New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-18
RUM PRosTRATs IN SYRACUSE.
Correspondence OF The =. Y. Tribune.
syRAcUsT Monday july 16

SYRACUSE, Monday, July IS, 1855.
Wei, liquor is strong, but law and principle are
stronger. There is of course strong liquor influence
in our city, Just as there is in every large town in the
country. There's your large hotel with its fashion
able wine drinkers; there's your wholesale dealer
with lis edulterated poison; the brewer, the cor
"ner groggery," the hut, &c. The keepers and
their customers, gentee and ragged, are somewhat
bothered by the Maine Law; Otheo's occupation is
gone The keepers for years have lived Oh the fat of
the land by this great vice. the rich have been made
richer, and the poor poorer. Now, things are to be
changed. Tie liquor vendors must go to work like
olber people, and eem their living, while the poor
victims Of ote If their debiitated systems be
restored are left and for Themselves and
families al honest support. Oh how the poor women
and their almost naked children bless the day winch
gave birth to the Prohibition Law! The legislators
who voted for that law viii ever be proud OF that vote
They should stand like the sgners Of the frst Dee
elaion Of INDEPENDENCE benciactors of their race
and lovers of humanity. But word us to facts here
iii &c the Glorious Fourth"
TIE community allowed the dealers 10 sell on the ith
and kept quiet Tor several Gays after TO see if they
would abide by the law. This circumstance, instead
of concatng the liquor influence, only gave boldness
to their intentions. They talked quite freely that the
GROCERIES were all to be opened again on certain
dny Tie friends of the law from this that their
couse was p0in-t0 make iew examples by prompt
and decided action. Consequently the proprctors of
tie " trCNlOuhd Tavern kept by one naWSOn, an
Ire sLman, who had not ceased 10 scl Openly-thc
only one in the city where liquor sold openly
ioloie the ftL-was prosecuted by the PoOrAlaster.
The whole liquor interest rallied 20 his support The
suit was TO he a test one. The Temperance men
cave them rope" to 90 their worst. They GOT out
b. beus corpus taking the matter from the hands OF the
Poife Justice 10 the County Judge. The Judge,
however, sent the suit back as regular They then
called for jury. That was granted. The Jury was
subpeueod and organized-not pocked--not made up
OF " far aics but good fair citizens. The trial com
uenced the selling of liquor was proved and the Jury
almost Immediately rendered a verdict Of guilty"
The guilty patty, by the advice of his counsel, James
K Lawrence late United States District Attorney, at
tenn ted TO avoid the penalty by escaping from the
JUSTICES Office when the verdict was rendered on the
ground believe that he considered himself feloH,
aud they had right 10 convict ieOns unless present.
But this tTick did Lot succeed.
The effect of tbs conviction has been excellent.
These WHO with 10 cell see the " hand writing on the
wall" if they attenpt 10 90 on. The final result
will be that the law VII be sustained IN this city and
if in this city, through the county / hear OF no
place out of The city, IN the towns, where liquor can
be obtained the front COors. a little has been Ind
away in cellars and gares, bat that wall soon be gone,
end tion file stIlie VIII end. Already IN tlis
city and In some hard locations in the tOwDs the
change is most happy. Rowdyism has ceased.
People can't fight without liquor no more than yon
can proIel steamer without an engine. Locations
in our city where drunken oafers were in the habit Of
Concreguiirg, especially on Saturday and Sunday
nights making the nights bidsous with their yels,
profanity aud backg uaIcism, 10 say nothing OF Their
6ssaus and robbeTes, now as quiet almost, after
reasonable houIs a. John Browns fishing quarters
back of Old Herkimer. These in all the cities
OF lie State are 10 be dried up aud removed by this
law, and people now who sre Lot partial to the law
viii fall in love with it,. The law is destined TO be
popular with all classes excepting the late dealers aud
hard drinkers. Taxes will be reduced; "paupesi5m'
win be lessened one half crime very considerably
decreased " ho won't rejoice at these results It's
been so everywhere whore tie Maine Law has been
= he Ia
Willie repealed next Winter. The wish l. father
40 The thought / believe New-Nork Is the tenth
STATE which has parcel protibitory laws. Have any
of tlose ten Sta;es repealed the law Not one. II
Indiana Michgsn snd Iowa can sustain this law,
New-Yoik certainly can be relied on I would there
fore sdvse the political parties this Fall 70 be careful
atou; n introduction OF certain proposed panks
mo their Platforms Parties may get 20 low Gs rot
"a be INJURED by the adoption OF the most objection
able principles YET think its good plan 70 have as
few shaky ImbeIs Gs possible. BrRKE.