New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-08
FORCED CLOSING ON rnE oArEs.

FORCED CLOSING OF THE CAFES.
The temperance advocates state that city contains
$500 cafes or cabarets subject to license accept this
basis for my calculations, and find the these
Establishments must pay to the city amounts to S420o0
instead Of $4,000 according to the figures of the temper
men.
They pay besides to the State the Of s2sooo or
a total Of 100000
The opposition furnish my 6gureH and guarantee
their accuracy. Whether this sum of ST0000U goes
complete into the public treasury is another question
The collectors are responsible men, suppose.
How would the city replace this large sum If twere
withdrawn from her treasury? Taxpayers answer No
matter how you take it, you will be called on to make
good the deficit. .s-.
Propretors Of houses what will you do to rent these
$500 tenements' What rate Of rent will you put on
them You will lower your present rates at least 90 per
cent.
Propretors of cafes you will be struck down without
pity and without remuneration all together and at once
The disciples of Temperance will be kind enough to ruin
you for humantys sake but not to you
your losses.
And you six thousand bar keepers will be turned out
of employment, with your wives and children to cry
bread. ..
You newspaper propretors will each have seven thou
sand to eight thousand less number Of papers print
daily. You will be enabled to turn of half your EN-
ployees. penpiless.
You holders Of stock in the gas and water works. will
see your stock fall forty to fifty per cent
1on importers Of French liquors. will lose your pripci
pal Patrons you will also have to send away Of
your employees and ask your landlords to lower your
You manufacturers of syrups beer, porter mineral
water etc, you obliged to sell your horses, carts
stills etc, at very, very small price indeed. Nu6ca
OF leases difficulties trials lowering of rents of
ments loss the taxes losses for the city treasury AL
| coming from Father Matthew's fountain.
And finally, you ice dealers your immense trade will
undergo the common fate Ice will become "dirt cheap -
Sea and river navigation also becomes compromised in
this inexhaustbe question: indeed it would b. in vain to
seek for all the interests attached to this important
one-the supply and consumption Of spirtuous liquors
| and wines .., .tg. ~
An extract now before me- from the Customhouse re-
ports shows that the United States treasury collected
duty spirtuous liquors. In 1853 the of s539f63 %
to which must be addedlthe duties paid ut New York
liquors sen here ss4o 60 or total Of ss2e 5os 80
what enormous deficit would result in the Confeder
TONS treasury!
Even international commercethe system Of exchange
would also receive dangerous blow
According to extract from the Price Current. now
before me- that from the interior and the North
received in 1858:
Whisky ..................12s92 1929 bbls, 40 gallons
New YORK imitation brandy .... 5000
philadelphia beer, Scotch ale etc 4lsl9 :. ;.
or total Of. \, .Hs ssl
attached to these receipts from their production to
their consumption?
Who these men then who have the right to attack
personal freedom of action and opinion and that CONNER
cial liberty the foundation stone of Union around
which all nations seek to gatherl Who these men
Strangers to our land who are allowed to impose on US
their laws morals customs and fanaticsms, to destroy
liberal institutions to arrest progress to pjure
II this land ceased to be the land Of lib
constitution would be no longer solemn decree
of union an invaluable support, truth it would be
dead letter without force subject to the worlds raery
On the 9th inst fellow citizens you will again be called
give your vote the license question Do not for
get that tickets bearing the words "Gran License u
signify the maintenance Of the cafes The last time this
question submitted to the people, the 9th Of No
vember 1852 the apostles of temperance deceived many
voters by telling them that in voting against the grant
ing of licences, the cafes would still be maintained. as
they would have nothing pay to the city The deceit
met with signal failure. This year the defeat will BE-
greater STILL Do not forget that this question of life OF
death country and particularly for New Orleans
Do forget then deposit your vote to the
eregnty of the people Will you suffer New Orleans tc
be delivered up to the caprices Of few Purtaus egots
teal and hard hearted men? Give decided answer
| the 9th Of November. 7. O. H., A LouisIAsIAK.
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