The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-14

The LrquoR LAW IN New YORK Thal
Governor Seymour has vetoed the Bill FOL
the oppression of the traffic In Intoxicating
liquors passed by the New York Legislature
our readers have already learned. On the
day Of The veto, the (Albany) State Regis
ter, the organ Of Nj. Fillmores wing Of the
party, said /: .-, -. -.
"The bill went to tho Governor for hi,
signature. On the one side Of him stood th,
opponents of The bill. The cold. 10y, bu
Intellectual republican aristocracy, fresh irou
their costly and delicious wines, smiling rs l
summer morning, bland in their frigid cour
tesy, patronizing in their condcscen sion
speaking softly and IN set terms about lof
~ conservatism and the disturbing progress.
Of that Gnaticism that would interfere with
their comfort by censuring their indulgonce
With them. dim and shadowy in the dis
lance, but visible TO The minds eye, stood
the bloaled and blrareyed devotees Of a low
debauchery, reeking from their bacchanailian
orgies. ragged and filthy, 5lasphemous and
proli,ne in speech. And these two extremes
Of humanity. each nciuatrd by q common
motiye-an iron sellishness, demanded Of the
Governor that he should interpose his veto
and wipe out all the progress OF q quarter Of
a century.
On the other side stood the religious sen
timent of the State, the moral sentiment o
the State, charity for human suffering, sym
patty for human sorrow, parents who hat
followed the children of their love to the
drunkard's grave, wives whose husbands had
been brutalized by intemperancc. daughters
that it had given TO shame. children that il
had beggared, humanity itselfapplied to hin,
with voice choked and tremulous with on
guish. not to stand in the way OF this great
experiment Of reform. not TO Elsify every
promise of his past life, or throw away the
great hope of his future, by linking himseli
TO that heartless and selfish republican arts
tpcracy, or becoming the champion and idol
Of the latter 'cmalion host that were LOOM
ing like gaunt spectres behind them.
And yet these appeals were vain. Gov.
ernor Seymour has crushed the last hope OF
ten thousand fathers. mothers wives, SIS
tiers daughters, sad and solemn thought IN
take with him to his pillow of rest. And
what has he gained I! Who will call down
upon his name tonight, Us they kneel ut
their evening devoiions, q blessing for the
good deed he has done! With what prayer
will his name 60 up to the throne Of the in.
finite God Not one. And yet his name
will be upon ten thousand tongues tonight.
1t will go up with grea, shout and hurrlh,
but it will be coupled with blasphemies, and
mingled with The Obscenities Of pothouso
reyelries. II will DO shouted in the midst
of debauchery, and be the theme Of bac.
chanalian song" .-.ir..
The Albany Journal, speaking Of the We.
tOed bill and NJ. Dclvan, says:
This Journal was earnest and uniting
in its Temperance sentiments and Efforts, rs
its readers will remember, until Mr.. Delev-
an, by his ultraism and yindictiyencss,
drove us with thousands Of others out OF
his ranks.
But Tor malign influences" half at
least, of the evils Of Intemperance would
have long since been arrested This Legis.
lature, ii finalicism had not been rampant,
would have passed some wise, salutary and
practicable Temperance Law"