The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-20
Sunday Liquor Meeting.

Last evening" meeting was held at the Shakespeare
Hotel pursuant to the following notice which is
sued In the shape Of small handbills
THE citizens Of the LIST. I'd, Sd, 4th, bth and 9th
wards opposed to the course Of Mayor woodruff in
invited to meet at the Shakespeare Hotel Thurs
day the 10th inst a. half past O'clock advise
encroachment upon the political, civil and social
rights of the trsdesmen OF this city THe COMMITTEE
Though the meeting was called for half past seven
o'clock. waited till nine before anything done.
At hnlt past found the occupied by DER
who board in the house, and the tables all laid
with tea things Some taking tea some we're
performing on the violin and some on the piano. This
continued till after eight o'clock About nine o'clock
about loo Germans mustered, and about half dozen
lrshmen.
MIR. J. AIrApr, read the requisition calling the
meeting. There was some difficulty in finding chair
man to act.
MIR. KASr counsellor at law, having been proposed
and seconded and unanimously called to the chair
c,pted the Office aud then proceeded to address the
meeting He said he felt srati6ed for the honor
fercd upon him though he would have preferred seeing
some peren In the chair more directly affected by the
Mayors proclamation For himself he might go to
BruadwHy-to the fashionable hotels and get glass
wine when those whom he addressed we're suffering
under the Mayors prohibition lie protested against
that proclamation II would bring blush Of shame to
the cheek Of monarchs. In those down. trodden
countries Of monarchy. ridden Europe, there
prohibition against opening or shutting mans house
M he pleased. In England called tyrannical every
mans's house his castle. The Mayor wanted
TO revive the blue laws Of Connecticut. Was
orderly house he had right to keep IL open for the
weary traveller. or for man that should to the
hydrants in this hot weather to the danger Of his life
illustration of the old on necticut laws LAWYER
one Sunday, in going to church. leaped gutter
secuted and fined IS for plsy us on Sunday (Lsuxh-
teri No doubt. every disorderly house ought to be
could not Ss ps, DOWN he h.ppe Grt a be sn'y
qusintcd With the law he would hs view Of IT, IL
had bees said that fine Of s25 could be inflicted This
ss not The fact In England by old statute ns OF
S2k vas inflicted for selling liquor before divine ser.
vice on Sundays. This VAS the only fosndstion for
the Mayors proclamation. But to make such . case.
u would be necessary prove the Kind of drink that
was sold who drank u, ~hether traveller or not aud
Who the owner vas-thipgs sometimes difficult TO
prove u vssinfsmous To revive old statute OF that
hind. In defogston of the common law; and ~ became
them to form protection society to oppose IL The
license, II was true might be taken away; but this
could b. only done by the majority Of the Board Of
kscisc, which were the Mayor Alderman aud Assist.
Aldermen on their side. they might laugh a, the
Mayor The constitution knew no difference between
Sunday aud Monday.
DR. Johnsssou. German advocate, vas then APP
pointed Secretary and Sir John Clarke Vice. Pr-s-
dent The latter did not express. any dissent
Dr JonsAssos then addressed the meeting He said
u was necessary to look at the Law itself lie then read
the section 81 the act prohibiting the selling Of spirits
on Sunday He naintsiped this lag was obsolete. for
smother section Of the statute prohibited travel
ling sunday except to church; but every body did
travel With inpunity. This section therefore OBJ
soI'ts and 80 wss the other tCh.ers) Why did not
wh.n he vas elected He would never be nominated
again. Tfere was no Law without q punishment Even
on the back ~ the license there no punishment
mention ed but only mere prohibition tie then al.
dressed the audience In German, aud said the
object Of the Mayor and the Common Council vas
TO ibow taih.r Msbe~ that they ell teetot4ers
on suncsy though they drank the other sir days
the ~.cs Lauehtsr) There we're evils enough in
the city for Mayors ordinations, without their in
ierfeii with the right. ~ citizens He concuded by
me- wig that contribution b. raised aud subscrip
u litt signed 20 protect such ght be- prosecuted
The motior ~ss adopted aud subscription then
raised out If which was psid In the first place So
stated 20 have been paid ter the handbls Mr. j.
Alstsdt vas arpointes treasurer aud n committee be-
Jog also appointed the meeting then separated