The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-26
The Rev. Mr.. MARSH offered up prayer.
Mr.. j. OLIVER then presented himself. and said

have met ere to night to show our fellow citizens that
we rejoice in tie prospect Of introducing that Law here
and meet for the purpose of aho wing the rumsesrs
ef the city of New York that we are not scared nor
frightened but believe In the good old American doc
The Dutch rumseers may get together, and may pass
resolutions condemnng this probbitory law, but 1t
Mayor who viii sustain the law | called upon % the
Mayor to-day. never him before although had
heard ten thousand stories OF him. Said he 'trhers Ia
the law-I did not make it; am opposed to II, but
will execute the law then asked him. "supposs the
courts decide the Law TO be perfectly constitutional
81 s every
TO see the Mayor under prejudice expected NO good
favorably impressed believe that he has the will and
the heart to DO right Let us then not condemn the
let % no
intend to make speech 70 you at all but il you have
any hard work to DO, just ten wha. Il is, and win
help you to do it. Heretofore could hardly pass
through streets Sunday without see ng the holy
Sabbath violated right and left and it seemed as though
Mayor wood said to me- Nr. oliver you see ons man
drunk on the Sabbath OF upon any other day touch
the ,st IOceman. on the he shoulder snd tell him to ar
me-" (Cneers) Then, fellow citizens let us help the
Mayor IN this way, and Il we see q man, or woman
and II he refuses to do his duty, let report HIM to
the Mayor. (Cheers) shall not detain you with fur
Marsh, who viii read you the resolutions which have
been prepared.
The Rev. Mr. MARSH then read the following rssolu.
tions, which " received with grea. applause
Whereas, we, the citizens and workingmen OF the
City Of New York, have for lorg course Of years,
been bureened and oppressed with from six to thou
sand licensed and unlicensed grog shops, producing hab
its Of ideness intemperance waste Of time and money
and industry; creating vast amount Of pauperism and
misery, and exciting to the daily commission Of the
most horrid crimes; imposing upon unenturabls
amount Of taxation for the erection OF vast jais and
aims houses and the support Of paupers and crimnsl
and whereas the Legislature of this State has given
q law by which all these fountains OF pollution, crime
ana death to be closed up the coming Fourth OF
July (the glorious day Of National Independence)
is right and proper that We, the citizens and working
Of New York, should assemble and express joy
and Thanksgiving at the prospect before u.s. With
entire and most hearty appreciation OF the law; be-
lief in its constitutionalty and wisdom and deter
mnation, asa law loving and law abiding people, to
give 1t our undivided support.
RefoIved That the liquor business Of great
mercial metropolis while 1t has enriched few has sent
poverty and desoation into the homes Of thousands
loss OF property whether by hres by shipwreck, by
commercial Embarrassment by laws which interpose
for the protection Of the community from great
EVIL which enaws does the worm Of the stil At ths
roo. OF human prosperity, bat rejoice, and
wn reolcs ~ the coming downfall Of this traffic. and
,ne expunon from our city and State Of the entire
i0gu Re.eIysa snTR TSat tIo 70 tssrn Az bar system
movsl OF " intemPerance Pauperism and Crimen we
call upon the Hon. Fern Wood Mavor OF the cv Of
New YORK. TO stand forth as the protector Of the people
We have our winkDg at ay subterfueea or
studied evasions-yieldng to lsgaf advissr shoss
opinions express but the win Of the oppressorbut WITH
manly front and bold determination to carry 1out
the known viii OF the people and the viii Of the Lsess
ture, planting himself the law undor the Coustitu
ton and using all the powers OF his Office for a psrfeci
and fearless enforcement-in suchs course We psdgs
Resolved That We hail the Prcbibitory Law al empha
tcay the law OF the worknsman,, destinsd 70 saw
him heavy amount Of taxation psw levied uron ha