New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-19
STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
SPECIAL MEETING

SPECIAL MEETING.
From Our Own Reporter.
ALBAsY, Thursday, Dec. 10, 1856.
Pursuant to call the Delegates assembled this morn
ing in the Senate Chamber Of the Capitol. l,r,.
representation was in a.tendance-the, marked fe,.
ture being tina. the Delegates present constitute the
cod Guard, the veterans Of the cause:
We noticed among others Gen. Smith of Ulster
Lsbau Haskins of Csyuga, Gen. Riley of Rochester
Senator Bradford Senator Rider Judge Foote Of Mad
ison Col. Camp Of Tompkins, E. C. Delavan of Abs
n.y. Charles Bartlett Of Duchess, John Sherry of Sut.
folk Gen. Knox Of Oneida the Rev. Mr.. Jackson,
Temperance Agent of the State of Maine; the Rev. Mr.
Far, Agent Of the New.York State Temperance So
cety, and several other distinguished ce-gymen.
At II o'clock the President, +. c. Delsvan, ESQ.,,
called the Convention to order, and the Throne Of
Grace was addressed by the Rev. Mr.. Seeley.
Prof Mccoy announced the presence of the Rev. Mr..
Jackson Agent of the Temperance Society Of the State
Of Maine who was invited by the Convention to parti.
cpate in its deliberations.
The President then read his address "a follows:
GENrLEhrs OF THE SOCIETY: Since the decision Of
the Court Of Appeals, pronouncng the Probitory Law
Of the Legislature unconstitutional the State has been
given up to the unrestrained sale of intoxicating liquors
EFFECTS OF THE DECISION.
The disastrous effects Of the notification Of the Pro.
hibitory Law by the Court Of Appeals, is in marked
contrast with the state Of things while that law on
the statue-book. From every part of the State from
the correspondence which has reached the State So
cetys Office from the different cOuntes, and from the
observation Of the Socetys Travelling Agent comes but
one voice. declaring the awful increase of drinking and
drunkenness since the decision. Your Editor and
Corresponding Secretary will refer to this more in de-
tai. Tn: proof abundant tia. the PLohiDtoIy Law even
straut the traffic aud the eIperence m effects
,b public sessy In the Ipedency and n.e.
,ty Prohbory Law has been only greatly strengthened
ERROR AZ TO WHAT THE COURT DECIDED.
You that the universal conviction when the
enacted which prohibited the sale Of liquor. am
ed by legal gentlemen who have studied toe decision that
That the establishes the right prohibit the sale of all
n xsSs % nd or S Aud
that law emitting some Of the provisions o. the las: may Dc
which enacted would do much diminish the fearful
sequences e.uDs from the sale Of Intoxicating drinks And,
exposition Of TIE whole question by the Editor Of the soeie.
y. monthly The Poaion and PaShed In .%ecs.,y.
Temperance throughout the State has led me to this
Other friends of the that the present Court Of
Appeals will not sustain kind sw prohibiting the sale Of
drawn inclined to the belief that this later opinion
TRIESDs OF The CAUSE TO BE MULTIPLIED BY THE
OLD MEANS.
submit gentlemen that should constantly bear In mind
ton taken Temperance reform has met with
position and great and has ory been oy sH
ground in any Of these % s ;sR uof
M NH moi b. an ePpeoton 10 hi. previous experience And
many learned the whole alphabet and beeSe fully
on yet otbe. have hardly learned the first letter in that
Ana vast SSs bs whole but regard
II as fanaea lmprsccsble We should discriminate be-
tive S :Ic az. Sey Se reach Of While ~e
endesvor to get Prohbory Law and good soon as
IF moral .as.ion to the the hearts those
S%Se: se Of n Or
Press Lecture the Pledge and the personal appeal have
& Sh %shS faith and Charity viii still multiply the friend.
and supporters of this benign Reform.
NO GOOD REASON FOR RELAXING OUR FFY0RTs.
While daily evidence since the decision Of the Court
Ie~ h, many Of the OLD and tried snS' Z, af
see much regret the present condition of al see no
end OF the 0 cause should relax his efforts. but
pry every possible why they should be
cause thirty years since (%y ens.gment was for
three h S.y q Ss fsss s:
labor the Of the ss a. s that
s nc tS oDe When this Pledge abandoned
c S. rss es
dstefy d.b.nded and the 1As Tempeyasef ear
IT., The ~, e 81 o a
who and witbO, hesitation backed me up with
and that gentleman the late Chief Justice OF this sas tne
John Savage who once occupied the position now
these to call to & mlpd , ,Ss to % .sny
that every possible for hope and
from review Of the past.
When we commenced AboTs efforts were directed
against scoho in what we supposed to be pure
% cobo were hesthu and nutrcioss Since that time
fraud upon fraud in the liquor business has been IN
nj il turns out most grossly In error Acoho
se but the other ingredients are more
and n Ss Of e1ey Kind Of
liquor only eqused in mahsnity BY the 0'
And vet these liquors drank by otherwise nteisent
and discriminating They drank BY al classes from toe
bosom up to RI. moderate drinke in high social position
as.'rs 10 retire from tn. Presidency of
Society last annual meeting and should have aGhs
@ The officers of the Society IN Ae.n! ana Gs o. ne
which dared Now those considerations 90 not
r be Ssa
the of youth or middle age and the % sp
Ell State In resisung the ONCE OF
and sH1llS w%Os
srs Smith Colonel Camp aha. continue to labor iof he
cause while life and strength last and 70 the extent oil my
ability. ri, cana.
for the good Of mankind have believe been one Of the
most sbned men in My motives of action have been
%s"s an time. PORTION: .S.sd
have often succeeded Place me IN h.bI ts,ed By
shS. Of the cause for the exercise Of the right Of private
Tina, ma, b nare than yet
nv heart tells me has been unremttins aim to 90
the bee: ana !, ben. %O. the Of both friends
with becoming Psen;ss and % Os apasI the Of
of great injustice injury may have ne
and my ndw n who feels that
NJ should be made him for such ranssresson Low
sasies 81 mos, freely PTOacT it,
FINANCES.
been usual the stated meetings OF your society 70 pass
resolutions ard while the Executive Commute nave
ord to carry out res.rd to their duties the state
Il hardly be expected they will continue their labor.