New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-01
TIL. Inv and the People Defied OF the License
Ouc.tiop.

The RunselIers OF Brooklyn and some other parts
of our STATE have resolved 10 resist the New Excise
Law and defy The recent overwhelming expression
of,he Pablo VIII at the Ballot Boxes. The pre-
text for this i. The failure Of the [. Supreme
Court 10 affirm the Constiu;ionaliiy OF the License
Law OF Massarhase sets. Bu, the question pending
before that Cour, concerns the sale OF fH7?or>sl
Liquors only Now tie liquors sold In these g'os-
shoo. including those which pretend 70 bs -Fef-cH
Brandy, Holland Gin, Jamaica Rum, and even
CIV ines are VIGOROUSLY nat imported, but Hanui-e-
.ured here by The help OF poisonous drugs end tery
substances lie, thai go as il will the sale OF
such Li11ors es are deal: in grog shops Por-
ter-houses &c. &c is nperati.eg prohibited where
the People have voted N License And W.
have good ground or asserting ;ha, the decision u
the Supreme Court has bee. withheld Only for want
OF fall Bench, and that !, WI DC given promptly
mex, term in unqualified affirmation Of the CoHs.ita-
;ionality Of the STATE Laws prohibiting, or allowing
the People to prohibit, the sale OF Intoxicating Ii
auors Apart from our reliable Information. com
mon sense and ii,te reflection INST convince
every one .ha, .he Cou-: decide this question 70
otherwise than il favor OF ihe Laws. majority
of the Members including the Chief Justice. are
citizens Of the Slsve-hodng States, and they vii!
no, decide tha, tie importer Of g box Of the most
nfammstory Abolition tracts and pictures, does BY
paying the duty levied thereon by Congress, acquire
the privilege of selling them where snd TO whom
be pleases in defiance OF all Laws which the States
may see fit to enact on the subject Yet this hight
is directly involved in the Rum question as now be-
fore the Supreme Court. No one can believe,
therefore that the Court will decide against the
License Laws; and the pretence OF testing their
Constitu,ionality is cloak, a sheer deception.
But, say the Rumsellers, with !heir special
pleadcr, the minority Governor Of Connecticut this
making it lawful 10 sell in town while / is IN
lawful in the next is horrible. Well, gentlemen,
if You prefer 10 have the cholc STATE vote License
or No License and the vote IN The aggregate de-
,ermine whether your policy or sha!I prevail.
the People will doubtless accommodate you. But
your special agents succeeded in exempting part
Of the Sta;e-ihis City, to wit-cntirely from the
operation Of the Law, and tried hard 10 exempt
Brooklyn likewise They failed in their effort TO
make the inhibition still more partial and caprcious
than il is and they grum BILE that !; is not a5so.
lutely uniform and infexibe Bat in truth this ia
bat one of a undred matters in which 10 the j1dg
ment of the various localities is given the effect OF
law within those localities. Dozens OF towns with
respec, to the taking of fish in certain ponds and
rivers the killing Of some kinds OF game at certain
seasons, &c. are in point On one de Of an invisi-
bic line, you may hun, or fsn with impuniiy, when
you are liable TO penalty if GU DO so on the other,
all within one State.
We have reached glorious stage in the Ten
perance Reformation. TIE PEOPLE have largely
declared in its favor. They have overwhelmingly
proclaimed the trade Of the Rumseller perncious,
dehasng, destructive, and directed those engaged
thereis to abandon it. VIII they do so We trust
the larger and better portion of,hem will Hitherto
they havc met ell entreates with the simple exhi.
bi,ion of their Licenses Here is my authority
the People authorize me TO 10 This and have paid
them for the privilege. l shall not give it up
This scatIoldng is now knocked away. They must
sell. fiat ALL no, only without due warrant OF law
but in defiance Of Law. They incur penalties by
persisting in their traffic. How can they persist
Rejoice then, friends OF Temperance and in your
JOY remember that great City stil languishes in
bondage and asks Of you only chaece 10 free her
self from the cursc Of intoxicating Liquors Dis.
tracted here by Party contentious and calousics,
they implore your aid 10 extend the general pro-
visions oil the Excise Law to our Civ VIII you
that the right sort OF Mcnbc- are chosen 10
the Assembly from your ssyeya! Counties next No.