The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-21

tack TO ~, BY way el s.rsems1h htsN lsfy s'ns
.sns lively: m;s N sSs u Sss me
0h q hi. TO- Mr. asked with considerable interest
UIf il is don't that your law IL likely to have any
at Is %, Mr. starswesthsr and to tell the truth,
4: asr giving e: ss,
the benefit Of trial by jury In courts cut into
the slave holders but .. very much afraid VIII cut
btonsis are infatuated Yes, SIR, infatuated. They
have legislated us into very tight place, afraid
who advocate prohibitoy law and not the prohibsory
Mr. Starkweather2n
.s0h-ahl both. certainly. mean / am for prohib
aAh-vsn air, hope you see your way clear"
.hat We have neither law nor the Il. in New YORK.
and perhaps some hts confusion Of de.s
on the subject among there may be excusable. We
'Your mention of Mr.. Chaplin" said the Doctor,
reminds OF another grea, obstacle Ia way He
but ~. sbs1
viii all get into heaven a. last. Now do not and mod
it extremely oiculalmost impossible indeed-to got
the members churches listen to such speakers
and prsy air what does UniversaIi.t liquor seller
for my epupciaton Of his trscf Why, he says-sthe
Rev Mr. Chaplin and the Rev. Mr. Miner assure that
we shall be saved at last and why need
selves about what you call the damna lie sin Of rumsell
ngs' These universal salvation scturers to 30 con
Istent should preach free trade in rum they expect
70 cal into heaven by going with the orthodox church
for prohibition P insure the door being locked against
them They may be entirely sacere In preaching against
intemperance but at the time they do infats
injury by of their religious creed-and cannot
be mistaken in the belief that tney will al bs damned"
thought the venerable Doctor uncharitAbie and
6eavored 70 turn the conversation to other phase
Of prohibition. This succeeded moment and
"Mr Starkweatber said he with blander express
sion Of countepapce than had noticed before.
see your New Yora st Tenn perance orator with
out beipg ndsd OF the welfed, rosy Frar Tuck in
1vAnh0e-at that particular time mean, when the
disguised King kichard knocked at his cell in
quest that he lived nothing but dried and spring
water-that he obliged to mortify the flesh, and
was poor half starved monk. The king, as you may
remember seemed to doubt this and Hnstiy made the
jolly frar bring out from their couceAlment sundry
hagoDs Of tho choicest vine and dish OF venison
pasty. afraid brother c. does not live wholly on
dried peas and green roots. Ha ha no !! no ~
The Doctor seemed to be amazingly amused at the
at the door, said he hoped would NOT fan 70 ioox into
'Ivanboe,' and brush up my recollection OF what
consistent clerical tsetotaer in the days Of ROBIN
Hood.
found Brother W., Secretary of the State Temperance
Society, at the temperance hsaequarters, in School
street, think It was called He iss gentleman, aad
very glib, plain spoken SHAKING me by the hand 10
the pump handle fashou, said he
81 heard you was here, Mr.. Starkweathar, and vel
laws hsre-a that pertain to temperance and morale
But ant you pretty fellows in New York. to make
bastard thing Of law as you have gotS Aiu't you,
told him thought VIC were-very pretty fellows; but
as Idint 60 for that precise law couldn't say that
was quite - pretty rs some OF them
"lt's nothing more nor less,n said he, than rum
squirt-a rascaHy rum squirt. Now, our law ID like the
great patent GIcinnat hIs sngise which, putting
the steam, viii queneh the thirst Of dram drinking by
the Wholesale. Just look at this little contrvance
momert"
shape of b.rre, and holding couple Of
quarts perhaps. There appeared to be good deal Of
secret %achnsry and .osss.y about it. Touching some
rections scattering its liquid contents about like street.
sprinhler. That" said Brother W., "isyoar New
ing another hidden screw, the alcohol Immediately held
in: and ont came . flood Of water in the same wsy.
can get out-a perfect water squirt I"
" But, Brother W." said is there not some dan
that Of s s'S the
near together, It seems as though they could hardly
help forming an intimate acqua,ntancs. What Is tais
little tap and faucet near the bottom2'
!. Oil that's nothing but small vent. We call it
The jury vent it being the natural way to empty the
y hsy % s s .aa
tremey rare that we have to use it, AMI Of conse
aW III the law be carried out Mr.ws VIII 1T be exc.
cuteos-i don't mean by a hsngman."
sit Won't he anything else sir. We have got eur
planted at the Court House, and one opposite to the
entrance way however private OF liquor store
resort in the city One of our aldermen, too, Col c.
who damned the military for coming in the Burns
case has volunteered to back the Mayor with his whole
regiment in enforcirg the law lie is terrible fellow,
The Rev Mr.. III. a cesyman OF the Universaist demo-
mination happened to come Ia, and in the course of
conyersation asked my opinion OF the jary vent ap.
pend ed to the machine the table. told him thought
1t calculated to drsw or Of the strngency of
tie law, max Dg il rather an indefinite article.
"Nonsense," said hs, ''it will do such thing No
liquor dealer win the risk of going to JAIL by aving
hi. case with jury would rather all the slaves
in Tophet than that any liquor selling member OF my
congregation should escape imprisonment But have
that shall not successfully enforce both the
liquor Law and the law nullUypg the fugitive slave
men Toned Dr.. b. fears on the subject.
"Ah,n raid Mr.. NJ; !" the Doctor Is able and zeal
ous temperance man--though slightly antique some
Of his notons-hus these orhoeex PIE lchers
thing Of stumbling biloxi TO the cause. They denouncs
eternal damnation against all universalists and pray
what ipducemtnt is there for rumseler to pent
and abanoon the traffic. IL they of being damned
whether they do or notS Thus their tesotal lectures
counssract whatever good effect ours might have.
The coctor 10 clever man, pious man, sody msn,
and Notwithstanding his errors and heresies he must
according to creed te finally restored and saved
conscieniiously 90 to hsaven in his company
whether 1t viii pay in the lorg run.
mweI, wen; let us drop that subject, Brother M
sad tbs Secretary. You and the Doctor fight il
out at your leisure But as was observing, SIR. Stark
weather this law will be enforced They will try TO
instance fremont House has given out that be is
constructr telegraphc liue from this city down to
Nahan but We have ascertaned to our entire sAsf.c-
the express purpose Of running liquor from hotel
another He expects the Nahaners suck It clean
tnIouBu iIUm DO5tcuy uut ne VIII uuu IL tapped ON
its way by the State temperance Committee. We have
appointed subcommittee to look into the matter and
report This is no eoubt as Ingenious Dodge as the
hotekeepsrs can get up; but they must knock under
and give up Their twenty and thirty thousand per
the profits of liquor selling. The frst one Of
the m who supplies wine to his customers il marched of
to Jail
On inquiry Of the Secretary Why the dstillng of
liquors was not prohibited by law, told that 1t
would be by anotber year. But" said he, some of
stsuncn temperance friends-such IA one OF the
members Of the Legislature from Cambridge, for in.
stapceare making great deal of money by freghtipg
New M gland to California and else where and
having heavy contracts Of the Lind hand begged
to allow the disDeries to 60 for the present It's
grievous SIM but these shipowners who take liquor
as freight, poney mp we'll in hard cash whom called upon
to aid the tempe rance cause the best do is to
wink NJ their proceedings emo tbs nix God that 1t IL
worse As soon they have made little money,
however, they will initiate the example Of active
temperance clergymen, who have the heroic courage
ctnoupce from the pulpit ths rumsssrs Of their con
rsgatons, who pay two Thirds Of their salaries
keep them from kstarving, rs il were. Bat step up
stairs q moment, and look at the wardrobe we
have been getting up for Of the prospective tenants
a he eF To- a.