New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-30

expres ssd will into effect In manner 50 autbora.
tive as 10 admit OF no evasion. The law OF the last
session Of our Legislature upon this subject meets
precisely this view Of the case and We bod il as
wise act OF malicious legislation calculated even.
,ualy TO produce most benehcent res1is Il Gre
a,es a new era in the history Of temperance reform
and furnishes 4 mode Of giving embodiment 10 pub
lie opinion in manner 10 make itself respected and
obeyed.
No experiment ma yet been made under the law
and as another session OF the Legislature is TO be
held before any election can be had under the act.
many entertain fears that it may be repealed before
any opportunity is afforded 10 test It's efficacy
Should any s1ch attempt be made, Il viii be the first
duty of the friends Of Temperance and reform TO
enfeavor. BY earnest and energetic remons;rances
10 prevent lis contamination. This law was tardily
granted 10 the earnest and repeated petitions Of
vast number q the electors OF this Slaie-petitions
frequently presented and periodically neglected,
until the number OF petitioners became too hume
rous to be disrcgarded The popular voice was the
law and the Legislature very prudcntly and prop
erlv respected il. I nder such circumstances we
cannot believe that there l. any considerable dan
ger that the act will be repealed before s operation
is-tested by experiment Nay, farther. we cannot
but express our strong hope and firm belief that the
provisions Of the law will be made co.ex,ensive
with the State and the city of New York embraced
within its operation during the next session of the
Legislature. We can perceive no sufficient reason
why il should be excluded II the Jaw il benei-
cal the citizens OF our metropolis should he per
ulilted 10 share in it, benefits There is perhaps no
part of the State in which the evils Of incompetence
are more apparent than in the city Of New OK
there i certainly no part Of the State in which gro
ceres are more numerOus-lnd Il her citizens are
willing TO arrest these evils and destroy the traffic
which induces ihem-they should have the same
liberty so TO do is accorded TO citizens of other
towns and cities They certainly may be trusted to
l.r..tn IA a. .so1.
a larger license. and do not require censors TO be
imposed upon them 10 prevent reform.
This Is u , party question. We desire 10 keep II
separate and iisiucf from all III, mere party ques
tons of the day The great beauty Of this lceisla
tive measure IL that II wholly dsconnects the grea,
question o. temperance reform from being mixed
NJ In any way with party politics. We know that
there are wise and good and public spirited and
philanthropic men in the ranks OF all the political
parties which divide the Siate-and call upon
all such to unite in this great question o.. humanity
20 unite in securing 0ermanency TO the law OF the
last session far II now has scope and 10 extend
lis provisions so as 10 embrace the city of New York
within its operation. We ask all such, while they
support their own party men as candidates for pub
lie Office To insist that such candidates shall furnish
a pledge by their known personal character, 20 sus
tain this legislative measure.
This new era in the history Of temperance reform.
calls upon the r,1 nds OF snch reform not only for
continued but tor more active VIGOROUS ana fnel
getc efforts Ii holds out too. bright and glorious
hopes of a far higher and nobler rcwar,k We Ia
Dor not now 10 prevent n single youth from strayng
into the devious paths OF vice. We work not now to
rescue single captive from the chains OF a vicious
habit: but the promised fruit Of efforts now -
TO prevent all the young the ihoughtless and unwa
~ from entering upon the insidious and dangerous
course TO remove temptations. to relapse from the
sight and the reach Of all the fallen and the errng
and give to the whole State stable and noble char
acter for temperance and sObrieiy. This Is not in
deed all 10 be done at once It will require years of
patient persevering and high hearted effort.
Public opinion is to be improved by every means
If enlightenment within our power aud capacity to
employ. and it, expression must he elected at the
balotboxes. One or two, or a dozen defeats must
not dishearen or weary OF discourage, but the ell
fort must be persisted in with untirng perseverance
until result is produced favorable to virtue sobre
ty and humanity
The responsibility is thrown upon the people TO
determine for themselves whether they will arrest
the progress Of niemperance with IT, dark tram OF
evils by closing its fountains. still permit 10 How
on desola,ing the land with ts woes. and sorrows
and pauperism and crime. Ii will be a novel and
interesting spectacle TO see the people come up to
vote directly upon an abstract moral queston-deep-
ly affecting themselves their families. their children
asd their country. The contemplation OF ia mo-
mentous consequences mus; make them pause and
reflect upon all the deep and vital interests that are
at stake upon the result IL cannot be- but with such
responsibility upon them. they will look backward
TO the past and see how much OF misery. and ruin,
and wretchcdness iniemperance has wrought, and
forward to the future and picture 20 themselves bow
much of this evil may be avoided by drying mp the
political streams at their sOucos. At such times
their minds will be open TO favorable impressions ;
. and ii will be our duty to press upon the judgement
facts and arguments calculated to produce convic
ton upon the candid and rejecting. The clear able
and convincing appeal TO the people prepared by the
Executive Committee OF the State Temperance so
cety is Just such document as is calculated TO pro
duce conviction and should be placed in the hands
of every individual, inform bis Judgment and ntu.
eRce his conduct.
1t mus, necessarily happen. that success will not
in all cases attend the first efforts But this must
bring no discoura cement, Ii cannot be but that I'M
der the influence of this law public opinion will be
aroused, arrayed and elected. with such force and
power as sooner or later 10 redeem every town and
city ia the State from the demOrazng traffic IN ar
dent spirits Connecticut has in her recent cleo
ton expelling the traffic in ardent spirits, in two
hundred ont OF two hundred and twenty OF her
towns given Is glorious encouragement Of W hat we
NAV expect from the intelligence and patriotism Of
the people when the question is lief, 10 them for de
cision We hail this auspicious result 4 hardin
ger of what we may expect and hope for in the
Empire State Such result in this State is what
we anticipate. Such result is what we hope for ;
and when we have reached this great consumma
ton our children and our country will see abundant
occasion TO bless the law which was the instrument
of sweeping one desolating vice from the land.
r. WiITTLESEY, President
H. DwIeHT' Vice Pres,s.
c ! WARREN Secretary