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News from the Crescent City.

New ORLEANS, Sept, go, 1859.
Bro. CARY: Enclosed you will find
the proceedings Of the first meeting
Of the " Public Reform League, pub
lished in the Daily Delta; also, a
Prospectus of the ,Southern Organ,
and editorial remarks of the States
man, published in the Fourth District
of this City, in favor of the said Or
gan, etc., etc. You will see that we
are active in this new movement, and
that we are determined to carry the
War into Africa" The citizens Of
this City are alive to this question,
and we expect to carry the "No-Li-
cense VoteR by, large majority.
PUBLIC REFoRM LEAGUE.-A meet
ing was held last evening at the Uni
ted States Court Room, City Hall, for
the purpose Of promoting the objects
of this League, which is to withhold
licenses to drinking houses and shops.
The meeting was organized by elect
ing r. M. LUsHER to the chair.
Mr.. Lusher, on taking the chair,
stated the object of the meeting to be
the promotion of the question of emo
License" the Council having decided
to submit the question of "License or
No-License" to the people on the cd
of November next.
Able and spirited addresses were
delivered by Messrs. Rufus NAPLES,
Judge Alex. Walker of the Delta, and
the Rev. DR.. j. w. Harman of Baton
Rouge.
A Committee, consisting of John
G. Huey of the First District, w, II.
Foster of the second Arteman Hill of
the Third, and Vim. E. Thompson of
the Fourth District, were appointed
to draft resolutions expressive of the
sense of this meeting, reported pre-
amble and series of resolutions (which
you will find enclosed setting forth
the late action Of the Council and the
Act of the Legislature, providing for
the submission of the question of {" Lii
cense or No.License to the vote of
the people; and declaring the intent
Of the law to be, to submit to the peo-
pie, whether they would tolerate or not
the existence of drinking houses in
the City and that, if a majority vo-
ted "No-License," it would be in
cumbent on the Mayor and Common
Council to carry into effect the will of
the people by the adoption of efec-
tual measures for the suppression of
all drinking establishments. The res
olutions further declared, that intem-
perance was the chief cause of nearly
all crimes; that it undermined pub
lie virtue, and subverted the public
peace; that this great evil was aggra-
vated, if not solely caused by drink
ing houses, which were so numerous
in this City; and closed by calling
upon all good citizens to stay the
great evil, by shutting up the liquor
saloons and grog-shops of this City.
1t was also resolved, to petition the
City Council to change the day on
which this question should be sub
mitted to the people, from the day at
present fixed to some other, as the
Presidential Election and the vote on
the New Constitution were to fake
place on that day.
A Committee was also appointed
for the purpose Of preparing a plan
of organization of the League.
The meeting then adjourned until
next Monday evening, to meet again
in the Lyoeum Hall, where several
distinguished and popular speakers
are expected to address the public.
October 29.-The Council on last
evening appointed the eth of De-
cember for taking of the vote.
P. S. DIR. Harman is a son of the
late Rev. z. Harman, formerly Of
Covington, Kentucky, who was an
old Washingtonian and Son Of Tenn
perance,
Please send me the Illustration Of
the Maine Law.
! remain, yours, in L., P. d f.,
w. w. MoGAR1rY.