New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-01
by hundreds of PrOhibitionsts throughout Great Brit

ain and Ireland.
On the day after the passage Of the Prohibitory
Liquor Law by the Leg stature of Nes-York, signef
my name OF my own freewll, and for the purposes
therein expressed, to Address 10 the people by the
Executive Committee Of the New.York State Temper
ance Society one passage OF which beg to quote and
which will Do found in broad and palpabe contrast
with the words which some one else has assumed to
boldme responsible for in this Circular: nor has there
ever been moment when | would have signed a
paper at variance with il:
Te must fySr y m we ~. J hahn
of voting Mary battle yet be fought Al tho polls iacs
10Th TO purity and be established b, ins,e.d Of eedns
invention Of the enemy, kep out Of pofss must
ted 70 be 1nomsntsry and for particular election Bet the
Temperance reform not e1peden for temporary evil
We rst NJ oseute Inteuperatce doxn-vote It down-legs
lafe dOvnfow II 20 the COu House-o0w II 70 the polls
opsries and f.cton ard however e0nuf distracted the
variety Of fes oiehons and ues il IS The duty Of The
Temperance concentrate his this
paramount ssue nor allow any party question whatever nor All
s,i-. fbst mighty ssrressfe ofpsgoe. ,r-ou
ni,ey nd crime which now the Load the oppression tbs
Nor could have signed any paper which would
have the effect the appearance of linking this sub
line reform with the fortunes and the vicssitudes of
any political party. Especially could j not endure 10
DEGRADE il 10 subordinate measure thing lateral
a sioe issue of airy political organization what
ever. still maintain, in the words of the same Adj
dress:
Consented the sacred emotions Of human
heart pofoundesr hopes. tins principle Impressed
with s-ncy which exalrs above al parties Il links 1t
not arrogant assume 70 control az a u erases Tue CO.
operation Of al parties And a. there i no party or action
whose aid Will gstefuy sccept will H. b.
promise be entsnged ia the tolls Of any
From the foregoing II will be seen that | differ
squarely and radically from much of the leader which
appeared in The TRIBUNE Of Wednesday last. headed
"'Temperance and Politcs.' The paragraphs have
quoted from the address are at war with The idea that
Prohibition is not political question, besides being
moral and social one. | hold it Is the graudest
question OF civil policy now before the state. Neither
can agree that the Temperance question Is one of
local not national interest There is other State,
or Territory, Province on the Continent which IL
not agitated by this common movement. There Is
noie which the operations of this soety, and the
circulation Of lis worthy paper TIE Prohibit'oaist,
does pot reach. National ProhibOry Law has al
ready been noted he way has been cleared for IT, aud
il will be Immediately urged upon the country.
If no one need fear that the Temperance question
cen be ignored shufied into ohscnnty a. the com
81 ing election no thanks will be due to the circular
Of the Republican Commute have more reasons
TO be distrus,fu than The TRIBUNE Is aware Of Not
only DO find the Temperance question shufied into
" obscurty" by this document but by piece OF high
banded presumption am made a Parry OF the Jug
glery. never received an invitation to the Asior
House meeting; never consulted about the meet
ing or call and the first advice have of It's action IS
that II The most public way possible am held respon-
sible for a statement which nothing could have IN
duced me 10 sign.
Surely need mention no other circumstances to JUS
tify me in regarding with extreme dsrust the men who
have assumed 80 to iasify his position. Out OF the
Republican Convention itself, good may come TO the
cause OF Temperance. j hope II will. l hope for
good out of other State Conventions this Fall. SO
that the Temperance men may be able ont of all the
nominations, TO make up a ticket OF candidates whose
proe sions and practices declare them to be genuine
friends of the Temperance law and the Temperance
reform. But 70 far from feeling that Temperance s
safe III the hands of who ignore IT, and @ho frau
dulenty represent others ignoring it, hold that
this movement, so far is envrOned all round with cir
cumsiaDces, which make it the duty of Temperance
men TO watch it's managers narrowly and with great
jealousy and suspicion.
In conclusion beg to solicit all editors who have in
sered the circular 20 which have been made party
10 obbge by inserting also the substance of this
con muucaiion. Also TO state that | have requested
the Chairman TO strike my name off the Committee.
II / had no other reason for Withdrawing should
gard this sufficient, that consider il due 10 the
State Temperanc Society, while my name remains on
it. Executive Committee, and especially while edit
The PrOhibtti0HiSt, not TO be member of any party
Committee of whose platform Temperance is not the
chief constituent And had been at all notified OF the
late meeting of the Committee or had | dreamed that
any one would make such use of my name without
consulting me should have scot in my resi- na'ion at
that time, and thus have saved my self the great
banassment and uneasiness to which have been sub
jeoted. Your obedent servant, AMAsA McCoY.