New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-13
ALLEGANY co.
pROHIBITION IN THE HIGHER COURTS

To ne Editor Of Tzs n Y. Tribune;
SIR In answer to your call this morning for the liquor
suits to be carried without delay to the court Of APP
peals allow me TO say that two cases from this city
ore on their way 10 that court, and no efforts have
been or will be spared to urge them forward aude
TO the indictment of James Wallace for selling rye
whisky, and the suit against Coleman Stets)n Of
The Astor house for selling brandy.
Thee cases are so arranged as to embrace s tn 'se
ponts in the law that have been claimed 10 be uncon
stitutonal. Both are now appealed to the Supreme
court and they will be moved forward on the calen
dar. 20 soon as the legal papers and points OF ar
pument can be arranged and printed according to
law. The court have given encouragement that the
cases may be argued at this term and no good re ison
appears Why they should not be decided by the court
Of Appeals in January.
The long delay Of these cases is not chargeaoe 20
the compliments their counsel, nor to the CITY
Temperance Alliance who have assumed all the
responsibilities, risks and expenditures. The prnci
pal reason that these suits others of the same
nature were not brought forward early enough TO
have been heard and decided by the supreme court
and the court Of Appeals before the assembling OF the
new Legislature, Is that .he City Temperance Alliance
had not the pecuniary means to commence and con-
duct their matured plan Of operation in July and
August last.
This fact il named because you have, with great
propiiey called upon the friends Of Temperance to
make up the required amount to secure the energetic
"apd able prosecution Of th. matter As you suggest
we "let the TACT Dc publicly stated that we want the
me ans to work with. We want money today to PRINT
the legal papers connected with our appeal 70 the
Suprsme court snd we may Jet have heavy costs to
paw. We want money to print the able argument Of
T. s. Cspron esq, council for the prosecution, and
TO send it forth by thousands for the benen' OF tae
Whole State; for many have called this the olssress
e1planato and the soundest oessnse OF the Pfonb-
tory law that has yet been made.
And although we have entire confidence IN TIE
ability aud energy of Mr.. Cspron 10 conduct these
important trials and believe hat we shall gain such
decision a. will compel the mayor 10 unchsin the
poice and &c. them at work among the dram shops
vet dr the mere look Of he thing, for hing else
! we want 70 engage a. associate eoNsel, and we VII
not consent to engage any man whom we do not nom
rsbly cospensste.
We need aLo the means OF sustaining such othef
cooperative agencies so nan,eetly essential 70
our srccess For thess purposes, we need for imne-
da.e use at least TWO rBoUsAso DOLLARS, and i've
tine. thu. san nigh. be probably invested in the
usu. operations OF the Alliance dErins the Winter
aud Spring.
AL the receipts and dkbErssnsns Of The Alliance
are open 70 the Inspection Of persons interested; aud
any suggestions with regard to general particular
nessurss viii BE- shsaksuly received In behalf Of the
Esv.Yok City Tsupsssnoe Alliance.
MIR. r,s /, i,ss