Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-28

A correspondent o. ne Philp5elphia CStg
Item, writing from Harrisburg, makes the fol
low ing revelations IN reference 10 the anod.vs
opeamdi Of legislation in that State We rathtg
eus9ecs that the same system prevails at Albany
Bat the liquor dealers of this city know bettes
than We DO how much the agitation of the Maine
Law in this State has cost them AT or reading
this letter, they can make their own comments
and come to their own conclusions This letter
COZ aims matter for the serious consideration, not
only of the liquor dealers, but of all classes of
our citizens who are subjected to the operations
of & tbdrd house" legislation:
Do you ask me seriously whether the Maine
Bill will pass the Legis ature, or are you only
.okipG fun at me If you ore serious, I will
give you an snswer, condition you will not
merltiOn Il o any ''veader or manu- facturer of
LIQUOR " As you have never been here. ! must
tell you that the legislative branch Of the gov
ernnent does not consist of tao houses as isvul-
garfy supposed, but Of three; tho third no use
hong mposed of borers and lobby membt rs.
This third house receives no Der diem from fihe
taie Treasury, consequently they have to be
pretty keen to make living You may get 20 or
bill through two branches on its merite-but or
the third branch, money is the essential and on "
requisite To this body, corporations and divorce
Sc hers pay taxes, the amount of which is only
regulated by the ability Of the giver. There is
no escspe no secret society was ever better or
gaaized or more concealed in its operation If
you have not passed your bill through this house
you will find some concealed power meeting you
g. every step; in vain do you try to explain
the misl presentations that have been poured
into the cars Of membeEs-iies are invented
faster than you can contradics them, aVd each
member has had some suggestion made to
him exactly hitting his prejudices or views
l. often happens that there are no applications
of much moment before the Legislature, and
there is no black mail to be levied foray is
then organized against the interests of some in
faential body in your city. Some innocent good
| man is put up to offering bill imposing tax
on brokers' or retail dealers, or banks, or Oh
anything, that can be made to pay AS soon as
| fAis movement is made, letters are written to-
Philadelphia, and perfect &C stampede" got up
amoDg the victims who see themselves starving
their children outcasts and their business evne
| Blt, all this can be easily prevented /; only a
li-tle money required, fifty dollars a piece. and
| u will never hear of it again-ths is haul No.
| J. Another innocent member, really in favor of
'e bill, but ignorant of all parliamentary law, is
| luced to make motion to take the bill from
appropriate committee and refer it to some
her-thus insulting the committee, having itin
Arge, who get his motion voted down by some
armous majority. Then, comes another ex-
ament among the victims; there is g test
aa;e;" )" no hope for US now. Yes, good deal
| money will be required but it can be done
| 10. 2.
Now, this Liquor Bill has been a perfect god
fond, and will be made to last out this session,
not the next Your liquor dealers will be
| Dt in a gentle state of excitement till the
ose Of the session-ju;t enough done occs sion
ly to act as gentle aperient on their plArses.
III hey will have to put q menstrous deal of water
to their barrels to refill the vacuity in their
ockets, before they will be let alone Temper
nce man though you bel tell you the bill has
no more chance of being passed than note of
ihe Schuylkill Bank. Who would vote. for it :
Not the poor man-for he alone is pr evented
from drinking while the rich man is unrestrained.
Not the farmer for he would destroy a business
that consumes every year $50 los bnshels of
barley, I483, sos bushels of corn, 517, ,lSO bush
els of wheat, 24700 bushels Of oats, 81 200 BUSH
els of apples, 263 tons Of hops-this too, at a
time when protectionist party is ia power in
England and about to shut out our market there
I OF the politician-he surely would not run the
rskOf offending power with capital of two
millions Who would vote for it2 Why. a few
fgnatios-a few men who think this is going to
20 the great question Of the age. Remember
what show the free soilers made-no man dare
gainsay taem-but day of reckoning came,
and there is hardly one of them left to tell the
tale 1t is the history of all fanatic move
ments. These fanatics are always holding meet-
ings, making speeches, passing resolutions, while
rational people have something better to do, and
thus they create the belief that every body is
on their side; they make all the neise and all