The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-19

1NO THE LIQUOR DEALERS OF THE CITY AND STATE
Liquor DssI.rs Society, held At odd Fellows Hall, in
the city Of New York, the 26th Of June, 1855 the
following preamble and resolutions adopted unani
mousiy:-
Whereas daily Newspaper is deemed BY this society
to be ind spensaby necessary TO promote the Of
the liquor dealers in procuring the repeal OF the nfa
Prohibiory iuor law, BY the Legislature OF this
State and 10 protect their constitutional rights and pro-
perry and their character a. class fro" insult and
councillors Of law, that newspaper cannot be pub
hshsd BY joint stock company without every stock
holder being personally liable for debts and bels and
that The oay practicable way in which 1t be estsb
tbed Ia TO give the csptal 10 person persons,
in whom we have confidence. bona fde gift; and,
Whereas, r. French, in whose integrity and capacity
have the utmost confidence, has agreed 10 invest
twenty thousand dollars In the enterprise provided the
liquor dealers In Il State will raise, BY subscription,
eighty thousand dollars more, to be given to him. max
ing, with his donation q ptsi Of hun fred thou
sand dollars which believed to be only sucsnt to ss-
tabtsh paper equal to any other published ON this
whereas be has further agreed that in the evsnt Of
his death, his retirement from the paper, from any
vhAtever the Liquor Dealers Society Of this city
shall have the right to designate the party parties 70
whom the paper and establishment connected there
with, shall Be transferred, price be specified By
appraisers properly appointed for the purpose-thsrs
Resolved That va, the Liquor Dealers Society OF the
city of Now York. do earnestly recommend and entreat
those engaged In the business TO subscribe to the said
subscription shall be called for II shall only b paid
receiving receipt signed BY the proper signature Of r.
Preach, or BY giving check drawn to his ordsr-there
fore,
Resolved That the Central Liquor Dealers Convention
be instructed TO their snds.vors to raise the said
aptal through their organization and by the aid OF
the Ward and Election Dis trct Committees.
j. r HAYWARD, President.
N. r. BUNCE, Vice President.
The importance Of an able fearless and reisbls public
Journal Of the vast business interests with which
has long been exposed ano tae legislative spoAon and
ruin to which 1t IL subjected Ia ~ length duly es
mated BY your society and stro ,gy urged upon your
pbafic upaDmity Of their opinion The fActs and OBJ
iects upon which their opinion Is require but
brief statement 70 become equally influential and de-
cisivs upon Jour own for they appeal AZ your
sense of justice a. men 70 your psron.i rights and in
tsrests, raesmsu; and 10 your highest sentiments
ana In puitss a. American citizens.
The department Of trade and commerce In which we
are engaged though co eval aud extensive With civil
10 the only that has been selected BY the
en fssstcism ano hypocrisy Of tbs fer unmtsatsd
hostility, at least. BY vhish is is nov imps' lied,
has acquired its formidable force and imposing
magnitude from the unresIsted power OF tbs
inn public presses that have been established
throughout the land, for the express and Avo wed
purpose OF eIecting social pros poa legal de-
influences we have hi.hsr,o suemi.,.a, wab pxssi.e
forbearauce and resistance winch, while u has
really amounted 70 caipaole snpinsness and fatal
by our assaanis IS an evidence OF conscious OF de-
grsdattn, and Of tbs mbecl.y and eovadice Of guilt
1y submitted TO ey-temsts ooIoquy add dsnuuc.t
upexnno ed In any other OF social maevosence AID
moral outrage and scarcely surpassed even In the hide
history OF religious persecution and rampant bgot
ny. 10 be denounced as the m-rcenry nurtersrs A.
once Of the bodies and souls Of fellow -n the
ruthless rsvsgsrs Of hsppy homes, and the heodish
author, Of nearly all the misery cslamity AMI crime
which afict mankind; and 70 be thus Denounced In
trop.s epith.ts ~htch MACS trocity And foul
meas alone would rival vhie the plan. artist p,ra
site ply stefan, the suppe sts.istcsn and the typo.
critical lecturer and politician united their aru and
elaborate aid 10 arRr<vsts every claw s.ale and hydra
Tod Of monstous character caiins-to be thus
calun mated aud mslgnsd, passive experiences
for many Jears bindy needless Of tbs s1re and
cumulative Impressions Of cslunny upon the public
no no, when welcomed In specious and philsnthropc
gui~.
cal and .stravsgspt dsfanston, few the friendly
tons Of the general pubic press 70 resist its
gro~rs influence, or render dntersstsd justice 70 the
detained, but macy ia avo.sd amt xealous con.
verts among The eadiog journals that endo wed Il
with tho rts kni csniy o. moral sussion" it,
faise forsed statistics OF ptupesm and crime
trbntsbe the ordinary use OF the irmsmoral beve.
rsges Of mankns thr,sn into the ,iqut,us cir
eSa on OF the daily and ~eeky sheet from the Iocal
foustsps OF their f&nstcai faprieaton stup~ndons
startling discoveries IN our social system, which
sppsalec 20 The moral oennsncs OF every heart and
hose perverted fabulous statistics yoved
the absurd INJUNCTION hat the Sort voud nmsdatey
become = snisss paradise II It's human oscapsn.s
would restrict tn. mslves TO the div beverage OF
the brute creation and thus tr.nsform themselves
into the imma~piats angels OF which ouf TEN.
pSrspos men furnfsh such brilliant examples vet
p.ry the whole o. tb-r sritbm-t:si fssehoods have
remained spo.ed 10 the present boar, AZ broad and
solemn verii.s the basis or lsgslat5n for yraonous
.trsint Nor was y until such legislation found 20
e. nflct WITH business sspsr snl 70 involve smos.
every other branch Of afe In the ruo Designed ercu
siveiy fer our ovp ths, the pubsc joarnsls WITH
rare md terci, exception induced 20 break the
zeal OF their previous ssucs, and boldly r.ps the m
., pd'pg dsspot.m Ard grstsfsi -s are their
pow cru though incidental sid neither forget
the past, nor te upcon. srnsd for the future
tn. defensive position 20 which the tyranny q the
legislature has driven IL necessarily pohtca
demands not orjy universally organized resistance
70 existing but vigorous AMI shelm
political re.aliston In order 20 ~rerch from the
grasp OF the Invader the sh,s snf PRIVILEGES Of ~hh