New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-29
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
TENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT TEMPERANCE
MEETING-APPOINTMENT OP DELEGATES
TO TIIF STATE CONVECTION At ATfRTRN

TENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT TEMPERANCE
MEETTNG-APPOIYTMENT OP DELEGATES
TO TIE STATE CONVENTION At AUBURN.
Last evening Mass Meeting OF the friends Of Tenn
persnce in the Tenth Assembly Di,dc. comprising the
Twelfth, Nineteenth and TweniysecOnd Wards. was held
pursuant 10 public call, in the Methodist Episcopal
Church Eighty yi1,h-st, between Third sad Fosrrh-avs
TO choose Delegates to the State temperance Convention
to be held at Auburn, on the 9th Sept next
There was a large sssenblage Of both sexes. At 2
O'Clock Councilman NORTH unanimously chosen Pre-
siden and Il. SILLEcK OsBos. Secretary The Rev Mr.
ASDRUs opened the proceedings with prayer The Pres
dent addressed the meeting. He though. that the Ten
perance men had great advantage over the rumseers
this: That the latter hardly in the hsb Of Opesing
their proceedings with prayer. He wondered whether,
when Governor SEYMOUR about to veto the Temper
ance bill, he retired to his close; and asked the Divine
blessing what he meant 10 do.
Dir. nCDosoGB sung temperance song.
Committee report the names Of four delegates
appointed VIZ Twelfth Ward, X. G. Audrus and A. e.
Flanagan; Nineteenth Wari, H. McCotter and j. w.
Drummond; Twenty second Ward, Mr.. Wellslager and
Dir Fleet
The Committee retired FOR deberatiou.
Mr.. McKLAs addlessed the meeting. He explained
that the object Of the Convention 10 take care that
good Temperance should be chosen Governor az the
ned election TO the taunt that the advocates Of TEN
perance seek to prescribe to men Whist they shall
eat and drink, be replied that such was not the
case ; all they sought was TO prevent men from
selling that which well known to be highly ncxous to
society was also pleaded BY the friends Of the rum
consequently what the friends Of Temperance tried to do
is to make II illegal The results where prohbitory
law is in force when truly stated Of the best
guments in its favor The speaker thought that the pre-
sent hghnes Of price Of food with the prospect OF higher
prices under the Influence drouh ct home and war abroad
furnished an uDansgerAte argument in favor Of prevent
ing large portion of that which God gaze men for food
from being turned into noson for soul and hody He took
a cheering view Oft of temperance, and, in an
ticipation sew il tru throughout North and South
East and West A priL i've with himself As an Irish
man by brth-with st. love for his native country
but moi fox that American than any in the land
-was ih that bis fellow counIymen were despised. and
deservedy So only because their nemperate habits made
the m obnoxious the charge Could these habits be
moved other bad influences would follow them, and
the name Of Irishman to be by-worl and Il re-
proach in this country.
Mr.. McDosoUGH sung another temperance song to the
air Of The Star Spangled Banner.
The Committee returned and nominated for
DILRGATEs-From the Twelfth Ward, james Mckean
alternate K. G. Andrews. Twenty Ward, Libeus
b. Ward; alternate J. Wesager. Nineteenth Ward, j..
W. Dummond; alternate, A. McCotter; &. G. North
alternate, A. e. Flanagan.
The nominations being carried unanimously, the PREsr-
DENT and Mr.. FLANAGAN addressed the meeting at some
length. Another temperance song sung, and bene-
dction being given, the meeting adjourned.