New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-15
The Maine Law
The State Of Maine has doubtles:

The State OF Maine has doubtless good
many lax-some higher. others losef-ou'
there u one honored shrOug CHOU. the length AMI
breath Of the land as prominently The Name
law Il is the act Of her present Legislature
# IT, late session whereby the traffic In Alec
holic Liquors - cut up root and branch-noi
merely forbidden but eraiicatei or compelled -
hide IN deep holes AMI skuik about the darkest
corners. This law has now been some s1
months in operation, and has already effected
vast amour, Of good Drunkenness Is dying out,
Pauperism l. drying up, AMI Murder Is scarcely
heard Of or dreaded. All honor % Name AMI
The Name Law
There seems 10 be hardly room tOr doubt that
the Law will no, only be enforced but sustained
meeting was called n Lisbon. Lincoln CO.
few DAYS since, to instruct the representative Of
that town 70 vote for is repeal. The voters gen.
eraIly attended. and voted as follows. For The
Instructng Resolve. 80 Against II. a. or more
than four to one A similar meeting was lately
held in Ellsworth with sn equally favorable re-
suit. Up to this moment, We have not heard OF
single town Ins.ructIng is representative 20
vote IN favor OF repeal
The People Of Name are compelled 20 man.
tam constant warfare with the liquor mer-
chants OF Boston especially. who, though lower
law with respect to Slave-catchlng, are higher
law as relates 20 Rum-sellIng. Surrounded OF
Rum. selling and Rum-iolera;ing States, they
have Al unequal fight 20 maintain, and they
viii maintain Il but they Justly appeal 70 other
States to DIV Up the des0laung food which now
assalls them on every side and threatens -
sweep ever them. That appeal must and vii oe
responded TO- Every other New-Enzland State
will make gallant struggle n her next election
for 1 No-License law based on that Of Maine.
We trust most Of them Will carry It, and that
New-York. NewiJersey and Ohio vii 90 Ike
wise Why should we lag behind Is Il the
Empire State that needs an impulse rom Name
to induce her to diminish :he load Of PauPeslsm.
Misery and Crime now pressing upon her
Hear wha, Gen. Cary, the energetic Temper.
ance lecturer, saws Of ONO:
We intend to ask The Name law. subject 70 a de-
clsion 90 the b2llot-oox. We shall challenge those
who say that public sentiment VII not sustain g. Z
a law 70 meet the open held and give Us far
kshi In Cincinnati and ogher cities N our SIa;e,
LIQUOR s now sold without restraint or aLltrance
tie officers y hose duty Z 8 70 enforce ocr IA
sZans, LcGor-se refuse 70 act, and n FAC: tie
penalties trlflng, and the difficulty OF proving
suI great under our present system thai 10 sue
cessful eroIi could De made % repress the evil We
have n this city 20. less .Aan so grOg Shops. V0
OF which are also gambling houses. IAeiis oufsa-
reS, rooberles. arson and mEruer, are OF very Ire
CLeut occurrence. The SOcer, rejecting citizens are
becoming alarmed al the fearful mere se Of nee and
crime resulting from leuor houses, anc n any "ao
Rave never acted with Us are alxiOlslg ln1uirias
what they must 30 The end Of this wicked. Villain
Gus traits d!aWeth nigh.