murder, premature death, and an intolerable burden of taxation loaded upon the industrious, temperate portion of the community; all under sanction of LAW, for the sole purpose of protecting and sustaining a horrid LIQUOR-MONOPOLY CRAFT, to heap up wealth in profusion for the endless destruction of its abettors, as well as their victims, allured into the vortex of ruin? Or, shall the supreme law of the sovereign, independent people, under God, be so constructed, as to demolish the abominable liquorcraft monopoly, for the total and permanent overthrow of its power to create and propagate the destructive evils under which our whole land has long been groaning under bondage? In a word, this political War of Extermination is founded on the question, Shall KING ALCOHOL live, or die? Destroy the infernal old MURDERER, is the declaration of the unfurled banners of his sober, fearless, and united INVADERS. Save the good old fellow for the worthy deeds he has done, and is doing; for the wealth he bestows, and his blessings on those that love him; is the virtual inscription of the unfurled banners throughout the whole line of his defense. Oh, save him! Destroy him not; for we tell you, believe it or not, he looks good! He smells good! He tastes good! He makes us feel good! and he is good! Oh, spare him, as good old Agag was spared by king Saul. Do spare him for our sake! If he dies, O dear, what will become of us!

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Eras and Epochs of the Temperance Reformation-Alarm of the First Epcoh by

the encroachment of an Enemy under Banners of Intemperance and Death-

Organization of the First Temperance Society-Time, Place, Number, and

Names of Members, Constitution, Pledge, First President, First Address deliv-

ered before the Society, and by whom-Remarkable Report of a Member of the

Society on their First Annual Meeting-Deficiency of the Pledge, but was the

best that could then be obtained-Feebleness and Trials of the little Temper-

ance Band-Second and Third Epochs, comprising a Period of more than

Twenty-five Years, marked with extensive and increasing Influence of the

Temperance Cause, evinced by the Organization of various Town, County,

State, and National Temperance Societies, comprising both Male and Female

Members-Total Abstinence American Pledge, adopted at Saratoga Springs,

A. D. 1886-The American Pledge of Total Abstinence subsequently adopted

nem con by the Parent Society-Addresses on the occasion, and Resolutions

adopted on Reorganization-Important Question settled-"Who is First and

Greatest?"-Answered by an Ancient Rule of Judging

CHAPTER II.

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Fourth Epoch-Origin of the Washingtonian Band-Their general Temperance

Character and Usefulness-Dangers to which they are exposed, by which many

have fallen back into their former habits of Drunkenness, while many others

have continued firm in their Reformation, and highly ornamental Members of

Total Abstinence Temperance Societies-Orders of Sons and Daughters of

Temperance-Rechabites, Cadets, and other Denominations of Temperance

Reformers, rush to the Temperance Banners of Total Abstinence, and identify

themselves with the great Temperance Family.

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Fifth Epoch-Origin and Cause of Appeals for Legislative Aid in favor of the

Liquor Craft, to fortify the Legal Bulwark against Encroachments, by the Pro-

gress of the Temperance Reformation-The Example of Appeals is followed by

Petitions for Legal Aid to favor the Cause of Temperance-Cause for such

Appeals-Origin and Character of the Liquor Law of the State of Maine-The

general Community electrified by the promulgation of the Law of Maine, for

and against it-Hundreds of Thousands Petition for the Maine Law Statute in

the State of New York-Thousands remonstrate against it, in New York City

for Twelve specific Reasons-Three of the Remonstrative Reasons Analyzed

and Answered...

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CHAPTER IV.

Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Reasons of Remonstrance against

the Statute of the Liquor Law of Maine, in the State of New York, Analyzed

and Logically Answered by Appropriate Conclusions

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CHAPTER V.

Tenth Remonstrative Reason considered and reduced to a Logical Conclusion-

Part of the Eleventh Reason Analyzed - Liquor-Dealers' Plea for King Alcohol-

Prospective Effects of the Maine Law, if obtained as a Statute of the State of

New York-Comparative Loss and Gain to the City and State of New York,

and also to the General Community, if the Liquor Law of Maine should be-

come the Statute and General Law of Nations
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CHAPTER VI.

Further Considerations on the comparative Amount of Loss and Gain Estimations,

at Hazard by the Adoption or Rejection of the Law of Maine, as a Statute of

the State of New York-Importance of Humiliation and Prayer, in View of

this General War of Principle, for and against the Cause of Temperance, in

answer to the Forebodings of the Twelfth Reason of the Remonstrancers

against the Adoption of the Law of Maine, as a Statute of the Empire

State..

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THE FIRST TEMPERANCE ADDRESS, verbatim from the original Manuscript, de-

livered August 25, 1808, by the Author of these Reminiscences, before the first

known Temperance Society of our land or world, and repeated, by special re-

quest, before the same Society, at their annual meeting, 1843, in the Church, near

the place of the first organization, at which time the Parent Society reorganized

on the unanimous adoption of the Total Abstinence American pledge. Page 184

CHAPTER VIII.

AN ADDRESS ON Temperance, delivered on the East Line of Ballston, February

26, 1833, and repeated the same day, by request, in the Baptist Church in Balls-

ton Spa, on the Breaking of a Rum-jug by a Revolutionary Soldier....... 145

CHAPTER IX.

ADDRESS delivered before the Temperance Society of the town of Malta, Saratoga

County, New York, at their Annual Meeting, March 8, 1834-Anecdote of a

Drunkard's Boy, from his words, "I would take the Whisky".

CHAPTER X.

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King Alcohol's Portrait delineated from Head to Foot, Length, Breadth, Weight,

and Height; comprising the History of his Parentage, Birth, Life, Exploits,

most wonderful Deeds, and the Prospects of his declining Years. ADDRESS,

delivered before the Malta Town Temperance Society, Jan. 1, 1841........ 189

CHAPTER XI.

A SERMON, written by the author, A. D. 1845, in the 70th year of his age, and

delivered before a Temperance Society in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N. Y.,

and was subsequently published by request

CHAPTER XII.

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ADDRESS delivered in the Union House of Worship before the Parent Temperance

Society of Moreau, on the last Monday of Oct., 1843, on their Adoption of the

American Pledge of Total Abstinence from all Intoxicating Liquors; compris-

ing the celebrated Anecdote of Little Mary, a child of seven years old (daugh-

ter of a habitual drunkard), who obtained 151 Subscribers to the Temperance

Pledge, the last of whom was her Drunken Father....

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Reminiscences of Virtuous Females, and the results of their benevolent Influence;

selected from the Days of the Mother of Moses, to the Middle of this Nineteenth

Century, for the Promotion of True Religion and the Temperance Reforma-

tion..

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CHAPTER XIV.

Effects of the Power of DIVINE PROVIDENTIAL MORAL SUASION, in one Neigh-

borhood, by the Reformation of some Hard Drinkers and Drunkards, and the

sudden and alarming Death of several other incorrigible Drunkards, personally

known to the Author, who witnessed the remarkable Results recorded in this

Chapter of the POWER OF PROVIDENTIAL MORAL SUASION in favor of Temper-

ance Reform
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CHAPTER XV.

TEMPERANCE ADDRESS, delivered by the Author before the Hon. Legislature of

the State of New York, in the Assembly Chamber of the Capitol, in Albany,

on the Evening of March 29th, A.D. 1853, in accordance with a previous pub-

lished appointment by the Hon. Legislature to that effect.......

CHAPTER XVI.

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TEMPERANCE ADDRESS, delivered by the Author at several times and places, in

different Wards of the City of Albany, during the Winter of 1853, founded on

Historical Reminiscences of the Organization, Constitution, Principles, and

progressive Prospects of the "MAINE LAW ASSOCIATION OF ALBANY," in the

Winter of 1853

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