The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-02

Mxs Susan 3. Anthony was elected temporary secre-
tary.
nate the permanent officers of ,hs convention =
Rev Joseph Dugdale. OF Pennsylvania.
Z. Stow of New York
Sidney Psarss, of Pennsylvaua.
Mr.. Ii. A Johnson, OF Rhode leland.
Caleb G. Ark of Connecticut.
U. G. Shoales, Of Wisconsin.
This committee then retired to deliberate and during
its absence tho President called upon Mr. c. Barlegh,
Of Philadelphia to address the convention. Ia coming
forward lie said he had ntims that he should be
exled upon to make . speech; still through hs regard
to the cause he would attempt to address them the
great question for which they had assembled he said
temperance convention like this necessary
prise fer tbs furtherance of the temperance causea
engaged in the temperance cause without distinction Of
age, class color 1t ought to be high toned in its
course, and If 20 the temperance must t,umph.
When Mr Burleigh had ceased speaking the PREa
pro read the following report Of the Committee
appointed to xominate permanent ofRcers:-
PRESIDENT.
Rev. Thos. Higgenson of Massachusetts,.
VICE PRESIDENTS
e.; =. Nichols: Vermont, R1onard Sisaie!: Mich,
p 7. Barnum. Conn, Francis d Gage Missouri,
ao.;ss GREELEY New York. sG9ss Wsssp1
3eass %sss, X: xsss,
sECRETARIEs
Mrs. B. Anasooy' n T. ..sson Hssson E. E,di:na
AN Burleish, Penn,
The report was adopted unanimously, and the above
named decayed elected the permanent officers Of the
Convention.
At tho invitation of the CHAIRMAN pro temporc those
csrs present took their upon the platform When
oil were seated, the President,
Rev. Mr.. HICeKNsoN said-n commencing the discharge
Of the duties you have assigned me, must say that
consider it al honor to preside such meeting
this am glad to many faces present, coming
here they have for the formation Of the great pur
poses which We have in view. shall gather strength
from your countenances in the performance of the du
ties which you have bestowed upon have mo-.
here to restrain you but merely to carry ont your
wishes therefore, if amty and coed will is OF the rul
ing principle of meeting. then you have chosen
poorly in the election Of Jour presiding officer Gap
plsuse that you will restrain yourselves, and that
have an easy work before me- and shall to perform
my duties as / best may glad we have met here
day. Let US understand the purposes for which wS
have met together. have heard from lips
since into ths hall that which instruc.s that
the object Of this convention is not fully understood
This is not vomans rights convention; 1t is merely
convention In which is not wronged aud that is
enough. (Appause) 1t is worlds convention, which
knows distinction bst~esn sexes, conditions
colors Or tongues or society but meeting for the be-
women. This Is temperance convention, in which par
tculary woman ought to take part and shor and ex.
her interest Those who first provoked worlds
convention asked how they dared to come out in
such convention. and invite the whole world, and
probably iniure the temperance cause. We, who
the prime of tho undertaking, ed that the
temperance demanded that should not stay in
We have out here In body together, and we
strong We are not ike the boy VINO went out to row
boat, and thought that one oar would serve mis- pue
appeared to him II hs pulled ~ alons one
his way he rowed round and round aud accomplished
,,othiDg Unlike him, in launching craft upon the
waters, have manned her with two oars, and In man
I nd woman we have them here. Woman has always
xscised sIeat influence in the tenn perancs cause Go
art and wei in fact the por in the erection of the
Teat monument Of the Maine law tell youit not
I'm Dow who built up the Maine Law; but the first
,ho established 1t was a woman. Ceres OF shear,
Alr."J We have got r;gh: say that we the men
bs core into the @ cause but you women =,
roman; and as man is the father OF the Temperance
ause thea is ,s bouptiiul mother and without
roman must be unborn. Oar work here Is to aid and
help tts temperance forward. We also to
,ember those in bondage and hansthose in the most
wfu slavery bound by the chains O. their passions
nd ruined natures Let us for moment see what in
smptrar is We know by statistics that this very
mur!er has been committed in our land the result
finempearce because the total murders annually are
q I'll the number Of days in tho year and hence the
reliability that one has been eominitted to-day We
now yary well that q suicide has somewhere occurred
ithiD domain, prompted by intemperance because
yearly number OF these creies outnunber the days
the year ard hence the for the gupposi don That
,lf destruction has occurred to-day Some fellow beiog
star d. be ne ath the gallo the end Of hts intern
crate course because tie aggregate annual executions
re much greater than the number OF days IN the year.
ud bencs he overwhelming probability thst one has
us died 70 cay. But hsil not attempt 70 define the
Ills tf We ara here to hslp the cause OF
VI nt eraDce and by doing this help the man the wo-
ao and the child, throushou. he world Ia this spirit
accept the cce you have given me and viii discourage
duties As bsst may. (Applause -
While the President speaking, the Bou1nei MAN,
Hirous to turn the affair to come use and always on
and when there Is probability OK salo walked upon
stasd, with both arms full of roses and distributed
ZEN arourd the table the platform to the amusement
rome and annoyance Of others. Such was the disnty
his step and the familiarity Of his actions that tran
ma mistook him for Of the most polite and kind OF
le Vice Presidents who had taken this opportunity to
,sutify the stage with flowers Hts particular palms.
vsyer 70 30 arrange his appear the best
vantage rave the knowing to understand that the
,veYs vera In the market. When the President had
oeed al doubt as to the aps of the trtdesmsn was
sde manifest BY his Immediately striking up an
Alton In behalf Of his The PIesdent looked dis
mGsd the bloomers we're disdinfii bu. the indefati
be tradesman proceeded
BooUrT hAS-Ia6iss and Gentlemcn-I have come up
,e fo ,s nd nv aid thi- undertaking; kuor the evils
nters perancs because in my business of selling bou-
cts spo By the way, knew wben they sell the best
"a sW here of saisl have seen evidences
,oueh TO tatisfy that the Maine law ought to be
ae6d. Hare he arranged one oil his bunches OF howsrs
At Il ght sboS of to better advantage have been
cund ho, els and oth places in this city where It was
VT plain that intemperance is curse IHere ne gave
,otsr glance at his evidently calculating now ne
,ould tripg in " price only rs cents" have brought
flowers up here. which sweet and fresh, that !
MT decorate the OCCASION and say that II would
ds tbs world one HAPPY Family" We must pass ths
TSs orator thsn sat down among the Vice Presidents
ID rsfosmere, and placed his eyes upon his roses per
"a aiyen 70 intemperancc, and at the rame time the
SIcy be hai given to hmsel, to his trade and wares