The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-08
Meeting OF the Caraon League.


meeting Of the friends Of temperance held last
evening in Continental Hail. the corner Of Thirty
fourth street and Eighth The gathering, which
expected to be large was in consequence Of the
storm Temperance folks being kind Of dry cusomers)
rather small. The room, which 10 very spacious
one, was about quarter full At ten minutes
past eight, the meeting was called upon to select
chairman to preside their deliberations but none
could be found willing to the responsibility.
Again and again Mr. Backmere requested them to nomi
nats chairman; but it seemed hard matter to find
sound substantial temperance man. in this august
sembags. At last, after dsagreeable lul in the pro-
ceedngs, chairman nominated to fiji the post but
he declined; but the urchins in the front seat would
not admit him to refuse the honor, and Mr. Blackmsre
conceiving that it the unanimous call of the house.
his seat on the platform. Mr.. Marsha the gentleman
who was noins ted, after the yeas and nays this
solemn question were taken, assembled the platform and
took posse Sso1 Of tie chair cushioned bench behind
the speakers desk. The difficulty Of selecting CHAIR
man beng overcome,
the Of his remarks he alluded to the late riot
Portland He surprised that the murder Of man
msnt, while many murders and Suicides clearly trace
bic to rum, occurred In ths city without causing the
to the District Attorney to prosecute liquor case, but
\. answer to this request was, that il was only
would be much better to check miedems snors while
they were such than allow liquor to 60 on in its full
strength, until msdemeanors turned out nothing
thort OF murder. Liquor, he continued TO say had
fled our prisons the last year with twenty thousand
prisoners and city with seventy thousand varants
Rev MT. COREY was next introduced to the meeting,
He said that there had bean four great events within
the last two thousand that had marked the pro-
gress OF the world. The first the birth Of Christ In
introducing into our world that cispensaton that
combined all that fulness Of glory and of prophecy
the close Of tbs dark ages, when Luther went
up to the old Cathedral and nailed upon the door
bis immortal thesis The SOUND Of the hammer be fore
frnat tan IN
OF Europe The third may be found in forefathsrs
days. when the pilgrims. driven by persecution wendell
land and planted their feet on the cold cy rock OF
Plymouth and there amid that solitary waste sent up
may be found in that immortal instrument which was
at last achieved on the Fourth of July when ndepen
been customary from that hour to hail that day With
giadness Little boys accustomed TO look forward
sna make and Of the
But apprehend the coming Fourth of July Will be held
with peculiar pleasure because there win into effect
(Applause) This would be the fifth great event
in history For more than half century the tempe
American idea. The idea that could abstain
from drinking alcoholic liquors grew up on our own
past, have never been able to find the who frst
put that idea forth The speaker traced the Of
party were in favor Of The most stringent prohibisory
laws, and total abstinence from ali liquors.
The Carson Lagus believed and he that they
fellow creatures to allow the liquor dealer to sell
rum run they were now on the eve Of great reform.
for this offence, as the man who steals your purse,
or for any otner offence which is likely to send
would make until the law would 20 into effect n.rhaps
It was a vaiedictory address, daughter Mr. G.
eating liquors ke also de.ndsd the policy pursued 5,
Mayor Dow, although II had led to fatal results.
enorons the law in this sa he Ss:,s
would be done At rstit would meet with opposition,
but ultimately IL would triumph. Americans law
found obnoxious, repealed. And as this Prohibitory
law was righteous and founded upon truth and right
Fugitive Slave law No law enacted was sver more OBJ
noxious to the North; but because it law it was
come into effect And because il was Law It would
be obeyed which would have the effect Of knocking tho
Visiting Of the
mr. - aa,. rose again to solicit support 10 the
uded to the dismissal Of the liquor Justice b.
gart and hoped that they would not get discouraged
ness. They have fifteen cases left for next week
The League had idea of retiring from the contest
t.ics and observing liquor dealers closely thai thew
sold their according to law. The speaker closed
hat Rsn and few
Mr.. R N. HavKss next introduced Hi. topic was
law We lived and moved and had our beng In Law,
and because were law abiding and law loving citi,
Gems he was sapguine Of the the pIohibory
law. He was fond ef looking at the philosophy sf
things, and it was in this light he vie ssd question
There were two great opponents to the Law. The
was Beal the sot who loved to indulge in his pota-
tons. But take the temptation roms uch mao, and he
will thank God for the relief II Is difficult TO Withstand
temptation, and none knew II better than he Their
next great opponent the follower and woshpper OF
Mammon. II they had any one to fear, 1t was the
shippers Of Mammon. There not a throb Of pity
beat in their heart far mankind, and thsse were
tie rum sellers. 1t is their interest to contend
against the enforcement of prohbitory Law.
But could not truth and Righteousness contend
against them successfully? Has 10 come to
this that who sell their souls shall dictate to
society what kind Of laws it shall have and whether
hey ehal be put In execution II Is Tor men such as
these that the law itself made The law was not
made for the righteous, but for the proane the muir
ierer and the manslay murderers OF the father,
The murderers Of the mother and the manslayer Yes
gentlemen 90 around your city and wherever you see
OF these dealing out his cursed poison, there
you see a man who has alreedy been sketcsej BY the
hand of the Apose--a who Ia the murderer Of the
father the murderer OF the mother and the mansayer;
ma II Ia for such men the law Is made Mr. N went on
% show that as we were lawabidng citizens, and the