New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-21

NATION VI toulscf Wv iiSAi' "~'4 :"
that we feel very sure Of It's authenticity
The Excise Law.
Nearly two years ago the popular branch OF the
Legislature of our State passed act referring to
the Legal Voters Of each City and Township IN
the State the question of Licensing or Not LIcens
ing the sale Of Intoxicating Liquors within their
resnective borders So general was the CONVICTION
of the righteousness, policy and necessity OF tins
get that the Yeas and Nays were not even called
on It's passage and no opposition to 1t appears on
the record The Senate concurred with the House
in passing the bill, after some hesitation and alter
defncing it by two amendments one OF them post
poning it's operation for year and the other ex-
cepting this City from its operation The House
acceded to these amendments rather than see the
bill defeated and in this shape 1t received the sane
ton of the Governor and became a law
Let us here state the notorious facts that the sen
ates amendments were made a, the direct ana per-
emptory dictaton OF lobby.agents representing the
liouor.dcalers Of this City who. taking the alarm at
the passage Of the bill through the House, held meet
ings, raised funds and sent experienced agents to
manage their cause at Albany. That these agents
said TO the Loco.Foco majority Of the Senate
Pass that bill as it stands leaving our clients IN
the City exposed to ts operation, and they will
revolutionize the Politics Of New York by thou
sands" we can no moro doubt than we can our
own existence. That the exception OF our City
was extorted by such threats is the only magma.
BILE excuse tpoor as it isl for such partial and
shameful legislation There can be no argument
more powerful for mere politicians than that which
says, :" We made you we can unmake you and II
you don't comply with our demands we 'c'H -
Very few have the virtue to withstand it, however
palpable the Justice and benefccnce Of so doing.
This argument is now to be pushed to the utmost
The Rumsellers OF our whole State, Jas We learn
from the Circular Of their Association in this City,
have been secretly organized throughout the past
season and have every where supported candidates
for the Legislature. without distinction OF party
whom they believed would vote to repeal the dc.
tested Law. Here is the explanation OF some not
all Of the strange results and ticketsphttngs IN
many Counties which have such puzzline look for
the uninitiated Ono thousand votes in County
which polls but five to ten thousand, being cast Tor
the friends or foes OF particular measure irrespec
tive Of Politics can effect almost any result. We
shall not be surprised therefore to lcarn-in
iority of the new Assembly are virtually pledged
to repeal the new Excise Law
But we do most strenuously maintain, and every
fair mind must confess, that this, undcr existing CIR
cumstances, will prove nothing whatever respect
ing the public sentiment Of the State with regard
to the Excise Question We can name Counties
of whose Voters at least twothirds are favorable to
the Excise Law, yet wherein tho prominent cham
pions Of that law on both tickets were defeated and
their opponents elected. So long as the friends OF
tho Law act in good faith with their respective
parties while its opponents make Rum paramount
10 Politics there can be hut one result.
Yet it will be strcnuously ccntcnded this winter
that the Legislative result of the recent Election
has proved the License Law unpopular, and on that
ground will its repeal be strenuously demanded To
this we have avery short answer.-'Sms, we ap-
peal from your mistaken inference to the actual
test. II YOU say the People demand repeal OF
the present Excise Law, dare yoS 10 submit he
question 70 direct rote Of The People Meet the
issue plampy, if Yea have any confidence IN tho
soundness of your deductions Let the Legal
Voters at their next Annual Town Meetings vote
directly to uphold or repeal the Excise Law, and
Lei majority OF the votes decide the question CON
clusively You will have all the advantage OF per
sonal interest and Of the disgust excited by the
tmid aud inefficient Enforcement Of the Law
through the present year WIN you take up the
gage here thrown down. and allow the People by
direct vote to settle the matter Ii Yes the License
question will not long detain the newly chosen LIE
sisiature from the immense mass otimportant bust
ness which tho adoption OF the New Constitution
dcvolves upon II YOU evade this issue, and force
q repeal OF the Law through secret pledges exacted
Of the Members elect the People will remember
them tor many long day to come, II YOU do not
wish the utter destruction OF those whom you have
battered you will consent to refer this matter to
direc, vote of,he People. Ii you decline to do SO
the People will know why and Will know TOO, that
their Representatives have wilully beray ed them
CY' Among the bills found by the Grand Jury
Yesterday, We understand was one against NJ
Daniel z. SicSs9s. Member o. Assembly elect for
Stealing, Also, ono against .Ntckea Nai>h, an
other Member elect, for Libel We have no, heard
tina, any other Members OF the Delegation have bad
bills found agaiast them at this term as yet The
Libel for which Mike Walsh is indicted we be.
lieve, is fancy sketch OF Mr.. Airaa. ? Hastings
who opposed Mr.. Walsh confirmation in rsmmsny
Hall, Nike is apt to draw on his imagination ir
describing scenes in which his adve-saries are in.
trodaced as actors.
ILLNESS OF NR ApANs.-We learn from TIE
Bosoa Daily Advertiser OF yesterday that the venerable
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS was Thursday forenoon seized
with paralysis OF his left side which for time rem
dered him nearly ipsensiSle He hsd ass left the resi-
6eneo of his son. Hon. Charles F. Adss, in Noun; VeT
non.street in state Of health when the gentleman
with whom ne was walking, suddenly perceived thar
be was ,aboying under severe affection Q, his
limbs. and was obliged to assist him 10 prevent lis
falling. He was conveyed back TO bis sons house
and received immediate medical aid After short