New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-30
IPrLlyD-LIoCOR PROHIBITION

Tn Kdto- Of TAs y ?. Tdsrs>
SIR. Having lately arrived in dis country rom
ireland, snd bcirg Temperance and Maine Law man
iLce, twould, doubt; be interesting to your ianu-
nerste TomF,ranee rtale-s 70 hear Of the progress
# protib,ory doctrines IN The Emerald I.le. With
your re-rissicn vii occupy small portion Of your
Journal with few remarks on the movement.
Il Is now upwani oftwelve mouths since few gen
teren in Manchester, Eugllnd caught the idea OF
aaiiatnc public sentiment in Great Britain and Ice
land on the necessity OF Maine laT 70 impede the
increas u evil Of IniomPeraBce. At rst as al great
movements have been the projec; was received with
coldness and indifference b. the moral sussOnist who
strongly CONDEMNED legislative act in destroy ns The
curse OF the world Yet notwithstanding he apathy
manifested by the Temperance public, the few noble
hearts who bad 30 nobly broached the Maine Law
principe went on, and continued their uneeasing la
bors. til at present the immediate eradication OF the
Tunslo ys Is discussed almost in every dwelling both
Of rich and poor, throughout England and Sootlmd.
cannot ssv so favorable Of the moveneutin ireland.
The msory of the inhabitants being Rouanista, and
the very fact of the priests encouraging the dIlnkng
customs. hes imptded tie cause, and they VIII use
every effort TO support the present license system
Ireland. In the province Of Ulster-where the re
leion Of Christ is faithfully preached, and the peace
fu banner of Protestantism sways-there morality,
virtue snd Temperance hold place IN the hearts oil
the people
Afew months ago when the writer of this letter had
been requested by the Executive Committee OF the
United Kingdom Alliance al Manchester to agtate
Maine Law doctrines in his native city 3 fast the
whole clergy and the advocates Of Total Abstinence
denounced him as a fit subject for Bediam! The Pro-
bibitory principle was not yet introduced into the
country and it was difficult task for young man TO
insDuate the remOtest objection sganst the licensed
mHrdertTs. But relying on the business Of the Name
Low principle ARD conscious Of It's utility il properly
enforced, the subscriber sounded the citizens of Bel
fast through the public preesgiving his reasons snd
appealing to the Christian ministers for aid. After
this letter was written Others followed. and the
result was a preliminary meeting, composed Of all
classes of professions; this embryro Maine Law meet
ing investigated my documents which came from the
Hon. Neal Dow, Professor Stowe, Bishop Burgess,
sc. These were 80 satisfactory, and so amply deu-
oDstra,ed the utility Of the law in this country, that
Getting was resolved on, and If the citizens
would indOrse the principles of prohibition, the Minis
ters Mejestracy end Mayor promised their hearty CO.
operation. large meeting was called in the largest
public building in Belfast, capable OF holding four
thousand people. 1t filed and several hundred
had TO leave for want of room. Such the burning
enthusiasm Of the people in that meeting that they
continued till midnight listening to toe different
speakers and departed exclaiming vociferously for
the Main Law, and the immediate destruction of
rumsbops' Since that time the principle has made
unprecedented progress and the prohibtory measure
only awaits the imprmatur Of Victoria to insure its
triumphant reception in Incorporate Ireland.
Yours respectfully GEORGE PEPPER.
Fit.fod, Mass., Nov p 1854