New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-09
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

The Twenty fourth Anniversary Of the American
Temperance Union wac held at the Puritan Church. ON
Union svuare, last evening. letter read from
Gov Briggs Of Pttsed regreing his inability at
tend from severe illness. EDWARD CORNING esq,
was called to preside and prayer offered. After
few remarks by the Chairman, DIR. MARSH, the Sec
retary, read abstract of the Annual Report from
which we learn that 5000 drinking were closed
in this city during the past year. The Temperance
Societies more numerously attended than
at present, in a hourshng condition. Public
sentiment against liquorseling ia rapidly increasing
and we nay live 10 the day when there shall not
be licensed grogslop in this country The report
that many friends of the Temperance movement
have shown great apathy in fighting against the
milder into xiclnts-beer wine and cder-but in the
end they will find that in tolerang these beverage,
they were but nourishing viper in their bosom.
Ii recommends the establishment of National Tenn
perance Publishing House, for the dissemination Of
newspapers tracts, and other temperance literature
Among seamen, the cause has been progressing most
encourGgingly. Upward of 81 600 sailors, mostly in
the merchant service have enrolled their names among
tons for the year have been Il, 400.
DIR. TYSG then spoke of the great battle which the
friends Of tempcGnce had been fighting for the past
forty years. Said be-When we commenced the fight
there were many and women joined our ranks,
who liked THEN glass Of wine, but felt called upon TO
denOuEce the drunsard. Shortly after made
against their fayorte beverages, and determined to
strike at the root of the disease and then they fosook
us W hnhuleur. Our enemies threw every obstacle
in way, but stiIl we advanced onward, and grew
and fouTished. Latterly, however, many of those
who commenced the fight resolved to continue it to the
bitter oEd have gradually Withdrawn, and many of
them take their wine and other nder stinulants.
They still consider Themselves temperance advocates,
and no doubt do fight against the use Of spirtuou-
liquors, and for this thank them. But | for one
willing to content myself with the good old Arab
custom, and when / am thirsty, chuck handful Of
water into my mouth.
From political parties we have nothing to hope.
Whether the Republican party or the Democratic par
ty IL in power makes difference to us; the Rum
party is always iii power. There is little choice be-
tween tie political parties go far as the welfare of the
temperance cause is concerned for none of them will
enact Erws to assist in saving our feow-beings
from drTnkards grave. The reverend speaker read
several recipes for making beerone Of them requiring
Is filthy and poisonous Ingredients produced much
s-crriment He sad that % 900 young men died every
year in this State from the of these drugged mix
tuss, and the last Legislature made provision for full
tha number fiis year. The speaker appealed to the
ladies to assist in this temperance movement by refus
ing to associate 1ith drinking young men, and warned
them 10 have nothing to do with such drugged puppies
Addre-es were 1ien made by Capt. Foote Of the
Navy, and Gen. R.ey of Rochester During the even
ing collection was taken up for the good Of the cause