The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-26

secure and order istry in every sh sya
an elevation Of the weakest and ooorss and NOR, aU,
bases, TO sspciabilty and usefulness and Of thou
sssds OF families, now in want, to penty, peace
Resolved, That law Is nothing and officers OF justi,
are nSshsg nithsat strong public sentiment I, back
tiers and brewers importers and venders are com
hnirg to array pubic sentiment hostility to tAs Law
with less OF pstronvse in their business and with ia
Jury in Their prsoss and property, t oecones all the
fearesy support of tin law and 10 eomone toasther
ana eontreute hoeraily as may be required; and We
without fear Of any threats Of violence or INJURY, or
mobs or riots, to plain the law Directs Of every
vioator snd every officer that negects to do his duty
Gomez when, through this prohbitory law our ss
buildings at Blackwes island shall be rid Of their
present character Of tenants and shall be able
vits honorable Legslsture them lled With
happy population, engaged In svery Kind Of msnufae
Resolved That those presses which labor TO misrepre
sent the Law and cast dust in the eyes the psops
snG snch do 40 ssls but Sd. up the people to spirit Of
Of every vrtuous citizen and that those presses which
take the ds Of Law and order ana labor to enhten this
States OF the Unon should have united thanks and
Msolved, That we hail the coming Fourth Of July Al
the most glorious day for city and country the
4tb OF July, 1876 that then proclaimed emsncips
out representation burdensd with standing armies
wasted our substance, and prevented growth and
a
terDal granny, wh,h has families slaughtered
fathers and snd corrupted the morals Of the popls
and We shall welcome its approach with hearts Of graft
tuce ana tnanksgiving.
unanimously adopted.
separate vote taken uronths second resolution
which was carried mem. con-. amid great applause.
The CHAIRMAN-I have now great pleasure in intro
ducing to you Of the Oldest and most enthusiastic
friends of the temperance that has up
OF this platfo,m-the Rev. Mr.. Chambers of Phiadel
phia. (Cheers)
The Rev Mr.. CHAMBERS spoke as follows
When Jehovah, the great author of the universe,
completed this magnificent world in which it is our
honor and our privilege to hve he pronounced himsel
that all was very good Man was placed in the midst of
most magnificent and auspicous circumstances. Imme-
oatey, however upon the completion of taat workshe
creation Of man and the placing OF him in
passed grand prohbitory law and there and then
menced the idea of prohibition. (Cheers Addressing
his image, he told him that everything around him
beneath and above him. that could
to hs to M Or vSs ns a bio
bidding, and except the tree that Jehovah
declared not to be touched-.be Jaw that he passed
was an absolute one, and prohbtory A very
short period after that the prince Of darkness the
father Of lies the ins,gator OF all evil persuaded our
the principles by which her interests were to bs
guarded and protected From that hour to this the
DEVIL Lucer, the fallen the morning in conjunc-
ton s the ncsrnations Of wicked less that the
world has sesn has been in strenuous desperate
wicked, devsh helsh opposition to prohibitory laws
when such laws are to 90 good to (Cheers.) lam
not surprised at the opposition which meets here
for the devil knows perfectly well that II the Empire
eye villa law prohibiting the and sale
of all intoxicating liquors beverage, he may dopt
the language Of Sbakspere, and say
The DEVILS ocoupatons gone.
-Qavghter and cheers.) Where would be found In.
ceDdiarieBy where would be found burglars? whore
-ould be found murderers II such law were
R6oped No in this assembly needs to b. informed
that intoxicating liquors have been the mora
evil than anything else In this State Of They
of thousands have been smtten down by this curse
at the bar in the senate and in the peaceful
wen tsss this law is carried y fully ana f.liy ous IL
New York then this favored aud God baptized nation
deis this accursed traffic. (Cbeers.) rhs powers Of
darkness know tnat there is not State in this Un
is in the Union that has not h egs
upon this State. There is not philanhropist Gods
globe who is not looking to for an example worthy
Of bis imitation. CLoud cheers) Fellow citizens, our
people have been down troiden long enough. We talk
about 177e-about British oppresson-we talk about
taxation without our consent-but what were the
injuries inflicted upon by George the Sd compared
with the injuries inflicted upon by the traffic?
You have prohibitory laws an the land. You say
Shall not protect the millions Of people in
danger Of being ruined by this terrible calamity II you
get all these gIog shops closed there will be terrible
gushment here about the fifth Of July. What boated
caves the miserable dogs will be bleang there for
bad been eveD not sratuitousy he either by
distinguished men of the bar. Very we'll What
to sell Domestic liquors. but that you may sell foreign
liquors would cay to my countrymen, will you allow
ses Of men to pass laws IL your legislature and allow
ths Germans to be allowed to send over their
peserous stuff to poison the peopleS -ctizens
fun snd my soui is FIRE, because bseve 1t is one Of
those great causes by which will be held together
lie. And may the palsy Of death reach that arm which
shall be stretched out to touch the sacred arm of
Union with & the intention Si seysrng It, Appiause
resolve and give your best exer have this land
dee med and osenthralled from that of using In
The President (hr. OIlvKR) here made some very i'm
pertinent remarks directed to the reporters but this
uDmltgated donkey of himself that it rather to be
wondered that members the press thought IL
worth while to resent his impudence they did, by
Mr., WIN. H. BuRIEaH next addressed the meeting He
said thy stood on the verge Of new era It to be
therto they had had the influence Of Law against that of
righteousness. The consequences was that what they
undons by statutory law and thus the whse Efforts OF
the temperance people had been little than the
work OF sysphus. They hsd become tired OF this fruit
less toll. After the greatest pains- taking, they
had found that the 10000 srog shops OF this State
sae been 0 to male s Su tss than they
was, the answer had come back to them, " Look
to the law-there is the cause Of your failure"
10, snoio - w ~
country more potent than that Of law It extends
beyond the province Of the pulpit and he schoomaser
educates the people into the ethics Of society," that
have legal consciences. Remonstrate with liquor
dealer, and what do you gain BY m He did not like TO
deDounce severely his fellow citizens engaged In that
traffic. He sbhoIred the liquor traffic But he did not
forget thathese liquor dealers engaged in traffic
which they, the people, threw the ssncy OF the
law However they trusted now TO have an easier task
than formerly they had. They had at length been
bed to array the Law the side Of morality and alb
sract right, and though liquor dealers may feel hard
against them, yet they would ultimately recognize that
pbanthropic cause. II is, however, asked us, Bat
have you right to pass such Law a. thisY' BE had
place. they thorsht they had else they would not have
retioned the state Legislature to enact IL and that
legislature would not have enacted It, In the eecond
place, he replied that he could not conceive OF
government which did not possess . right
to protect its citizens from all deadly Influences they