New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-01
Mr.. MCCOY AND THE REPUBLICAN COM
MITTEE.

To ne Editor Of The " J. Tyibune
SIR: deeply regret the necessity which obges me
10 request the Insertion of this communication. The
occasion Of my troubling you with this request is the
appearance of my name in your paper of July 49, at
tached TO the card headed "Repu olican State Con-
'veution." To the call itself or to any one interested
in il quite that it could be of little conse-
quence whether my name was attached or not. But
to the undersigned it is of great consequence whether
or hot ne is to be held responsible for language like
the following Says the document in question, refer
ring to the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise:
he entire absence OF al other political issus pro.
pous be expression Of the opinion Of this STATE this i'm
portrait question"
| know not who has assumed without the slightest
warrant from ne 10 sien my name 10 paper contain
ing sucl language. Nor do lmpugn the sincerity Of
those who adopt it, For myself, however, | should
deem il serious deviation from the truth to specify
0HV ore lues' ION and say there an "entire aD-
lencc of all other political issues. But SO far from
signing paper ignoring the law for the prevention of
memperance, pauperism and crime, thlDk no one
well be Dgrossed IN any beief aud conviction
than the writer is IN this that the great eyerpresent
and absorbing concern now uppermOst in the public
mind Of Newly Ork is, on the one hand, 10 enforce and
sireng then, TO strengthen and enforce tins great and
benefcent statute and the other hand, among the
brew' rs, disers and iquordeaers generally favored
by formidable array of lawyers, editors, and even
municipal authorities, 20 weaken defeat and repeal it.
Nor cen see how any one though not friend Of
Temperance, can hold himself responsible for the
aboyeQuoted in the face Of the exraordina-
~ spectacle the Liquor. Dealers State Delegate
Convention the second hin as many mOnthsl Cp-
pointed TO be held the sth OF August, for political
action and with the avowed purpose OF molding lle
Government and Judiciary Of a free and civilized
State to revive and perpeiuate their bad and democrat
izing traffic
!, cannot be claimed thu. either Senator's or Repre-
senistivos TO Congress, any OIL officer is be
ELECTED this fall whose duties viii Immediately affect
what this Circular claims be tne sole issue be-
fore tie ptope The principles and sympa hie of the
Secretary of State, the Controller, he Treasurer and
srch-h q, will have Il much greater influence upon the
Ten peraIce Law and The Temperance Reform. While
Ill Attorney General is to be elected two judges of
n Court of Appeals les Assemblymen 81 Senator's,
50 County JUDGES beside District Attorneys Sherfs.
Ms,o-s aud host OF Minister'S Al and Executive offers
all of whom will exert immediate influence aud IN
tie aggregate decisive and mOsentous Influence
uron the Prohibitory Law and the great principles
mon which the PrObibiiory Law + based The pre-
sumption of others makes me cry peace, peace, when
when With both pen aud voice declare every day of
nv life that re ice IN the mids' IF revolution. A
revolution big with the issues Of le and death TO fifty
thousand inebriaies their wives and their families 10
the Empire State; and so fraught with tremendous
cor sequence to the unvera cause OF Temperance thu;
the fierce and extraordinary contest entirely lgcored
by this Republican Circular is at his -omen watched
with pro'oupd and Az ieus sohcude by every other
state in the Vnicn, eveY neishbOrins province anu