The daily union., 1856-12-13
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, December IL, i

New YoRK December IL, 1856.
The temperance men, who hold to the Maine law" of
Neal Dow the only weapon by which temperance can
be promoted at the Tabernacle last night The call
for the meeting loud All the sects and parties
into which the temperance people divided called
upon to come forth The purpobe of the meeting to
rally at the opening Of State legislature and revive the
prohibitory law, which was dead letter statute
before the court OF appeals pronounced unconstitutional
The meeting slim affair, Not than two hun
dred persons We're present, with about dozen women
On the platform sat the speakersthe men who have
been engaged the past in attempting TO elect Mr.
Fremont-and the whole matter looked like a thrd-cass
republican caucus. Judge Capron presided. His speech
admission that the conductors OF the temperance
train had the of the track into the slough Of de
pond. The Mane-aw put their law on the statute
book two years ago yet Judge Capon says that we have
this moTeut I5432 places where liquor is sold by the
in this city and for the first time for many years
this party gave signs Of returning when
they responded 10 Mr. Caprons remarksthat they must
return the old system Of license" and place the license
high that but respectable dealers afford sell
liquor Rev. Mr. Hatfield could not disguise his feelings
He thought the work and toll and money spent to stop
drinking had all been wasted He dsgusted with this
city. He thought the reormers had better let go the
Indeed, be said that the best part of New York lay
beyond Spite the Devil Creek" Mr. Jay, abolition ora
York, completed the entertainment
This whole matter of temperance teaches some grave
lessons 1t shows how the fanatics of the North poison and
curse all they lay their hands Not content to do what may
be DONE they attempt impossible mpraccable things
they have "undone what they ought do and about
doing what they sought not to do" and what they have
right do and in their efforts to reform and things
they would do well enough and succeed if it
personal liberty and individual rights of These lay
in their path like huge rock on a railroad track The
train must hold up, or be dashed to pieces.
About twenty-five years ago the of social drink
ing Men drank and treated on all occa-
ions-when people born and buried when church
was raised, and when any matter settled when men
up and when they went to bed when they were hap
py and when they sad This almost universal use
ardent spirits led to much ntempernnce. movement
made at the North to induce people, by moral means
to drink less and TO abandon the social cup altogether
The measure was popular. The people into the
movement and it was a thing that "spirituous
liquorsP called used at all This state Of things
and called class Of reormers who contendcd
the work was not done we'll Many argued that to use
wine or beer, or cider bad use rum and the
moral crusade was commenced against these also The
Of the people yielded and into this also and II
popular But the reformers not easy nor con-
tent Some people would not into their measures
Compulsion must be used. An appeal made TO the
legislature Men began TO make laws what men should
the Of temperance began to reogra II has become
football for politicians II has been rolled in the dirt 1t
has been spit upon IL has been rudey assaled by
clean hands And from being that clean aud comey thing
that love to look upon and embrace its very has
been made by-word, and s presence hooed out from
the dwellings Of the country and good
cred 20 benecent Is in the hands OF who would not
be trusted with the keeping Of "he dogs Of the flock"
And had these so-called phlanhropsts the powcr-had
would have placed religion in the position and turn
away from the true consultations Of life from foul
and pestilential thing
The New York Evening Post, as you well know has
done all il could 10 defeat and dshonor the democratic
party The editor has been the republican Poet Laureate
OF the campaign But the election II over the Post
calls on the public mp and increase its circulation
the ground that the Post is the oldest democratic pa
per in New York" As well might Judas Tscsrot after he
had done that little piece Of work with the enemies of
his Master on the will Of evil counsel"-wth the
thirty pieces Of silver in his pockehave gone back to
his former associates and demanded their confidence and
support the ground that he the Oldest treasure
Of the little band. Tic did no such thing He carried
back the money, and then went out and hanged him
se,E7
Thaberg last night gave his closing concert to crowd
ed audience II brilliant affair in all respects
Thaberg leaves New York at once He intends TO run
through the countrysee all that have 70 show-make
all the money be can-and then 90 home He Is good
sample Of EnFlishman-stout, and apparently we'll
fed with red hair unpostical look, manner not cu
tivated, a John Bull stiffness and hautier about his
He sits bis music-soo chair like dray.
man at a chophouse. But he executes brilliantly.
committee Of the republicans held session the parIor
Of Colonel Fremont Thursday evening It was part
ing session. and the club sang requiem the Colonel
lie made them a spcech-ihe club went home-Mr Fre-
mont went 10 bed--and by common consent oil things
stand till the year 1860 The Colonel expressed his
readn.s 10 again at the next presidential He
likes the fap no doubt; but bow win the people Ike it
down-east preacher sat Sunday night taking quiet
cup ofea with old lady, of his parish very
tired said the preacher indeed quite exhausted