Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-08

TIE NEW YoRK LIQUOR LAw.-The Prohibitor7
Liquor Law, recently passed by the Legislature Of
New York, is creating quite an excitement IN that
State. The friends of the measure have held
large meeting in New York city, at " hlch they
passed series of resolutions, congratulatng every
body and all people en- the passage OF the bill
Among the speakers, was the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, who enthusiastically addressed the assem-
blage, and proncuncedit one OF the most import
ant meetings ever held in New York. The con-
duct OF Mayor Wood. il suppTessiDg vice and i'm
morality, is greatly appsuded in one Of the reso-
buttons, and be is urged to persevere in the same
course, under the assurance that the people will
transfer him to the executive chair Of the State,
and finally, TO the Chief Magistrate of the Republic.
The day is srxiousy looked forward to, when there
will be not only Prohibition Governor in every
State in the Union, but when Maine Liquor Law
advocate will ill the chair OF the President of the
United States
To counterfeit the influence of this meeting, the
liquor dealers have met in TammaDy Hall and
formed themselves into political society. They
clare thst repadless of ell other political consid
erstions. they will give their support to no man
who is not an oppon ent OF this liquor law. The
bill tselfis denounced in strong terms Of abuse, as
NJ lust and tyraupica, Public attention is parti-
cuiarly called to a section, providing that persons
sentenced to imprisonmsnt for violation of the
law nav be committed, in counties where there
are penitentaries, to the penltentlary instead OF
the jail They say that if tie law Is to be enforced
let it be enforced everywhere in the saloon of the
hotel nay, in is most private and retired closets,
as well as in the BARRON oithe city. Let II be
| vanished. say they from the public dining table,
around which assemble Senators and Representa-
| tiyes as well az from the poor mans board. OGe
of the speakers urged the dealers to ccntinue the
trade, and when arrested, to appeal to the consti-
tuition, and finally to revolution itself
1t is said there is some $l5,000,000 invested in
this business in New York city, and consequently
the interest is q most powerful one. When at
/ tennis are made to enforce the law, strong and
bitter opposition may be expected
Bat the law itself dent seem to have been very
nicely framed. It is not to 90 in force until the
4tb of July, and the licenses for the retail of quor
expire in New York on the first Of May Mayor
| Wood has therefor addressed note to the Dis
trict Attorney asking his opinion upon the effect
this want OF provision in the construction of the
bill will have. the District Attorney, in his reply
saws that the consequence will be that everybody
in New York will have the right to sell liquor
from the 1st of May to the An of July as unre.
strained as the vendors Of any other commodity
To this opinion Mayor Wood has siguifed in let.
ter to the citizens of New York, his conduct will
conform He urges upon all good citizens to prove
to the world that New York city reeds no hquor
Law, by observing all the regulations Of it, as much
so IS if they were in force What effect the Mayor
letter may have, remains to be seen. 1t is pro.
babe, however, that a great number Of New
Workers will avail themselves Of the present oppor
I tunitv to create perfect bscchanalan festival
worthy Of the old heathen god, whose reign vii
so shortly befbrought TO close.-Augwsta C5nsti
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