Mechanics' Temperance Association: For The Signal Of Liberty

At a regular meeting of the Mechanica' Temperance Association, heJd on Tuesday evenmg, 26th inst., the undersigned were chosen a committee to prepare for pubücation such facts connected with the origin and progress of the Association, as should be deeined calculated to further the intereste of temperance, and encourage those thai hope tbr the advancement of so great and good a cause. The extraordinary success which has rewarded the efforts of a íew of the citizens of the Lower Town, and a hope that a statement of these successes will induce the philanthropic in other parts of the State to organize in the same manner, and make Jike endeavors to beneficially agitiue this important subject, are some among the reasons which infïuenced the appoiutment of the Committee. With thia brief introductory, the committee will proceed in the performance of their duty. On theeveniiig of January 17, 1844, Messrs. Delamater, Bigelow, and Beasimer witli perhaps 15 others, mei and discussed the propiety of a Total Abstinencc Society. - It was contended that all previous organizations were in some manner defeclive; while it was believed that in ancvv formation most, if not all, obstucles to a successful progress might be removed. None could discover any reason to doubt that practical good would result from the operalicns of the ftlechanics' l'emperance Association. After much and earnest debate, a committee to draft a constitution was eelecled, and the meeting , journed to the following Tuesday evening. - ( Agreeably to adjournment a second meeting was convened. A great ly increased numberwas present, and much animatinn marked the evening's proceedings. A conslitution presented by the oommittee was adopted, some of the peculiar features of which may be thus enumcrated. The President Jiolda hts office one evening only, and is chosen in such n DKinner, that each member hall be callecl on to act in this capacity. Tlie con6titution alao makes it nccessary to a meinberfchip, that each member shall as often as practicabe address the meeting. It becomes the duty of the President to select every evening from among the meinbers a committee of five to act during the week in accordaoce with an article in tho coustituiion, making it binding "to look afler and provide for the wants of such as may from sickncss er other causes benduced to viólate the pledge, to circulule a!so the pledge for signaturas, and to meet with and encourage such as may need iheir oouneJs and assiólance.' Since the organization of the Society il meetings havs been held; and 150 signen, to the pledge ubtained. Numerously attended as are the meetings of the society, the cornmittee would, however, extend an invilatron to such Triends as have not visited the Association; anJ promise them rlie pleasure that attends good singing, and, f not eloquent, certainly earnest and hetrtfclt speeches. The committeo would embrace this opportunity as appropriate tü exprees their sense of the kindnesa and good feeling evidenced by Dr. C. N. Ormsby in providing the society, free of charge, a room for their meetings.