New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-11

Hon T N woodruff o. b. brClain, Noah Wona1.
Daniel Drew s.'" Gso MeKSS:n. j.Temiss wilbss,
i yesse W. Benedict,F. " Wolfe, Charles Parker,
Levi. B; Lsder. T. Smith. Henry Dubois,
E% R'f S.nsR 'fh M FSsass1ns 'sai s
john FaIconer, As. Parker, Jshs Il Loiowick
Daniel Sands Richard Moore, W X. T.'teIsAll.
;.,S s S s y: S:ss
Dr.. Elier Parmly. Sam'l r. Wells DR.. John Pierce,
Luther G. Cartel Gfbbcrs L Kelly. VIM FioJd
DR.. Chas Place,
Secretaries.
CD. Warren, James A Johnston Thos Elgsrsy.
S.n sd sS5s 4sSm s,s. sa.aa
Rev. J. c. WARREN, Secretary of the
Alliance, then read the following Resolutions, al
embodyins some Of the sentiments OF the meeting
| l. RESOLVED, That as intemperaDce has always in
creased as grosshops and nppline houses have been
multiplied. ana has dwindled away as the number
OF such drinking places has diminished, even in re.
s!ncted LOCALITIES there Is reason 10 believe that
the sale Of intoxicating drinks should % restrained
BY law as counse dieting, arson, melting TO felony
suboinStion Of perjury, and 0tner mlsdemeancrs OF
like stamp now are, Instances OF intemperance
| would be as as of these other crimes.
9. Resoivsd, That the sally records IN the public
press of crimes committed under the influence OF
| Liquor, fully confirm the statistics OF Polcs and
| Pripon Reports as to the fearful agency Of Rum,
fare of society.
3 Rescued, That the sale Of liquor. to be used as
beverage. is IN its legitimate operations the cause
Of all the wide spread intemperance In our land, and
of all the taxation wTetcEodness and crime result
| ing from intemperance must therefore be an i'm
| moral and wicked business, which no man has q
| night 70 follow.
l. Resolved, That as it is the Constitutional right
Of society to protect itself against whatever entan
gers its social and moral, as well as its pecuniary
and political interests 1t 70 the right OF the people of
|
the duty of the Legislature TO enac! law thaI shall
| tend to remove the evils OF intempersnce by pro.
Aibitins and suppressDs the cause OF lntemperance-
| the Liquor Traffic.
| s. Resolved, Thatthe bill ntroducedinto the Legis-
lature by Hon Z l.. Snow, infringes no mans just
and lawful rights, and interrupts no proper or legt-
| mate branch of trade, but il enacted into law,
| would operate only for the public good.
g. Resolped That as our Legislators were elected to
provide for the moral ~ well AS the pecunary and
political welfare Of the State, we, the people, have
right to expect and demand that they return not from
their posts at Albany, TIL they have enacted law
| similar and fully equivalent to the MAINE LAW. d.
Resoipsd, That the Chairman and tho other speak,
ers ofthe recent Liquor Meeting by spending
all their strength defense OF the individual right to
drink ano the social right to give glass OF wine to
friend In private house, with which practices the
proposed law does not interfere, and negecting to
touch the main point at issue, viz: The right Of
the people to demand and the duty Of the Legsla-
ture to enact suitable anu sufficient laws TO protect
society against such and great evils as those OF
ntemperance and to prohibthe sause Of those evils
wheI ever, AID wherever found. have virtually con
oeded the whole subject 10 debate, and have acknOw
LEGGED that We have side, the Constitution,
law and justice, as well as humanity mercy and
ruth.
8. Resolved That the resolution offered at the FORE
named rum meeting, affirming that the statement
drawn from the report OF the Chief OF Police, con-
cernins the number OF persons arrested for intempe
rance rs fragrant and scandalous fsisehood, some
vhsnesi may" Is direct attack upon the veracity
not on y of the Chief OF Police, but OF the Captains
and Policemen, from whose reports under oath, the
statements of the Chief were complied.
.. Resolved, That these statements Of the Chief
OF Police are worthy Of our entire confidence, not
only fIom the confirmation they receive from all
similar statistics, gathered in all parts OF our land.
and of the world.
10. Rssolued, That the recent account Of an afro
ei0us murder In Baltimore, whore man, Infatuated
by liquor, drove his wife from her boms by his brutal
iy, beat IN the skulls of his two cnidren, and cut
their throats, set re to the house, and then cut his
own throat 10 stronger argument for law prohib-
ting the liquor traffic, which legitimately tends to
the Preparation OF Just such crimes, than all the
pleas for the continuance OF that traffic sent forth BY
all the resolutions and speeches at the recent Rum
eeleIS meeting.
IL. Rssolved, That Hon E. L. Snow, by his faith
full efforts In the Legislature to secure good TOM
perance law, and for which he has suffered political
maTtyrcom, has shO wn himself worthy OF the conf
dence, gratitude and future support OF the people OF
this City and of the whols State and If there is any
way IN which he can take legal steps to maintain his
rights In the Legislature, this meeting pledge him
the sympathy and substantial aid of the friends of
III ResoIvsd. That Col. Snow, in his present pecu.
liar position, should DO regarded not merely adele
6is,rict nor an member of the noll.ies marty With
which he has been OF may now be connecisd bat as
| Representative OF the Temperance voters Of the
| whole State, every ore OF whom has had some OF
his dearest rights assaulted and endangered by this
attempt to eject Col. Snow frsm his seat.
Is. Resolved, That II, as is currently reported in
tozicatir liquors were freely distributed and used IN
the Capitol when the night OF Col snow to his seat
| xssembIy were at tbsf time drink or 40 ns,rIv
oruY that their conduct Was insv dscIarsd az fhs
Aoo, of ,he House 10 be :, cisgrscs 10 thsm,svs.
And their cor stituepts "a hs 1e,isIatu,e and ths
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