New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-27
MEMORIAL or THE WOMENS STATE
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY,"

Tire following memorial, which has been presented
to the Legislature and appropriately referred, has
not been before Published. 1t does nothing more
than simple Justice to the noble band OF women, 10
whose behalf il was pr. sented
The undersigned, ~ their signatures indicate,
address you not iDds duas merely, o1t as repre-
sen,ayes Of large body OF the women OF rus STATE
eoptosing tho Nomen's STATE Temperance society,
Inc members Of which association in their turn,
,csv h. considered dstinc.yely the representatives.
of the thousands of moth.Ts wives ana daughters oil
,he State Of New. York, whose interests ana hopes
have been committed 10 you a. those ~ho are 70 de-
t.rmine whether the protection OF Prohlbitory Law
hall be youohsaed to then, or they shall sui DE eit
urey 10 the ravages OF traffic which has Already
desolsed many OF their on e prosperous and nippy
homes.
We might rest our appeal 10 you, upon toe rscol-
tion of the woes of the drunkard home pointing you
TO his ak ed, and starving, and shyeriDg children,
those worse than rphsns, whose sufsrDgs past ieg
isation has cruelty dsregsrded and to his wretche1
wife 10 whom neither la nor custom leaves hope OF
redress save IN your efficient action. But We See u
que -, 81 IN nnssasinr and efficient isbors during tH8
entire period OF the struggle for Maine Law esisa-
ton in State, and especially OF some OF toe sgen
ces which it has employed TO bring about the result
NJ an election which is believed to have not only Sc
cnrea majority of legislators favorable TO
,rent az a stringent Prohibitoy Lag for this State
bat an Executive heartily sanction their enictnsats
'Although deprived Of the privileges OF the osi'ot
contest and triumph. Our lecturing agents hsye
be- en- constantly in the fed, pleading With those VINO
b.d the power vi the ballot 10 remember tDeir crushed
and entering sisters in the .eecon OF their leg slatlve
ogeuts. and VIC have good reason for the trust that
ii cir pleadings have hot been undeeded. ihese
agents made it a point to labor in those Counues
within th,r reach where the rum-power has nefe'o-
E,ys bor,e fullest and fesrfIDlest sway Among
ihese for instance, may be mentioned Chenango.
Therein sss a majority f,r the nominees Of me
~, nds Of TEMPERANCE OF 692 votes, whereas mat
Conury gss considered we'll nj n given over 20 tue
enemy in psst years. Ia Chenango, as we'll a. o'her
Counties where smilar changes have marked tne re-
cent canvass tho efficiency OF agents, through tns
es,rbu,ion OF the organ of society, Ihe p0meas
TimpeyoHce P0per, and other publications, IN add-
lion 10 the appeals OF their living voices has oean ac
knosle0ged. Is il too much to ask OF members Oh
yonr body whom we have assisted In securing tho
POSITION Of hon ored usefulness they worhiy NIL 70
Iem.n,bsr "a in their leRsla,on-or, rather, To re.
member the thousands OF poor stricken women anu
children who have been yicHmlzed 90 cras'iy oy
the system for whose overthrow we plead 10 their
behsfl o.v
1--WE beseech you, legislators Of the State OF nav,
York 10 give rs the Maize LaF-nOt eesitatogly and
tsrJily but IA the very fret act OF your honorable
body and in so doing you viii confer blessings apos
your constituents which other enactmens, now
ever important, could afford. v,rau,v p,.,,,,.
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N ATrILIA ALBRO, Rec Sea-