New-York tribune., 1867-07-26
TEMPERANCE,.
GRAND TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION AT SARA
TOGA-MEETING OF THE GRAND DIVISION OF
EASTERN NEW w-YORIS--ADpREsSES by SEN
ATOR WILSON AND OTHERS. e. 80

TOGA-MEgTING OF THE GRAND DIVISION OF
EASTERN NEw-YORK-ADpREsSEs BY SEN
ATOR WILSON AND OTHERS. g ~
d TyIEGRAPu o
SARATOGA, n. Y, July a5-Early yesterday
morning the white OF Temperance seen in
the streets Of this place OF fashion and beauty long lines
Of and in regaia, red, white and blue-em-
bomatc OF love. purity and fidelity marched beneath
the flags and the Of this effort for Temperance
was made certain The Divisions Of the Order OF Sons
of Temperance from the country had turned out
early aud strongly. Headquarters OF the order were
established at the Crescent House, better EnoYg
The Convention that OF the Grand Division OF Eastern
New York IN its third quarterly session inc PlEme %
Division opened with the following Omceis ia the
trander, G. $. s d. Foot; G. Con- Win. H. Curtis. over
200 representatives present The order OF business
was inc anu ~, b nnSc demoDstTation in
Cooper Institute, Newlork, on the evening OF october ~
before their annual session The following resolutions
Pesosed That in the name of 81 900 pledged temperance
Eastern New York. do earnestly request the Const
nonal Convention IN session at Albany TO submit 10 te
people OF this state at the coming electo' sepau,o ~,
article or section OF the Constitution, prOnluns the
sale of Intoxicating liquors rs beverage ana tat copy
q ID he sent 10 the present Constitutional Convention.
RcsoIred That we urge the friends Of temperance
~ tbr prcent Excise law in various localities and pledge
ourselves to stand by Constitutional authorities in the
faithful and earnest enforcement OF al laws ID idNoro oi
temperance. good morals and quiet SaDbaths
Tie Grand Division adjourned at o'clock to take part
i'm the ubic meeting advertised for the afternoon AZ
o'clock the Grand and Subordinate Divisions formed IN
procession Franinsqqare and marched 10 the grove
beyond Congress Park, where the mGeung OF tue a1l-
noon was held. large audience had collected rom the
hotels and the parks and thronged the grove about the
ed with Mr. John stcarns Of YewYOk President
Dr Cuyer of Brooklyn opened with an earnest & prayer
Thomas H. Ford Of Ohio who argued hat tue hquor ual
ie should and must be suppressed by law vson
and therefore listened with lnaehee 10 any one "no'
came between them and the whose uttelahces, al
ways and wellconsdered they desired 10 near In
MIR Wilson said he had no experience TO give Ihe
Heavenly Father had blessed MN III many ways; Ie
thanked Him by day ana py hgI thna a ne @ ne 90 % w 10y
taste for intoxicating drinks lie ana not KNOW to+u
bis ewes first saw the light Of day intemperance
had saddened his life The speaker was nc nS
nress of the human family and he believed that there
had been great progress in the cause OF Temperance III
drinking ot the beginning OF the present century ana
gave an exhaustive history OF this progress toward re-
tnued; We should TO principle ana practical IN
action at the samo time. Remember one thng. only
few brief wears ago. and Slavery was master OF
this country; it put, up aud put down % whom whom II t
pleased, and branded every man who GareS sroo 10
and acted; and others did not, few years the
country did not @ anu w gGo MANY T syprs 'S fop our moral
cowardcc Had this nation, years ago, been true TO
principle and right n9 SGT Sy e war me- wSG ssV 70 yo
there is great contest IN the DeXtfew years on th
s stSn OIL We have desroyed saveTy; we are
united people great people, and this continent TO be
the tleater for great moral action. theateF where
great efforts are TO be made 20 overthrow wee
and evil and lift up. and the coming generation Is 70
be one OF immense activities. We may take our part III
this fight do what cOnscienccs dictate ana Goa COM
mands on we may shrink back but the work VIII go on
wanttO say TO men who have any thing 20 DO WIN pun
lie affairs that IL Is safer 60 put your feet down ana snu
FOR the right and be right than Is 10 undertake 20 hoa
along with yitIated public opinion Public men shVuiu
load-they were never made TO follow. They snolldle9
what Is light and tell the people what right Appiaase
See TO IL that we go straight onward ana oiWhdi lht
we speak the words OF truth In the ears OF the lshg men
OF the country that bring IN pure correcten puphe
sentinent that wotplace upon our statnteDooKs good
laws and enforce them; that we put pehihd thOse laws
strong public opinion that cannot be Dafied nor turned
aside ~. ,ho .,at.,oo al
onrned Ia meet a the Opera House and at the Baptist
Church nj S clock In the evening.
EVENING MEETING.
Al the meeting held In the evening In Lelands Opera
U"use at " whch ex Governor Buckingham Of Conneet-
cut slel addresses made by Coy. Buckingham
the Rey DR. Cuyler, j.. II. Unac and the Hon Qenry
Wilson While the great meeting going on IN the
Opcia House. full house oOugleated at the Bapust
Church, whore a meeting was organized WIN the ht1
j. T.. Dunn Of Now-NOrk presiding Senator wilson Hu
dressed this assenblage OF Christian people WIN Ble
feeling. appealing To them ~ lovers amt IoioWtIs OF
Christ lit up this great reform, and place
ON the.suro foundation, Constitutional law ana
charity. Mr. T. H. Uniao Of Boston aud tho Kew Dr'
Cuylcr also addressed the meeting.