New-York tribune., 1867-03-23
THE STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

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THE STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
YESTERDAYS pRoCEEDISGs-A BY DIR. Guy
LER HORACE GREELEY AND OTHERS
BIT r1LKeRAPH SnBuSE
ALBANY, March 22.-The afternoon session yester-
day was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr Brownof
EIlenve Ulster Co. The second and third resolutions
s ven i'm the report yesterday were, after lengthy
discussion, adopted. The speeches bore mainly ga !ha
Metropolitan Police District and calling for the extension
OF the Sunday law over the whole state
The meeting was called to order by the President, and
opened with p ~ RO@s 6e SeT as the st SPEAKER o
began by reading the following letter 'he
STATE o. Cu..sss aIsssr M,h n is
9 ali: ssssg yss5 cS.,S S,sSs e Ss
held @ ysos p1; s, s and IL n Sff to the good csSs r
labor 1s '.ni' IT. that % ySrI sa0 and Brooklyn may +
M This thu far secured to these srea. s. eI s SS rs
eye fas thorough and practical trial Yer, Especially ySa
The Rev DR.. Cuyler of Brooklyn said: One OF his
grandfathers had been Mayor Of this GOOD old Du,s
town of Albany. but as he had married IN bh
he 1)r c. presented his Conservative views Inc
s asked What 90 y0S Son @oTons results as Web AZ
some mistakes in past years We ntehu 10 ~ ,nc Va
rumphs and avoid those mSaseS aSd Women who have
been slaves 10 strong drink, and when once nee,
sS ss&t g SaeR ssRS our ep SaS want
multiply such cases as sna arc spent every year
for Intoxicating liquors IN Nework ths same ~
trTe IN ts degree Of this City Albany. Have you not
have yon not some OF the nopeSt 9 ns @ sGs
drooplne Intellect when they should TO the bgbtsi
We aim in the next place to check the drinking sages OF
sSSlSiy sSsry drop P0T Of alcohol GsD poison and Is
t that tSSa man
horse feed him on spurs The speaker went went
because the shoe to pinch severely Would men men
spend time and money to WORK agaS Sea d1 IN Sebaf Of
class OF people poor weak sad & IN the , Sa,g PS
onS So soca and proud to do they
against this law, we Will remember tnen & anu 4 S ,sr no
strong and heahful as it Is blessings our prayers,
votes shall be his The sy %aS the are TST
Of two principles Loyalty to Government and tas
enn sahS that dares to lower its standard the
papers that some amendments to the Excise law are
| Se%rYork and Brooklyn that want no change what
| ever. We protest soemnly against it. A. a.. ,.,.
Co.. said He proud to have been the one who last last
Winter reported the Metropoan Excise law IN 'as asra
one ot or little by the present Senate He had engaf.ed
@ Ssd STesensS on ' Sh which Would spread
over the state. 1t preserved the features which con.
$S%Rsd SnRs Witch nls 0nS kept the saOsshs sacred
which wSh gaSSe gaS close PSwGIh their 70 shops 1t Will be pre-
sented for its third reading and passage Tomorrow anu
could promise that there woudnot oe SIX votes against
Horace Greeley said he would speak the relation of
IS ss deadly de- Si poison then position tight 4 i not
then we wrong How shall we determine that Il
or whisky and drinks thereof. it dies whyi Not be.
Of the quantity but It Is the quality Of 1he a9G
and falls dead what kills him. II Is the poison ., oi tne
that destroys HIM NaS My Is II or a y yea and
It has not killed them Yes; because Il Is stow
Or arsenic The Human frame adapt itself
necessities Poison may Be taken slowly a. s wss by
You man lying in in the gutter and one I asks What's
that is to say he is poisoned An Of liquor makes
man deathly sick. Nature is kind, and sends 2
half dozen glasses and not feel it," he should beware.
IL better for him that nature should REJECT one or
and Whom he had never known drink, fell dead
the bosom Of his family because nat,re would not reject
nents. in Thousand, whose friends and boon com
panions have dropped off one by one Young men who
fearful, for the poison remains IN your system
This. then, is our first position, that you
physician under pretense to save life To take II into
the system to counteract other poison, s
6oa &c uner anS Se q ~
suppose man wants to deal out prussic acid 70 teSse
those SS ' who iS are going S' TO take i do
nd the they DO know
should be protected They into the alcoholic
s they eas sOTs Sat Ss Sens
manufactured out OF that which never came from ths
grape. They are always concoctlng wme-Sno Wine
drinking only the drinking OF poisons OF various
strength AS to law; put all In the law that
public sentiment will sustain, and Try To
| mako public opinion daily wiser and
better Take what laws get. and see that they
are enforced Take License law and do all that va
can with It. Educate men. women. and children INTO be-
neyng that stop liquor selling for some hours out OF
tho "a because It Is poisonous. We mean TO show by
few years practical cesing OF dramshops, that wll
be better to close them al some Saturday night, and
| never spen them again. We have the Excise law In
force, and 1t is great source OF blessing TO the ma
| jority OF the people Of NewYork and Brookyn. Our
working men do not drink as much az ere'though ID
said II they do why are the rumselers trying TO ge,
the Excise law epesedt No. they do not spend os much
for rum; and they benefited by this law. Every
drop the rumseer does not sell leaves more money
buy bread, and is so much gained for the health and
morality OF the people. Now let us faithfully enforce
this law for few years. showing the people the good 10
suits of 1t. Then We can ask the people 20 80 on
and on, until liquor, like every other poison 4
kept carefully by SOBER good men, 10 be doed cut unde
sober, conscientious physicians, like any other poison
We may not do II to-day but let rally the glorou
II truth that every human being s side until he
TO the enemy and educate the community up to th
freedom OF temperance. The children belong 70 ua lie
us keep what have and gain all can, until New
York shall be temperance State Continued applause
The Convention was success In point OF numbers an
enthusasm-but hardly pecunarlly. The resolution
were radical and supported by equally radical speeche
evncng determination carry out the present hws
the letter and 10 demand total prohibition at fb" ear"'
] possible dav.