New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-17
suce Of such Q scheme, tie Executive aaa 'ne
ar.a. Democratic party Of the American R.pub-
lie are now engaged.
UrsysTIsG THE LAW.

m the Prohibitory Law isa clear, strsishtf,r.
ward, manly document, which does honor 90 lite
source. We al know that Mr. Wood opposed
the passage Of the Dill; but nov Is is the Law Of
the State, and he will enforce it. We stall not
enlarge on the coocse ,rd unmlst.k.bie la.
puage in which he ie.s forth this determination,
nor On the reasoning with which no urges all
good citizecs t. comply with tbs lag. Eoourh
tina. II must he obeyed aud that tbs Mayor viii
90 bis duty under it. What such st,someot
nesps con ing from Mr.. Wood the public we'll IN
der,tsnd ard gratefully sckno ~lodge. The Ad.
dress Of Mayor Hall to the people Of Brooklyn is
equally aortby Of attention.
Tbe1e 10 talk among the liquo,-ssliers of re
stating or evsdine his lav-of pfOvisg u unc'n-
stitntonai, and We know no. what beside. They
exclsim against il "a a violation OF their sights
Of property What sbsuraity the enactnent
was not suddenly sprung upon ten. Thsy had
ample warning. Four years ago tia asit,ron
for il was commenced in tais State Tun asiss-
tou bas been maintained ever .ipce, sni in the
nos. public manner. Tos liqaor scllers have
been aware off from the first Aud not only
this but they bsve steadily resisted, 6rss 1i'h
peoh po0hs aud ridicule, more recently with
more 8, rious and expensive means We carried
az ,nst them the Legislature of 1854 Tasrthey
had o piais warning of what she people inteadsd
Again. We beat them last fall 10 a still more 10
eisive usbI,r, ard in spite of al udequ,lied effort
Oh their part both rum and money being poured
out LIKE water Aher that, could they doubs any
longer whas was before tbem7 Was is not time
70 prepare ioI submission to the popular Will, aud
10 set their bouees in order1 There is no sense
10 the assertion that tie lag COMES Unexpectedly
As well might Belshszzor c'Gpsin sbst ne vas
taken uns1srss whoa Cyrus and his cDaquedng
host finally broke into the iicenscns sad cOrfnPi
capital OF his doomed kingdom. The liquor
dealers should have made their business arrange
ments for the law long ago. Nor COZ il no pre-
tended that this Act Was obtained b. corrupt or
diitonest means. No law was ever more fairly
enacted than this. Indeed, al the corruption and
oisheuesty were on the other side. So were the
great mass Of re.pectaOilify aud social influence
on the other eide, especially 1t the begin
Ling Of the struggle. We carried the law BY
carrying the popular convictions IN its favor, in
ap open, prolo1 ged ard most animated csugass.
If there ever was aquestlon thoroughly discussed,
aid upon which the voice of the majority was in
disputabiy declared, it is this. With what show
Of reason, then. DO the defeated party now set up
their clauors They bad much better take the
more 6iehifed course Of peacefully scspsiog them
selves to the new circumstances in which they are
presently to be placed.
D.S l.L 1o hos fo ~ h,
Will that be means of changing the convictions
of the people, Will it make the tai payers Of
the State any less resOiuie for en- experiment
which promises q vas. dimnution in the amount
of pauperism, crime, and iaxstiOn' Can ma
jonty of votes be got for repeal BY Simply setting
up sgsinst the law the lswless passion Of an
Interested minority, and preclAiuiEg its nuli6
cation We tell the liquor merchants, No! Tho
expe riment is to be tried whether VITA their
consent or their opposition. The people arc de
ttrmned to know BY experience whether Pro
tibition is good thing or bad and the attempt
70 prevent it 10 vain. The law is 10 be carried
out, and if, when tried fairly and fully, 1t shall
prove a bad law, il will be sbindcned IL it
does harm to the community, adds to cur tsIes,
Increases the SUN of pauperism and crime, cor.
rupts the public morals, degrades ihe puolic in-
teilisence, Injuries the public prosperity, then the
people, who have now made 1t q law, will cer-
tainIy remove it from the statuts book. There
Il DO doubt on that question. But tired st must be
and ,c,u be. That il inevitable, and all parties
may 80 well make up their minds to it. Suppose
the Act il proved unconstitutionsl-a thing Of
which there is about rs much chance as of Gen.
Pisrces reelecton-xby, that will only defer the
trial, not prevent it II need be- We will reform
the Constitution but Prohibition mus. have i!s
day. We expect it will have no brisf existence.
We expect the people will find it 50 good and
useful that they will never suffer IL 10 be sb-
roea.sd. On that head We are not anxious.
All we now contend for, oil We declare to
be fixed and c, rtain is that tae principle of
DIT, hibiiipg the sals Of intoxicating drinks shall
be faithfully and fairly tested by experiment.
AID once mors We tell the liquor people that the
only rational AID becomiBg course for them, as
citizens is to obey the laws, and honestly help set
tie Ii question whether Prob btion is really ben
tcisl or pernicious. II they cannot do this, they
had better move to some other State where no
such law Jet exists. Still We are no: sure that
such removal would relieve them long, for into
whatever State they may transport themselves
Law. Ere long the States in which that enact
ment il not applied will be only exceptions.
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