New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-08

from every turn and corner of the streets Of our cities
and vlnges
70 desolate and desroyto enrsp the unwsry sols and
daughters Of land in the meshes of drunkennes-to
hur uLtod numbers Of th0se near and dear 70 Der mo
the drunknrd grave and drunkards neil-tlee WOMEN
have learned 20 their hearts that so long IS TINS
night is denied to Woman 50 long viii the best and
wiEeEt of mothers continue their fall victims
70 LienPeraDce sDd their daughters best aecton made
shipHreck OF BY the rum Inlddened PASSIONS o. those
to whomthey had fondly entrusted Their happiness
They rePHdiGie the popular idea that the mother IN
the present state OF society," Is responsible for the cAsT
acterz Il her grownup sons What Christian NON
er ever taught her 70 drink rum gamble, swear,
smeke and chow tob.ccol And yet how many sons Of
such mothers do al these things
Sisters, did you ever fully take in the absurdiiy the
injustice Of mans making constitution tla. eltlFeiy
prohibits woman from participating In the legislation OF
the Siats-of his eniEg laws 70 license he sale OF
rUTn 20 which she could never 1--WE her consent snt
then calling her IN beautifully rounded periods %
so train her ch1sen thtt they may not tell victims 70
that vile traffic
Woman Il a. poweress in the existing state o. things
% would be the mother who with her hands tied snd
lips sealed stands upon distant shore, in u view Of
l0s ed child eddyng around the everiesseuing cycles
o. fearful Mltstrc, unable either - nstc him rom
bic watey grave or 10 ey out to those around her to
gave hin.
Men and Brethren irra-ne to yourselves If you en-
what must be TIE agony o. mother thus i6ttsred 20 see
one loved child after another s.nk 70 rse more.
Think you che would not from the nm0si depths Of her
sOul curse tLose who had thus cruelty bound her
Would che not make one desperate e1ort 20 uaioose
that tongue TO break those letters Then sha the
women u NeE.YCIk. bound hakd and foot and tOnyue
by VI just lave and false public sentiment longer re-
ain quiet ami passive in our kitchens, our nurse es
and oU parlors and 4thers and br0tners our
husboy De and sons after another, swallowed up in
this Maelstrom Of intemperancei Shall we not rather
rske ore nisfy efort-burtt our et.ers-unloOse our
tongue and fly 10 the rescue of our loved onesi
These women have looked over the history Of The
Cd md rri
have ever followed when the women OF country have
LIT the retirement they usually choose, 10 take open
aud public part in the affairs Of the State or the nation:
and leaning this they resolved no longer TO delay tle
FINAL triumph Of the Temperance cause but 70 go forth
and labor side ~ side with their brother. In accord
ance with that high resolve, the first WJmens Tenn
perance Convention was convened IN Albany IN Jlnu-
arv le52 TIE publication Of the noble sentiments
EXPRESSED there in addresses made by women ami let
teIs written by women met hearty resprse from the
trre friends ol Temperance ara startled from their
lehaTgy the careless and indifferent
The second Womens Temperance Convention met
n Rocl ester in April 1852 Tie Women's New-York
State TEMPERANCE Society then formed, and fearless
men AID women marshsled Themselves under IS ban
ner on which l. inscribed, "No compromise with RUN
no union with Dstillers. RuW-c.ieIs or Run link y
TIE object Of our Society Is 10 advance the cause OF
Total Abstinence from I'll that can int1xcate. II pro
poses 70 do this work by enlghteuing ard elevatny
public seuiiment-by placing Temperance truth before
the misses Of the people. Ire luaruncntihtes en-
poyed ere the public lecturer and the circulation OF the
right sort Of Temperance reading. Our Society," has
had four women agents in the iectrng held during the
pact eight montEs Thee agents have yisiied many OF
tie towns and villages Of the state, aud done
much TO rouse the women TO action. They en-
deavor TO impress upon their minds the lact
that wcn1D, to Gn alaLlng extent, Is responsible Tor
the existence Of inicmpeTance IN our nlist-.at -
her duty to rise up and speak out both in public ant
private against tie Liquor traffic, and ell men and IA d
ufous the in any way sanction countenonce, ~ Gus
tain t. They urge upon the women the importance OF
ogs-Of holding frequent pubic meetings, for The pur
pose Of discussing this great question in ali is bearings
upon tie business, social, religious and political insiit-
tiOIs Of our counTy-of combining Their influence
ainst the longer continuance OF the abOninaole Liquor
traffic.
The funds which these societies raise by means Of
memtershps and donations arc to be expended n the
purchase Of Temperance tracts and newspapers Tor gra
tUil. Us circulation. Those who most need light on this
great question. possess desire 10 seek AFTER T. IL
therefore becomes the duly OF those no have the truth
to 60 forth and proclaim 10 the world. We need not
direct all our efforts 10 the beughted children OF dis.
tant lands We have hea'hcnism at our own doors
which demands our missionary eforts To prove that
the spirit OF hcshensm still regns In our land OF boast
ed froodom-C! Bibles-of ChIistans-we have only to
know that the three great national scOurg6s OF War
Slavery and lntcmpcrance ere allowed 70 blight the
hopes Of millions OF our inhaotdnts 10 prove tlat We
have Eoaiheusm in our own Umpire S.atc, we nave
only know tHt the liquor traffic Il recognized by rs
men, whom Is imputed good moral char-
acteT are licensed from year 10 year. 10 cell thai 70
III cir fellows which renders them liable 10 commit every
known crime il the catalogue Yes: our laws say that
men 'of "eood moral character may engage in
traffic which produces nnetenths OF IA the panpersin
and crime the iiocy, disease and DEATH trac which
annually causef 100000 OF the inhabitants Of our State
TO barter their manhood for drunkard's portions
trafc which annually sends 30OOO OF our folow5engs
down 10 the drunkard's ignomnious grave traffic
which annually 400 OF the nl0rs OF our = ite
to agoIize the death beds OF their sons rolling
through hoTrd days and nights in the fearful untold
rawlings Of the del!uum treInens.
I tho. .sNrf of L N. u
Eusy prostratc themselves beneath the Car OF Juggcr.
naut snd immediate themselves upon the burning funeral
piles o. husbands, sink into utter insgmncancc, when
placed alongside wf the almost countless iaousaoa'
The placing OF Temperance truths before the misses
OF lie people is a great and important work. Toe
wives End children Of deiillers, rlnseers AMI drunk
ards seldom ind their way 10 the Temperance Lecture
hundreds and thousands OF these can only be reached
through the ins;IumeIilly oi the grautous dstribu
ton Of temperance trsris and newspapers.
The GistlieT, runse.ler and drunkard alike cOnceh
from their families the fact that the entire suppression
q the LIQUOR traffic Is productive OF great AMI gor
Gus results What messenger OF JOY 10 the wretchet
VIE and children OF the imbIuied drunksrd, would be
weekly newspaper, which should unlOd 10 tneIn tle
uuspeakallc blessings Of Total Abstinence ard the
Maine Law-which should cheer their hearts " N the
ressodeble hope that the liquor trahc wiz soon be
driven from our midst I'D their husbands and fathers
lie redeemed from their thr6ll1Om 20 rum. Indeed
friends it is our Christian duty to place before these
unfortunate ones the great trltns % femperance-'o
live cut the Gospel Injunction Love thy neghoor IS
thyseL.'
Man has hitherto refused to make Temperance a so
cis question by declaring drunkenness just ground
OF divorce. be akreased to make ii religious quei
ton by carry ng sulo the churches and making total
abstinence a test OF membership; he has refused 20
make political question, by carr Ing !; 20 tAe polls
lie; II be wOmans glory, then q raise nigh the Z indad
Of Tenn CraUCe ana teach tie world 10 I've Out rs great
PRINCIPLES every C6y N seven. b i hers % prove 70
man that sll his prayrs God 70 bess the Temper
cause are vain worse than vain. 80 loug ~ runseiins
and winc-pibbing saints are ielswshippei in oar
ekurchCs-sO long brandy drinking Eln are elevated
10 the highest Offices OF our Government God governs
bv arebf ard iuinuta - laws Payer uuaccompGn-ed
~ corresponding actions Use higher than the e1ert
OF the soul that utters them.
Women Of New.Yorkl vii You 10; rouse to acIoa
WIN Won not band yourselves together AMI become
the instruments in Gods hEnds, q. eleyaiins plolc
sentiment on this Temperance question VIII y1d not
cease mercy 10 rep AMI prey Tor the wTechei drunk
ard-his worse thai widowed wlle-ls worse Ian or
rhan children and 60 forth into the streets OF your Cy
a. Temperance Missionaries carry 10 the Gesolfehoules
of clal tilurs the