New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-26

tell you we have our hands on tn thrs. W VII
devil Alcohol Applausc and God helping " We ~ WI
throttle him Loud applausel. But il is Object I
lie law viii be resisted especially in Newly orb. !,
rhoud wonder il it not. During my brlei r. !,
leLce here have observed no law 81 either Goa o.
man that Las not been resisted Cheers loud ana long
Il is not thing for laws TO be disobeyed resstca'
violated in New York why during the past year your
murders here averaged one week ffon the first
cay Of January, 1854, TO the fist day OF Jan-
nary 1855. That is matter OF record, and nine
Tennis of those murders were traceabie directly 10
the eroeshops. Ii is these ministers OF evil scat
tered tbickly over the City, which stare upon you
from oil your popuous streets, from oil your pesen-
tIl hels from The very Gebennas of your Five Points
as well from the gin-palaces Of your Broadway-t IA
these ministers Of evil that have sent forth the incen-
ary with bis torch and the assassin with his cleaning
knife which have mGddened the brain Of the husband
until in his Infatuated demOnism he has tramped Oat
q life Of the wife whom be vowed TO cherish. These
are The fruits which grow on this fGtsl tree in New
York, aud every where tie branches have been flung
out over the land But afier all thilk this Law wl
be 10 great extent exception to the general rule
that it viii be more generally Obeyed than other laws
apOn the siatute book And tie reason 70 this; so
T as can Judge from rather careful peTusa OF your
morning papers for several year, past, | think that
the citizens Of EewYOSS may be divided into two
gre1- Glasses: enc those who approve OF the Fu5tIVe
Slave Law and the other those WHO DO not. Those
who a2prOve Of that Law and insist upon IL that 1t
should Sc obeyed because it is law, will OF course,
for conas ency sdse il sist Hpon Obedience 10 the
prosent l.w Cheers sad lauehtsrl We cannot there
lore expect any opposition from That side Of the moose
lCLeers But after tie law gees into effect, shall
expect 10 ses my very amable but somewhat unhappy
friend ale editor Of Tie Herald pretty gooiI
urge universal compliance with its acquisitions. ne
Ezpress of co1rse, the name OF the editor OF wnoh
suggests TO our ideas something very different from
yiis key punch VIII certainly agree with the eCltOr 81
The Herald aud The News will come IN with
is eloquence and iis earnest appeals, and al
he other papers winch nave inuorseI .hs
1 lna1E
Prohibitory Law remains the statute book every
boCy shall remain obedoDt to its acquisitions heers
Then we have only other class, those who DO not
sv ear by the Fugitive Slave Law. have found that
about uEety-rne hundretLs of them are tue friends
Prohibition. They of course love the law and VIII OF
course obey it and urge upon others equal Coe1ehce'
Now want TO know where the opposiuon Is 10 come
om. II 10 me that there Il not the least c1aace
for INV very serious opposition unless these honorable
gentlemen should choose the most uipaetaOe ultt one
could ucges-to eat their own words lboud eneerSI
If this may not be called famine Diet should nor De
able to intimate what famine would be Laughter
and cbesrsl The law then will be Obeyed, and II Will
bring blessings il lis train. OF course some people
who have not been educated IN the spirit OF our lnst
tuons will attempt for time 10 stahd out III oPPVSi
ton but will gradually come in under the opeTauOn0i
IFS influence and thatnhuence VIII go ahead
herring ole ssngs wherever 1t goes and me rslnS gen
Grafton will learn TO couple the traic III noxCallng
beverages with things II famous and instead OF Oeiny
honiized into respecabilty it will be branded as fe-
ony and all respectable who regard character as
Of more account than wealth will make haste 10 get
out Of business which, If 1t does not suDect theh 10
penalties, at least associates them with those VINO
have been the frequent recipients OIL penaiues uuti
they are scerred all over with the marks OF MANY
will conclude with a single prediction and that Is that
the law whose Inauguration we celebrate tonight wiz
work out its legitimate tendencies III unpeopuhg INC
prisons the pententaries and the poorhouses OF our
State in the dminuiOn of taxation, IN the remoVei OF
that wretchednees which comes down like DARK
cloud upon many orce happy home, in the uplifting
of our degraded humanity thrust down 10 tue very
VOL of despar through the crushing influences OF In
temperapce and thus become a worker with God IN
the Accomplishment of his benevolent purposes toward
the human race-tnus become herald OF that DigntGI
and better day when the knowledge oil the ord Shal
cover the earth as the waters cover inc chahes VI
the deep Loud applausel.
Mr. BRoUwER then sang humorous song deScrip-
tive of the dismal death of Old Alky.'
Tie Rev Mr.. COREY wGs then introduced lie
commenced by an alluson TO the Fugitive Slave Law.
When that law was passed there from the deep
toned presses of Wull-st and from the mghtest pull
rits in tie land that it was law and must be oDeyed
until it was repealed. Now we had another law ana
in the western part OF the state IL hau alroaly coi
meneed TO be put in execution. II any prominent
botekeeper opposed tLis law he was more OF French
man than an American. In a prominent hotei IN the
City where that morning the barkeeper sald that hy
ore not going TO take any notice OF the passage Otts
Maine Law there were eighteen bedrooms opening o.
one corridor and the 1e occupants OF those rooms
o,t 10 Rcd dead drunk the night before He thought
tbet If the hoekeeper had gone into those rooms he
would have found strong argument IN favor OF tnc
Maine Law The murderers at the I0mOs al sal
tint thew never should have done the wicked de'd
had thoy not been drunk. The hev. MT. OOrcy
nluced 10 the Chairman of the Committee VINO reporter
tbe hin and TO the Rev. Mr.. Marsh the old war.
horse amid loud cheers. The Rev. Gentleman told
n story of q Micky who was repninng his church ana
cot an old rack and bones of a horse to raise tne
tones with One day lie went TO the church and did
NOT find the horse in the ecture-room OF the chuch'
He scolded Mike rather sharply. Ills excuse was;
Well Won see Docthor, he's very pious horse, Du.
it's sorry am to tell you that he's Catholc, ana
- So mt him down in the lccthure-room Tor you 10
try and make q good Protestant OF him. You
mo ht as well preach TO d spawned ring Oohed noISe
So 10 trv the power of moral suasion ON runselefs'
Then ali hail to the booming gun which should usher
in the glorious Fourth lCheersl
Mr. ARN1TAGE followed in Il comparison of the pres
emf Jubilee with those Of the sraeee. He said that
70 man had given an opinion against the constitution
aiiiy Of the Prohibitory Law except those who had
been EMPLOYED by the liquor dealers to do so. Inc
controversy had settled moral suaslon forever: mayor
Mood would hardly make any more appeals 10 the
rrmseleIs He told a story of painter VINO panied
a MO scene An old farmer came along and opJecied
Ue snd Who ever saw four hogs at one trough when
one of them did not have his foot IN H. Inc mayor
didn't know the nature of the animals lie cohGluueu
by complimentary appeal TO the ladies' to ala the en-
forccment of the law. .,;.
MIR. BRouwER sang another song, and the meeting
adjourned.
YOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
This Association held its regular monthly meeting
.he 4 act,,re Room Of the Mere antlle