New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-15
PROHIBITION ~ ENGLAND.

We publish below sn address fom the Uai,ei
" rgtom al isroe 70 tie citizens o. New YORK
"Sian, on he suhject OF ,i4ao- prohibition. Tae
address bresthts the spirit cf determination snd
courage n every sentesCe and will, doub; not BE-
read it'll interest ;hrelghlu the State aud couory
1t will Vpdocbedly be responded 70 ia an sppro pirate
cordial manner by the ProhibitiOnists OF New
York
The frst indication in England Of prohibitory
mo' erent early as 1884, when James SILK
Buckingham who was cheirmsn OF Parliamentary
committee appointed to inquire into the cssses Of ID
temperance snd to prescribe for their removal re
ported, uneer the head of nl-imste pro- pective
remedies the following probibtory measures
TIE ,b.ou's pOhihon q The innUO,. alton from .uy
cCE1t, from ooles OF distilled spirits
any ,hIe 49,. . - ., q.
sd grain, the mss portrait part Oftas food Il
The i-e,tor Il dril,aiisr from oih.r N ~'i.. I, the
purpoe- sni medici sni conhnre
the ~hoe's ard re,s .ie IN articles to ehsmiits
diu. eht' Ak esrenssies one
TIE fear Of the speers and I!cule OF the House of
Commons, seems te have prevented NJ. Buckiog
hsm'- con mU,se ir m csssiDg these under toe besi
Of lmne- ate Remedies" and reporting bill EN-
b DYING q csc provisions Had he boldly proposed
such T. measure ',r iumeoiate acton, backed he
VA a. that time ~ 40 immst 81 amount % psti,-
ueu'sry evidence; and had br included 10 these prop
ositi the manufacture and sale Of all intoxicating
hdsors az well 90 spins, hGeevsr mach ioiculs
ght hsve been hesped upon him, then he would ~
lea,t lsve Ice oil IN this movement Al h bOr which
is nos iss' aN aro.d u oar own countrymsn, Neal
Dow. Boweyer the temperance movement went on
j. Epsl r. uuter The banner of moral suis,)u with
toe sid 81 souc 81 cry liquor laws, il lS73, when
Nathaniel 'Srf. W' mb-r ~ tne society OF Ffeud',
a. orc al the sigIcI OF tie adIr referred to above,
hesiiIg o. The sUcc Of The Maine Law movement
il thi- country determined on e.t.ron foJ similar
sta uie in Epgand BuJ bis health lot being very
good sDc not Dg. at first with much encourage
mept he old rot mste very rapid progress at drst.
He proposed 20 form /" United kiogdom Alliance
"for the Legs Suppression Cf the Traffic in ln1xlcst-
"ing Liquo's
After issuing prospectus, the first meeting OF the
general council of the alliance took place the 2oih
ofOctober, 1853. One hundred members ot the couu-
eli from various parts Of England, Ireland, Scotland sDd
Walls stmbled in Manchester aud there about
two bur dred members of the alliance from various
parts of the cOuary also presen AZ this convention
Sir Walter Trevely an bart, cleo ell president of
the alliance lis. Of vice. presidents comprising some
of the principal temperance in Great Britain
a. reed to, and the following platform OF principles was
sdopted:
II Thst her night polite for the sts.e to sfjrd
eos and "a uac or system th.t
creast Gnu 20 waste the na,lobst corrupt
e Lsh and destroy the heath an lives of the people
- hat he rsfc IN iu AcstirE liquors. - COMMON b'v
sr,ts i, insal to the true interests dvdu,s snd
de.ut The order and welfare OF society, and ought
hot the history al past lie. Ision regard
the liquor sc aturdsny prove tb't h impossible s's.
fsetoy lin ae system so essentially missnevou
ne tendencies. 80
jus ib the uptodirg Of sJsem 20 ury wrong IN Urn
zip policy and disastrous in re'alis, as the traffic
ira the ais alive prohibition the liquor sfie per.
feety mpAnb~ h r0oabe bcrty ana NTH ali the C. aims
That the I'VE proh,bion tf tho liquor trsfc would
he h,ty the Development Of progressive civil
ops citizen. should eouboe 70 procure aG
Efficient sd IN removing the appalling evil Of inen
IeIsres.'
Numerous resolutions, plodgiog the council 10 ac-
tiyity we're also parsed, and :our thousand five hun
ored dollars raised duriog the day. The public
eeirg ir thu evening held at the Corn exchange in
that city, I'll the rt Prohibtory Liquor law meeting
he'd in England was attended by thre thousand
persons sno usny were unable TO crowd into the hail.
Dr.. f Lees, Of Leeds, and James Six Bucking-
ham, esq., Of Lon dOn were present, as were nume-
rous other popular advocates Of Temperance. The
following resoIuliors we're sdopted unanimously and
with sccsmatiOn:
Il Th, the prime end Of social s,.l.on !. to secure tn;
d,uoia i7irg saencies in the CO mnonwealth.
90 That he tr'hc in ntoAtea log qaori as bsverse, |"
al sys inesbly productive Of iumenSe iOurJ to the
stei,l and material is,sr,st OF RE nation.
s. That th. mss'ins regards quorvendiuE establish
linz p.tbs Nth the adv II society in tie patio OF
civilization ard earnestly calls on pstnoc cz,ns and
riate Of The m no N
" That this Meeting cordially approves OF the object and
e ain. pot bp OF thu fc In rsees anl
that oyement tie hearty saDe,in and support"
From this time the movement received an Impetus
sud TIE support of many men whose inn .ence and
placed the asuce on an established foot
ing Nath aDie Card Was DOW joined by an active and
efficient secretary, Mr. Thomas Parker, another
sigrer Of The present sdores. 10 December last the
council Of the alliance ssued address TO the people
Of the United Kingdom in which they declared the
following principles.
O." Every community Is warranted ia employing the beet
sc,tose clearly .,Ser right society .sAte NUS
,rce. uru ts members On. Of the chief benefits Of
civilization IT, hat BY emhitirs Tho intelligence and power
the for the and SecnIty OF each protection rem
oersd U ore compete ard efficient.
,ss son or capnot be secured without Il Is eED dnt and
d.rsbe the Interference and authority Of The state
P0b pitor uofA s1sson fnsy DO mnch - essen ead
pubic evils the force Ct srsunent example eseo.
and mbbsOD ,chfye sp!t ndo rum phs oc tue com
non 3nts 10 this itinence "hep p rate
D. cuniary largely involved In maintaining The
source. rube misery and especially ~hen men deal
modify which eSuce. AID enssves while deprsves
ard de,oy sci Of SCENTS r he found % seep tnos
suI.e open and pr vice fresh 10 eItens a
nostt zne permitted bs The moral i0furnc> Of pnbie
orop si0r. would not have abolished the saystsde and
IN the Bri,h empires AID IL only whn pablo 0gB
loo ,..ued .gs decisive hst
which could be disobtyed
All private interests held subject N the public good
thus oe,ie. ber0s h7u,es srothe. nossn 'es and say
rrv have been made sss. Tho usmc 10 sroog dnok "a
nbit, rdvdul happiness more sub
yrr,vs Of social order and derofsory TO national
dignity any thin the State has Heretofore ntesei With
or prohibited"
Tie address 70 our citizens 10 az follows: