The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-12


CHICAGO, juno s, 1856.
ProAibitory Liquor Al Detected By .oeo..
We have beat and about asnihatsd thu black coated
and white cravated. and rev. Temperance fanatics.
At no time since the organization Of State govern
rent has there been such election tina. Of last
Monday.
The great question was whether We were TO have .
State government founded upon constitutional rights
and republican principles, government established
the staggering elements Of fanatcsm controlled by
hypocrits and agrarian phanthropsts having one
controlling idea-power.
The noble State Of Illinois stands grand monument
Of those principles dedicated by the founders of the
public, and has demonstrated tia truth that
nonkind competent for set government Fanaticism
may blow and swell, priests may disgrace their high
calling and deceive their followers they may mngie
church with politics, under the preence of temperance
and holy philanthropy, but when their acts stand out
bolc, the solid and honest ysomanry, when
an opportunity presents, will pass Judgment a. in
this case. The defeat Of tbs Prohbitory act is
q great victory the firm friends OF constitutional
government Had fsnacism prevailed, the distraction
OF the great commercial agricultural and
interests and genea business Of the State would have
been terrible Our State, in all its resources will IL
not embarrassed by prescraft and faaacism, be the
secord New York OF the republic.
This is a victory hard and glorious. The people
have trumphed over fanaticism We think reaction
bias commenced Before we had rscsiyed conclusive
evidence of the result of election the wires we're
tinklirg with information that human life had already
been sacrificed by the direction of Neal Tow in his
cty-the head front and embodiment Of the infamous
clan.
Since the Prohbitory act pssstd In February last,
almost every clergyman in the State has done nothing
but preach and electonser favor of the asst Every
tim NJ chan M ha nd
others that could persuaded account of the popu-
laty of the and their future political pects
in and out Of the State continually holding meet
rgs in every schcol district city and place in the
State where gathering could be got
The opponents OF the act-the honest peopls-have
held meeting in this city. I. early
tanned that meetings could be held the friends of
the act determined to suppress all public speaking
against it, and would hiss the speakers and break
up the meetings Rev Mr.. Lov,ioy, of Boston, gave
TWO admirable speeches last Saturday afternoon and
evening, which worried the fanatics dIeadfu,y He gave
them some tnchsrs that they could MT They
tried all they could to brsak up the meeting by kissing
and crying Tor one OF .hsir faction to speak;
but the house was ours in number7 and they had to
yise Fearing the reverend gentleman had distilled the
truth in some of their clan they held two meetings
Sabbath afternoon in the Park. This, bsWve, is the
first tine this State has bsen disgracea by political
meetings Sunday. We have published twsnty thou
sand copies of the Anti Prohiboaist weekly for seven
weeks, and distributed thsm through the State. We
have iabored hard While tie fanatics were Blowing,
working 10 convince the people that constitu
tiona government On republican principes good,
and ought to be sustained, while they were lying
But last Saturday the richest ot this whole
mapeuyring that the OF tbs act had yet under
taken Asout two .tousRrd of all sorts OF people black
red ard white children of both carrying all kinds
OF Banners en- which were printed humating notices,
disgraceful to the This motley thropg formed in
procession at the Court House square buate
and, from the appearances of some, somaam euls,ed,
through hestres and in the mud stopping the pub
lie houses wholesale liquor stores saloons missing
ard gIoanirg Two little boys cons Of hyhiy repects
bic wholesale dealer whPa they passed their fathers
md srcanet their father afterwards nqur
&c o: them why they hssec. &C.. "Why they said 1.-THE
Sunday schcol TEACHERS told 0' we know OF quite
number of Individuals in this city Who claim to be
ten men, md who voted the prohbitory ticket,
drink brandy gin and rum day after day and gene
rally the most lioous and noisy persons havs Bat
they thought was popular to vote the tsmpsraac
ticket Nevertheless, they awfuliy beat.n AID
Iightfuly beaten. We row ask and we hope that tie
Court OF Appeals in your State will pronounce your IL
quor law null and void then tkinx we have tee "a
natics good and tight Greeley made one temperance
speech in our city We wisn be had mace more.