The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-08

FALCONbR, THE TEMPERANCE MAN, IN THE FIELD
AGAN-BE DENOUNCEs TIE AUrHoaIrTgs-A RICH
SPECIMEN OF ORAToRY--A CHRISTIAN JEW HOLDS
FORrH-sCFNRs ABOUT THE wHARvEs
Edward Falconer the street preacher and perancs
lecturer who was twice arrested Sunday for
turbpg the peace by holding forth public addressed
crowd Of i've hundred persons the of
street yesterday afternoon but instead Of being moes'ei
protected by the police. He could, apparently tank
Of nothing but TO wbi;h he had been
subjected by what he called the 'ud,snersry the
city,' against which he iuveighsd with great deal
Of veht mencs, but n sort of regard the rules
Of grammar. he said he mue refer to these persecu
lions" very cautiously and would therefore figure
Of speech He bad bsen prosecuted by three anmss-a
rum sellers BY The rsecoon the police, but Who was re-
presented by the fox did not trarspre We give the fol-
lowing specimen OF his barrangue verbatim but tho pscu
liar shousand strings" style Of delivery dees
description -
mo. the old raccoon. rhe old racoon has had 10
na 10 90 s ~s ::
was gone And he wanted to make himself official, and
90 ne ,ro what be could 90 While the old com was out
wrong wire, and 30 he got dsfeated And we're aquatic
w al Of sm in The PAX nea. wsdnssa.y TaursdAy
mind. what 4 meant BY them; that's al can
ssSdes q the yops one thing 70 cay Of the supsrin
tender Of the Police Departmental have thing 10
say for him give every man credit that's due 70 him
Pm very much obliged for the direction he give me- and
shall he as moderate as ever possibly to-day.
Mind, Pm takin' about the Old Coon-he has granted
the privilege TO come here 70 day upon this spot aod
hold Temperance meetn' and hope God will re ward
him for it BE 10 . that will deal essly By every
man, and them Ia the kind Of men that US teeo
taers. We don't want TO stand the Park platform,
and I'll tell you for Why: ind that they hant got
that emblem that has long stood people
Jestce Jese hez disappeared from the top OF that are
City 6a and we don't desire, tetotaers to take aay
ground where there amt equal stce dealt out 70
man alike That 10 tn reason why And viii take
post in front Of the old hero of the oountry-thas
Washington | see he stands there at any rate, and
there We shall get far description Of all the
stack me- hope they will send Temperance to take
me- told em 1t Yves very Offensive VI bot day TO
dragged through the streets between two rum casks
The two officers who came TO arrest me In the Psrk pulled
the chair out from under me and used rough,
snd suppose Of it hadn't been for ntoxcatin liquors
they wouldn't Gone It. They took me to the Police
they took me TO the City Hall the Old fox would 20.
ketched right the spot and may be got burnt
of, and that would been bad. But perhaps, may 20
too fur in that matter Bimeby l shall read nv text
which I've brought upon the dock this ocason which
think s the most appropriate thing have saw in q
good while. set good deal Of store by this old book
good many years, and, thank Cod the skunk has no,
been able to harm me the least Bit ana think very
fortunate"
man, introduced as Brother Price, sang a tempe
song in most lugubrious manner, and another
man. roughly dressed, introduced az Brother Holman"
addressed the crowd. He vocferous than Fall
coper but their styles Of delivery a. like
reas" He too harped upon the TsCent prosecutions
exclusively, Brother Faconsr followed In another
fsrsue, and the exercises kept up till about dark
TIE crowd quiet and orderly, and apparently very
u,h amused by the exhibition Another street preacher
nan with thin tow colored beard, and low crowned
mouse colored hat, sad to be converted jew
thing that Sort was holding forth from ano,her pile Of
lumber few rods from Faconer and his friends, but hs
not above dozen heaTere-the boys In the de-
capg that there no fun there and they could not
afford TO patronise the opposition.