The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-01
Protest OF the french a..idienss Against the
New Liquos Law.


The French residents OF New York who lately mat at
70 Leonard street 10 debera the temperance law
have addressed to the American public the folio sinr
protest.
To THE AMERICAN People,
BRk1HRhNDo rot lah. IA Dad part the -ds that wa
ADDRESS 10 y01 pr-juge not the nature of oar inter
ference In tae regIetabe differences vsx Atous
law hse Just raised amongst you.
Leaving aside the rights Of aomiris ra,ivs nat arai
Eat ON possessed by u shalt oaly INVOKE.
tboss more sacred anc more NJ lie oaes IN your -ves
wbleb have nerp transtn &c 10 OF the
Nor tcalms, the La,ay es.s asd ta-ii soldisrs
Their blood, winch geriouss mingled its.l wh you g
on the day Of your ailranch uent, has your
plane TIE inc esuucihe Rerr OF orr future uri0s.
Mor.over-The luminous rays projected ossont the
seas oJ Jour holy apd biesss1 kevoiuLou tnrsw light
npon ara defined The vague Aspirations OF Fraa 49, until
then sg'ateo by the apsiosch OF future genef toa
ties of every sct-ths OF the circua.
non o. ,ceas the worship OF oerty and tho OF u
s ospsno.n;s Ass,n se r,pest. se onsh. nos to BE-
strangers 10 each obsr and whether sparatsd
by me ocean or by s're-m our hearts, should always
BEAT in unison.
Full steem for the miraculous rapidity with which
you have created fecund and advanced civlstt a.
filled with &C mra,ion Tor the practical gsnas which
gives TO your national ~racter impul-s that thu
distance Of horizons canno, will
tell you, and that boldly, oainons OF ths law en-
Titled . Az acc ,or the prevention OF intemperancs,
We will spesk 10 you frankly, and yon viii appreciate
freedom OF speech. II only to tue that II ia
necessary TO use reserve TO The strong the truth
always be told.
Whilst sharing the horror that you entertain against
respect for individual liberty. We believe that thi
latter principle should be continually sAfegu ,ed
that it should always be maintainsd above ali oh
social confederation.
Besides, We belong coutry over which dsspotisr
has at times drawn terrible frows; and tia nistory
painful past has hut \requsntly sho~n to us
the insuHciency of Draconian legislation We have
seen, the contrary IN tn excess of the rsors Of tbs
law, excitement which must draw into Its current
tie whole OF the population.
It ID not our purpose TO discuss the details OK the.
temperance law. We snail not tate upon ourselves
TO judge Of Intentions Of legsi4tors ana st,
less blame the attachment part Of your popu-
ever Of all to descend into the depths OF their con-
science to nterrogste IL loyalty to weigh then the
prescrptibe rights OF EACH and the Will De,
are sure, tie condemnation OF the law.
That il all that we expect.
As to the rest have c,nidence in the i'm aty
OF your magistrates; we count On the generous good
sense OF the people to protect interests proper
ties and persons sgsinst toe luintegsnt fanAt
cal application Of this law. Now
We repudate with Indignation the sinister ricicu-
lous projects which have calumnously attributed
to US of military resistance We persuaded that
the popular ssgacty has already appreciated
tions at their just value To day. and from this date
whose basis Is the libeityo NATIONS aud OF indivdual
in the Of the protectog shelter which ac,ords
the oppressed of al countres-in the OF the pro-
found sympathy that its institu, ion and its regular
have inspired in ali French heArts-we give
expression fsaternal and fsrmsl against
the law called '.An act for the prevention of intern
perance, paupersm and crime"
A Lauson, Henri Delscluze,
Trey. A. st Lsry,
i. Vcgei T. A. Palas.
p. Gurgounet
Y LEONARD srRRsI NV York, June 20. 1885.