New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-21

The thsfr Introduced Gov DrTToS, OF COnnecl-
cu' Vho wss enthusiastically received He rsturned
thanks for the cordial reception given hin wh;h he
could lot sscroe to his beng well known az be bad
but a sn6l acqusInisncsship smoug the el4ien,s
nor TO his being Governor Of Connecticut, because
they had brown u some Governors not SOrih7 Of
much Observation-Disclosures s-d spol iuss.-bu, % his
having been IN the position - place his ofi,h si<ni
'ure 20 Maine Law. lA7Plsuse.l A. o Fiiae's 20
TIE merit. and utility % prohih0ry iav, an sad
Gov. n able 20 speak ! think y i not TOO mlr1 20
ciam f,- The Com ecticut aw that 4 il the best pro
tibiiory lsr framed became Il was framed afer
long Ceiibe ration, ard with special regard 10 lIs
beng Consistent with other exisi.n. lsFs IL @ts
passed the let Of August sst and s operation hes
been decided success. Not gro2-sh0p, az called,
If be found in the State Of Connecticut since the
law cane into force No matter what the local bal
snce OF interest in any town. ~ - spot IN the S;ae,
the law framed that II should oPer..e 10 ali
ard each. / do not mean that there not fe.
cark spots where by false hood and -ecresy, evasion
nay be managed; but IN word. the traffic Is sus-
pended lie effects ore al that could be wished
have druLkard IN the streets since the lat
Of August: I wes DOT here ten minutes tilt | saw
nan lot able to walk alone. Such " the contrast be-
tween State with auo one si-bOut Meme Law. The
statistics Of crime have been materially Diminished
the crimes which directly result from run have fallen
away fully half. There are hundreds. 1 have no
doubt Thousands Of families who in this incle
weather well supplied with comforts who, but TOR
law, would be destitute. Such are the particular
effects the general effect is sober, calm, quiet air OF
security peTyading the whole community, which IL
delightful to behold and enjoy. There Is one iiea
tbsi Prob bitory Law will invade personal aud do
meste security the father OF lies never invented
greater. You feel more secure when roTdyism tus
the streets Do you suppose that under the law your
fresides would not be AID thf they could De
invaded uncer the pieiext Of ascer'ainrg you SOLD
liquor No such thing. The OPPOSITE pred cied 10
IL q enforcement of The Law Is not realized; have
L n sod IA g ret
combination eaiIst il because II cpmmends Itself 70
all men gDents and Is better liked the longsr
il known. Another reason -. the incentive 10 Vlo
ence is taken away; not IS always preceded by rum;
take away the rum and you can have the riot; ami
thus is the great advantage OF a Prohioltcry
Law. | suppose Yen al intend to nave
Prohbitory law, such one a. Connecticut. Its
beauty IL It's simplicity. When you see a nuisance
YOU at once remove H. that is principles we take
The "abominable ilicg" and put il away in some safe
place. So when We see an individual uaabe 10 take
care of himself, We simply take him no maier VINO
lie may be- and put him where he cannot hurt him
self or Others We have found by practice that legal
suason is better than moral suasion. The latter Is
quite useless, except with moral men. When men are
governed merely by appetite or love OF gain, moral
suason has efiecf-egal suasion saves breath and
labor and accompllshes the object in the simplest
manner possible Are You prepared TO follow the eX
ample OF Connecticut Applause and cres OF
"Yts Icongratua'e you on The first step and on
having Governor who is temperance man, but
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be a Governor. Laughter and applause Myron
ii. Clark is well known az steady Temperance man;
We old not read his streg h;forward letter TO make
US know this; and If you ouly have Temper
al Legislature, your may be sure OF Prohb-
tory Law. /; is ssid that in TINS vast metropolis
with iis great Quor interest, &c. the Law cannot be
enforced. DO hot think so; the intelligence virtue,
patriotism and moral courage OF this City are too
strong for the liquor power. Let man be deceived
With tie idea that blood would flow in opposition to
the law Men are towards when in the wrong, but
even in that case, YOU have aoaptalngenera who will
enfol CO the law. He will spike the glass guns OF the
hquo, army. New.York is not a Seyastopol, 10 have
tao armies fighting and one TO look on. Laughter
aud OIL plause The la4es are all on the eide OF
Temperance, aud surely gentlemen will not be 80 un-
gallant 10 take places by the side OF tbs ladies'.
The people for Temperance; three States In arrow
lave come out square for H. AMI if Rhode Island be
small state y bel. ok has enough 10 spare to make
I'D the average. Applause. When this great c.use
prev ais our country will be, Indeed the most free,
the most glorious ana the most happy on the face OF
the earth. Music" Hail Columbia.
Ed. CULVER, of Brooklyn, was the next speaker.
lie began by referring, in strain that excited much
laughter TO the great Of rational and reg ious
e1uliaiicD which the Temperance men bad, and to
the retribution ard alterations of hope and fear
through which they had passed during the election
and for several days after lie thanked God that
Washington was the banner county in the Empire
S.ate-ior Washington his native county, and he
wa proud of her. Let Seymour boast OF his large
majority in the Five Points, where, thank God!
ClsIk had only six votes out Of six hundred
Laughter and applause The rural districts came
out in all their iresh and lealthful exubefahce OF
power for Health, Order. Clark and Temperance.
Loud applause. The stll-born County OF Schuyler
come into existence within year sent the last
thrl of good uews 70 their hearts; and. from Lake
Erie TO Montsuk Point there arose cry OF ekuita-
ton. MIR. Culver insisted that the smallness OF Gov
ClaIks plurality no cause OF apprehension OF
Brorsonr "a 600, only 600 were rum votes; OF Ull-
manns l22 &C., only % 900 were rum votes the diff
ferences would 90 for Temperance in future cleo
lions He bad no doubt the fret message would
come out for ProhibIi0ry law. MIR. Culver referred
to the staunch Temperance principles oil ,eorse HAL,
Nsyor of W isusburgh, who sat on the tribune
and to the opposition be had met himsef IN Brooklyn,
where he elected Judge, being attacked from IN
der masked battery, ana accused OF beng an AbO-
hliorst because, in his profession, be had helped
black woman TO get her child out oil bad womans
clutches He urged III at the Maine Law would not
invace domestic rights, but only cut dewn the srog-
eeries " here riot and debauchery were foremost.
The law had one excellent point, that would secure
lie euforc ment-all officers not enforcing 1t were TO
Lore their fl cess that touching Them on tue most
vital point Another excellent clause was that tue
rum.seller could be sued Tor all the damages done
u1oer The Influence OF the rum he had cold. In the
Baltimore case, where a drunken man murdered ms
child and himself had the mother a righteous Judge
10 brig her case before, what damages could she
rot claim and getl The law makes this most
excellent nnoEailon Oh oic iaoiNS, '"l' ZIG
wife can sue the seller without her husbands
cops&t and further, If man be taken when drunk,
be can be co1fued till sober and then, if he don't
inform sesirst tie man who sold him rum, he can be
confined lorger; finally, the wife can sue the rum
seller and force the husband 10 become evidence
sgsinst him. lie glad that the women, who were
80 deeply interested were allowed so mach power in
the after. The objection Of legslatiug in advance
Of tie see was the vors, kind OF old fogy and the
men who urged that there was reaction IN VI ane,
Phcda Islatd Nc never read the law, and knew
nothing about the working Of il. He referred 10 the
indications OF temperance in Texas-the last place on
Gods earth where it could he expected laughter
and in word, in almost every State 10 the | nion