New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-12
NO LICENSE IN CONNEC TICUT.
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NEW. MILFORD. CT. Ang I'D. lsj-

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NEW -MILFoRD, Ct, Aug. 10 1854.
As YOU NAV rejoice TO learn that there is one bright
spot In our State will state how the Liquor Law is
carried in this place. In the first place the friends
of the law intend TO enforce it without doubt as those
that are intoxicated arrested forthwith, ana
imprisoned If they DO not cash up There is not any
spirits in the place. of any importance and the very
first man. child that sells, and is caught or
suspected will be attended 10 according 10 law. Only
one person has been seen who tight since the law
took effect and be arrested forthwith aud hned
twenty dollars and costs. OF course he paid. An
agent for the sale Of liquors for medicinal purposes has
been appointed and the article furnished by the town.
On Saturday next the Anti Maine Law people have
town meeting to vote this liquor away again, and
have no Liquor-Ae gent This move is only for eject,
and Tie Maine Law and Order people will let them
have il as they desire. II they do without it the
Temperance people can doubt and we shall be
very temperate here for the future We nave had no
rain for month and the country is drying up. Pota-
toes will be short ndeed-not over half crop.
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NEwHAyEH, Conn, Wednesday, Aug. Q, 1854.
You are of course aware that our new Liquor
aw" begsn its work on the LIST inst, and 1t may
not be amss to give your readers, far an near some
account Of the event. The eDemy-alWays on the
alert to hinder the passage OF the aT-wer oi course,
ready to resort to any measure with view to EN-
barrass its operation. Our "Selectmen, although
intending 10 act in consOnance with the views OF the
friends of the law not entirely successful; they
erred in appointing sreTdt persons az agents stuu vi
one They algo erred in selecting individuals hitherto
engaged in the traffic. There was, of course, con-
siderable discomfort in various quarters and the uqucr
dealers-true TO their nsncts-availed themselves OF
the opportunity and petiuOned the Seleetmen Tor
meeting Of the voters of the town. for the purpose OF
forbidding the use of town funds by the agents ap-
pointed intending thereby to enbarrass the friends
OF the law, and by creating the Impression
that the agents would not be supplied elect large
sale of liquors before the law became operative. The
hold audi 10 ndS a
n In instruct the Selectmen 10 revoke the appointment
already made ard in lieu thereof designate one person
who should be the sole agent for the town; also to au
thorze drafts to be made from the treasury OF snch
sums as might be required for the purpose OF supply
ing the necessary stock. They were defeated, and
vote passed. contemptuously appropratnIg 81 cents,
and no more, 10 be paid in the year 1867, &cS Less
than half the voters were out, tine frlends vi the
law having 10 organization, while the h4uor men
were excessively active in bringing up their troops,
! and out Of l5O0 voters present they obtained
! small majority. Tie result operated as they e4-
pected, in producing sn enormous sale CT al kinos OIL
liquors. up 70 ~ o'clock at night, July 81 IL was
surprising To zee the demllO5ns moving Ia every aifec
! tion-minsiers deacOns. Nane-La0 legislators lee
! turers &c. all rushing 10 these "outer chambers
10 procure medsine by the gallon through Tear Oh
sickness yet 10 come and many were not convent WIN
! lees than five gallons, and soBe even more IL was
disgusting to real teei0tslers to witness the scene.
for il must be admitted that the great DESTROYER
Alcohol wa treated with respect and consldera-
ton during these few days than can reasonably con-
sist with Ais true character: There was Prooao!
liquor enu-h sold in reek previous 10 ADJUST 70
Keep the whole community drunk for month but II Is
generally in safe hands and very much Of It wiz,
10 doabt, be kept in solitary confinement for years;
but mis- great humbug about the value OF the stun a.
edeine certainly in snch Quantities ought 70 DC at
mast be exploded The last day OF the reign vi IAN
gas siepalzed by all sorts OF exciteents among IL
deyotets Interpretations, tsverns draped In moaning
with fsr. at halfmast, express wagons loaded
with Jugs, Kegs, demijohns, &e,-aL setVlns 10 ae
,lrone and give place to a better order o
tlipcs. AT u o'clock midnight the power OF the law
Wa. manifest and its friends rejoiced 10 witness il
suspicious advent; and tie first day Of August lSo4
will long be remembered BY the people Of this State
as furnishing most striking Illustration oil the mora
! power Of law IN the State Of Connecticut. We AZ