New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-06
g., T.nnr,.pee Meeting in the Park.

/ the Park and continued II SESSION lro1eh INC
! afternoon and evening. AZ half after four o'clock
| the meeting was organized as follows
f'rssideai-Hon- OGDEN EDWARDS
TI-S- P-ssiis.rs
Hon Tgro. Fzg.rssat-rsrx. Hon VIZ T McCoUS-
Hon JAMES EAHPEz Hon. AoEaIs FzsSKLIS Hon
Taos NJ wooDEUFY. i. D. WILSON. " D. EiEAzEA
PAzxLr " D; STEPHEN 2 hIzsT. y. D Jas cox
CROFT ". D D. MEREDITH REESE, N, D. ASsoS n.
I PHELPS WV 2. CROSBY. WV T LEcGETT' VIZ 5oSEs'
PETER CooFEE DANTEI McLEoO. DASITL ? l1E-
nam and LU1zEE JACKSON Escui-es
Sozstery-jofN z. NAScHEsTER- E=a
Assirdnts,
Fletcher Harper. ". z. Dodge, 2 c Bull. EEq=- snd
2 c butcher, NJ D.
After few appropriate remarks from Ire Prssi-
dent. the following Address was read and IMAM
rnously adopted
Tohs Electors Of ne City q .Neae-yors.
Pazrs7si BROTHER SoSs
In behalf Of Moral Purity and sociAl IappinessiH y
half Of the fallen he tempted aId TIE st!i yIo'h
.hs!f Of Motherz Wives and Daughters 7Tno=e lives
hsye been OF may te made Trsched by the l1teaper-
sce Of those and dear 70 theIFs address 70 ou
mis- earnest appeal.
Need we speak 10 vga Of Ia and effects OF IA
.oTicstuy Iiqunrz Do not svery novel INHABITED -
buu7an beings ever poSrhOuse sTsry prison. ever!
GRAVEYARD lear uueogivocsl testimony thereto " nat
murder or other horrible crime = peretrsed to xch
Rum not Indictment " IA; gambling mouse OF Den
Of infamy could be sustained without the aid OF - de-
luding desol.ting poison the youth whose ensnarso
feet hasten ruin Ike the sz 70 me slaughter : IN
r5 - insar,e MS u.=sious and drown his reason IN
iouor The gsu7esters vicn is f-it pied with mao
dcnng wine before he be induced 10 stake on caro
the which reduce him from coFniorI 70 *Te5chea
ness perhaps render him AZ oucas; and teton aeenE
from the burglars forcer doom Assaults and oat'-
nos breaches of the peace manning mans laughter Al
most ever have their origin ana would iain hhd thel
apology in the of Intoxicating Liquor
Idle then i the pretence. monstrous the sofh-tIF
which asserts parallel between Intoxicating DRINKS
and Excess n Eating. Dress or some other sensle
qualification and argues that since the la" cannot We,
take mold of the after il ought 70 grant mpunIy 20 me
former When any other grossness OF appetite sha! m
luce i.s victims 70 torture well begger her iaITi
lies 10 break the peace commit every grade OF crime
even 10 M1rder-when il shall Ill 20 overtowinc our
poorhouses and prisons engross The time Of our courts
and creats the necessity for half our TeXe=-;hcn We
shall ne.; such peryersion Of appetite needs TO ne
and should &c resisted Oy Law.
The U.s.. OF Intoxicating Beverages j. not mere ndi-
;dsl concern K deeply affects every interest OF Soci-
To be secure from excessive public burthen from
blasphernous revingz, from vindcuve assaults from
depredations outrages and murder, the People must
arise in their nigh; and put away from among mem 'Ae
means and appliances Of incompetence
SAY no, thai the state can 10 nothing stay this de
yas;a,ing deuge of Rum The state has done too much
10 increase and maiden il to plead want OF jurisdiction
now For ages the Liquor business has been patronzed
uuboid and il possible diEnined 10y the state Rum nHs
made our Legislators and they in turn have done their
best for their patron The traffic in Intoxicating Liquors
has been expressly licensed. upheld, protected ny the
STATE Now that its consequences stand unmasked 1t
too late 10 pretend that the state has nothing to DO win
il The monster has beer nourished and iaened by the
state let il be cxtcrninaed ny the same powerful
hand
Tho drtnkard The tppler the seltstyled moderate
drinker will indulge ms perverted appetite when oppo
tuntv prucrs IL is for the State % diminish and ult
ma,er destroy the occasions and temptations IL
diligence The popular judgment. declared by the pop
uar vote of No LICENSE, the only efcctua! weapon
that remains to be welded against those who scoh at
rcmOnstrancc and will not listen 10 deinOnstraVc eV
dence OF the poisonous character OF Intoxicating Liquors
There can bc no doubt that the vote against Licensing ~
uriiths of the OF this state though often evaded
or defed the laws against gambling houses ana
trothcs has had powerful and -aluihry influence on
the bits of the People Thousands have thereby been
brought 10 reflect the character OF Alcoholic nev-
crars who had never before bestowed serious thought
on the subject The exemplary, law.abiding merchant
or nn.k keeper who formerly found II impossible 10 re-
fuse liquor his customers or guests though convinced
of the evils of the traffic has Insufficient. reason
for conforming his daily acts 10 the dictates OF his con
science leaving the Liquor traffic TO those only who
would violate any law. human Divine for prospect
of gain is worth much to our Cause 10 have the tra
fc and those concerned in welmatched so that me
one shall truly indicate the other.
Electors OF New York Your City il alone excluded
from the benehcent operations OF the New Excise Law
II was So excluded the false assumption that you
hostile TO that Law II remains because you suffered
Yourselves 10 be Represented IN the last Assembly h.?
men hostile to any such Law Are you content TO he 50
represented and lcGislaed for Shall your next Dele
10 Albany no matter what party be authorized
by Won 10 tel, the Legislature that YOU want no law 10
check incompetence and point 10 Your votes whereby
they were elected proof OF the truth OF their hs-er
ton Consider wisely and imparunly, and net IN the
fear Of God and the love of your fellow men At all
events we are resolved that shall have excuse for
being recreant 10 your duty
In behalf OF the Temperance Mass Meeting
Interesting Addresses We're delivered IN the
course OF the afternoon and evening by Rev. DR.
DowIISG. Rev Mr. MARSH, Rev Mr.. CHAMBERS
OF Philadelphia. Messrs MANCHESTER, CocHRA&
and others The following Resolutions We're also
unanimously adopted
Uzersns on the l4,h day OF May. 1855 act was
passed BY the Legislature OF the State OF New OTk en-
titled Au act relating 10 Excise and 10 licensing Re-
silers of Intoxicating Drinks giving 10 the Electors OF
the several Towns ana Cities OF this state the right 10
determine By ballot, whether the Board or Boards OF
Excise in their respective Towns and Cities shall
shall not grant Licenses for the Sale OF Intoxicating
LIQUORS; and whereas through Rum influence the in
habtants OF the City and County OF New York Were
unlustly excluded from the provisions oil that law
therefore, RcSorf-i
/ That the exclusion Of the City and County OF New
York from the operation OF the Excise Law oil 1915
was fragrant OF injustice and should be rebuked
in prompt and becoming manner by the Freemen thus
denied tina, equality upon which all our Civil and Re
hsious Institutions founded and 80 long and Justly
the pride snd boast OF every American citizen.
That we believe the traffic III Intoxicating Liquors
unwise il policy dreadful in practice and the source
of unmitgated evil To society and that we regard the
legislator BY whom i; sanctioned and egslized untrue
~ the dearest interests OF his constituency and unwor
thy 10 lcgislaie for free and independent People
3. That in the opinion OF this Meeting no friend OF
Equal Laws and impartial Legislation, consistently
give his suffrage the approaching Election toT any
candidate who Is opposed to the including OF the City
and County OF NewNork in the provisions OF the Ex-
else Law OF lsi5
4 That the thanks of this Meeting due, and are
hereby cordially rendered 10 those members OF the
Legislature who voted for the Excise Law OF i-l and
who advocated its extension 10 the City and County OF
NewYork.
; Tina, fully appreciate and most heartily tender
grateful acknowledgements TO the late state Tenn
perancc Convention in piedCnc their united and untir-
ing efforts the repeal OF ihst section OF the Excise
Law which excludes this Ciyy and County from the
benefits OF its wise and heathtui provisions.
B. Ths; this meeting demands behalf o; tile friends
of good order and equal legislation and for the good OF
the citizens of NewYork, the rights snd priv
eges granted 10 all other parts OF the State and
tina, VIII use al honorable 10 be included III
the wise provisions OF the Excise Law Of ISIS oeiey
that The blessings of Government Ike the desr OF
Heaven, should tal! equally upon all
sullivan Co. in the Field,
Sullivan Co Wing Office,
BIOoMINCgCKGB. Oct ID, $50
H GREELEY, Esq-Dear Sir Our Wing
County Convention was held yesterday at Monti-
cello and nominated the following ticket; Assem-