The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-11
WEEKLY DISPATCH.

WEEKLY DISPATCH.
The Weekly Dispatch il issued this morn
,nu. II contains all the news of the week,
Foreign and Domestic miscellaneous read
,ne-Editorials-- the weekly report OF
the markets carefully revissd-making al'o'
gether highly interesting number.
Single copies THREE cEsrs--suosc''p''on
per annum only ONE DOLLAR.
.rHR CARSON LEAGUE AND TIL RUN
SELLERS"
III. axc;tement in New York about spirit
nal r.ppings has given way to red hot. ie-
roc;ous battle about spirituous mixtures. The
cheat. are now orderly enough, but the grog'
geries are in precious stew. The late Le'
gi.la.ure of New York, after long and IN
temperate debate, in which half OF the ora
tors we're tipsy with whiskey and the other
half drunk with excitement and angry pas
sion, administered, it was believed, death
blow to king alcohol, whose principal pos
sessions are to be found in the Empire state.
A long, skilfully drawn. cunningiy devised
law was passed, admirably contrived, as we
thought, to close every bar-room and smash
every demijohn in New York-an act cutting
of intemperance and liquor traffic, root and
branch, and forcing every body to initiate
Greedy in the use of cold water, If not in his
pollywog system of dietetics. So stringent
and searching was each. clause Of the new
law, that for q moment it made the faces of
even bar-keepers and habitual topers turn
pale; decanters and bottles shook with ter
ror, and distillers for moment contemplated
committing suicide by plunging headlong
into their own watts. Even slop-fed hogs are
said to have squealed with terror, and beer
barrels every where exploded with wratn.-
The act, which takes effect on the 4th OF july
utterly annihilates business which gives
employment to 100000 men, and in which
there are fifty millions of dollars invested.
But, as there il an old song telling US OF
the fruitlsss attempts which were once made
upon the life of one John Barleycorn, SO
there is a more recent tale of the tenaci1y
with which the liquor dealers in New YORK
hold on to life, and how with superabun-
dance of vitality rivalling that OF John Bar
leycorn, and far surprising that of regiment
of cats. are holding on to life, and fighting lus-
tily, even after they have been pronounced
dead by the Greely's little scoundrels' OF
the last New York Legislature.
The battle Of the liquor dealers and the
Carson league in New York, over the new
law. beats that of the Democrats and the
Know Nothings in this State, all hollow
There is q venom, a rancor, and intensity in
the rage ofthe combattants overthe grog bot
ties, which casts our fight for the State Off
ees in the shade. The Carson league is led
on by the Clergy,-Beecher and Chaplin, are
the Castor and Pollu1 of the cold water
cause, whilst regiment of lawyers have as
sumed the direction and command of the
forces of the liquor dealers. The parsons
fkht in the name of religion and philanthro-
py, whilst their acute opponents are stimula-
ted by the more worldly, but not less power
full stimulus of uncommonly large fees
And a. the battle is fought over the body OF
State law, the attorneys, far more familiar
with the grounds than the parsons, have thus
far gained very decided advantage and
what seemed the esth.warrant of the liquor
dealers few weeks ago, under the batteries
Of about two dozen well paid lawyers, pre-
SCENTS q very battered and mutilated appear.
ance. With "devilish ingenuity as the bel
igerent parsons say, the lawyers have point
ed out two dozen ways by which the law may
be set at naught if it is constitutional, and
twice that number of arguments against its
constitutionality. They have thus hung the
Carson league upon the horns of terrible
dilemma, and taught every sturdy dealer in
rum, that it is as easy for him to break
through the meshes of the new law, as it is for
ahawk to dart through the cob.web Of spi-
der. And since the ingenuity of the acutest
class Of the most acute profession or the face
ofthe earth, has been laboriously exercised for
the purpose of devising ways and means to
defeat the anti-liquor law, we expect the con-
sumption of strong drink will not be materi.
ally diminished in New York. The liquor
dealers, acting with the advice of numerous
gentlemen learned in the law, have deter.
mined to 60 on selling their liquors, whilst
the parsons of the Carson league, every night
make the tabernacle resound with their de-
nunciations of the goddess lawyers and the
satanic rum sellers" But where casus bell;
is the evasion of law, we should feel dis.
posed to bet two to one on the lawyers. The
two parties are appropriately, gracefully, and
powerfully backed-the Carson league and
the parsons by the Tribune, and "the rum
sellers and their satanic advisers" by the
patriotic and immaculate Herald.
The MAscHEsTER.-We are informed that
this vessel, already noticed as ashore at
Hereford Inlet, is ascertained to have nine
feet water in her hold. A wrecking schooner
has been employed to 90 to her assistance
shs has steam pump to be used in pumping
her out. At last accounts received from the
Captain, they were landing the cargo on the
beach. '
L1rrxR OF GEO. WAsHrNaron