New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-03
OPPOSITION TO THE LIQUOR LAW
MASS MEETING IN THE PARK.


called of such persons as opposed the law upon this
principle.
During the day carpenters had been engaged in the
erection OF stand If enlarged and liberal dime osors
one large enough to contain all parties It was con-
,tructed to speak INTELLECTUALLY Of main part and
one wing-the wing being designed for the officers of
the meeting and the reporters On the main portion
Of the stand, the right Of the wing the follow
ing extract from the message Of Gov. Seymour, paint
cd On canvas:
The experience all nations and all periods demonstrates
that ike other virtues produced by law
uskfrs but ~ the influences Of education morality and
fens.n
We might state that the painter who lettered the
canvas did positive violence to Noah Webster Eng
lsh photography was outraged. Governor Seymour
being made the right bower of rum, Jefferson was
mace TO be the left as we infer from the following
tract which was pointed on a at the left Of
the speakers stand:
20 not fear Executive eDcroaehmsnt but the /:
tyranny Of legislative nAjorties. ::
At O'Clock Councilman McCoNSELL of the
35th District appeared the stand and hung an
American flag around the edge Of the speakers stand
The next feature observable was well-dressed
young man quite drunk who commenced making a
disturbance in the midst Of which be interrupted
by the Police who conveyed him into the Chiefs
Office.
The meeting was very large-quite as large as that
of IL American party the other day. And indeed it
would have been strange lift had not been very large;
for the Park is rather pleasant place in the even
irg,and if band to play there at any time it
could lot fail to attract large crowd. People were
scattered all the Park enjoying the coOlness but
few comparatively crowded about the stand. When
anything particularly savage was said those around
the stand improved the opportunity of stretching their
lungs and the cheer was echoed al over the Park
the outsiders enjoying it Just as much those who
heard the speeches.
If the last great meeting in the Park notceably
American, this as generally foreign; more than
thee-quarters Of those present must have been born
in foreign land. Many fine old Irish gentlemen
had their wives with them, and many Irish women
who did not seem to have any husbands about had
two or three heaps Of rags and dirt crawling around
them. very large portion of those present were
loger-ber men, and the French were largely repre-
sorted. Looking down from the platform the up
TUNED faces was most dismal Could daguerreOtype
have been taken and copies Of that picture have been
scattered through the State it would have sealed the
doom of the liquor dealers TO repeal of the law
Until O'Clock the crowd not very large, and IN
eres,ed parties geIefaly were disposed to apologize
for the smallnoss Of the meeting.
Soon afer the speaking on the platform had com
mencod, a considerably inebrated individual col
lected a crowd about him behind the stand and be-
gan TO speak He said;
Gentlemen, EN- going to be here Fourth of July to
celebrate your City. il is q small time that have
been here; it is eight years l'' H--i by God, If
the Governor comes again here he has been to
Saen Island to put his power in here, viii shoot the
son of q b. ICheersl. | am not ID back
sliding son of b.. | have been in foreign coun-
Try where they imported our liquors, and do you
think we are going TO be choked off by your aristoc
racvl / tell Won Mo- Loud cheering Hi-i.il. just
cause there was a few more votes agaost Sey-
mour they got Myron II. Clark in. say try it over
gain. don't for the State; try 1t IN the CITY,
| am a Cd id Connecticut son OF b. 100
it'll hold your hail Cd, wen have it ont here;
if any body wants fight wen have 1t out here. Ill
i j." bip-hip.'
Here the band struck up a tune, and the gentleman
in the rear of the stand who had perhaps taken one
more glass of whisky than those on the front OF it,
began 10 dance very drunken reel. The elated gen.
eman was after great persuasion on the part OF his
friends induced to proceed.
five are 10 be put of of our freedom should like
TO zee the man that can do em lCheers- TO In, old
fellow The Governor has been parading round
here with his family and the Mayor can't get horse
TO ride on. lie SAYS he'll give us the 4h but the 9Th
he's eoin' in. If we're not all fools well meet him
goin in. I've got rumshop. I'd like to see HIM or
anybody else take away my honest rum lCheersl.
He's bound TO do it, if he don't he'll put a bullet
through it lCheers-" Hooray, hooray,' Hill
" Give it TO him !. I'm Connecticut son ola b,
and if lived in New-York would CD d-n your
souls before
The rest of the sentence broken of, the orator
commencing song about the Star-Spanged Banner,
and the arrival of polite man who hustled of the
eloquen gent imam in the most scientific way. AT
the Chiefs Office he said that his name was Charles
Bari and he was from New-Haven. At the same
time another officer brought in couple ofpiekP 'ek
cts Several men had been arrested before. How
many were arerted after O'Clock we do not know,
but Policemen were very busy.
At n O'Clock WIN NJ. TWEED, e1-Member of Con-
cress and ex-Aldeman of this City, appeared on the
stand and read the call of the meeting He moved
that ANDREW II. NICHE, ex-Mayor of New-fork, be
elected to preside over the meeting. The motion was
carried unanimously.
NJ. MIcKIr appeared on the stand and addressed
the meeting as follows:
FEIrow-C CITIZENS: | return YOU my kindest thanks
for the honor YOU have confer ell upon HE in selecting
me 20 preside over you tbs occasion. 1t Is an &C.
casion of 10 ordinary character. great ana dam
Q, ros law sed our Legislature, goes into operation
The dav after tomorrow, and this meeting, without
INV distinction of party has assembled for the pur
- &c that public EXPRESSION of opinion uniyer
SALLY prevalent against the constitutionality Of
the Law, and the right of the Legislature to
NEEDLE with business of the kind we DO not
meet as law-hreakers. We seek ana adVSe
roace and we hope 10 meet our success al the
hands of the highest legal tribunal Of our State
FeIlow-citizers, | would advise you that there De
nothing in your conduct citizens which can vloaie
any law or presnmed law and express the hope that