New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-14
THE MAINE LAW IN DANCER.


SIR: The Maine Liquor bill ia, indeed. in dsnsw
The Senate opened the move nent yesterday ngai6-
cantly. | confess that WAS altogether unprepsrS
for such a denomination. The Hoa W. CLARKE. Of
WAYNE proiessed friend OF the measure. moved an
amendment 10 the fret section. for the avowei pur.
poee OF striking from the bill the groa, principle Of
search and He supported his proposition By
q few weak and sophstical reasons, some 81 Which
occasioned some little merrrent among nieuhsen,
listeners.
| was extremely sorry 20 see Senator Dicknsoa
COMM, himself in favor of the same measure. lie
argued in favor OF L from the assumed premise that
the people did not want bill containing it. SAY
assumed premise, because so resulted lie did ns
attempt TO prore IT, and in this wise Last year ther
were two members in the House, one from fompkins
and one from Dutche-s, who were in favor of searA
and seizure. Both those members were renon-
mated this last Fall and defeated therefore, the
People Of the State Of NewYok are oppo'ed to sarc
and seizure Ludicrous this may appear, il ia the
substance of the entire argument
The Hon. Senator from the Ist Judge Halsey,
pinr cd the Senator from the NNNIth most beautiful
" upon his logical ~ conclusion.
Senator Bishop, in few clear and pointed remarks,
demonstrated the demand of the people for bill con
tanning this great efficient agent 10 enforcing Pr,
hbtory law
But argument will avail little. Judge from the
movement that there sapresrranged determination 10
defeat this principle in the bill. so, the bill had better
fail wholly and it may be that this is the secre, desire
Of the movers. Such an impression was extensively
made upon the minds of those who witnossd the pro-
ceedings.
Remove from the bill the principle of search and
sezue and what will be the effect violation OF
the law can in no instance be convicted except by
the old difficult mode. /, has been tried, again and
again with little BY II atone The Illegal trG
fic can nerer be stopped. Past experience demon-
strates this position, and reason entirely corrObe.
ates IL.
With search and se:Hre in, every viola,or Of the
law, lives in jeopardy every hour. lie knows no,
before what magistrate the preliminary proceedings
may be taking that shall the next moment send the
officer into his concealed drinking room, to seize al
his LIQUORS and devote them to destruction. lie knor
that such liquors. taken in Court, must surely estlb
lsh his ow guilt This authority 10 search and seize
opens to the eye of the vigiant officer the entire In
ternal arrangements of the various secret apartments
for drinking and gambling and exposes these dens Of
iniquity. by simple warrant to arrest the psr'On,
no such entrance can be gained. The individual
found in the entrance reception room, the Officer
makes the arrest and returns to the magistrate with
his prisoner. While making that arrest grorpsof
young men may be in adjoining rooms, drinking and
gambling, and ere the trial of tho keeper Of thee
Enlistment is ended, he viii have made enoah
douby to pay all costs, fines and penalties.
Strike cut this feature OF search, and the bl 10
ruined. It will not be worth the paper upon which
II is printed. To pass such a Law would be gos
insult to the people Of the State Nay, more ii woald
be base fraud upon them. 1t would be pretending
to pass Prohbitory law such as the people desire,
when il IL well known that Prohibitory Law Is To-
separately connected with, and used In ths
and other States, means a Prohibitory Law Of the
Maine Law kind-the only Distinguishing and new
feature or principle in which is seqrch and seizure.
Shall the State of New York recsde from tue high
ground upon this great measure where she has proud
y stood for three years psst Having for these three
years talked Of other law and considered no csh9
law, and requested her representatives to en.e. 10
other law than one containing this grea. efficient
elemept-search and SEIZURE; having elected an A.
sembIy that has passed It by larger vote than hs
ever before been passed by; Governor whoi re.dJ
and willing to sign it, and Senate that passei il lest
year. and unless guilty Of gross apostscy, one thS
the People will be sure 10 remember, WI asaino'"
ought there to be any trembling or misgiyings'
If the Senate does what has been charged, ana
which, find, is the theme of remark all through 'as
State, defeat the bill, and striking out what hs 81
ready proposed will most efectualy do so ia nylss
ment, upon that branch Of the Legislature lei !a'
whole responsibility fall, for there it will Of right "
long The Assembly has done nobly. II has fer
hssly and nobly met and discharged lis duty. VIE
that action the people are satisfied.
Electors of the State of Nsw.York look 10 your
Senators II is not yet too late Fourteen or n'en
like good and true men, viii resist to the last tas
tempt TO straDgle the bill. They viii MOI, until CON
PEELED TO- allow the bill thus TO be maDgled, n gs',
yitazing eementto be cut out, and 1t to be reuf0'
to the Assembly lifeless corpse; where, 'a"
turned it will no doubt, be most Indignantly sPur'e.
as the people will spurn ii and those who thu, pYs
ALtdny, March 9, 1855. sPEIlAi