New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-02
Sew.ynrk and the Excise Law.

T. IA se.,led ue understand 30 tar as an niorfhei
decision of the Political Majority can settle such
one.,ion that lie City of Ne,r York is to remain
.zel,ded from the operation Of the Ner License
Lar. Every other City aud every Town ship In the
State is authorized by Law 10 hold special eiec'i0r
and therein decide, by majority vote o. i' 'n
voters, whether intoxicating Liquors snsN %
no, be so]d within It's bounds thereafter o1. -'e
VII - 1enia5 this privilege. The YoteEa o. every
,,,icioel:,y n the Stale are presumed oy Inc
49,. - know whether the Rum traffic is good or
bad fori,; bat our City is proclaimed incompeen'or
unfit 10 decide for herself this question. Over nine
hundred and nnery.nine thousandihs OF the surface
Of our State Law is enacted operate the one
tbousand,h part is not allowed 10 participate IN the
advantages and protection afforded by tnat law,
though many thousands Of ts voters have earnestly
pe,,oned for their extension. And this is termed
Republican Legislation in a land OF Equal Rights
and Democracy
This unrighteons decision has been dictated solely
By The Delegation from this City, who, though
chosen by division among their opponents,
with majority Of over 1000 votes against
them in the entire poll, on this question TO
represent the People of our City Yet their attitude
grossly misrepresen, the wishes of majority
of their constituents. For, if majority OF the vot
ers of orr city are favorable to continuance OF the
Rum traffic why should the champions OF that Irsf'
Gc labor SO strenuously 10 evade Popular Vote =
Why not say, Yes extend your New Excise TO
the City, and we will beat you 10 the election 10 be
held under it? Bat no-they shrink from the ordeal
of direct vo,e from consciousness that the result
of such vote would be their overthrow The simple
fact that they see fit to the point at all proves
their perfect consciousness tina, they are misrcpre
sen,ing aud defying their constituents
in all the State Of New York, this City except
ed the collection of blood money in the shape OF
tax on Liquor Licenses ceases in May next. Those
towns which choose to have liquor sold viii do 80
those which vote against License Will be legally
freed from the curse Of drunkard making, though
Rum will doubtless be sold in some in defiance OF
the laws. In these, the friends OF Temperance VIII
have done their whole duty and the r1inous trafnc
will have been stripped Of The protecting mantle
of Legality. But the popular Judgment In all the
State but this City will be utterly unbrbed--no pay
will be taken for Liquor Licenses, any where but
here every municipality bu, this will have done
license to add to the public charges in the average
FIVE hundred dollars by the inevitable increase OF
Pauperism and Crime. New-York alone continues
the abhorred de,esuble system of selling licenses 10
pourish Depravity and incite to Crime.
Friends OF Temperance in our City yoo are
thus wronged and tramped on because you are dvid-
ed and powerless A reckless minority rule you
swelling your already enormous Tax-Bill by H0ita
Million Dollars, or an increase OF 95 per cent this
year alone Your divisions secure the ascendency
of the groggeres in our State Legislature and their
undsputed sway in our City. Willyou suffer this
TO continue for years. What sense in your insane
divisions? What is 10 be gained by their continu-
ance 7 Why not unite at once on grounds common
TO all, objectionable 10 none, and rescue our En-
porium from nisrule and degradation Why
throw away even one more Election Now, now,
is the time for action. Moments lost may NOT be re-
gained for years. Think and act