New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-13
ANNIVERSARY OF TIE AMERICAN TEMPER
ANCE UNION.

BfOGCWdy.
greater part consisted Of ladies'
cH.setr1oR WaLwoR1H, President Of the Associa-
tiop took the chair at 4 o'clock voluntary per-
formed On the organ and prayer made By the Rev.
TuyopoRE L. CurIER An abstract of the Annual report
q the oairs Of the Association then read by DR..
MARsH the Secretary. Il sets forth many interesting
de;a the operation Of the Union during the preceding
year and descrbes It's condition in the peen; and pros
pecs for the future Some of s statements are here ap-
pended:
PBELPs Esd, Chairman of the Executive Committee
and The remark that though men die yet God lives, and
all the physical and moral laws Of hs Kingdom remain un-
clangable dfusing where obeyed, universal tessed-
uefg Law il the Eight Of the universe; yet nothing Is
more perverted and abused. The laws of appetite, of
fashion, Of honor, Of trade Of seryude, OF war cause
ana Justify more than half the misery that falls upon
men The laws licensing the traffic In intoxicating liquors
have been bet permission 70 thousands 10 % forth TO
kill and destroy: and society is making
mighty and unsuccessful struggle 70 throw of the
oufe Tie report details extraordinary progress in
the past year tie present adoption of prohbioy law
in FIVE States Of the Union; ;s marked results III the I'M
proved condition Of the people, especially the industrial
working classes in wasted money saved desolate homes
m1de happy; drunkenness and crime diminished; in
quiet streets and peaceful Sabbaths the increasing de-
Iand for the law in the State Of Newfork the Discus
sion and votes in the late legislature the veto OF the
Tereranee bill by Gov ss{nour VIII rs ,oPn,dca ,Sasd az
the prohibory agitation in Connecticut, Pennsy vans
Maryland Ohio Indiana Illinois, Tennessee and other
States: the National Alliance in England and Scotland Tor
dslodgng the traffic the hope of Britain for redemption
from Britain curse the efficient leagues of Canada, New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia; the Maine Law spirit al
work in Sweden in Liberia, Australia, and the Sandwich
Islands; and the hoIelosncss and folly Of all attempts 20
fall back W the power Of mere moral suason or any
possible wel-enforced licerse system The Report also
details he general operations Of the past year the words
IenIerance Convention in New Ork; numerous state
Conventions and Repors Of Orders and Associations
resolutions and proceedings OF ecclesiastical bodies I'M
portation exIoration, end manufacture Of liquors; ex-
rcnses Of pGuperm idiOcv, insanity, and crime ne ift
OF ipt,mI erance power of drinking usages te OF the
press publications. and operations of the un)n duties
hopes and encouragement OF Temperance men, aud 50 OF"
After the report had been adopted the following seres OF
resolutions were read and unanimously carried:
Rrcd Ths in eelehmHE the Egheenh Annysr,sry OF the
eolrnce th good upheld and rulded u.s. offer
saed to prosper; that clouds have been dpd and hat
the rosrei daily tghien Of the ultimate triumph OF he sest
truths which are based AID which We have long Aoofea 10
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aasb aG ie' h ps If Of d Scy The dmiuaa Of ianI
enn ard c.iue reoution inc brstes the deod
.tTs @ snd quiet ssbbsis Of adoption aud hs ised
TO h on md resist repeal chow ta. God Of
b ee vii Intimately slsodoa the odious system drankad
psure making by laws q license and secure protection BY laws
Isored That the ersson the seof NewY9tk the Pa't
in hoe bo have ben % nc Psepe aud
o Ietons which examination and unfcuuded up
e Of injury 10 The cause OF = IN our ooion &
uuuiiy. only judgment Of Heaven 81 our sins
love her country race greater and that the
oil every and Nation who engaged in this warfare with
fnd; vii the Uued Kng Alliance in Great Bisn the sco
snd Nova Scotia; the GoSerumnis Liberia snd the
seneh l'lsrss ne Neoa Anu m % Liquor r. LesIDe ~ o sq
m Be of good Let your hands be sFonsi
Rered That We feel grsem for Union have been
able TO fecomrhh ps year and for the with which
their publications received in the community They ask
divine wisdom aud sudIee all their abor for the eoPss
Of all mohrs and daughters; OF Of wealth snd beaIiyi and
pledge hfu devotedn, Of time and talent aud money
eonrtut,d battle which to be fought
for the worlds redemption
The Hon. THos. f. POWERS of Vermont, who was
Speaker Of the House the time Of the passage of the
Maine Law in that State said that the great subject which
called them together which concerned every
patriot in the land The great question was to find
remedy forhe evil under which the country was la6oring
Whatever the Of the friends OF this reform th0ught
most conducive to the desired emf, ought 10 be adopted
The time lad been when attempts were made 10 op on the
branches Of This great evil The time had come to strike at
its trunk. Appetite and avarce were not the most iorin
dabe foes of the cause. Political organization was
greater 1hs great question had been styled side ISSUE
Ii this were side issue in the of heaven what was
main issue The friends Of the reform had unwnngy
done much 70 perpeuae the evil by the system of license
laws of selecting suitable for unsuitable business
lie went expose the Ill effects of license laws and
quoted early resolution Of the Continental Congress,
Iessod in l774:
Fored 1ha be recommended to the several Colonies mmed-
siey Itfs ltws he most ehectsa Tor putting stop 70 e
Ieicious practice Of dug which the Ioss extensive e'S
Sre to le denyed, guleis prevented ,I..
that the present Incense law The consequences would
he appalling but the remedy would be sooner applied
lie spoke of The folly of the objection that men were de-
priN ga of their legal rights The Constitution intended
The ogsaue should be the judge of the reasonabeness
unreasonabeness of tie seizure Ii was asked hat
security had the people Go into the other States where
the law had been in operation and ask how il worked
there. mans house wal his case-f he an honest
man. He told the story Of lady being sick and calling
in noted Empire who said in answer TO the ANXIOUS M
qurCs of he friends that she would have three hs ana
die in the FIST Of them Nhsher thnt would D. the
case with the Governor of Newly ork not Tor mm
TO determine. Enthusiastic applause
The Rev HENRY WARD BEEcHEK took IL for granted
that there was no principle which would meet with
more general acceptance than this that ii was the duty
of the community 10 take of the evils known
and gnized in H. lie took il for grantee that the use
of Intoxicating lquors generally was an admitted EVIL.
Men might not think A. was an cyil Tor them ndNilui4y'
Int generally il was admitted fnct II was Ike the
mikscknoss. lie Lad often met viii men VINO toll Inn
il was i'm The but when he got g. the next town
lev told hii that hey had not got II there . never HAD
had H. but lie Woua lind 10 twent five miles further
on m the next County. - il you went TO the first grade
Of hQuOr drinkers. they would tel YOU unluesu1AApy
ere was great e, occasonet By the Use oi nto1clnS
Iquors-you would find it IN tae lower e7aies;
But YOU might go down and down 20 Pandenunuii and
Won would never find the Cv acknowledged. lou never
ought TO ak thief there any guili IN their An
honest man was better Judge. 80 the sol er and moral 0r
ton OF the community the better jue-es oi me eN
n tbv were not interested IL tie manufacture or sale Of
,Le l0uOr-tia made 6 great difference L. niiI CON-
scce. Ii was agreed al hands that there never hai
been in any community greater efh hh nc seouse %
iutenrcrunce Il included al other crimes l. epiomisef
hon on earth y conn unity did not 40 It's duty uness
took merely 90 attack every considerable ey
but 10 cut i NJ hy the Ii was no. shaking the az
u le trees thai cleared up the land " must dig ont the
stumrs and every root t The pow should 60 through It
smoothly. All agitation shOald have cutting el-e.
We Lad tried with light edge and did not succeed
/ At last We thought had go something that would
,a-rr .frz hon.