himself the mslodeon sf-yer vas tnsh repessu
by the Rev R $ Foster after which another temperance
ode was sung by Mr. Oakley followed BY singing by the
choir of the church
seated the members Il the Order Of the Sons If Tenn
rane. vhs appeared in full regala for tbs purpose Of
r,eeiy,pr Judge John B. o'Seall of South Carolina NJ
W. Patriarch of the National Division, who had been
specially invited she present occasion The menbers
of tenn erance orders present the Sens OF Temper
ance Daughters of Temperance, and Cadets Of Tenn
perance
Previously the of the exercises Of the
evening the Chairman begged that there would be No
noisy demonstrations of applause manifested by the
they would have due respect to the place
(which they were seated and confne their expression
of opinion what might be done uttered to clappng
with the hands any stamping with the feet would
be allowed by the trustees of the church. After the
exe1cises already mentioned had been gone through
Judge oNEAIL up aud addressed the audience to
the following purport having been introduced by the
Chairman, and received with hattering applause =
Nothing could possibly Aive greater pleasure than
he fact Of being here TO night. have been long
aged in the temperance cause in the South, and am
rejoiced to meet you the present occasion 10 the
Empire city, the metropolis of the Empire State. Ny
purpose TO night 10 speak OF temperance it is to
old subject and shall endesvor to explain to
my thoughts respecting it. All that propose to do is
for its advancement and for that have left my hoBe
come here to this city, and am journeying to the
West, that my days may not have been spent in vain
stand before tonight the head of the Order and
would wish to speak 81 the claims Of the Sons of Tempe
rance of whom nearly half million band together
claims that founded upon the principles of love-
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and where have not the sons Of Temperance done gooi
where have they not reclaimed the drunkard and re-
turned him to his proper postisnl will not, however
delay you upon this branch Of the subject but speak
particularly Of temperance Everybod ays that it
u right, and the question therefore naturally occurs
why do you not, then, unite with us, does trero
exist something eeectve in the human character which
does not allow of its pursuing what is rightly Let ask
ourselves how long has the temperance principle exsted
Nos thirty ears and the total alb tinencs much
less Yet how great has been Its progress is found
IN the palace and in the cottage on the mountain top
and IN the deepest gen the Seppss Of Russia and
every part OF Europe Proud to say that it
blood of foreAthers. The inquiry naturally arises
from where does the opposition Gomez Why not all
united with uss The mankind But
the grand that love Intoxicating drink aud
lust after the Intoxicating DO vi Let examine the diff
ren excuses urged by those Who are un wiling 10 sign
the pledge One Rays that there is necessity for his
doing it. He can be temperate well enough without
IT, and therefore he has need OF signing it. Another
be to break it. But the great objection urged
against the temperance organization is that it is
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thing for it certain IL the temperance
to depend only upon individual sxeron there would be
hts M s,. Ihs urged against tbs
that noiv s win say we can take pledge to our
ae can be- better met With Of THIS Ar
real life, than by snything else In so.h Carolina and
perhaps in other parts it used formerly to he custom
for people, when ourneypg to carry about wir them
small pocket bottle covered with wicker, called 10 IT,
part ,ickler Now, there WAS gentleman, Brigade
Major, whose brother was Brgadisr General and him
self boon companion who foreswore all drinking until the
following Christmahat period when the military prades
rader who were well provided With their bottles which
they did not fail to pull out on approaching tbs first
stream of water to take drink The major stood al.oi
ut the next stream and one OF them proposed that the
major should be made to drink which he forced to
and again the major, until he had acquired
ish the liquor and forgot his former vow and at last
to funnel again 3 Gaushter Another difficulty Is
temperate drinking Temperate drinking the beginning
drinking temperatey than In anything else The habit s
thus contracted in early boyhood, which can be a9ty
Illustrated by instance that occurred in the South
There certain Judge staunch fedsrAi.t one
OF the old school, wh) had a accustomed to
zee drinking carried on temperately. One morning,
while walking in his piazza who should he but hts
son. who had attended the nigh previous democratic
meeting lying dead drunk before him on the ground.
The Judpe was reused and ne expres ed his sorro
IN the following words Drunk drunk drunk demo-
cratr' Convvality is often the of this vicsthe
who will set the table in roar is too often its VIC
temperate drinking good? None but he Who be-
the slave of the habit would d. Look around
you, and AK those present whether by abAiniDg
Are not better able to the duties OF life 1t i
often said that little drink is useful for ,ply ing
strength to the frame when exhausted with labor f.
tigue; but this view erroneous. There is another
class of men who Wiling to join any temperance
eiey, but it must always be with qualification for
instance, remember man called in his district Wicked
Will who induced to sign the pledge and took il
into his head that he would likewise convert neigh bor
Who wen, by the name of Old HorJe; 80 he vo.s
In nd siu 4 a
pledge. We then, replied the other you have done
much don't mind going h,lf way" The of
up hill but arrived At the top it escaped his
grasp, and rolled do again. So it with their
Moral suasion had been exerted sufficiently and the
must try Legislative action to make the rumseer desist
nom their trade This Is exenpfed by the tale Of the
boys stealing the apples who after they had been tried
stones that the old threw to come down from his
tree 50 it wiz the grog chop Keepers they would
then be very humble and their conrition that
they had been engaged in such dirty business.
Applause With regard to the Maine liquor law, be
heve that it will effect greater
ever enacted by putting stop to what is legal
fSed traffic. both in New York and South Carolina
Had the tme could place before you annals OF crime
known to by my official position of forty years that
have been occasoned by the abominabe habit Of DR.
ing great deal OF the Temperance reform is attri
able to females, who can do much by their ekertons 1t
nota common thing 10 see women drunk, but yet that
win Sometimes occur of which will give you anecdots
Of North Carolina There lived beyond the little Psdoe
River gentleman who held thu title OF Major, and
dealt in goods and Intoxicating drinkson the othsr side
Of the river, there old couple who lied to
across 10 purchase what they wanted Of their opposite
neghbor, who made it rule always to give the couple
two glasses OF drink The old lady uch charmed
that under tie influence Of the liquor would always
ontheir journey back be praisiug the Ma mighty
clever man, and SO forth which at last by i,s re-
petition annoyed her husband. one day, - usual,
they bad taken journey to the Mjsor's, the
wife seated in the old fashioned manner, be-
bind her husband, on the horse. As usual, the
Major piled his customers well wih liquor and their
return the Old lady chanting d,ubly I'll. PRAISE OF
the Major so that her husband at trrtsd babe her
70 stop her prse at this time they had got the
side Of the river AVID the husband not hearing his WIFE
cster any further concluded that shs vsxed
words, and remarked So you mad at what have
been saying. and won't speskfp When he got homo his
first words were, All boys see how mad the old
is she won't speak - bu. eh)d, when they wen. 10
assist .he couple TO dismount the old woman not
there. They immediately went of in search Of her aud
found battling with the c=rrent neck high tina
pouring into her mouth the old hiccu Ding out
whole time Enough, Major, enough; the liquor Is very
good but have had sufficient (IAughter.) Ho en-
treated The mothers TO take Of the early
Of their children; it his mothers teaching
hat lac worIA g,Iat .s.I