The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-24
Meeting Of the Cl,,zens OF Boston.

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the largest that assembled wi thin the walls
" bour The suffolk Brass Band was stationed in the
north gallery, snd gave SOM fae elm ms Of ito quail
erosdsd with sssgass from New ssdford, T.uo ton
adasept to Boston me Bedford delegates were ascom
panied by the New Bedfori Brass Band fine corps Of
OBLIGATIONS wers each atten ,sd BY band oA''''0"a
Tie msetipg was called to order by r. b Bradford.
Esq who proposed the following list of oaRcers:-
Vice Pre- iieqss.5amss cheeysr, Nose. wfams chases
Il w'ssis'K Sss.sl
Reed, = e Kendall, D Richards, VIM; Freemsn. Adolf.
Fsos JOIN ' lizard rSsnS,a ON
Sow S1,ssS
Serss? stcsss ssss 6byfs
pSncse Bright st's rsandy
tes; Adam Maesis New BsdiSrd; WIN. Gum spsnsh;id.
SsSsss rios i nHs S, 4 W. 1ASSia Tracy C.
The nominations were adopted.
Mr.: FRosr, taking III chair, made speech plain
against certain legislative acs hat strike at sosa rssts
and the rights OF property They bad assembled
protect TIE law ard the rights 81 the peoDs They
hso met to coner upon their cunstit ntonal The
spirit thar conceived the Law that which you'd
iigs the iasset and apply the torch. TEey woui
seIt her rights; and public opinion would 'ase tarn
AND DO then justice. All laws that bassi Il
justice mast fab. Mr. Frost introduced to the meeting
the Rev M Lovrioy, of Cameti.ge
Mr. loviJoI spoke to inRau,e passion, bat spoke
upon principles that should endure forsvsr. Nevee
since the corner stone CT Faneun Hail was laid was
there su occasion for action now The citizens
Of Boston prove that they were worthy o being
tescsuGsn.s TIE ps,riots li7 Hs heia ia s baus
h'-a h~-passsd By legislature that lie thanked
| Goo had now expired which vas unsquslied Tor afro.
city ibis lay viii brand such Parsn Stevens
Harvey .. Psrher-and Noses Williams eIoos send
item over tbs bri3se of sghs 20 South Boston rhat
hs taA rAAt
AND it never viii be executed. He no hisnar la
msn; but when any law struck e. private r shts he
NEo Executed the law but he would show his conte mp.
for the law itself.
ibis Jaw tIamrlfs rights which man iuherits from
bis Maker, anc cannot be execued The oe for selling
liquor by spohecary, IL be negecs to keep recocd
deser and ies liza he 10 fined i've dollars The mane-
factuIe of gallon of cider vine by farmer would
subject him 70 twelve months Imprisonment. The law
bad no moral ssncton 1t had been the work Of secret
committee II had been gabbled and swao ed by the
legislature as turkeys swallowed cough in the dark.
whote practice beed his profession. he gave sharp
review OF the Legislature and its practice at Lowell Rox
sns Gs,r snSsng the Of
pcops when left TO then bills, but the opposts
vixen the State pad Tie law received sanction from
the Governor from the Legislators that passed
rome from single moral sentiment Of the humsn
hreast Mayors may go sra tilt in entorsn this
which their hats win Re bluntea But few men win
befourd ready to follow ont the law in destroying the
ttose wto have made them liable. Witnesses called
upon 10 conSemn sach should be dumb iron an
ton. TIE law violates principle OF the bill of rights
tie right OF property; and IL s3y enters a mans
tect it p''
Col Isaac II. WEIGHT succeeded Ny. Iovejoy and pre-
rented series Of resolutions stating tse grounds OF OPP
position to The liquor law. They are ~ folio VS.
Resolved, That tho recently enacted so called Maine Ii
GnoI Law compound Of anatieism folly and political
Resolved That the said law palpabls and gross yioa
on sno ss WHICH les The soas,
s hss an n,snse ,;hs asauts
9hs, ' M
tcrmna,S al frame IN sor es iS DO sss Of n
ispd only the srouad that The e1 az
Reso,ed That the spirit and tendency o. .bi.l.w ara in
Snasr wh Ill sos rsp audi
trsy dtinetions IN commercial tranaetons justly
Resolved That all attempts 70 enas. and exocu sunni
ended evils they attempted to eafc
shall Srnt viii SOn rcrbS whs he ss a.. shs sn mac
sha WI nm ns sss mode. o. 81; house and the
Resolved That this law denies the moral agency Of
world that the, NOT to Be with the rsspsnSy
III under suarianssip ana Papsse placing il
70 an irresponsible committee and to weak
,Rsse,ed TIA. 4. Rsr,ons il .hi. community, who claim
ing t cir oyn are called upon As men q honor to
tee staying that tide dsasoa anS sp pee. sriS
tion which Will at overwhelm them the destruction
against the objects Of its present dsnuncation
and hatred Is accomplished.
Rsolys That experiment. Of three ought to have
sshcd the widest f-Dacism and have to
most tIaLen lypocriysn expermen which has resulted
in nothing but ciappop ment and shame TO those
taye made it, and veSAtion TO ttose ANNOYED by H.
Resolved, That we as merchants of Boston, Look with
wonder and asonshmen upon the signature Of
Gndttr 70 bill which conscates the property Of whole
class his fellow merchants and fixes the brand Of nfsmy
upon Their Iood name and coEsiyns them with felons
sress TO eon's cell Governor Gardner knows every
merchent Knows that they deserve this
the destrvotiyes Of the present dsy, -
Reselvto That the Legislature that pass.d tb Ia and
the Governor who approved Off, ID OF such gar
ns thl NOS possible for them nfct
dsrsee .pon The ss.s OF persons whom this blow is
aimed whenever that legislative body appear upon the
canvass with any other group they cetsn 20 draw TO
thcmseives every seng and Of contem d.
Resolved That this law i an Of the
and character Of most Of the good sn Of tho ha
race papsbic aud phdel impeachment Of the wdom
word OF God and would &c earth sha
author Of Christianity that stamps with tas name al