The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-20
Liquor Law Movements.

from all parts OF Massachusetts al
ways excepting Boston and its immedi-
ate circle) Of the success of the new IL
quor law. The law appers to be gen.
orally respected, although as yet there
have been but few prosecutions and
its good fruits are already beginning to
rejoice the hearts of the friends Of good
order and good morals. In Salem a
quantity Of liquor belonging to David
Gardner was seized by the police.
The government of that city have taken
the right stand, and it is said that
scarcely a arum-shop can now be found
in the place. In Worcester, as we
learn from the Spy, "the liquor traffic
appears to be pretty effectually stopped.
In Lowell, the first prosecution was
that of James Young, of the Exchange
Coffee House, who was arraigned
on three complaints, and found guilty.
In New Bedford, at a meeting of the
citizens, called by the authorities at the
request Of the opponents Of the anti
liquor law, set of strong temperance
resolutions were passed unanimously,
and the meeting then adjourned sine
die with three cheers for the law.
DR.. Jewett informs the Life Boat that
in Springfield and Greenfield, the two
''hardest places" in the county, the law
has been executed, and the rum.shops
generally closed. The same paper
learns from Pittsfeld, and various parts
Berkshire County, that the law is re-
spected and the rum-shops generally
shut up. At the military encampment
at Newtonville, last week, William
Edmonds, of Boston was arrested on a
charge Of a violation of the liquor law.
A demijohn of brandy and jug of
wine were seized, and the man taken
before Justice VIM. A. White, of Wa
tertown, who, after the fact of the sale
was substantiated, sentenced the Of
fender to thirty days in the House of
Correction. From this sentence he
appealed, and gave bonds in $1,000 to
prosecute his appeal. The liquor was
ordered to be destroyed. The muster
field was happily free from the scenes
of drunkenness usually witnessed on
similar occasions.
Even in the cities adjoining Boston,
which are most affected by the rum in
fluence of the metropolis, good leaven
is working, In Roxbury Watch.
mans Club has been established. In
Cambridge, the mayor has notified all
liquor dealers to stop selling forth
with. In Charlestown, on Friday, a
committee called on all the licensed
dealers, and notified them that they
must stop selling liquor and comply
with the requirements Of the law, or
proceedings would be commenced
against them forthwith, and no distinc-
ton would be made between them and
unlicensed dealers.
But the enemies ofthe law are busy,
as well as its friends, and a new obsta-
Gle has arisen, in the shape of squeam-
ish officers, who decline to execute the
law, unless they are fully indemniied
against all possible contingencies.
This difficulty, we presume, will not
be felt except in Boston and its imme-
diate neighborhood. Porter, Knights
and Pike, three noted rumsellers Of
Cambridge, have thus far escaped JUS
tice. in consequence of the officers re-
fusing to serve the warrants. The city
government will not take part in the
matter, and therefore the police will
not. The warrants were then taken
to several of the deputy sheriffs, who
referred the applicants to the high
sheriff of the country ; and an applica-
ton to the latter officer, be declined
to issue orders to his deputies to serve
the warrants. In the meantime, a
civil process for debt has been served
upon the entire stock of liquors belong
ing to Porter, of the Market Hotel,
Zone Of the parties named in the war
rants, and keeper was placed in the
house and has not since been removed.
1t is presumed by some that if others
against whom warrants have been
issued have creditors, they too are liable
to a similar process. We think it pro-
bable that the real object of this move
ment is better understood by Porter,
than it is by some other people. But
we hope the friends Of the law in Cam
bridge will not give up the contest yet.
Let petitions be at once presented to
the Governor for the removal of the
sheriff of Middlesex, and the appoint
ment Of man who is willing to exc
cute the laws of the Commonwealth.
We do not see how His Excellencey
can consistently decline to remove an
officer, who, without a sufficient reason
refuses to perform, an important duty
which regularly falls within the sphere
of his ofice.-N E. Farmer.
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