The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-24
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THE LIQUOR DEALERS LARGE AND INFLUEN
tai nesting Of the liquor dealers Of the Sixteenth
q "a tn street and 9Th avenue; John Merchant Es
the char and John Hoey Secretary. Mr. r. T. rap pin
were spoa to By Hon. David OKesis, Hon Tnomas j.
Munday Joseph BlaokbHrne, Esq, Chas. A. Nay, Esq
MT Needy and others The speakers, generally advo-
Gated the election Of such 10 Office woad ara
TO them their just rights Mr. Backburne particularly
spoke OF the recent affair Of Neal Dow whom he cnarac
eminent judge the latter said ne ought to be tried
for murder. and hung ii found guilty. The folio <ng
Whereas, The psrsons ruling over us have decreed
that the day which gave birth to great and glorious
pnDe,pis.a day always hsradsd with shout q joy,
ssrfs of despoc m.strs still cling to the bops that
benisnsntiy allotted to us who they rise With the
bright Of the morang shout in the iuIness OF their
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a. no other day could have been chosen for the
ton Of their helish schemes to systematze plan under
the plea OF moral reformation, which, not checked In
the commencement, win eventually tend TO centre the
power IN the HANDS OF few very dangerous and am,
bilious men, who believe that liberty and equality
dangerous phantoms, and rPublicausm pest. Have
we not rghtto insist that they enjoy sush opinions
when Of the leaders shout before the
Of bis dupss that better a thousand times that
repubcanism should be displaced by despotism than
this their avorte hobby for the Of the pso
Ile should fai And another shouts with increased
venom Dcased In the armor OF malice II will myself
draw the sword and shoulder the musket and "a ,rce
way for the execution OF their nefarous designs Now
therefore, In view Of the danger which msnacss MS ws
do hereby solempy declare that will not forget that
wa are American citizens lovers of country, Obeyes
Of her laws, and win present factious to
the execution OF any mandate coming from authority,
however absurd, however onerous it may be- Yet we
do most solemnly and religously declare that we viii
neither sumbsr nor sleep until such laws
sstent with the rights Of American citizens are wiped
from the statute book.
We therefore resolve That thu aiders and abettors Of
such odious laws deserve and win receive the con-
tempt and Of every lover OF liberty and
equal rights and the time is not far distant whsn
believe that not Of these contemuers social rights
and social privileges but will meet his deserts.
Resolved, That We, In with the people of
every age and CLINE, hold the belief that spies and
infcrmers are of Gods disowned class, despised.
kicked and SIAM as beasts Of the lowest grade under
standing NO check that would limit the desire Of their
sordid sOuIs vino traffic in truth virtue and religion
and would sell either or all, IL it would put mensy In
their purse. To them say, whether clerical or lay
beware expect better treatment from US than such
a. you have received in all ages
Resolved, That We hold al persons, tradesuen or
Others as enemies to the great principle Of liberty, and
OF their fellow citizens, who advocate the prin
cipie OF prohibory law, and shall deem that are
acting Justly and rightly towards ourselves in refusing
all personal and business communication with them
The resolutions were passed unauimously.
Hon. Thomas j. Moulton, before Adjournment, said
that the law could pot be carried out. Hon RufuB
Choate, and other high legal and judicial authorities
had given it as their opinion that such Law I'M
unconstitutional, could not be carried out.
A unanimoua vote Of thanks then passed to tno
speakers and after three chseya Ior Mssss. 0Keefe,
Mundsy and Moulton, the meeting adjourned
Great enthusiasm manifested throughout the pro-
ceedings.