The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-13

g PROVIDENCE, June IL, 1854
During the past week market for has under
gore no change Wool also remains at our previous
figures. Sales Of the week, eo5o0 lbs In printing
oothe holders have copceded Ia prices and goods have
been taken freely The sales foot up S. 200 pieces.
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Twentieth Ward Temperance Mass Meeting.
meeting held last evening in Con tnentali Hail.
of Eighth and West Thirtyfourth street to
give to their sentiments in reference to the
granting Of lie in the sale Of spirtuous liquors. by
Excise Beard. There might have besn between
three and four hundred persons present Before the
meeting opened the Rev. G. j. Warren read and
called for signatures to the following
't MEMORIAL.
To the Honorable the Aldermen and Councilmen Com
mssioners of Excise for the Twentieth Ward:
low citizens of this ward respectfully ron your hon.
orabe board to refuse all applications that be made
to you for license to engage in the sale Of wines sprtu
liquors. sther intoxicating drinks In this ward.
We ask you to do this because the sale Of intoxicating
drinks Is wrong and wicked busnesi that oughe not to
be encouraged because that traffic II exceedingly nju
T. the public well destructive 10 all the
sts and enjoy ments Of and families and because
the worst evils Of ntemperance are liable to result at
any moment from the sale of ouor under the seyeret
regulations and restrictions Of the law.
Converfant as are with legal decisions it useless
for to remind yoa that the Supreme Court Of this
State has in various cases decided that w,e you have
Unlimited authority 20 license tho sale Of liquor you
have also unlimited authority to withhold license from
every. applicant, yet we may remind you that in
apprehension, fern duty Aldermen and Council
and demands that you request to
preserve the public peace promote public morals pro,
them from the drunkenness suffering, fsvation,
and crime,i caused by the dram shops and drinking
houses.
Should you, however deem it expeiicnt to hear this
prayer In its fullest extent would then ask that you
viii conform your action strictly to the intent and
adopted by majority of three to one in both Boards Of
the Common Council and was cordially approved by the
Mayor We trust that II you give any licenses for the
nO aha
be made TO appear to by evidence presented that
the necessities of travellers demand tavern at that
particular place. and the law specially provides
that tnverns be licensed with all possible privileges
and responsibilities, without liberty to sell liquor
class only We hope, also that If you think ii best to
license any persons to sell by retail you WILL the ap,
fine that sale very persons they of the most
relnble class and that such persons be distinctly In
formed that the license they utterly forbds the
sale Of any liquors to be drank their premises.
After numerous gentlemen had come forward and
signed the foregoing memorial the meeng called to
order eight O'Clock by tho domination Of OLIVER
LIE for President, which was unanimously agreed to.
The following gentlemen then nominated Vice
Pr sidcnts:-George T. Leach Henry Mclean, John F.
Mclean, Lambert s. Beack, Thomas Haght wilmot Oak
ley, T1os 1hanson J. p 0strom, Daniel H. Smith, Geo
R, Stewart, Jos. T. Williams. Samuel Goodenough, Jas
Reeve, Joe. W. Bradley, Joseph W. Stow James o. Ben
net, James Kearney DR.. John G, Sewen, Charles II
Rssher JOHN McKechnie Freeman Edgar, o. II. Knapp
Dr. John Mathuson, Talman Mlaire.
sEcRxrARIEs.
John Bogert, Joshua NJ. Beach, lothian s. Fountain,
and Andrew r. Trotter
After prayer had been offered by the Rev. Mr. Nelson
The PRrSiDESr came forward and said that II was an
enviable honor for him to preside over the orderly meet
rs Of the Twentieth ward This MAS not political
meeting. but people came drawn together by matters
affecting their dearest rights and inte
which bind man to and man 70 his Maker. They
met together to give expression to their opinions
rtVafv cf .1ou. H.
need only refer to the condition Of the city in which
was roting, murder and midnight brois The city
is prospect that the evil be curbed
comes who interested in the welfare Of society
this slavery We want to caution liquor sellers in this
ward that they sell liquor at their perthat they do it
not only in eeaance Of human right aud human reason
cursed by the out telchings Of these streams
Of runs This granting OF licences is point on which
it is right to grant thousand and If 1t Is wrong
to grant a thousand it Is wrong to grant Zap
phusel He, the speaker, would not detaIn them any
longer but citizen Of the ward interested In It's
growth as all present were, be doubted not that all had
by their expressed win on the E.ess Commssionsra
(Applause)
The following resolutions then offered and unani
mously adopted amid loud cheering
Resolved That the sale Of inoxicat ting drinks In gro
ceres provision stores and other places where children
and female domestic often sent TO mako family pur
chases, is most fruitful Of many Of the worst
lnlemperhnce,
such liquor to be kept for sale in such places.
Resolved That as the sale Of liquor in richly fur
nished saoons and other popular places Of
resort In this city, has led Of
ytuons young men into such habits of intemperance as
soon fits themfor rapid descent into the lowest depths
OF this degrading vice. such places ought to be- by
legal license protected and aided in their work DEATH
and to give such places tavern license when It pre-
sumed that their main business is to furnish more
drinking house for city residents and not to provide
and rore- -hment for weary Travellers Is most mani
nlssoncrs, Il not indeed, Violation Of the statute
Resolved That, ss the exhibition and common sale Of
srious kinds Of Intoxicating drinks, in hotels and
feel less restraints abroad than they would their
homes, and the law provides for public of
sale q liquor In such places has produced some Of
the most disastrous evils Of intemperance there be
10 s ans II , os
Resolved That although the sale Of intoxicating IL
qnors at reta 70 be carried away and not drank pom
the premises, II sometimes conducted with much
that the evils Of ntemperance do not
appear be the direct result yet in view of the dan
ger that these evils will always result and the difficulty
to decide where to STOP If any srch retail liquor stores
are licensed and the great reason to believe that the
liquor trainc Continues the Excise Commissioner are
fully justified in rejecting all applications for such
licenses and in such action all good citizens ought most
Resolved That the determination Of the Aldermen and
councimen OF the Ninth and sxtesnth wards, and of
for the sale Of liquors to be used beve
age meets the entire and cordial approval Of this meet
Twentieth ward will follow this example We pledge to
them APPRECIATION and Arm support and TO all
city our steady cooperation in ali lawful measures for
the prompt enforcement of the law.
Rosoyed That the action OF tho citizens the Ninth
Ward In taking for the full and prompt en-
forcement Of existing laws for the suppression Of H.
legal sale Of intoxicating drinks entities them to the
gratitude and ready operation Of their fellow citizens,
who may well be incited TO follow this noble example,
And whereas y is understood that the present Mayor q
this city has said publicly, In the Mayors Office, that
he we're seller, and the Excise board would not
give him license he would sell without license and
In spite Of them" aad that every has good
l-right TO sell rum TO sell breadi'
Resolved, That uch conduct Of the Mayor-such Ian
guage 80 unbecomipa magistrate, and unworthy OF
contrary 10 law subversve Of the peace and
good order OF society and directly fitted to urge
Trinciped 20 the commission Of crimedeserves the
most severe rsrrehension Of AL good citizens