The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-10


A Temperance meeting was beid In jefferson
county, Ind. on the 9th Of May. at which 1t was
Resolved That We, the citizens Of Monroe township,
regard NE rsae IN Intoxicating liquors a. perncoas 70
Resolved That We recommend 10 County Conven-
ton to select such viii carry out temperance
Resolved That We will support no one as candidate
for either bsnch of the Legislature Who not pledged
Resolved HAT se believe nothing short of such law.
or the principles Of such law, win reach the evils Of
intemperance.
THE OHIO LIQUOR LAW DECLARED UEcossTfTU-
TioNAL.
The Grand Jury, now in session for the june term
of the Criminal Court says the Cincinnati CONNER
ciai of the 9TH inst. having before them number
Of cases under the recent act, 70 provide against
quors in the State of Ohio were brought before the
Court yesterday afternoon at the request OF the
foreman. to receive instructions upon the law.
Judge. Finn cited the 18th article OF the new
No license 10 traffic in intoxicating liquors .hsu here
after be granted in this State but the General Assembly
may by law provide against evils arising therefrom
This did not prohibit the eale of liquors, but pro-
vided for the evils arising from it. The first section
of the new law reads as follows =
Be enacted by the General Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio that ii shall be uba wu for aAy person persons
BY agent otherwise TO sell in any quantity inoxi
eating liquors 20 be drank in about the buiing
10 be any adjoining room building premises,
or other places Of public resort connected win SAID
building
The Judge stated that this section of the law. and
also tie fourth section, which requires that all
places where liquor ID sold stall be declared COM
mon nuisances, and be shut up and abated upon
the conviction II the keeper, were in direct con-
flict with the 18th article Of the constitution, and
therefore unconstitutional This article Of the con-
ttitution had been subm tilted separately TO the
people, and by them acted upon This was the re-
suit of deliberaton, and its spirit and meaning can
in DO manner be construed into the prohibition Of
Intoxicating HcuOra
the first and fourth sections of the new law.
The Judge said that there were many wholesome
and excellent provisions in the new law that would
result benefciay. In giving his opinion he said he
ton, but he suggested that in order to have the
question properly and thoroughly tested. they
might exercise their own Judgment, and pass upon
some prominent case. This would bring the ques-
ton up for argument, and fnal disposition could
be made of il in this a higher court.
VENDING OF LIQUORS ON THE SABBATH IN PHrLA-
pELPHIA.
The Bulletin says The Mayor elect is pledged
to the most rigid enforcement of the laws in
regard to the sale of liquors, and the public ex-
pect that of the first acts of his administration
will be to prevent the sale Of spirits on Sundays.
We may then hops that the thousands of grogshops
that open every Sunday will be closed and that
they whose business is the destruction Of thousands
of human beings may have no more privileges than
shops Of decent trade that obliged to close their
doors on the Sabbath. There can be no doubt that
the laws on this point will be sterny enforced The
expression OF the popular will was 80 positive, and
the pledges Of the new Mayor are 50 plain, that
there can be no escape and the community OF
Philadelphia may rejoice the prospect Of closed
grogshops and streets freed from the staggering
drunkards encountered every Sunday by persons
going to and from church. The temperance men
who supported the Mayor elect expect that this
pledge will fully redeemed, and their disappoint-
ment will be expressed loudly if il is not. It will
9uire all of Judge Conrads nerve to begin the
form, and all his resolution to accomplish il.