New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-11


4. Those who have followed the proceedings Of our
Commissioners must remember how constantly the Al
dermen and Police Captains have been eDjOinng the
applicants lot to sell on Sunday, and telling them that
the licenses would be taken away from those who did
60 Perhaps some reader was so jolly green as to
imagine that these admonitons were uttered in ear
nest and that hencerh the grosgeres roud be closed
on Sundays at least for time. If so, walk through
any of our great tboroughfares last Sunday evening
must have thoroughly undeceyed him. Not to speak
of Centrest, Cheryst., Orangest., &c, where Sab
baths are unknown or known only days of extra rev.
cling drunkenness and debsuchery, are sure there
we're not less than hundred grOgshops blazing with
gas and radiant with coored decanters last Sunday
evening in Broadway alone, where the great currents
passing to and from the Tabernacle Mr.. Chapins and
other large and crowded Churches. were exposed to
the sares and jeers Of knots of hafdrunken black
guards collected about grogshOp door and another
throughout the evening There were not less than
-Four Thousand rumholes open in City that even
ing and will doubtless be many tomorrow evening
The Police could stop this if they would bur so long
as Rumseing is licensed they will never venture TO do
it, except for two or three Sundays together under the
pressure of some extraordinary popular excitement
The Chief Of Police is thickandthin partisan, and
knows that nneteentwenteths of the grosshoPs arethe
recruiting stations fortresses and bockhOuses of che
svndle be calls Democracy-so they have nothing to
fear from his unconstraned opposition The Captains
Of Police like the Aldermen, mainly the creatures
OF Political organizations csbas, whereof she grog-
shops are potent nstrumentaites. They either hate
10 throw stones at their mothers crockery or fear TO
disturb hornets nest-so they all deal with the grOg-
shops as giDgerly as possible.
s. The License System is radically, incuraby vicious.
Il admits that the Rum Traffic injurious perOus by
the mere fact of requiring license at ALL Men hurt
themselves by eating as well by drinking urges the
champion of champagne Temperance. Well, Sir, then
why DO you insist that bakers butchers and retailers
of vegetables shall be men of good, moral character
and charge ten dollars for license to pursue their sew
eral callDgsl You take all this ground from under your
own feet in requiring of Rumseers license and not re-
curing any of dealers in -four bread cornedbeef or po
tatOes, If Alcoholic Beverages only good thing
which people abuse then they would stand on the
same platform with meat and bread, and no license
should be required of their sellers
6. But we all know that Rumselng is evil, and so
charge the legalzed seller license for permission to
follow the occupation of bis choice We raise some
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum in this way, and pay
least One Million Dollars year to support the paupers
and detect and punishthe criminals whom Rum has made
public pests or burdens when but for it they would
have been useful honest, sefsupporting citizens. We
protest against such unOus bargains, made by public
officers by and for the state. We would not take the
wages Of nquty at ALL share its unhallOwed gains
but if any license is to be charged ought never to be
less than $1,000 That would probably reduce the
number of drinking saloons in City to three four
hundred breaking up most of the darker dens for the
men who paid 81 600 each for license could not afford TO
let others sell with mpunity without license Merely to
make the neck of the Rum Traffic smaller and more
manageable We wish the license could be raised from
$40 to $1,000.
G. But if it we're $50O0 we should still war against
the License System and against any legal liberation
the Liquor Traffic. The evil and wrong being con-
fssed ia the imposition of any License tax it is clear
that the State should not charter seminary which
regularly graduates at least murderer and three
burglars per week with any number Of thieves haros,
svndlers and vagabonds. former Lord Chester
field fad in the British House of Lords more than
century ago. in discussing this question
LazuiV my lords ia 10 be tarcd but race Proki5if let
the difficulty in the law BE- what it will Would you lay
tax mon breach Of the ten communicated Would not
such tax be wcbe' and scandaous lee my lords is
not JToDefy 10 be ad but suPresef aud heavy taxes
are some times the only by which that suppression
De attained. Injury or that which psrncous by It's
cccs may very properly be taxed that such excess though
not strictly unlawful may be made more difficult But the
use OF those thin g. which sispy kui in their own
nature and in every degree, Is 10 be prohbHd None my
lords ever heard IN any nation tax upon ths aiu
try because implies license granted for the use OF
that which IS taxed 10 all who are willing 20 pay Il,
Drunkenness my lords, IS universally and in ali crcum
evil and therefore ought not 10 be taed but
Puhi'ted!
The noble lord has been pleased kindly 70 inform
that the trade OF dng very extensive that employs
great numbers, and that they nave arrived az exquisite
skill and therefore the trade OF dsng NOS to be dis
cOuraged IA piece Of information given at the present
day upon which considerable emphasis lad once
more ny lOros allow 20 wonder AZ the different con
cepons OF different understandings Il appears . me that
spirits which the cisers produce allowed 70
euieebe limbs viAte the blood 70 pervert the heart
end obscure the intellect, that tie number OF dstlers
should be- DO rgumeut in their favor J0r aercr RefTd
Hofa lar against tlff FcDes'ed ddGyef 5,crn'e
nres nHmrCrs. Il appears 20 me- my lords, that
really If 50 formidable body confederate against the
virtue ar the lives OF their fellow citizens IT l. TINE To
frr As FAD 20 rHr HAVOC kND TO iNrEHTRt WHiLi IT
j. YII rlyE TO- STOP THE So little my lords
SIR Effected with the merit Of the wonderful kill which
d-rs are said 20 have attained that j. in my opinion
TO scuvof great use 70 mankind . PREPARE PhLArADLE
POISON nor shall I contribute my interest for the
rep-eve OF HyRuEEER, because be has by long prlc
tee bfared Erest C-1eTty in bis trade. IL their f oHs
ffc0rs that the people are tempted 70 their
destruction let - 20 least my lords them from
their tssi draught by bursting thu vis that contain them
1t crush 90 tcse artists "a kHrl1g siqughir rho
hare reco4ctd cr c0H1fyneA 70 stckHss ruin Gaf
spreqd orer ne ps Of de5aHciey 'aoa baif h.
Te,-ct am very far my lords, from thinking that there
are year any peculiar Tor tierat.y EHrl,
nor can conceive why this manuiscture is 20 be held
sacred now, il j. is TO be Destroyed hereafter
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