The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-09
THE MORAL REFORMS OF NEW ENGLAND.
Qua BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.

QUA BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Great Gathering OF the Good and Virfuous In
Bo.tou-No More Rum and No More To-
bnccO--Fermented Wines TO he Excluded
from the New England Communion Tables
A Democrat Can't Be n Temperance Dian
The Iiouor Dealers Earnestly Advised 20
Commit suicide--SenatOr Wilson Op the
Temperance situation In Congress, &c.
BosvoS, Oct 8, 1868.
The radical moral reformers Of New England-both
men and womsn-have had two days jubilee in Boston
this week. They together In fremont Temple IN
response . call for New England Temperance Con-
vention but the body debeaed and passed upon many
matters entirely foreign to the announced purpose Of the
Temperance, intemperance politics, negro
suffrage treason and religion served up in one com
mon congomerated mass and was eagerly devoured by
the admirers Of such Phillips, Garrison Wilson
& Co All seemed TO believe, stated by one, that
II the principles Of temperance psrvade whole
land the Now England States must have prominent
agency In the work. With this idea thoroughly insted
into their minds not singular that there Ii some de-
gree OF interest attached to the proceedings
OF two thousand OF the representative mon
Of New England fanaticsm. They remained In session
two full days. and returned homo with the evident be-
lief that the whole world will be reformed, that criminal
courts viii longer DO necessary, that jas and peni
tentiariss will DO displaced by theological seunaries,
and that breweres diseries and tobacco warehouses
will be transformed into churches and in short, that
virtue, piety and goodwill to men will reign supreme
throughout the whole American land.
One OF the temperance agating clergymen Of Boston
distinguished himself by calling the body to ORDER and
the name Of Mr. A. C. Barstow will be handed down to
radical posterty as the permanent presiding onicer.
The Convention had not been long In session before
batch OF Puritanica blue law resolutions precpl-
tated upon IL, and they OF course adopted amid
applause and amens In substance they recognized
increased feeling among the people the temperance
question: thanked God for H. asserted that occasional
sniter was unhealthy and dangerous; demanded law
and its enforcement which would put In durance vile all
who seek TO live by dispensing wines and liquors for
financial remuneration; expressed the belief that
license law was an objectionable sin and prohibitory
law the only calculated TO secure the salvation
OF the souls OF Americas brave men, opposed the adj
mission to the jury box Of any and all who violate such
laws they would ask; denounced NJ d g who pro-
scribe alcoholic spirits In their compounds and
cared to the last ditch against any and everything
that did not have total abstinence for ta
Besides the resolutions there also series Of
says which afforded opportunity for the leaders In the
movement TO advance Their special ideas One OF these
essays by Rev Mr. Marvin OF Massachusetts,, upon
" The laon OF the Church to Temperance" The
sanctuary he claimed, the headquarters OF all good
things, temperance Included and u Il was true to its
duty would eradicate the evil OF drunkenness from the
whole land, or at least prepare the way for such
devohily wished for War and the cholera
we're, in his mind, Insignificant In the extreme when
compared with the terrible destruction which the use or
ardent spirits Is now making among the mon of America
and among The most lamentable circumstances which he
cited 70 arouse the church TO action the wreck Of
delirium emens" which he declared TO DO In the Pres
acns chair This diserAceful allusion to the Chief
touched the popular chord Of the convention,
and produced quite demonstration OF approval. The
essay continued by implorng clergymen deacons and
laymen grid the and march into the work OF
bowl and expressing the hope that the great work be-
fore them would be made easier and more thoroughly
accomplished from the fact that such convention
this had been convened. When tho discussions came
upon the adoption OF the essay Rev. DR. Marsh, OF
New York. said that he BELIEVED churches gener-
ally were in favor of temperance but that the Episcopa
denomination had not adopted special resolutions
favor Rev. Mr.. Wiley, Episcopal clergyman could
not stand such insinuaton that and his denial OF
Il was admitted and beliesed by the Convention Mr.
Stevens Of Maine, 10 supporting the doctrines OF the
essay took OCCASION 10 pitch into John b. Cough for his
bis lectures. some OF Coughs friends thought Az
erenty and finally talked the Maine delegate into be.
leving the same as they did and then the Convention
that y would better become him II he had given his
presence 70 Inc Convention rather than be itnerang
The was length adops.a IS The c Inc an
assembled concerning the relation Of the Church 70
Next came an essay on The Political Duties az Tam
pcrance Men," by Judge Pitman, Of the New bedford
State Legislature in political way has probably
caused the liquor dealers moro trouble than any other
ono man In Massachusetts,. HIS essay began by assert
ing that religious and moral suasion allies TO legal
measures and that neither Of the three operats
cesEf9liy without the other What he would have --s
shs hey r' should make i political question and 90
sqoareiy before tho people with i. He silly
insims.ed that most Of ,.d the mon . u once
and boldly asserted that they allowed known criminals
TO sR In the jury box Al least he seemed 70 favor
snoush 70 discover the folly Of advocsang such
ure and the republicans arc generally made up OF
only tho temperate and virtuods 1essvea 'nas me
s.sd apoe &. ssosou quite
sktNUo fA
Ideal yisws Of : Msssscbasetts and ! New Hampshire
delegate The Massachuets dehater, Rev. Mr. Futou,
.ho psesldes over the rs - Ismpss oonsrssaon,
sered said that he had understood that Governor Bull
ook temperance man and he bad therefore Do
,ned 70 vote for him, for he would sooner throw his
ballot for sober copperhsad than drunken republican
Edward Thompson, Who may be properly termed the
y o. Of temperance movements 10 Nsw Ens.snno.
thngs, and be hoped would not DO thrown away for
hsr earthly thing and that they would ncs vote for
asooss TSis SroasS up The author e.
essay. who said that he believed II they voted
point the daicuisy seemed % pa aaiued but was re-
vivec ~ ~ Salsnss. OF Concord, N H., who said
ma ne - S--.nsy sorry that the word copp rhead
nsa oss used He do not like the idea Of having poll
Us no strongly mixed up With temperance He knew,
10 hts city many nrst rate tcmprance men whose polt
cal views do mot sscoa WITH css 2. ns s ~,
temperance man In preference 70 any other. y =.
Jnlsr radical imitator Of John b Cough, got up hen
So expressed his delight that the word "cnpperheds
h% becu introduced and Challenger broke 10 and asked
49,, !, was the duty Of temperance men to be repub.
cans ana Uniar replied, Eyes, 10 timca Ike these o.
.crihng box noble William Lloyd Garrison was On &C.
ecnn, ~ n,n = republican and temperance man, and
sad tbs. 10 be- cct all should be like him Challenger
,n.s..d hat there were a. many good and
80 49,, ~ 80 &, the democratic rs IN The repub
icsn party, whereupon %. read resolution adopted
1t the Massachusetts Democrat ,orr sw srd ,,sors,v
before. which opposed the prcb = r,,.s ~
Lon, and 10 Unfair accorded TIE N AZ enthns,ssc
Judge Pitmans essay ~.s adopfed ~
and vote.
! rae question OF temperance was next co., yea with
Sabbath schools In essay BY Rev !. D. Barrevs OF
New Hampshire. The chis point Of u was TO incultate
into tie mnds Of The young idoa Of the evils and
dangers OF intempcrancc. and induce them to sign q
bacco The inevitable antitobscco hero George Trnsk,
OF Fitchburg sailed with all the powers ~ command
against the Tweed while discussing the adoptioa Of the
ossay Speaking OF In connection with rum he said
ssThey arc both intoxicants they both deceivers