The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-25
NEW YORK LEaIsLATURE.



Mr.. Ronnrsos (~his) Of wsst,hsstss reported favor
ably on the bill to secure from judgment isa the
build Dg Of the New York Hospital Society
The Light House Jursd stton bill wAs reported sompete
NJ s Chit; Of sas.. TsR:,sss .yosssy on
Company to dorss the bonds Of the Potsdam Railway
TaE TEMPERANCE BILL
Mr.. Yosr .his) Of Montgomery. moved to amend the
twsnstn ssotisn Dy extending the auth r.sd rule to
Mr. CROSBY (shg) OF Albany thought Interests Of
ocoking to DO bsrenltsd BY the amendment.
Mr. Yosr did dot desire mis- proposition be lsoghed
usss a.. no IL tended that the bill should 10 express H.
M HAisxY nst dem Of Suffolk, did not wish to pre-
general isnsuss. mus. be- gas,d.d .ssnst s:s sn.ss
~ BE- sanctioned the friends OF the bill do not desire
Mr. Yosr The sa ne language is Afterwards used II
too general In why not n anothsri And yet the
committee have reported it. Tne amendment WAS adopt
Mr. Yosr moved further to amend BY limiting the sure
tyship to inhibition from bsIg engaged In the bust
ness only while suretes
The amendment was rejsctsd-Ayssei nsyso.
Mr. Yosr pointed ont that the section mAde sort Of
perpetual OBJ isation to the surety
Mr.. wmrsEY, (whig) Of New York, then renewed his
the age residence of the person whom the liquor
might be sold. But the committee refused.
s S1 sn no, sol n0st up 70 1.1ls sns
They would puszs PhAdslphiA lawyer As many suits
would b. brought, care nsse~sry
NJ WHTsN-Oh, never mind the grammar.
Mr. CRosBY-But great litigation will ensue.
Mr. WmrNKY-GiVe the defendant tho benefit Of the
doubt.
Mr. HArsH-R understood 1t, It is grammar, ssd ws
don't profess TO know very much about grammar while
1t the time ws do not profess TO bid defiance to It,
Mr. Yosr dssmea the power of the Justices dangerously
enlarged.
last ought to speak for against the
bill, a. judgment Cifectsd. He was against the bill
as repoItd 1t gives alarming powers 10 could ten tue
advocates OF the that there vita sections Of the
bill which needed amendment. He presumed that who
opposed the bill from moral political or social rsa
sops must stand IL unsuviAble condition. BE had
thought the bill deeply, before his cleo lion, here ct
boms and where Of the most momentous Of
questions II ihs bill extraordinary It H. could make
perAte no vould regard II With favor bat this
OF those ex ravAsant measures introduced Ia
tin % Of exctsment and OF disastrous rssu He alluded
to the action which the Senate I'd taken In respect to
sabbath labor on the canals oemnly decided to b
suppressed, and the next day ieoonsderedput awayn
:: NJ ~ o Ana
good. rns present bill may pass. The day u not
far distant when many who advocate this bill feom
draw their support Mr. described Sabbath lsgis-
ton ct inoonsstant with it, practices
Of Il. .na @ % vii 90 90
frcm great class Of the people their privileges. The
original packages Of liquor might ss taken while the
otser intepps ancss-spsechs passion, pride. Indul
gene In erink 10 otempsrADcs, sud leads fatally and
.: ON .viS NV prayer U ' shs WORD. 's q O wa.s
come over our hearts In the hour Of aanctity.
the evil r..
stitutional question Tns bill vio,sss the ss,urity
sgainst Itntsrres directly the
importing power and transoends the dine sutnon Of
Safe. He read Coxe Ltletou cited Chief Justice
Tsrey, in Howard IL wh.ssop, to establish his
portions He oopsered On snceor Kent ia his oiroum-
stances ~ with him in view. fhis Is . sunptaary Lev
in the common sense mssniUg Of the - I'd Aso the de-
chioDs in Michigan ad ISdisna enarmng the opinion
at this act ututiona and that the protsc
ton guaranteed to liberty and property inrisgsd
ton Of hi: property M said reTsnuss yer. rsssivsd
By the general government On
Poyi.g Dutss.
Spirits. s2,ea7 $50 SSo21 $50
Beer, ale, 30 ............... 2si,osi 7a,ses
Totals. .s5, aa0, o3a ss,aaa,iso
The M.ne Law was An old, very old, statute in the
Eossh law books ami extracts <rom the laws against
duty Of twenty Eve dollars > gallon ON gin Vas laid
d NO god. 1t was .mugsisd, just - liquor
Of 1855 .hsS sses
upon al who vepdsd the smallest quantity unless
duty wA PAID, even for aeoidenssl sale 10 two
penalties nstgatsd. Twelve thousand psrsors in
kDslAnd sops lined. No exsrtion could stem the
torrent Of smugsDg millions otealIons came Into
London. And THU In the face Of al Law, and under
ten times ssr, in the enforcement OF ito
revenue ID % asis this Mr. then sxsmissd ths direct
question Of intsmpsrsnce In all psrts Of the world
he had seen the ore ul ELECTS Of nismpsraase from
ardent sPrits. There are many men Who ssek to
they have neither taste cssirs for t. Ia NO de-
sire whstever IL hi ussls-is rspugnaut 10 him;
bat vas ne to sxercise An power 70 the infringe
that his fellow citizen shoud NO. taste the juice the
graps-a glass Of cider OF beefs For ali iavasons Of
order men we're thus Wa thing the
unconstitutional restraint Of the personal liberty OF men
quite another ExravAgant never ala WORT re-
firm. He did not csny that the Maine Isv had done
good He = otis Of State and his dear
est moments allied with II. He had seen that Law
sbu.sd Spirits imported IN large quantities, carried
80 HhA ~AssAa s-A -
Who, but for the prohiotory Law, would never have
touched IL. II In unosr ali the diseuisss that
accomplish too Let rs learn wisdom By the Hight
Of erience All sorts Of authoses past And prescott
might be quoted against laws contrary to bo opnios
BE audso to the manner In which The sale q liquor
Sunday In New York carried on, defying, would
SEM all effort TO correct t. Ia the midst Of honest
psss .s. law which can no more b osnss cut "a New
70 than could the dood Of tbs Nissssppi be arrested
II tAelsv vas passed ne would sbsy Il 10 would not
vote for law and tnsn In private dsobey H. He hoped
member Of the Legislature would b found to do So
he qnotsd the provsrb that stolen wAen sweet"
IL vas the Language Of Solomon and oomuon sense
VOICE. OIL thst q outlawsd
NJ. The principles Of eternal truth inmutAbls
they are ell that do not change. They are IS they
we're, and viii Be till changed from ab Add here Nc
quoted ST. Paul and Albert Barnes. In Michigan the
Maine law e1s. great corpo alton, st it, festival Of
opsnsg tsothousand bottles Of champagne wsS used.
Men nov d their houses lest the should cat them
on Tns passions Of men grow BY that upoa which they
ss H.d cd sa1s ORD and Cato
much better smPsrssce man than PROBABLY some
within the sound Of his voice. That stassmaa de-
poted the evil OF the AbxSs OF these tnnss In France
ssh, thousaad rilons Of gallons Of wine are consumed
and ysS he (hr. b never saw thsrs . drusken man.
He had travelled the shores Of the Rh,ns
and the Danube, and vine was uped--gsnsrslly
ussd-snd he had never seen . druakss man Ia our
ooustry, the dws<rs on the oaio sought the sx-
press OF the grape asd this Law ipars the a.
Aasy thrgs besides wine and strong drink produce In
temperance: thorough reformsr should strike ct the
very root Of al tptempsrapos Mr.. here quoted De
Qainsy, Of The moss brilliant Of add uosridgs
most delightful and fasclnstng-both slAves Of opium
rhe latter sscraced the vife he loved-ths children Of
bis hssrrshsr thar give up ths drsg All thu misery
In the word Ia not oooasonsd BY arden, spirss. On
some constitutions tsa aod eoss produced the greatest
excitement, and asaisst which many constitutions can
not stArd up The records Of our PRISONS will show
that Amcrs the greatest rosues, the burglar, who Ia
ctolnss takes mousy and life, may be- often H. the very
sooerst 81 mep, Mr.. b. here read extracts from an
opinion o. distingushed lawyer In Msne showing that
throughout the State ,trsodinsy efforts to circulate
the liquor lay had been made IL nov be had any
-heIs and every where. Our sss existpg give the
means 10 corr ct ut Of Abose no II