The New York herald., 1867-04-02

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE RERatD.


SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or TK1 REnlD.
The War Against the Rumseners-The To-
baccs Tramc 70 be Attacked Next-Lester
from Radical Parson 20 General Grant
About snsok inU-He Urges Him 20 Give Up
the "Inevisable Cigar'' for tho Benent Of
Young America-The Female Suffrage Ques-
tien In the Lesislature. &e.
BosrcS, March %, 1857
Rum tobacco and suffrage for are Just the
three leading hobbies OF the Massachusetts, radicals II
seems az il one half Of tho community. from the hills OF
Berkshire 70 the sands Of Cape Cod insane
the other these three matters Probably the luAatcs
on all OF the subjects united in the crusade asans
rum, and just they In the midst Of active
campaign The for female suffrage and against TO-
bacco win probably not be very actively fought inside Of
another political year. although the troops actively
preparing for the fray One Of the anttobscco chiefs
has fact, gone Far already 70 address General
Grant and urge him TO give up the 'nevabe cigar"
Az has been previously stated in this cor
reepondence, the against the liquor tranhc
10 exciting the utmost interest. The Committee
of the Legislature, which 10 asked 10 pass .
license Law, has held something ever twenty public
hearings and viii have half many more. Between
one and two hundred have testified before them,
the majority for license and the minority against
license. The evidence given by some or the rsmon-
strants TO license law is rather Amusing One two
have predicted that the temperance movement is like
the anti slavery movement, and that Il win eventually
be successful and that il is only question Of time
II they keep agitatng 70 the total abolition Of
whskey, wine and beer from the whole American con.
tnent They claim that he who drinks glass OF vine
win 60 to perdon sure that all crimes flow from rum,
and that to drink sell il sin not second 10 that of
committing murder The Temporary suspension or the
traffic by many Of the dealers In the city and country
audA fbVgt
their sanguine antcpaons OF squeching the
trafc throughout the United States All good reforms
they eay originate sachuses and this movement
they lock upon the hsroinger Of great national
moral revolution
The tobacco question the which they win ag
after having been vanquished in the liquor reform
movement. Their champion, Rev. George Trask. OF
Ftchburg asserts that the weed in all s forms creates
a dryness Of throat, morbid and sometimes insatate
thirst which clamors for strong drink and which sn
pie liquids appease. that it produces depressed
condition system and is in and
form and At all times terribly demoralizlng to health,
morals and christianity. II is somewhat curious that
the frst man whom these reformers have attempted TO
convert is General Grant At late meeting
this Trask Of Fitchburg delegated TO address the
General and urge upon him TO give up the "nevitabe
cigar" The letter which sent TO the General have
been permitted to copy. 1t is as follows:-
DEAN GESERAt--Public men regard as public pro.
pety their public acts legitimate subjects OF
public animadvsrson Newspaper reporters who chron
Gle your from Dan to Beershcba identify
nesr, that you are great smoker well great
general Whether they report you In one battle or enotber
10 tho siege Of Richmond the cautulaton Of Lee re-
ceving the homage Of fair the noisy applause
Of mon, they ring the chsnGes on Grant and the
inevitable cigar" You conquered Gsneu ~ ~ spite 2.
Constantine by the sign Of the Cross they could have
| given il little no moro prcminence.
gratitude; st be il undeFstood thas while med1le
With your private habits make no apologies for
pusaic notice. The war We wsse i simply defensive
Your habit u contagious and, associated With your
Community nss Soss .sassc1s The csnS" .c the
public use, Of narcotic vhtcn ruins millions phys
% nations a'e once spasndd and msy NO man q :easncs
attempts TO deny that tobacco poison-a resacn 70
81. %
furnishes no blood, no muscle muscle no Scns..nd 2.
structivs OF life principle Its posoneus escts are
always visible. II may seem TO lie io.pad 10 the
system as viper In winter. Indeed its eeects may
% out q SIGH. & and coming up in the distance So IN
ssra snss mus sny Who
/ with the idea that he Is uninjured hy the weed Will
me og SS n0Is e ne
telling the world to-day that is next % impossible
.S asca ssssss ss oSsra.s carsS
IL action IL ipeidous n relation to both individuals
and nations sometime: seD~s rs es %sny Sy II cSe iae
individuals and whole nasIons while unconscious Of It.
Sossrn: s Of .'css" ss1se and '' effect Hence when
dropped tobacco because II injured me, and did not
II failed to do hs duty, for u is rank poison he
/ British peer on the floor Of Parliament said, my lord,
in Of oil the injuries tobacco has inflicted in Europe
s Sss BEEN BLESSING he
presented problem worthy the study Of the philosopher
We sdarsss YOU General in relation to an immense
evil and we ask you 70 give y the sanction Of your
great name no longer We pray you 70 abandon your
multitude. '-1 That washington was frssmsson, that
Washington q siaveholdcr, has been urged thou
sand times vndcaon Of the masonic institution and
savsry; and that you the pinnacle Of military fame
. smoker, h urged By ten thousand young men in
vndcation Of the habit who copy your vice, but fail to
Our Scy. Gsnsrali wha. shall We do with these
pandBg mli'on.f We teach them tha. sooscco won,
every vice and crime We have led half million Of
thess dear young heroes 10 the altar and there in Han
D"usssya ,sxssus sroninssion what shall We DO with
cur Hands of HOPE ana gallant cold water armies.
and I rsnasrns % nosis appsss brand shsr psodac
t,ous with your Insignia and '0rant cigars and Gfant
e. ss ss
Of ihsss youns vcsncs osfcrs but your exampse run
ming like wi1d0re he's kndlod up ten Thousand more
| Dear cir, our psAion h iufammabe BE cAsslul OF
/ your nrs when you stepped upon that wharf with
your cigar In your mouth, and the faithful sentinel
l said "Gsnenl ihess combustibes: no smoking 10
allowed here and you said right sentinel right" you
did just what We ak you 70 do for Young Amerca-com
/ busiibls a. powder Every patriotic man and wonan
| should be sentinel for the republic and whenever
You smoke IN their presence and n the presence Of
their children they should rsmisd you that you smoke
among combussiblee
We beg you sir, 70 drop this habit and obey the
honest dictates Of your mind. Many rich cigar
huckster who lays boz after boz Of Havana a your
fset-many q coxcomb, suveioped m cloud Of smoke
and drenchcd In its profAne STENCIL will laugh at me Tor
attempting TO you; but you will not for thank
God our GENERAL Chief he's common sense Gentle.
your type whom brought into close quarters, are
bot see disposed nghs for this nuisance They sub
scribe 70 tho sentiment of Dr. Franklin who, on being
asked Why he never smoked, said, %ir, have seldom
ssen man u health ana possessed Of good sense. who
would seriously maintain that ~ did him any good;
pray, why should smokesn