The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-25

will surely prevail.
mR MAINE LAW AGAIN
Mr. HEsDm resumed his consideration of the Tempe.
rance BILL He objected to the provision for referring
the bin to the people Why did not the Senate take the
such responsibilities The law was an unmanly, shirk
ing snesking contemplate law in this particular Of sub
mission to the people As the bill came from the Senate
Mr. HASTINGS thought this was fair opportunity for
the friends and enemies Of such measure to record
their votes II friends Of the bill desired to delay he
would not seek to hasten the action Of the House. He
,to wS1a have 9 direct vote the S not Ar indirect
the hot haste in the action Of the friends
%.,tas, Si ns BILL Hs thought m there had been
had been reported and printed three months
since Ample time had been afforded for exam nation
The friends had waited patiently until now, nearly the
close OF the last session. before calling He did not
regard the bill as perfect The bill does not impose large
enough penalties They ought to be such as to enable
the friends of temperance carry the higher
courts, to obedience to its provisions But as
would answer for the country. The bill to take effect
next March If then the next Legislature disapprove Of
the bi they can correct or repeal IT, 50, if
proceed in hot haste there is do danger of its taking
effect in hot haste" There will be time enough for the
people to express their wishes with regard and they
simply for the purpose of determining The will Of the
people, 1t does not repeal or enforce itony gives
instruction you please as to the wishes Of the people
the judiciary committee that reference to the people
was unconstitutional.
Mr.. HASTINGS replied that the decision Was that law to
,sa effect upon the approval Of the people, was uncon-
titntrs Such had been the decision Of the Court Of
Appeals. That 10 the law dependant upon the vots
Of the people in order to becve sw n NOT constitu-
tonal There such provios 10 this bill II merely
called for expression Of the will Of the people BY ballot
and whatever that vote If unrepealed by he next egs
the cost aea' q nsssS liquors e. State
and urged the moral considerations for the bill
ne appealed to gentlemen if we were not called upon
sell been answered by rnmseler, that the sale of
intoxicating drinks productive good Then look
SAID he at the multiplied evils resulting therefrom aud
answer me 1t Is not duty to the many pray
ers made to the curse and mitigate the evil
OF ntemperance He then appealed to the members men
Of principle, who had constituents that opposed 10
the of the BILL that they look alone to thu oues
tion of right Of duty aud lay self aside They may be
ieit at home at the next election but millions the fu
ture Will rise up to bless them. He asked them to can.
didy regard his advice and it good have the hon
esy and fearlessness to follow It. He had talked longer
than able and must leave the bill in their hands.
Mr. HEDEE withdrew his motion to allow Of another to
refer to select committee to report complete with spe
Mr.. D. B TAYLOR renewed the motion
come to vote He did not know he should be able to
(Mr Bemsn) but he had few suggestions to offer, With.
out reference to pay or profit We have been pstooed
ant the prayer Of an individual in distress. Hare wa
have the voice Of thousands in this State calling for cs
tain action of this body And there are too thousands
Of those who have become monom snscs, who can no
longer control their appetes These fires Of hell are
away that too Of popularity
or what consequence Is the popularity unpopularty Of
the thing so long as IL is right9
Christianity is right. He came from a section that
would be as greatly injured any in the State by the
ed to vote for the BILL and it his political tomb
he should rest proudly under 1t Next fall the peo
pie would demand their representatives to pledge them
m ia
feature that the people to be called upon 10 unite
1T the next session law that will remedy the ev
not adopt bill to suit the rumseller; but bill accepa
ble on the whole to the largest humber Of the people,
will be passed If the people decide against it, the next
eisatuIe can repeal it-why tbea need any fear Of
the passage of the bill as it now stapdsp
Mr.. WooD (whigD Of 0nondaga, plead Ignorance of tn
no. understood. The motion to ely postpone
thought an unfair treatment Of the bill He wanted thu
IL ms vGe III favor OF the bill TO
posed to ordering 1t to third reaong 1t intimately
the entire people Of the State and he
hat he be allowed more time for considering the queI.
on It should be perfected in Committee of the Whole
akipg the ordinary course.
Recess to O'Clock P. NJ.
The question pending ensSElaAggNN9osp NN99so sspoS psoSSsssHd9E: SIC
Nr. Woop resumed. lie urged sendipg the bill to the
Committee Of the Whole, and making it special order
Mr ELLSWORTH (wbig) of Chstauque was happy to dnd
an agreement upon one point-we all temperance
men. Mr. r. Baruum has offered 81 oo0 for op.
posed to temperance to exhibit curiosity But he
cannot be found No one was opposed to acting upon
this question. All they wanted was time thres
to sssmne the the bill % This bill % might be mpse
feet; he thought it was yet he believed it desirable
on the whole. He liked many features in it we'll
the people should vote against it the next Legislature
would doubtless repeal It, But il they gave he believed
ture could perfect the BILL aud furnish just such ia
as wanted Legal enactment Is all that will now
fleet any thing upon this Question Mora! 'ussiou has
jected that this law could not be enforced He believed
it would not be perfectly enforced in the city OF New
York perhaps not in the country. But there are laws
prohib ting other crimes these not objected to be-
cause the crimes st)ll exist.
Mr. spRAGUE (dem) of Otsego, followed in opposition
to the bill.
Mr.. MILLER thought it not necessary 20 entirely
enforce the law 10 make it desirable. II could only
good It's entire destruction would be the salvation of
country. II the kne of departed liberty Is ever
heard in republic it will be amid the revel of the
grog gshops. Moral suasion had been fully tried We
moral suason lash, with legal suasi0n snapper
and well knotted, too The liquor traffic is our great
Mr. ST JonN, (dem.) ofN Y, was aware that it was
tbapiess task to oppose the bill He who did it was
niquity. He alluded to his colleague from New York.
" ho had just spoken (Ar Hler) and asked If he had
not been pledged TO support moral suasion measures
Mr.. MIIER-No, sir. / never pledged myself to any
delegation Of rumnes.
MI. ST. Jons resumed-Tbis law conflicts with thoss
government.
Of revenue from the importation of liquors. and
wish make the sale of these liquors crime We
appealed to every hand to mark the evils Of ntemper
ance The lawyer shows that It Is source Of crime
the ply sicisn that it Is cause of disease the clergy
man. that not only the death Of the body but
the soul also. He alluded also to the evils coming from
the ignorance and sins of the heathen and asked what
agent brought to bear upon those to redeem them
their sns2 We the law OF love; but to redeem
the degraded OF our owp lard would the harsh
Of legal enactment He would rather approach tn
intemperate with the Bible in hand and the pedgei
the other.
Messrs BURROUGHS, LTnxJouS and PETERS followed in
support Of the bill.
Mr. d. d. taylor withdrew his motion to postpone
Indefinitely II bad been offered to permit time fo-
eipg the bill He opposed to the measures Of
the bill He said not member had been sent from the
city Of New York who to be in favor of such
bill as this The city was opposed to its provisions.
Members had urged this bill to purify the city Of New
York He objected 10 permitting the country to die ate
TO tie city They desired to be separated FROM not in
yoly.d in which would be such loss to the
city, siupy because the people Of the country in
Of It, This bill would make oankrupts of hundreds
of engaged in what they considered lawful trade
and men whe wors hipped the only true God.
MIR. Howard, (dew) Of N. Y, moved TO recommit the
c,da tho c;tr ud