New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-20
THE MAINE LAW IN SCHENECTADY.


Correspondence of The n. Y Tribune
SCHENECTADY, Saturday, June 10, ls55.
As the goric us Fourth draws nigh the Rummies in
this city are beginning TO be soey exercised IN their
minds Especially is this the case since the organ"
cation of Carson League" and the commencement
of few liquor suits Accordingly they have gone 70
holding public meetingsa course of procedure hardly
nolitic for the Rummes anywhere and especially In
city like this where almost every man knows his neigh
bor for in no community strongero or more effect
i've argument be found for Temperance than to bring
together in a public assembage the whole liquor crew
dram. makers, dram sellers, dram-drnNers ana eu-
and let them look al themselves and Others LOOK at
them Tie mere spectacle is Itself grand temperance
sermon at any time.
But our Rummies must have meeting; so about
ten DAYS ago they circulated hand. bill notiiyings
TemperQHce tfeeftng TO be held al Van Horne Han
Thursday evening which would be addressed bya
noted "moral suasion' TEMPERANCE speaker. Ibe
meeting assembled, chose a President, and then oy
way of imposition, nominated wen KNOWN Temper
arce man and Treasurer of the Cars League, Mr..
James Hartness, who happened to be present either
through curiosity or mistake to the nature OF the
meeting as Secretary. Mr.. II. declined, Dut uey
pressed it upon him and he finally oIcialed. but he
Rummios had missed their mark; Mr. ii. published
tbeir nroceedinos in The Morning Star, and more
rich and racy piece of irony we never read IL was
very genilemanly but il cut like razor. OF souse,
tbe Rummies were mad they had got more than they
bar-eined for and they now resolved TO have a big
meeine-a monster assemblage, aud invite the whole
country TO it. So flaming hand-bis were posted al
about calling upon everybody who hates the teni-
bic. outrageous, despotc MGne Law, to meet in the
CITY OF Schenectady Saturday, 10th inst Saturday
came and in the morning il advertised that at .
p NJ. the procession would form at the corner OF
Church and State-sts and march TO the grove at the
foot of Albany Hill where the meeting would be held
The hour arrived and Safest. was all agog tor tic
procession "Where is it : Where rs the processionf
said each man TO his fellow; but alas, the dele
gates from the surrounding towns are very slow
about getting in; still at last the cry went up
tTLey come, they come" and enough they
did come. There they were in solid pbalanx
INST tire musicians three drums and two hfes, ans
about twenty little boys at their heels In beautiful
order they marched the Canal Bridge, turned n
front of Gvern's Hotel, marched over the Canal
Bridge back again. and finally halted in the street IA
front of Van Horne Hall. The idea of the grove had
become obsolete. 1t was evident that Van Horne
Hall would hold the Z" Mass Convention Ms easily as
it had held its ilustrous predecessor. SO after an
hours vigorous drumming the Hall was entered and
the audience had the pleasure of listening to the sew
eral speakers whom they lad heard at the previous
meeting. However, they did not have The same Sec-
retary They kept clear of the Treasurer of the Car
son League this time but that their proceedings may
not lack publicity have concluded to act as Secre'
tary for them, and by your permission to give them
the advantage of your wide and general circulation.
MOHAWK.