New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-08
Third Grand Rally Of the Friends Of the Excise
LAW at National Hall.

The THIRD GRAND RALLY of the friends OF the
EXCISE LAW called by the General Temperance
Council, was held at NATIONAL HALL on Friday
evening. A crowded audience was in attendance,
which manifested deep interest in the proceedings.
The meeting was called TO order by Mr.. JoHS w
OLIVER, and the following gentlemen were chosen as
Officers of the meeting:
President-DANlEL CADY.
Yioe Presidents.
JOHN A. MAY LUKE HAssERT,
JEREMIAH COFFIN, THOMAS GILL,
SAMUEL WILLIAMS +. w WOLFE.
Secretaries.
DAVID d. GRiswoLD, JosEPH MANNING.
Addresses were made by Mcssrs. LEBBEUs CHAP.
MAN of Jersey City, Dr. KIRBY and WM. EDMoNDs.
Although we took full notes of the speeches owing
to the crowded state OF our columns, we regret we
can give but brief outline of the remarks Of the speak
ers.
Mr.. CHAPMAN said that the temperance people were
only seeking justice in endeayong to have the priv
lcge OF the Excise Law extended TO this City II we
were all temperance people there would be use
for any Law upon this subject of Intoxicating drinks for
there would then be of the article Our
legislators had done wrong in exemptng this City, and
IL becomes the duty of the people TO set their legsa
right Our legislators had violated their oaths OF
oiicc-obedience to the Constitution of the United
States aud the Constitution of the state, in exempt
ing the City from the privileges of the Excise Law for
suit of happiness-but in this exemption the people
not allowed In common with the rest of the
State, to speak out this pursuit for happiness
they were debsrred the privilege of voting ON ques-
ton which deeply concerned their happiness. We al.
low the importation of intoxicating drinks but could our
foreiaheIs have forescen all the evil and misery result
ing from this Importation 1t never would have been al
lowed We want the people of the City OF New-York to
say to their legislators TO give TO them the privilege Of
exercising this privilege and II the question should go
against them why they should not give up the night but
go for their rights and they should in the end have
the License ticket prevail In the City and then II the
gog shops would not close their doors the people must
do 1t for them but ii must be done according to law
the Legislature must make law that these rum shops
bc considered HEiSdHcos, and the people must
destroy These nuissnces the law demands.
Dr. KIRBY considered this meeting one of great in
tcrcst-it a remarkable one in the history OF our
countryths assembling to petition for the privilege OF
exercising most sacred rights. This very movement
OF opponents deprive OF this right made him
have no confidence in Legislators. This privilege
the temperance people asking for also granted 10
opponents TWAS not justice not to grant us TINS
priviege-it not Democracy. Every rum seller
will allow the evils resulting from their traffic well
why do they oppose the efforts to stop this traffic p
We, ne American citizens. must do our own thinking
and make our Legislators carry out our views.
MIR EDMoNDs thought the features of this Excise Law
took Temperance entirely out of politics All parties
could vote on IT, No man had any claim TO a Republi
Democrat who could refuse TO the people this
privilege asked for by this petition.
The exercises were envened by Temperance Songs
from Messrs Brown of Yenkers and McDoNoUeH
The next Rally will be held al Chelsea Hall, next
Tuesday evening