New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-03
From the Albany Evening JouFiiaI-
To the Friends OF Temperance In the State
of York.

At the last anniversary meeting OF the New oTA
Stste TEMPERANCE Society, the following resoiu-
ton was unanimously adopted;
.Rs,oirei That Committee be appointed to confer
with those OF the Senate and Assembly ia relation to the
proposed alteration OF the Excise LAWS OF ms STATE and
:, aid In the p-esentrnent OF such alteration
whereupou The following persons were appointed saif
Committee: NJ. c.,,,.
ousckeubush. Azor Taosr OF Albany and William bue! o
Monroe"
The committee thus designated, feel called upon
10 report the unfortunate result which has ATTENDED
their efforts and a. stated meeting OF me Sc
ciety * at hand, 10 do so 10 It's members at large,
win view 10 such future action as may be Deem
cd proper The committee confidently expected
that measure 50 free from all Just oblecton as the
passage ot the law IN Questlon-a measure exempt
from the dangers incident 10 an experiment, having
been tried elsewhere with the most benign eugcts-
so purely democratic IN ts character and tendency
recommended by so many considerations OF pfi'
waite haomness, political economy, and public NOR
als-and demanded o. the respectful petinons Of
so vast number not 10 say majority OF the elec'
tors OF this State-woud have met the prompt ap-
prevail Of The representatives. OF the people IN pom
branches OF the Legislature.
This expectation was still further confirmed, by
the passage OF the bill IN question through the AS
semblv, with scarcely dissenting voce and by
the fact that during lis tendency similar oil was
passed into a law by the Legislature OF The state
of Michigan: for the committee were unable 10
understand why the people of the several towns OF
this State were not ds ut To be entrusted by their
public servants with the decision OF a question
which so Intimately and exclusively concerns them,
as the citizens of Michigan or any other State
But when the bill IN question was transmitted 10
the Senate although rlOQuenty advocated by seve-
raj Senators whose names II would afford pleasure
10 The committee 10 repeat. II was Immediately en-
tangled IN the forms aud subjected TO the delays OF
legislation, in a manner indicative OF It's hnal de-
feat. until Yesterday, when the Senate, by vote
of fourteen 10 twelve, on motion previously made
by Senator Lorr OF the First District. struck out
the whole bill as it passed the Assembly, after the
enac;ing clause and inserted in lieu ct III section
providing in substance that those licenses to sell IN
toxicatnS liquors which the people demanded the
RICH, by majority Of votes 10 prohiht being grant
ed al all might hereafter be granted by the com
misSoners OF excise gratuitouSy-lhns leaving the
vendors of intoxicating liquors protected by ne
mantle of Legal license, mhlc thsg are exempted
from their former contributions 10 dcfray The srpen
scs of the pavperisai and crime 'nhieh they are Tins
iiceHsed 10 OCCASION.
1t Is no part of the duty of this committee TO sug-
gest the course to be pursued hereafter by. the
friends of temperance The amendment OF the
Senate is not the law for which the people have pc
ritoned-thpy have asked the legislator for bread,
and the Senate have gwen them sone-tora ilsh,
and they have given Them IA scorpion.
EDWARD c. DELANAN, Chairman