The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23


meeting of Germans opposed to the Sunday tempe
rance law, held last evening in Washington Hsil
pursuant to the following notice published yesterday in
the German newspapers
In accordance with the wishes Of Tenth Ward Aaso
$ as e 4. ATsISsa
have determined to call mass meeting Of all those Ger
and sunday liquor voaton Of their rishts-
s sd s1 s il. Va Hal
M when appropriate resolutions will be passed and such
ises BESIDES the ward associations the confedsrso.
the sSsss Soc the Of
leans and al other assooiaiions
s ~nt sss & qusyn ca & T
# Hn ssn sn h x, m % hG: =:
i to be oPsd ped that By strong r. and united effort
The General Committee ofthe German American Demo.
HrrrrR,ol Secretary: THUM, President.
New York, March H. 1854
AT eight O'Clock about hundred and fifty persons
had assembled in Washington Hall when Mr. Thum. the
gentleman who signed the notice called the meeting to
order In few words he defined the object for which
the meeting had been convoked They had assembled
there he said to assert their rights One of their rights
was drink they chose and provided they conducted
themselves decenty had power to prevent them
He then proposed President Mr. Richter the nomi
nation accepted.
Mr. took the platform and said that It was Ae.
cessary to nominate Vice President and Secretary;
when Mr. Hsser duly elected to the former, and Mr.
Wuchel to the latter office.
The SECRETARY then read the following resolutions,
which were carried unanimously
Whereas every man possesses the natural inalenabie
teed TO him by constitution and Whereas the sailed
Sunday law Maine Liquor law not only violate
rght IL aside altogether and Whereas do
the right OF Lcgslaturs to make the laws
because in them the danger that
liberty viii he limited from year, shall
entirely ensayed and whereas by tina said law immortality
duty oftbe Lcgaturo 70 aba.e thcss BY improvas
education % the people, and Whereas has
natural right 20 defend his liberty by evory In his
power and whereas in such the liquor Law
To demand perenporly VI Legislature the repeal
OF the Sunday laws, and MOTTO pass the liquor aw.
To request the Governor of .he State igaase this lax
should be passed, TO veto it.
B. That consider mSn who voteR against the re
peal Of the sunday law and Ia favor Of se auor law -
OF the people and that in every election TOR ans
That would he much tetter IL the tsaature. insteer
OF wasting time with the ignor &c.. would take
Of public educrton to- against intem
! perance and i'm morality
That we hold the Logislaturs passing the liquor Law
10 he in against the lhe OF the country
that shall act according to this aonvieton in rexar
g. Sad thai scnstors Brook and psrr, M we'll as at
otLsr Of the SnIe passax
Of Temperance law are e. slsd 10 nest thanks
This last resolution was moved Nv Nh RAsrsR, OF IL
Alssa ZeJq, who propo sod demon ssatiou in favor
Messrs Brooks and Barr when they arrive from Aib,n
on saturday next, and invited the Americans Treac
! and Irish to Join with them.
After few words from the President, Mr.. Wfgs aal
that there would be. demonstration BY the Germans
the Eleventh war at l2l Prince street, Friday
ing next, in tav or OF Councilman Phillips, who uphel
tho rights Of Jan and opposed "a the SUNDAY IluS
law.
The NEE Ding then adjourned