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■ml bo misled by our opponents into any change of positio”n, indicating fickleness and consequent iqibeciliiy; but let ^us all as one man firmly adhere to tlte principle of the law ,u itis. until its details shall be perfected, cud it shall be extended to llte whole .-klalc, and fairly ardfelly enforced-, bullet n« not for one moment rennt, but rattier inc-icnse. those elfinis for the dissemitmtion of light and troth, and ilrose social and moral influences, to which our cause is so deeply indebted for i;s pasr success, and on which it must still •mainly roly. Itis in our power by such means, to secure for the Empire State, the distinguishing honor of standing foremost in renting up, not only an imel'igent and virtu- mis, but a sober generation, fitted lo accom plish tlic high desiiuy., ,and wield that pre dominating influence awiing-thc nations, now so visibly opening upon our beloved .country. AZOR TABOR, H.‘N. PGHLMAN, J. A. SI'ENCER. B. R. WOOD, O. SCOV lb. DANIEL CADY. Stale Central CommiUec. Albany, Dec. 24th, 1S1G. Greene Ooimly Temperance Society. Published ly Request o f the Society. The Greene Counly T. A. Temperance Soci ety held its Annual Meeting in the Presbyterian Church, in Cairo, on New Year’s day. E. S Fox, Vice President, of Athens, in the chair. Opened with singing aud prayer. Tlte chair man of the Executive Cominillee, Rev. Mr. Snyder, introduced with appropriate remarks, the following resolutions relative to (lie death of the P r e s i d e n t . Whereas, God lias seen fit in His Infinite Wisdom, to remove from u s by death, Orrin Hay, Esq , the respected and honored Pres’dent of lliis Society— Resolecd, That we highly appreciate the en ergy, wisdom anil faithfulness, with ivhich he discharged the duties of his oflice. Resolved, That we will cherish the memory of h is private and public worth as a Christian, a patriot, aud philanthropist, and of his munif icent contntMiireiis to every Jsemwotenl object. Resolved, That while wc, as individuals, deeply feel the bereavement we have sustained, we realize that the less lo tlie temperance cause, a s well as to oilier kindred causes of benevo lence, is far greater than it can be to individu als. Resolved, Tlmt in tliis hour of grief, we will look to the Source, to which iik ever directed us for aid, and implore God lo cause Ihe-ntanlle of onr departed President to rest upon him who may be chosen to fill his ]>face. Resol ved, That wc lender our sympathy to tlie lamily of the deceased, nnd ibat a copy of these resolutions he forwarded to them. The report oi the Stale Central Committee was then read. Tho Inflowing Petition irom the Society to the Legislature was then lead: To tlic Honorable the Legislature of the State of New York—The Greene Counly Temper ance Society, your petitioners, respectfully pray your Honorable Body not to repeal the present Jaw referring the question of license or no license, to the decision of the respective towns of the State, for Hie following reasons: 1. The law is purely democratic, based on tho republican principle, lhat a majority shall govern. Jl does not oblige a singlo town ,to prohibit the retail traffic itt intoxicating liquors, hut simply allows lire people to do as they please, and rone but those whoso appetites or mistaken interests are opposed to public senti ment, and the public welfare, can wish it other wise. 2. The present law has, after lire most thor ough discussion, received the deliberate and unequivocal sanction of about four-fifths of the towns of this State, nnd of an overwhelming majority of your constituents of nil political parties. Yonr constituents wiil have an oppor tunity, every year, ot expressing llieir views of this law, at the polls, and whenever they shall as unequivocally indicate liner disapprobation of the ia-w, your petitioners will no longer op pose its repeal; but tilt then a repeal of tlic law must be regarded as the triumph of the pecuniary interests ano the political intrigues nf the minority, over the claims of humanity and justice, anil the undoubted wishes of a large majority of your constituents. J3, . T h e sentim e n ts o f n larg e m a jo r it y of y o u r c o n s tituents in lliis co u n ty , are i n fav o r of th e continuance o t Ihe present iaw . O n liic JO 111 of M n y , J e n out of the eleven to w n s th i s c o u m y v o ted in fav o r o f “ no lic e n s e .” Ia two o f the tow n s t h e vole stood ab o u t four to ono i n favor o f “ no licen s e ,” w h ile llio .aggregate m a jo r ity iri i h o co u n ty w a s 1317. A l llie l a s t S i a l e election, a n atlem u l w n s m a d e l o elect m c n i o lire L e g islate r e ,p l e d g e d to ad v o c a te a rep e a l o f the p r e s e n t l a w , an d though t l i e question at issue w as involved w ith o th e r p o litical q u e s ti o n s , and m a n y in various parts o f Hip c o u n ty , w h o o r e frien d s o f “ uo licen s e ,” ore k n o w n to h a v e vo ted fo r th e s e ca n d id a te s u n d e r a m i s a p p r e h e n sio n , y e t , tiie o p p o s ing caadidalcs.pT e d g e dlo u s e llieir effo r ts to su s t a in llte p r e s e n t low , w e r e ulectcd b y a m a jo r ity o f betw e e n 500 a n i l 6 0 0 . W h a t e v e r lhe n u m b e r o f tho s e p e t itio n s th a t m a y r e a c h you from th i s c o u rt ty for lire rep e a l of d ie law, w o w i s h -iheso facls lo be borne in m i o il. 4. The present law has nol been in exis- -ence a sufficient long! h cl' lirno lo lest its efficiency and usefulness. For sevetal months after the ifllh of May, the friends of the pres- erel law neglected lo invoke -the aid of tho magistrate in its enforcement, from the hope rlial .those engaged in the traffic of intoxica ting liquors, who professed themselves lo be good citizens and die friends oflaw and or der, would quietly yield to the requirements of law, and the declared wishes of so large a majority .of tbeir fcRow-citizcns, and that more would be accom plished by forbearance nnd lire boasted aninijiolence of lovc._ -than by the interposition of llio arm of civil au thority. Since those hopes have proved delusive, the friends o f llio law have been baffled in tbeir attem pt lo enforce it, ia con sequence of many of dm administrators of either refusing or neglecting promptly and fearlessly to do llieir duty, so thru ii is not till quite recently, that vigorous and success ful/ efforts have been commenced to enforce tiro law. 5. Notwithstanding (Ire resistance to law. and of bold defiance of authority. To make nny concessions to them while occupying tliis altitude, we believe will be lo sanction and foste-t that spirit of insubordiuialio-M, so lile-lhroughoul our Sja e aodCouotv. and which perhaps mote than a>nv oilier cause, threatens fhe permanence or our republican Institutions. Wc believe that, not till 1 hcse men submit to existing laws, will 1 tiedi (potation be entitled to re- speelful consideration. 7. We believe it lo be tlio duly ofn gov e r n m e n t -not merely lo punish crime, relieve poverty, and diminish wretched ness, where they exist, but rather wherever it is practi cable, to prevent these evils by removing their causes, which is ever tho more humane, and often the easier task. It is an unques tioned fact, lhat tire sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage is the nauso of ll-uee- Prurllis of tiro poverty, wretchedness and mime o f riic inhabitants o’f this State. We believe therefore lhat it is the duty df your Honorable Body as far as it is in your power I to remove from the Slate tliis fruitful source of evil-, and not to do ought that will givo an apparent sanction to u business, destructive aline io the health, happiness, inorals, and prosperity olf your constituents. S. The traffic, in intoxicating liquors is pernicious lo those engaged in it as to any class -of our follow citizens. While a few are tnriclied, many are impoverished by tire business. And they whocngage in it, not withstanding the light that has been shed upon ihe subjeci, cannot enjoy ibe peace of conscience essential to true happiness, and in a majority of instances either they them selves, oi some mombeis of ibeir families fall victims to the curseofiptornpernnce. It is llien kindness io those engaged in tliis traffic, nor .-nalioe, which prornpls -this pe- tition- Finnlly, Thefact. that so many inebriates in nil parts ofihe State voted in favor of no license,” is an evidence that they aro anxious to bo released from tbo thraldom in which they aro held captive; that they would bo useful and respectable citizens, were ir nol \hal they are exposed to a temptation which they have nm the firmness and moral courage lo resist. We present this in-erestmg fact as a loud appeal to your Honorable Body, as far as you may, to remove that temptation which lias reduced so many from viuuo, respectability, Irappine=s and hope, lo vice, degradation, wretchedness and ruin. V/1 1 ilc ilien your petiticnors perceive in tlte present la w several defects which impair its usefulness, to which wc invite iho attention of your Honorable Body, yet wo ask for no mldiiinuol legislation any farther than you will -bo sustained in it liy an enlightened and determined public sentiment. But re iterate the request lhat you will not repeal the existing law, and thus your petitioners will ever pray. Resolved, That when wo contemplate llie condition of llie Temperance cause twen ty years since, then a feeble germ, just force- ing its way into ibe light, through the liatd ciust of appetite, inlercst, prejudice and cus tom. and reflect upon tho giant growth it has since ntluined, notwiilrslanding the va rious forms of opposition it has hod to en* counter, we regard the past bistory or this cause, as furnishing the occasion of devout gratitude to God, ami as full of encourage ment to continued effort in its advancement, and that wc view the obstacles thrown in our way. as only so many needful incentives to increase our zeal and self denial. Resolved, That our hope of ultimata suc cess is founded, not on confidence in man but on confidence in the eternal truth and righteousness of our principles, aud on tbe continued cn-opperation of our Heavenly Father, who has hitherto so signally blessed ibis cause. Resolved, Tlmt now when opposition lo the cause of Temperance is ol its height, and the very laws of the land are set ot de fiance, we have emphatically reached “ the limes lhat tty incn’*souts,” and that now is tbe time and the hoar of need, when every p a t r i o t , philanthropist, and C h r i s t i a n , must bed rut, undaunted, and persevering in efforts lo sustain the supremacy of law, and to ban ish the eti rse of intemperance from our land. Resolved, That we recommend to die friends ofthe License iaw in this county, lo adopt forthwith such measures as they may riccni advisable, to suppress the illegal truf fle inintnxicating litfuors wjilrin tbeir bounds. Resolved, That wo view wiih disapproba tion nnd regret, tbe conduct of many of the administrators of llio law ir, refusing, or neg lecting to discharge the duties incumbent upon ibent, with respect to the present ex cise laws. Resolved, Thai while we do hot impeach their motives, but concede that many of them have acted conscientiously, we nevertheless regaid llie course of the Grand Jury of iho iatc Circuit Court of this counly, in refusing ro indict a number oflir/uor dealers, guilty of misdemeanors, as incompatible wiih the duties o f llieir station, and is contributing more than any other circumstance, to em bolden lire liquor dealers of our Counly lo violale the present excise law with the hope ofiarpumty. Tire following officers wore chosen for the ensuing year: President, Hon. Perkins King, Greenville. Vico Pres’ts—Cornelius Rouse, Athens; Wm. V. B. Adams, Coxsackie; David Williams, New Bohimore; Uriah Stevens, Greenville; A. Marks, Durham; D .K . Ol- ney, Windham; F. A. Fenn, Prausville; W. L- Barber, Lexington; W. W. Edwards, Hunter; Thos. Cornwall, Cairo; B. T. Rodgers, Catskill. Reeotding Secretary—M. L. Rickerson, Catskill. Corresponding Secretary—b.King, Cairo. Treasurer—D. Johnson, Cairo. Executive Committee—Rev. P.. Snyder, Cairo; Dr. R. Webber, Greenville ;*S. Sher wood Day, Catskill; R. C. Field. Cairo; E. S. Fox, Athens; L . Tremain, Durham ; Alnnson Pius. Greenville. Hon. Mitchcl Sanford, of Catskill, then addressed llio Society wiih groat force and eloquence, strongly insisting upon the neces sity of sustaining ond enforcing the License Laws against every violation of them. Such also was tbo universal sentiment or the Con vention. After resolution of thanks to the speaker and lo tbe chair, tiro society adjourn- b — ......................... . - , , - ed to hold its semi-annual meeting on lire restrained in whole o r in parts of the sale of 5lh of j u|y nesli m p ransvj||e . an(1 Messrs. intoxicating liquors a* a beverage, si has Hon. Zaddock Pratt, Judge Fean and John induced many men of character and patriot- Laraway. Esqrs.,\vere appointed a commit- ism to abandon the traffic, and has comnou- Le0 Qp arrangcmenls for that occasion, led to lessen tho respectability which has I PEUICINS KJNG, Pres’l been hitherto attached to the business.,, ----- - ----------- I V a s l i i l i g t o i i i a n F l e d g e . W e , -the nfidcrsigncd, do a g r e e that w e will no't uso Intoxicating Liquors, o r traffic in thcip, a s a beverage—tlmt wo will not provide them os a n ar ticle of entertainm ent, o r for persons in orn-em p loy m e n t,und that in ull s u itable w a y s wo w ill discoun tenance their use throughout th e com m u n ity. l l c c l u i b i t o F l e d g e , I I hereby decline llmt I will abstain Irom nil in toxicating liquors, aod will not give nor offer them to utlmrs, except in religious otdinunccs, or when iprCsitribeil by a medical practitioner. X will not eirgngiq an tlto -traffic of litem, and in all suitable ways Will dlscomttenanco tbe use, manufacture ami sale of them; and, to tlte utmost of :ny power, I will endeavor to spread tho principle of abstincace from ull intoxicating liquors. P l o d g c a f tJ»o S o n s o £ l o m p c r i t n c c , I will neither m a k e .buy, s e ll, or u se a s a b everttgc any s p ir itu o u s or m a lt liquors, wine o r e i d e f . God! Here is work for Christian philanthropy —here is afield of operation which we greatly fear lias not yet received that amount -of atten tion which its importance demanfe Is it not lo 'he feared lhat many Christians and some Ministers have allowed themselves | to “ pass by on the otherside” ofthe Temperance Reform, because they themselves have not re ceived duo honor nnd attention, or because some of tlte reformed men who labor successfully in the good work are not cultivated and refined; nay, because some of them ate absolutely vul gar and uncouth? Should not such remember that this is not llte first time «• God hath chosen tlie weak things of the world to confound the mighty, and foolish things te confound (the wise,” &c. God governs the world, ami in re forming its inhabitants from theit- errors and vices, He lias shown that a good -thing could «■ could come out of Nazareth that by the labors af the fishermen of Gal lilce fife could overthrow the whole system of Judaism, and establish a Church, against which the gates of Hell should never qire-vai k lie Iras shown too, in our day, that lie can, and sometimes docs choose such instruments to advance his purposes as human -wisdom would reject Jt is lime now for every one who 1-ov-es Isis fellow man, and who has tlie love of God in his heart, to do something to aid the Temperature Reform. - that the Columbia Washingtonian. Hudson, Thursday, Feb. 4 , 1847. Book, Job, and Fancy Printing, In all its varieties, neatly and speedily executed al (his Office. Call and I nj its. The following gentlemen have kindly consented to net as ngems for llus paper In their several places of residence. Mr. J ames M il l e r , Valatic, (at tb o r . o.) “ G eorge W . B eal , Kinderbook. “ Jam e s L r c o e t t , Stiiyvesant Falls. Gen. II. N. Dryer, Stockport. Mr. S t e v e s I r i s h . Malden Bridge. ” Wxr. IL H o l l i s t e r , Coxsackie, \ J a m e s K e n t , I ’ r a ttsville. “ C uaki . es H . P a r k s , Austerlitz. “ C o r n e l i u s G. S h u f e l t , Claverack. CLUB, and take ihe W A S H IN G T O N I A N !—Wc will send six papers for one year, to any given direction, for F IV E DOLLARS, enclosed to us, with the list of name3. Or, if preferred, any individual who will, with five names, send us five dollars, shall re ceive a-copy for one year GRATIS. Young man, ean you pay easier? law has heen o n c n i y resisted, nnd so many obst»closthro«in in the way of its enforcement; it has done good, In many parts of tlic Stale it itus 6, Many who wiJ 1 petition yourlJonora- ble Body for a repeal of the present law, are persons who have occupied, sad do still oc cupy, the attitude of open and unblushing At Keen, N. II., jTohn Keith, who itad beou confined in the jail as a common drunk ard, died on Iho 29lb ull., .from the effects of bis habits. T lic Tcm p c v a n c e R e form . How can I aid it? Reader, look a moment on the influence of the inebriating draught, as it daily and steadily advances and spreads its strong meshes over and around its victims.— Notice his struggles to free himself from its toils. See Itis oft broken resolutions', not lo abstain wholly, but to avoid excess ! Observe how strong he feels in Ihe power of that resolve, vrhile every friend he has knows it is but as a spider’s vveb. AH experience proves that total abstinence alone is sale. To this great truth, every reformed man, and every close observer of the power of appetite, alike bear undivided testimony. But who has power to convince the moderate drinker, or the immoderate drinker of this ! How is he to bo made to feel or to admit the fact? Until he is thus convinced, will he deny himself tlie moderate gratification of the cravings af that appetite? Most certainly he will not. As one means to arrest our feliotv men in their rapid strides to Intemperance, efforts have from time lo lime been made to remove from their sight the tempting beverage. The difficul ties which oppose and hinder ihe hill completion of this benevolent wish arc in fall view ol every reader. We need not enumerate them—“ their name is legion,” and they are multiplied and magnified by the depravity, selfishness and cu pidity of man. They are strong, and located as the seat oi them is, in the depravity of the human heart, they cannot be reached by human power. Wcall know Ibat we can only operate on the outward man—lhe Lord alone can toucii and change the heart. If the reader doubts this, let him ask that pious mother who has labored wilh and prayed for httr wayward inebriate son. Ask the wife, whose young affections and cher ished hopes are crushed under a weight which no finite arm can remove. Christian reader, do you siill ask—“ How can I aid the cause ?“ We answer, join witli this mother and wife, nnd make supplication before Him who hears the humble when they cry, and will not shut out their prayers—hat l He would direct and abundantly bless tliis great enterprise forthc relief ol misery and crime,and tho amelioration of the condition of suflerinj humanity—(hat He would strengthen the weak in their resolutions to reform—that He would remove temptations from before -them—that He would disturb the deep moral slumbers of those who, for paltry gain, still ‘‘put the bottle to their neighbor’s mouth and make him drunken therewith”—that He would unclench llte maniac hand drunkenness from tlie murderous vrca pon, and let the hapless wife or defenceless ■child escape—that, he would unnerve rite uplift ed arm of suicide—that he would finally and effectually move the hearts of our rulers, or put in their places men who will close up these craters of Hell, that they no longer belch forth their molten streams of pollution, crime, death, and eternal destruction to desolate this fair cre ation, and destroy the noblest work of Almighty Wo hear, with much pleasure; friends o f temperance in the Legislature of this State, together with several other distinguish- 'rid friends of tlie cause in various parts ofthe State-, had a most delightful re-on ion at llie hospitable mansion of Azor Tabor, Esq., on Tuesday evening of last week. The elegant rooms of Mr. T a W Were Ihrowri open, brill iantly lighted, and ivere \Veli fi\led with clear heads and warm hearts, who; sink or swim, live or die, party politics or do phrty parities, will stick to the cause of humanity, love; rirt'd tnctcy. , . Il was gratifying to sbo the gray-headed leaders e f lloth puliticnl parties, men who havo spent tb eir lives in thb stirtrfcri ofihe petiple; and who, in an eminent degree; enjoy their affection and confidence, who ordinarily are engaged against each other in hostile array, en tliis occasion unite hand to liand, and shoulder to shoulder for the glorious pursuit of ono common cause, arid vital -cause jthe re formation and redemption o f thoir falion breth ren. Much interesting and instructive conversa tion was held, and various plans of action were proposed, but after partaking of an elegant supper, tlte company united in the conclusion that it was now time for the friends of tempe rance to act decisively and promptly in peti tioning for the continuance of the law, its ex tension to the city o f New York, and for such other amendments as the legislature in their wisdom may seo fit to enact. Among tho gentlemen present, it will be no breach of confidence to mention tire name of our old friend, Mr. Warren, whom the chil dren o f liudson remember with so much plea- sure, W e rejoice to sde this example o f fraternal social intercourse among the friondb of teiiipo- rance, and argue tiie happiest results from its commencement, and trust it may he the fore: runner of similar re-unions, nol only dt Albany, It was stated that On inquiry of the chair man o f the committee on tho internal affairs of towns and counties, to whom said bill had had been referred, ithad been ascertained that upwards o f 5,000 signatures had been affixed to petitions for the repeal of tho license law. but in other parts o f the State. Before concluding this article, we ought to State that a mcmorial’was presented on Thurs day, from Utica, from whence a great number of petitions for repeal havo heen presented, showing lhat a very large number of those sig natures are thoso of men who do not live in tho city or any whfire else, and that a number of those names are those of men long since dead. This shows the shifts to which tlie rum sellers are reduced, and ottglil to admon ish our friends lo scad up hosts o f names o f living, breathing men, who are opposed lo tiie repeal of the law. monster, citstom, and laid quivering in the ago ny of delirium tremens, or other form of sacrifice, on this reeking ailar. Witness, ye widows, who have, with such heart-crushing anguish as we will not attempt to describe, watched the ©bj tct of your young heart's early love, bow bound -still -closer lo that heart a s the father of the lovely little group around you, as step by step you saw him descend in tlie dark andawful -gulf, from whose unfathomed abyss return is as hopeless as the (crossing of 111 tit whose turbid waters rolled llieir leaden waves between Dives and Lazarus! Witness, all who have stood beside tbo poor drunkard’s dismal grave, from whose dark recess the thought of a resurrection sickens and appals the heart of Christian faith and human sympathy—is there, can -there be a death so horrid, so shrouded in utter despair, as the drunkard's death ’! Well may we exclaim— “ Oh, nryvoid, come noiiltou info their secret.\ W e have taken a single case of death by in toxication, without attempting to throw ground it gny circumstantial -or relative interest for the foundation of lhe above comments on the con- •slant-, daily sacrifice of human life to strong drink. Suppose that one fifth as many persons were assassinated in the slreets and by-ways of our cities and country, as are every week cut down by This evil habit, and their bodies made the subject of a 'Coroner’s invesitgafiim, how would the loud trump of alarm, and public execration and indignant horror be sounded through the press and the pulpil, and echoed from every rostrum and fire-side in our whole land. How would the murderous vi'.la’ns, who were thus relentlessly -sporting with precious life, be hunted, arraigned and -punished.- Would there he any difficulty In getting aGrand Jury to indict, or a Court to convict) Would (here be many who would rather coat them tp stab i:o more, and let them go at iaigewith their bowieknii’tsin their sheaths, and blood in their hearts ? Would “ moral suasion ’’ be advocated for such land pirates > Sorely, they would be ET Wc learn from Albany that pn an-inciden- tal question, (that bf printing five times the usual number qf a return of the votes taken at the election) a stirring debate sprung up in tho Assembly- on the License Law. Mr. Fenno of Otsegp, presented himself as Ihe special Altorney of the riim-seller’8 ; and his speech wns most worthy of his position and his coadjutors—he dilated in the true style of bar-room eloquenco on the mischiefs which bad arisen from the law > the perjttry to which it has given rise, and the -the awful limit which it interposes to lhe sacred liberty of rum-suckers and rum-sellers. • Mr. A. Bascom of Seneca, replied that he had been originally opposed to the printing of an extra number, bat the gentleman from Otsego had converted him to an opposite opinion. If the law invaded the liberties of rum-sellers, its repeal would invade the liberties of sorrowing wives and weeping orphans; apd in an admira ble speech walked into the noisy Attorney of the rum-sellers. less destructive, less guilty than those who kill liy him, even though they kiUed as many as lhe latter. X M:ui i n tlie G u tter- On the morning of the 20th of January, a man, in a state of Intoxication, was taken Irom the gutter in one of lhe streets of the cily of New York, where he had lain for the night.— He was severely frozen, and died in the alms house in a ’few hours! This melanchollv result ot a nigiht’s debauch is more sad than uncommon, it is well known lhat nol a day closes upon this cily of -licensed groggets, tippling shops and rum-selling Hotels, which has not witnessed at least one sacrifice lo.lhis tremendous cngineof deslrwction—one of llie most noble and perfect of the productions of lire crcalive handiwork of the Almighty marred, and despoiled, and ruined—at least one soul, with all its inconceivable capacities for enjoy ment or suffering, debarred for ever from enter ing the Kingdom of Heaven I—one victim daily imolalcd on ibis dreadful altar, whose grim deity, more insaliate Ilian the bloody Moloch of old, demands lire ever-existing sotii!, as Weil as (he body. Tis not enough that he despoil Ihe majestic fiamc-work of -this once glorious Lord of this lower world; hut with its ruin he in-; volves lire irrevocable destruction of ali hope of purity nnd pence beyond the confines of llie drunkard's grave l .There is noitiannei’ o f death that so utterly and perfectly shuts out hope from (he heart of Christian sympathy, and throws ilself the agony of the soul of friendship and affection, as the drunkard’s death ! W h o is i n fa u l t ? —Ye men of power; m in Who have been elevated by the favor o-if your fellow diiiiiens to offices of distinction, anil tfust—ye men of education, who, by the power of a cultivated intellect, exert an almost unlimited Sway oVef the nfinds of those with whom you arc in daily contact; and yet, stand aloof from this great work —you are the stum bling blocks in tho way—at your door lies tho ein of hindering the onWaVd progress bf tho glorions temperance reformation, since it is iri yonr power to wipe off at once from our na tional escutcheon, the foul staim of In tempo: Tance. I’erhaps you may say, “ ’YVe havo doite p]| we can to stay the progress of this devastating scourge. W e have discountenanced the traf fic on all suitable occasions, and if men will still persist in the sale and use of alcohol, we are not to blame.” Is tJu3the truth? Do you think that ex1 ease Will Clear ybu at the Bdr o f God! Think igain. Should you think that mother hart -done all she could to train up bar child in tbe way hi Should gt>, because She had tdld him what was tight and wliit was wrong; ahd wept, and sigh ed, and prayed; riven; that he mightlive right eously arid godiy in this evil wtorld, and should, after this one effort, give up in despair because he still continued to live in sin, and exclaim, “ 1 jiavo done whal I could lo reclaim him— if he is lost it will not be my fault;” Would this, indeed, be doing all slip could for her child ? YVe aro required to “ giveline upon line, ahd precept upon precept.” It is universally admitted that the feelings, expres sions, passions and habits of tire mother be come, in great measure,* those of the child.— Is it not as true, that you, in fully as great de gree, influence the habits of the people ahout you ? They look to you for an example by which to square their own conduct. Shall lhe influence of that example he for good, dr shall it be for evil ? For many years there has heen a continual crusade against the trafficker in akoholie poi sons, as tlie cause of the wide spread desola tion and ruin which marks its course. But is he alone in fault ? Is he doing the most, even, to perpetuate this curso in the land! Not lie. Those who are now engaged in this baneful traffic are, almost without exception, men of little influence, intellect or education, and less principle—to mako the paltry three cents is llieir chief concern. Gold is their god, and they seek it, regardless of the crime, misery, and degradation they entail upon society.— Such men, if unsupported by you, ye men of ■power and of education, would soon cease sel ling this\” devil’s elixir” from sheer necessi ty. Hoiv long would our land bo infested with these moral “ pest houses,” if they wero not countenanced and supported hy tho rich and influential ? Think not lhat you are guiltless of tliis charge because you do not visit these places, or because you do not tipple yourselves. Remember, “ he lhat is not wiih us is against Mr. Bloss of Monroe, Dr. Lite of Livingston, and Mr. l’oui-e oi Oirtario, ably followed on the same side. Mr. Dean of Oneida, and Mike YVaish went to the death against the printing, fearing it would prejudice the minds of lhe sov ereigns against the fights of the tum-seUprs \ To wash the glassoe drunkards use.” , The question was taken by ayes and noes, and was decided in the negative—ayes 54,'nncs 57, absentees 17. A motion to lay on the tablo was lost. A m olion to print five times lhe usual number of Document No. 2, containing a tabular state ment of voles by Senatorial Districts was carried. The vole was not a lest vble of the opinion of the House on the main question, as many of the friends of tha License Law voted against tho printing, on account of the great expense which would attend i t ; and several oi Ihe staunch friends of the bill vrerc absent irom the House. We are of opinion if the friends qj Temperance are active with tbeir petitions, and in personally laboring with their immediate Representatives, there will be no repeal of the law this year.— But it ail depends upon action on (he part of the friends of the cause. PaoGKEss.—Wo wore inadvertantly led jn.to an error in our statement of tho number .of Tents of Rechabilcs in this country. W e have been informed that thoy now Dumber 212 Manitou Division, No. 200, was instituted hy the officers of tire Grand Division, at No 111 Bowery, on Thursday evening last. ' ThePopb in avvaxce of vs .—The Pope has issued a decree, no longer permitting convicts vs back upon I'° *°r lradesn5en> 10 ‘he injury of honest .i I wortoen, who cannot manufacture at so low prices. fitness, ______ ye mothers, whose cherished sons, onee your Watertown Spectator is a new Tempe hope and your pride, have been torn from your ™,Ce Fai>er’ p!int0,d dt Walerlown, N- Y. It i iln.,,r„ l . ,i - ’ i „ . /, makes a very handsome appearance, and ia bleeding hearts by tins relentless, tins suicidal conducted With ability and judgment. “ Great Temperance Vemnstmim a t t h e t a b e r n a c l e , n e w y d r k . A public meeting-of tfie friend,a of the Excise Law was called for Monday evening, lhe 25lh tilt., and the,following jqpeaJsers announced:— Rev. Dr. Patton, Garret Smith, Esq., Hon. Mor ris Franklin, Dr Reese nnd Letbeus Chapman, Esq. Mr. J. M Brown, of Yonkers, and Ibe Apollo Vocalists, for singing, arid Hon. James Harper to preside. ( This splendid array oj talent, it might le expected, would call a full house. It was full; and hundreds upon hundreds could notofilnin even a standing place -within the walls of the spacious building. The house Was filled to its utmost capacity with much of Ihe beauty, intelligence and wealth of the city. Such a demonstratinfi in favor of the principle of. .total aostinence and Irigal restraint oiUhe murderous traffic, was cheering to ll\ose who liayevtoiteil long in the field bf Temperance. The ptofouml attention and silence of the vast assembly for three hotlrs is conclusive evidence of deep'feeling and interest in the cause; and the occasional rounds of applause during the impressive,.perti nent and eloquent appeals of the several speak ers, evinced a degree of earnestness in lhe noble cause that any attempt on the pari of ils oppo- sers to quench, would quickly kindle into a flame of enthusiasm that will never sleep until in this great city, as well as in the Slate al large, the right of suffrage the License Question shall have been extended to its/teemed. Their exclusion from this privilege by ihe act of J845, fills every sober New Yorker with indignation, and can only be accounted for hy the humiliating admission lhat Mum ruled in lhat Legislature; and that the Loon was telucttmlly yielded to the loud claims of the other portions of the State. The result of the last election in this City, shows lhat Ram still titles tlm city! The ad mission of this truth dpes not make it necessary that it should remain § q . There is, we believe, enough of true, high toned morality and sound Temperance principle in this city, (its four thousand licensed, and about as many more unlicensed ‘‘drunkard manufactories” to the contrary notwithstanding) to vote legalized Rum-soliing out of it—-if they may bC allowed to do. so. And who shall dare deny them this right when they demand il ? What power tinder Heaven has the right to driny to the majority of the free citizens of the cily of New York, the liberty of placing their sovereign YETO on a business monopoly which immensely increases their already enormous taxes—fills their sfreets with beggars, midnight assassins, thieves; and their Penitentiaries and Prisons with criminals, and (heir alms houses with paupers ? All “ ac cording lo law,” and all for the especial benefit of the Rum-seller alone! The history of the world does not record a business, ever licensed by any community, that will compare fnr absurdity, wickedncssand fplly in tho mind of future generations o l men, wilh the system of licensed Rum-selling. It will be referred to in future lime as an astonishing evi dence of the gross darkness of l)re mind, and the extreme obtuseness of the moral sentiments of lhe people of the early half of the nineteenth century. It is time, high time that the foul blot was wiped away from Dm bright escutcheon of onr young Nation’s honor. Our country has already led the Way in this glorious reform.— Let her not pause ere lire victory is complete. The spirit oi this vast meeting was most en couraging to the friends ofthe great cause. The arrangements reflect the highest honor on the zeal and sound judgment of the Committee hav ing charge of them; and the addresses were truly of a high order. The audience seemed in no hurry to depart, and even long niter ii was dismissed With the Apostolic Benediction by
