New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-01

mnne Law Triumphant-Deiest of the Rum Party on
the Convention Question.
NJ N V Tyt,un


Correspondence Of TIE N. Y Tribune.
PROVIDENCE, "Wednesday June % 1853.
The sky brghtens The people have once more spoken
upon the question Of pr0hi1Oy law for the liquor ra
fc in this State and the time-seryng political Obbcrs
In Government pap and patronage have learned that the
popular heart Of Rhode Island beats right aud strong for
the Maine Law. Our election of delegates and tIe
voting the question of calinga Convention TO revise
our present Constitution took place yesterday and
passed oil in the quiet Many of the best
in the State elected delegates but the pop
ular voice, by large majority gives them liberty % turn
their talents and attachments TO better than framing
Constitutions a dollar day and fud' themselves
In other words, the gigantic scheme Of Democratic
knayey, the Constitutional Convention has been voted
down, and with 1t is prOstTacd the party which
ceived the m0nsrOsiy. The result is claimed de-
cided triumph of the friends Of Temperance aud the
Maine Law and no doubt that portion OF our citizens
are entitled the credit of the victory. True they
came up at first to the work reluctantly, aud with de-
spending hearts but the importance of the task before
them developed by circumstances every day occur
ring they gave themselves up soul and body, 70 the
labor and success has crowned their efforts There Is
much for the Temperance men OF Rhode Island orc0ice
over to-day The victory which they have achieved Is
the opening dawn of the future which is left them By
the party III poWerthat power has given them no pre-
sent or future thar must the rutOn of all their
hopes. The way has been opened for them To secure
the practical operation of the prOhlbOry law by show
ing them their strength and the great results that may
be achieved by union OF action III the proper direction
matters Of congratulations, but there is another cause OF
Joy in the fact that the party which has 50 basey be-
trayed the friends Of Temperance on the Maine Law
question is cast down too low 10 rise again Ii made
its bed in the mire at the commencement of It's career
and is now completely buried III ITS tavOIlto compost.
Earth TO earth, is now the epitHph of the Rum alias
Democratic party OF Rhode Island
But ia the midst of reio cling the Temperance party
must remember that their work has but just com
meuced; there must be series of victories, each
decisive than the other before the friends Of prOhi1Oy
law can ay down their in the confidence that they
have conquered Il lasting peace. The rebuke which
they have administered To the gambling Democratic pol
iticans in power is very signal, but the rebuhed
stl-necked hardhealed generation that requires the
most solid testimonials To afford convincing evidence
that the people axe in earnest when they speak. They
already talk OF ealing another Convection and allow
everybody 10 vote lOr delegates and on the question OF
holding it, but the threat is deemed the writings OF
wounded error and does not excite much appusensOn
The advantage gained must be kept all hazdrts Itcre
can be no hop that the voice of the people 0ua il
In condemnation of the course OF the dominant power
will have the effect to tAe enforcement Oi the
Maine Law Tor this YEAR That is past pray ing for but
there is another clectouday coming and then the
sentative principle of the State can secure good Maue
Law representatives
This is the future to which the friends of Temper
ance most turn their eyes, center their hopes and unite
their powers To the object Tor which they have
So long and ardent tOled it necessary for them %
maintain their present organization forgetting party and
partisan friends and remembering only the of
the great principle which is bless them AMI those who
come after them The victory is hat half won if they
stop where they they go they have the power
TO make the triumph complete.
have given the credit of the result 10 the Tempe
rance men OF all parties. Other principles were involved
in the question: Is true but they mast be considered
only as side issues aud it must be attributed to the
friends of temperance and the Maine Law, that the
Democratic leaders wered in their darling scheme
offs Convention he Temperance inca made stand
and show OF fight the Mhgs up 20 them on the
hand the democrats, Disguised with the tricks of
their party hacks, the other aud the field won
handsomely. The Whcs disposed Go let the ques-
ton 90 by default and would not have voted at all had
il not been for the Temperance nucleus and the dis
gusted Democrats could do less Tran join the same
head. lis glorious victory" let who Will have the
praise ANTHONY pYNE.