Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-18
EVENING STAR.
Anti-License Meeting.


Tn pursuance of public notice, meeting
Of the friends of "No License" was held
at Temperance Hall on Tuesday evening,
the 14th inst.
The meeting was organized by the ap-
pointment of B. F. Peasants as Chairman,
and A. Rothwell as Secretary.
On motion, committee, consisting OF
Rev. DR.. Peck, Ulysses Ward, A. F. Gun
bingham, A. Rothwell, and W. Ii. Fitz-
hugh, was appointed to prepare resolutions
for the consideration of the meeting.
Alter a brief interval the committee,
through their Chairman, reported the
following resolutions, which, having been
separately considered by the meeting,
were unanimously adopted, viz:
l. Resolred, That the recent emphatic
rerdict of the people of Washington against
licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors
has furnished to the friends of humanity
here and elsewhere abundant reason for
gratitude to an over-ruling Providence.
for strong confidence in the essential
virtue of our citizens, and elevated hopes
for the future.
2. RESOLVED, That we do most heartily
congratulate one another and the friends
of"No License;" we congratulate the suf
fering inebriate and helpless women and
children. we congratulate the young men
and the permanent and temporary resi-
dents of Washington we congratulate
the Members of Councils upon this atspi-
cious result of the recent enactment which
called the people to the ballot-box upon a
question of such profound interest to all
classes of the community.
3. Resolved, That we avail ourselves of
this opportunity publicly to express our
thanks to the late Board of Aldermen and
Common Council for the noble stand they
have taken in this first great movement
towards the deliverance of our city from
the greatest scourge of the human race
They have asserted the RICH. of frcemen to
speak out upon this great question of pri-
vate and public morality. We humbly
conceive and respectfully claim that the
voice of the people, so distinctly uttered,
should be final, and would express the
fullest confidence that in all future acts
our city authorities will govern them
selves accordingly.
4. Resolued, That, after careful exami-
nation of the charter of the city of Wash
ington, and consulting high legal author
ity, we are fully convinced that the Coun-
ellis are under no obligation to provide for
licensing the liquor traffic, and that they
are invested with all the requisite author
ity to pass prohibitory law; we there
fore respectfully submit to them our most
earnest petition:
LIST. To repeal all existing laws grant
ing license to sell intoxicating liquors.
I'd. Under such guards and restrictions
as the nature of the case requires, to pro-
vide for its sale for medicinal, mechanical,
and sacramental purposes, and to prohibit
all other forms of the traffic.
Sd. To license houses of public enter
tainment exclusive of the right to sell or
furnish in any way or upon any pretext
intoxicating drinks.
4th. To pass laws sufficiently stringent
"to prohibit tipping houses and ''to
punish those who may sell intoxicating
liquors without having obtained license
therefor"
5. Resolred, That the Mayor of the city
be respectfully requested to direct the po-
lice to be yigilant in the suppression of
houses now selling without license and
against law, thus accelerating the great
work of reform which the welfare of our
people so urgently requires to be vigor-
ously pursued and consummated
6. Resolved, That the Councils may re-
lyupon our firm support in adopting and
carrying out the most prompt, thorough,
and vigorous measures for the entire sup
preston Of this ruinous traffic.
6. RESOLVED, That the proceedings of
this meeting be signed by the Chairman
and Secretary, and published in the seve-
raj newspapers of the city, and that cop
les be also prepared and presented to the
Mayor of the city, and also to the Presi-
dents of Councils, to be laid before their
respective Boards.
B. F. PLEAsANTs, Chairman.
A. ROTHwELL, Secretary.