New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-25
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS
TEMPERANCE MEETING Al THE TABERNAcLE
LAST EvEN1vS-TRIuNPH THE EXCISE LAw-1he
meeting was large and enthusiastic The Tabernacle
was crowded to the utmost The exercises were open
ed with prayer by Rev. DR. Lansing.
The Chairman, WIN A DoDGE Esq introduced
the discussion by appropriate remarks in relation to the
recent decision OF the Supreme Court He said that
the meeting held only to rejoice a, the above
mentioned event, but also 10 consult as TO the best
means Of ensuring to the City the same condition in re
aon the sale OF liquors is enjoyed by the rest OF
the State Although there had been progress in the
cause Of Temperance temptation must be we'd by
removing the four thousand snd upward Of retailers
TIL this was done the drunksrd could not be saved
We mus, have the privilege Of saying whether We
will hsve licenses granted in the City feeling in re-
gard 10 the question Of ucsDses is extending over the
shols Union The speaker referred 10 the extent to
which the distlag business is yet carried on. 10 Ire
land in spite of the famine, an immense amount Of
grain Is daily converted into ardent spirits.
/ After Mr. Dodge had concluded the Apollo VOcasts
sang glee.
/ JoHN ~ VAN Corr Esq Of Brooklyn was next intro
duced to the audience He would speak tae question
whether the indscrminas sale OF intoxicating liquors
may rqhtuy De sub ected to lrga restraint and wheih
Grafton Of such restrictions Tae law with reference 10
e~r.e wa. that the Board Of Excise might,in proper
Gaze. grant licenses bnt forbidden to license except
where the public accommodation absolutely requires it.
And We, New York has 1000 grog shops Could any
sane man pretend that the public accommodation re-
qured or could justify such number OF licensed deal.
er in ardent spirsi The doubt the constitution
atty OF excise laws has now been put at rest for
ever The Supreme Court has unanmously deeid
, ed that the question OF excise relutston belongs
exelasiyely 10 The STATES themselves. and any law
/ ihev may make ON the subject Is constitutional
lie had never doubted He had inquired into tho sub
ect aud had satisfied himself long ago as 10 the matter
The doubt had come from rumscllers-irom advocates
Of moral sHasi0H These were insensble to moral
suasion they could only be reached by law. He would
tell story about the harhcider campaign In which ne
/ won ia confess he had served An old gentleman OF
baltimore who knew what liquor was came home late
one night and tried to make fire but in vain At last
he called his wife and told her he couldn't make the
ire burn You fool" said She what you take Tor
embers is only mO0nshne r. These, doubtless were
Ike the old and had uled 10 blow hlte conslllu'
tiOna moonshne ioto little warmth Bat they had no
better luck than he
Thl, being hnally decided, he advocated legal re.
straint; moral suasioa had done much, but much was
yet to be done which only the persuasion Of the law
could do Mr.. Y. c. then drew picture Of the effects
OF rumseing and went on 70 say that il was the right
and duty OF the state prohibit all acts Injurious ~ It's
members Here he differed again from the rnoralsua
siouists 1.-THE act affected only the individual concern.
ed he might be left himself but soon as it began
10 be hurfful 20 others he must be restrained.
The City Of New FORK IL not excluded from the pale
Of social right and duty II the Excise Law OF 1915 be
good the City Of New YORK ought 20 share its benefits
WHY had the City been declared By the Legislature in
competent to govern itself well other parts Of the
State If in the selection Of Judges the people could be
trusted how not that they could not be trusted In
the matter Of establishing grogshops in the corners OF
the streets He felt Of degradation when be
saw that other States had left 10 the people themselves
the regulation of this matter, while the state Of New
York had not allowed an important portion Of her cit
zens 70 decide In the manner. The only trust OF
the City was a temperate and yirtUOus population The
speaker sat down amid the applause, and was followed
By Mr. McDoNOUGH Ia song. which was encOred. Mr.
: Med succeeded by the Apollo Vocalist who re-
. ceived the same honor.
The Chairman next introduced Rev Dr. LANSING
. who spoke 10 the following erect;
He thought thstf ever be had been connected with
rumseller he should have sneaked out some time be
fore II any rumseler had been present he must be
gone by this time. great scholar Of great tai
snss and good man had once s-id that Love work
eth no III 10 his rel hbor" He feared person pres
emit had understood this as he should Il was one
Of the biggest sentiments ever uttered by mortal The
. man who said this 4 very wicked man. and
: perhaps drinking man, but be became very good
man this saying testified IL was PAIL. Temperance
= men Of whatever name claimed 10 be ac1sied ~ tn
: great principle Of Love Rumsellers working VI
10 their neghbors and consequently we're sctaated b.
the opposite principle The hole trsihc in ardent spr
its i. totally evil from frat 70 last Il fraud through
out II you brought grape within gunshot Of thei
! wine why il would blush Il began 10 Accumulation
and ended 10 death Nor did Il terminate 10 this LIE
must se answered for the judgment day He woulc
: net D. a rumseller for the Universe he would raine
beg The friends Of Temperance were opposed % rum
: sellers not as men but on the ground Of principle
: He would glance at the evils and difficulties TO D
. / overcome in the progress of the Ono Of th'
: grand difficulties was, that some advocates Of Temper
snee had fei right toward others - tar as he wa
concerned be had always engaged IN every kind Of en
tsrprise TO XII When the washingtonisns sn'
8 others came up, be al first ulit and Opposed q
D. ask what his brethren 10 the ministry might say bu
2 when he saw what they bad accomplished, Ms hear
:. gave 10 sod be j0lned them. Love was 0mnpOten
D sgsinst men but could not control ne rum maker
But We want help here. since BE- had been here
he had beard Of az Upper Ten thousand and Did q
know whst they were Out IN the West be had hear
Of an Upper Crust and perhaps was the same thin.
i, Well, ~ war; this Upper Ten Thousand" TO com
down snd help want the great lawyers and doc
Is t1rs-yes and be must say perhaps come Of the doc
II tors Of divinity TOTO engage In this he isare
some Of these and Of the influential gentlemen
commerce had never shown their faces Ia Temper
anee meeting Uater sChurch 10 this city a celia
e stored fun Of rum and whisky. There even som
/. Church members-an d ia Church iescOn--wh
follow tie business Of selling rum We want not ii
sleut consent Of these 10 the cause-we war
Il them 10 take hai and give i'm lie had found tia
" the Corporation Of the City had been mesmerixed b
the rum sellers Thefe fnesmerzers had prevented n
e NewYorkers from making themselves clean The re.
of the state had been allowed % make self clean br
New York had been prevented. He presented Pc,
a lion 10 be siZned aud sent 10 the Legislature and 81
doxa after very nappy and effective speech.
y NJ. BRCwS then sang song and was encored.
e Dr. REESE suggested that contribution would not
A be taken up The expenses Of The nesting hun
bred dollars and the expectation that the sufenc
&c would contribute toward making up the sum.
10 After the contribution was over Rev. Mr. REID cam
forward He could not avoid expressing his grstihc