New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-28
Mr.. DELATiNS HOBBY.

To .. TSite, q The y y Ty,bsae
SIR: The August number Of TIE Aserioan Tersperssr
Inon has sgele under this head, which IS il Is prc
Gated o's nisaFprehension, seems to require no
other reply than correction Of the upon which
funded. Tie Journal says.
Great men, il is said apt than o;hors 70 have
their hobbies Mr. Dslavan certainly has his, and proba
bly, will carry TO hs grave; but cannot think right
for him 10 thrust upon the public in his official capacity
when he knows that large portion Of that pabc deem
On absuty In his late address a, the opening OF tho
State Society he SAYS:
Dining the progress Of this long continued contro
yersy there have discussions IN which the Society
and individuals have become deeply yo'ed. These sdo
issues have often caused vast labor ana expense
Among these he enumerates as one
"itb. Whether the pure, unintoxcating wine of tho
Bible the wine If the cluster the pess, and the va a
though probably containing small amount OF aeonS,
bur 80 sn a not he apprecable by the senses shodd
lie cassed with fully fermented wine, w'he the noekcr;
wine that betl Ike serpent and sngeth IKE an al
der . -
Assuming that Mr. Delayan avais himself Of hs posi-
ten AS President of the Society sustain tho negative OF
this question which Dr. Marsh denounces asa " false
position" of porniccus tendency and fFanghl with
evil" The Journal says: d" Yet this gentleman, nos
President OF the New York State temperance Society.
improves the opportunity in his opening address 10
palm il upon the community one OF the great Yic1o-
res Of temperance, and of its firmly settled and rs
"tablished principles" Alcoholic liquor is in It's ma
"ture intoxicating liquor. This affirm. This every
50 chemist IN the world VIII aliW 'ts fNiN'u" "'"'"
&" and makes the State scci,ty his inIorser ws
ihpk the State Society il they this principle.
will lind themselves involved in no small dhculiy'
We have desire for controversy with friends out an
we said before if the State Society and Proh6"ioHise
are to sustain this principle something must still DO
" offered on the other side.
From these extracts, and much more OF the same I'M
port the public are TO learn that Mr. Deavsn at the ate
.nnus me- etng Of the Society avaed himself OF his po-
tta n
principle which is both false in itself and destructive In
dts tendencies" very serious charge. Now lot Us
ee from whs, ia In tho address referred
to Sir Delavan said:
During the progress of this long continued confover
sy there have mp discussions In when te ooeey
al ndy iduals have become deeply involved These s'e
issues have often caused vast labor and expense lhey
Frst-The wine question generally.
Second-As to the bind of wine proper for the com
n,puou whether the fruit of the vine found ia tbs
cluster the press the vat the uunto xicanng wine
the Bible or The Intoxicating and mixed WINE descrlDe'
therein IA wine the mocker, wine that bitet Ike
serpent and stugeth like an adder. -,
"11Ud-Wbether the moderate use ofntoxica'ng dr'oS
caused en- incipient disease of the stomach. go
Fou,th-N hetber the pure unntoHicating wine OF the
Bible the wine Of the cluster the press, and the vat al
though probably containing small amcu" ., aSonJ S",
but so email as not be apprecabe by the senses shou
be cassed with fully fermsDtod wine, wno the m9cker
wine that biteh ike serpent and shngeth IKE On
adder. =.
In the discussion Of all these important questions was
the rule after they terminated print the whole on boh
sides and circulate the document freely Near 'oO'V''
In all v,re dsibu cd on these various cOntroVerses
This statement is simply historical IL contains DO al
rmssion or denial of the propositions involved IN the Is
sues reft rred to- II gives clue whatever to MI Dea
position upon single of them Yet u inciudes
every word that Mr. Deayan uttered on that occason
upon which The Journal could predicate ts chargos-in
other words those charges utory goundless We do
not readily how Dr. Marsh could entirely msaPpre-
bend the intent and scope Of Mr. Delayans statement
What he did cay historically true, and he aimed at
nothing else. careful reading Of his remarks
would have saved nearly two columns Of comment in TIE
Journal and what is OF importance to Dr. Marsh,
if not to Mr. Deavan unjust and unnecessary assault
upon veteran advocate Of our cause whose principal
"bobby" il to ascertan just what the Bible and Science
teach in reference the Of alcoholic liquors and to
govern himself accordingly.
We have nothing more to say this matter and shall
not be begued into controversy on any issue foreign tn
the question Of Prohibition.