New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-15
COUGH BANQUET.

which took place last night at Nblos Saloon. The
occasion, which drew together the leading men and
women Of New York, was Grand Barquet IN honor
Of that eloquent and distinguished advocate OF lem
yeranct Reform, John Il. GOugh. There could have
been no less than five hundr,d persons present Five
tables, extending the entire length Of the saloon,
were filed with ladies and gentlemen, and
in addition to these, at a sixth table at the head
OF the room, the guest Of the evening seated,
with the President and Nice-Presidents. Mr. WV.
L. DODGE presided Dinner was laid at q O'Clock,
and the company entered and took their seats amid
delightful music by Dodworth's Band Amcng those
present We observed Gov Dutton of Connecticut the
Rev Henry Ward Beecher the Rev. John Chambers
OF Philadelphia, DR.. Peet of the Deaf and Dumb In
stitute, the Rev. DR.. DE Witt, the Rev. Mr. Cuyler,
Mr. H. c. Bowen, DR.. Griscom, Mr.. Joseph Hoxie,
ard other distinguished gentlemen.
The President, VIZ. Z. DoDGE, esq, called the
asseublage to order and introduced the Rev THOMAS
De WITT, DID,, who invoked blessing. Dinner was
then discussed with great gusto, and although pre-
pared upon strictly temperance principles, there APP
peared to be unusual flow Of good spirits. After
dinner the President said that they had met this
event Ia do honor to whom they they thought
God had raised up to aid in the Temperance cause in
this and other lands. The tables in this hall now
not such generally spread here-ior when
intoxicating liquors were feature the lallls were
generally absent Applause He announced, neon
cusion, that they had received letters from various
distinguished persons who were unable to be present
The Rev. ions MARSH stated that letters had been
received from Gov. Clark, Chancellor Walworth,
ChiefJustice Williams OF Conn, Prof Slliman, the
Rev. Dr. XIX Of Boston, Mr.. Keener of Baltimore
Edward G. Deavan of Albany, and John Iappan OF
Boston. The letter from Gov. Clark was read. II Is
as follows:
STATE oy EEw-YoRX, EXECUTIVE DEPAErNENr'}
REV John H. M.RsH-Dea, Sir: | am houored with your
yery cordial sud pressing nyta behalf the COMMITTEE
10 serd the complimentary entertainments to be given 20 the
eloquent Mr Cough, the I'm instant by Tue end' oil
Ten Tersuce in the City Of New-iork
ofcis business here would permit (which regret TO say
is not probabe nothing would be more sf1Iyhs o. a1S ~
greater pleasure than the distinguished guest and friends
OF TEMPERANCE and good order on thus interesting occasion
Such demonstration deem AZ ms slne appot, $500,
allie the progress of the cause and 80 one OF 10 srese'
effective CHAMPIONS not only IN TINS country ou III
u. vour gathering will tend yisor and strength to
the coed only your city but eyerywhee ana AA
ali friends Prohibition who be present will take courage
and their resolution TO Pess hriny yr~aa IN @ -
woik II for any friend Of Temperance to relax
% not seem TO be sufficient that the peoples representa-
tive have III lance With ne prayers OF three or tour nun
dred thousand Ietitoners enacted law and that ser long
a nature osderstion upon the Statute Books OF toe
STATE srd esreciay in your city where, until very recently
bns through the cOnnivance Of magistrates ana ehecne
a~er. swor 10 sustain the laws been hagraLy dsregaricd'
II boxcv, the ants of people neglect refuse 10 per
form their duty, the remedy Is apparent ana t1S WI"
NV observation enable. say, that believe the use Of
iufoa liquor = the cause directly and indreey OF l
ffhs OF ell the crime committed agar 81 our Jaws te % @
Of The raupcr the State halt OF our taxes ana an
of the misery aud OF our
Ia view If things that the Tempe ause
a. strerrousy opposed But looking forward win toe
70 DC 1ii 10y The better Oh this Subject. We have
uc6 reason for congrauaon the steady aud sure progress
undonbtedy in favor the principle Of Prohibition
BE pleased accept for yourself aud me members 81 your
Committee Of my high CONSIDERATION ana oee'e
me- very respectfully your O''O-'" MYR0N H. CLARK.
Mr. MARSH also read the sentiment forwarded by
Edward G. Delavan, as follows:
the light Of Truth continue 70 hed its benign nhuence
on every POLITICAL party, and Christian denomination M
by renovated public opinion the sale OF intoxicating liquors
6a be m ed in the District Of Columbia not only but also
in every and Territory that surrounds IT, unu the 'r
hall esase !. The lazy as sy bays p Of fy alike
Il table Of the President at the Capitol and the cottage
The PRrsrDrsr introduced the Rev. DIR. TING.
DIR. TrsG said that, could the whole community look
in upon them, they would present an array o. infu-
encc which would lead them to suppose they would
secure the success Of any good cause. Steady light
was all they required, and they would bask IN lts
beams in triumph forever He stood tins evening
subordinate to who had done more than any other
to advance their cause, and had also been one OF
the most consistent in his coune. lie had been IN
stiucted to offer these resolutions:
Rord That the Triumphant progress OF the Temperance
Reformation during the 80 years delivering this and other
lands from deoatng evils calls for proousd gratitude " that
acious Being who rules the destnss Of nations ana fo'ec
P,.I,sJ Tf,t vbie We hold in afecorae remembrance
and the numerous advocates VINO nave ,he
suffering humanity against the OF the oppes
We welcome with peculiar Subtraction our
d sushel friend who is our guest this evening, whose
labor have been say blessed and prOspered in both
heui here's and esk for continuance VI his p seal and men
and guide the Young end bear the glad dins, deerance
aid to lie uyreds Of ne suffering victims oil n'e~per
He saw brethren here who for twenty years had
worked ogeherin this cause. If there wa: any part
Of BE life which be giOred, II was his thirty years
advocacy of the Temperance cause: IL had some,
times caused friends 10 desert him because he mai
separated himself from the bottle, and would seek 10
# Iarate them from it also In the early history they
lad sat cut with the principle that distilled quor was
to be put under the ban. Men then e1pehued thcH
efforts against fermented. Next they made up their
minds that they must make exceptions but TO sweep
everything from the board which would int01cate'
Legislation had followed because roI PQpp" wa poh
6S7, and he had no doubt but the time WOud come
when the principle would be established everywhere.
Their Governor was now sentinel But besides
that they had all Of those whom we earliest learned 10
love-and he would say that one woman was worth
two men lApplause They had, now, science ana
philosophy on their slde. Our sergeant-maJOr az AZ
beDy tod Us that the failure of the law was Dy the
connivance of the Ofce-hode It had been said that
he had uttered libel. But WHO doubted, II the ponce
and Executive OF ills city had attended TO the duty
the law would not have been enforced Our nohOred
Mayor bad made the initiative on Newly ears Day ~
Getting the example Of providing at his ONCE, cold
water entertainment. He had read ~ an EDghsh pa
per that our President had di-carueu Ilquoi H" M
table, and that English gentleman had observed me
fact on dining with him with astonshment Victoria,
too had affixed her signature to the hrst bill passed IN
her domnions to suppress the sale of Intoxicating
liquors And She il stated, too lad SAID that she
rerreed that aid not apply 10 the whole United King
dom. He glad to welcome here to night sh0o'
of Great Britain grated upon the root OF Brother JON
ATTAIN lAIplause He was man who had toled ana
achieved bis way point Of success and now alb
were ready to say ohim " Wei done, thou good and
ia thH servant" He was now about 10 take his de-
pature for the lard Of lis nativity to work there IN be-
half Of the noble cause where already be had wrought
gre changes for the better When be was there three
YEAR since Young man called hun aside anu said to
lin that drink was the ruin Of the English Church