The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05
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he sale of liquor since July, 1852. from that n
time, they have been required to keep upe con- c
slant warfare to clear away the rubbish, remove
the snags, and storm the barricades, which were
in the way. The Mayor Of Boston, as soon as !
the enactment of the law became certain, under s
a then existing statute, granted license to over
six hundred persons for one year, and did all he
could to prejudice the people against the law.
Next, the cry of repeal! !" arose from every ,
sink Of corruption in the State, and many faint
hearted magistrates were influenced not to exc
cute the law, as it would soon cease to exist
In the next place, appeals on every point of law
upon which they could hang a doubt, or any
possible defect, were made, and the Supreme
court has had continual round of duty for the
last two or three years. Last year, the great
battle was fought at the poles, and the rum party
completely annihilated All the drunken sots,
ruinsellers, bar-room bullies, black-leg gradu-
ates of the prisons, and foreign rsnegades, were
arrayed against it. Last year they made an
effort to repeal the law, which resulted in a
perfect failure. At this session of the Legisla-
ture they made another strenuous effort, backed
by every influence which "rum" and "lucre
could generate, but how they succeeded the
vote will show:
} Against repeal,- 194
For I" 80
Majority against repeal, 104
This exceeded the temperance mems most san.
guine expectation. "A number of appeals have
been made, but all decided in favor of the law,
O except that of the right Of search. This, how
4 ever, was not declared unconstitutional, but
!. merely the process-the modus operandi Of
i. seizure and destruction.
h The right of search clause--the l4th Sec
tion-was unconstitutional, because it did not
II particularly describe the places to be searched
,t and the persons and things to be seized. The
10 Massachusetts, Life Boat says, without any
ofl amendment, we have left, q better law, in al
10 respects, than the DID, any other license law
no To show that the law is becoming more ant
more popular in Boston-where it at first receiv
~ ed the most opposition, the repeal candidate fo
II mayor was found in very small and insignifi
,,l cant minority-not getting but about quartz
of all the votes cast. Boston is decidedly
be Maine Law City, having seen enough of tn
,.s effects of the law to fully sustain it.
:. The 18th section will be amended so as I
- make it constitutional.
"A MIcH1GAN-The enemies of Prohibition hay
of been making bold effort to nulify the law, bl
,ho the law is sustained, it being recorded on tt
"A journal of the Supreme court that it is conSt
ifc tutional. In his decision, Judge Wing decide
i'm that strong beer and ale are included in IL
for words " Intoxicating beverages" and are ther
,ro fore embraced in the prohibition. In anoth
case, the question whether the reference Of Il
-. law to the people rendered it unconstitutiont
was involved; the opinion read, was in favor
b;s the law.
one FhNSsfLVANiA'--ih he suoJeo' Vi p'onioi'
of is still pending in the Legislature with probab
ors ity ofits passage. The proposition which h
has already passed the Senate by vote Of 81 to
noo and is now before the house, the PhiIadelpE
We Sun, says is acceptable to the friends of pro
or.1 bition. 1t enacts specific law, which is to
for. extensively advertised and provides a speci
a time for it to go into operation. Apopular vC
NJ, to be taken, and if the people decide in FAY
for VI pEOllUlIiol3 tiC ldW Will 90 HlIO ChSSI
,..,. New YoRK-The Prohibitory Liquor l.
80. bill passed the House finally by vote of
:. yeas to AZ nays. 1t went back to the Sena
-; owing to disagreement as to the time Of
NO going into operation. The House fixed the
>, of May. A joint committee reported in ia
- of December lst which was adopted by b.
;, Houses 1t forbids the sale Of intoxicating
e,o. quors, except by persons specially licensed
- retail them for mechanical or medicinal purpo:
on.s and sale fofany other purpose, orby any OF
49,. person, is punishable by forfeiture ofthe liqr
-, and fine of S25 for the first offence, $50
- the second, and for the third offence Sl00 f
a.. and Imprisonment for not less than thirty d
:, nor more than six months. 1t provides also
the search ofpremises where, under the oatl
49,, one OF more persons, liquor may be alleged
be sold The Governor sent in a message
the Legislature on the 30th instant, vetoing
~ Prohibitory Liquor bill. He says that sue
r.I. law would be unconstitutional. LIST. Becau'
they au'norlseS unfeaSOnaOie Seaf'nes' 81 De'd
A; it authorises the forfeiture and destruction
property without due process oflaw and, Fl
ly, the unreasonableness Of a Prohibitory
.-.,, generally. The N, Y. Tribune thinks it !
. a. pass both Houses By a two-thirds veto over
vsro veto.
nI- FIKE CArTLE.-Daniel Cummins Esq,
I'M sold ten head of stall-fed Western Res