The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-06

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light; but a. his theory trough certainly ss~ was ns
their remarkable for sgsnus. or interest We pass hn
over Without any further comment And proosed nmsd
"a 7ssely anxic that his name should not appear
q the report, which i the fsassa IN! W dent usa
tho. . was very excited in hu expressions, an
vailed into the IN, ns.srspsTs and s their editor. with
prohibition As as Mr. Ravens finished
The CHAIRMAN arose and stated that 1t had been sug
geskd that before any more speeches made II
would be proper to take up collection to dsfray the
expenses Of the room He said he was very poor beg
cient great deal had been said about the lberaty
Of the liquor dealers and 1t time for the friends
OF temperance to show themselves
considerable amount Collected The following circular
was also distributed among the audience -
Is THREE NO Law IN NRw YORK AGAINST THE FREE
SALE OF LIQUOR
the Do Attorney declares and 20 the Recorder do
san ss sales
On the first two sabhsths month was an uuu
sS:1: rss' sas
IF THEY HAVE DONE 1HEsE THINGS TREE, WHAT
WILL THEY DO IN THE DRY
crisis you Very soon your taxes for psaosr.
surs s SorS ~ S too will DO
WE HAVE MEr THE ENEMY AND THEY ARE OURS"
To settle the question Of Law Or no law" the City TEN
district Court and this decision viii be BY ths
We
sue opr next effort to fGow up these vic oaes in
sasH as other not for any private but for
WHERE rouNps
q free e as ss : s
snnusy lays tax upon this city Of atieass one million
sf ss 9 s
With ws rh ss
cbastise You with scorpionsl"
and the names others whom influence
subscriber through the Post once and ~i a. once
call and ss turtle,
hand this card to friend of temperance In behalf
the City 1'mpsua9Gsx ARSsN Corresponding Secretary,
A few more speeches were then made by F. G. Ellory,
editor Of temperancs paper, Dr. Miller and others,
after which the meeting adjourned.
MEETING OF MAINE LAW CITIZENS IN WILLIAMSBURG
The large hall Of the Odeon In Fifth street in the late
city of Williamsburg, crowded to its utmost extent
last evening" by the friends of the prohibtory liquor
law.
The Hon GEORGE HALL, Mayor, present. and occu-
pied the chair He expressed his qualification at seeing
so large assemhlsge present. and too by the
presence Of many ladies' This, however, not the
first meeting in regard the prohbitory law the liquor
dealers had held meetings. but those not attended
by the mothers and daughters
Rev. Mr.. Fox then called upon, and opened the
meeting with prayer, which followed by ode by
the Glee Club
Rev. W. W. KING was then introduced. His remarks
principally in reference to the enforcement Of The
prohbitory law g He would rather that the lives of
twenty thousand of the citizens of the city New York
should be sacrificed than that this should not be
forced" ard II necessary he ready to shoulder
musket or WELD sword in defence Of this Zap
plause and hssea it not better that 20 900 lives
that these persons should die the victims OF the
deaers He did not believe, however, that bloodshed
to enforce the law the counenance and support Of
the public.
of the meeting, then read and unanimously
adopted
Judge CULVER next introduced, and spoke Of the
preparations making by the liquor dealers to test the
law he said in Williamsburg proper there TOO
liquor sellers multiply BY their receipts $500 EACH
He doubted not but that the Law would be enforced
Rev. HENRY WARD BEECHER was next introduced aud
Sv s AID On "n
money doubtful laws could he passed and Sustained
without the bulk Of the people caring much about
them. But out In the open country, where the big
heart Of the people pulsatss with healthier stroke
law 10 be sustained, must be the capitalization Of the
prohibtory law of expressions Of that popular
s.ntimeht This law e popular law for it was en-
topic OF discussion in factory and house. by the
forge and by the freside, and the people at length
the Governor stransled # BIRTH aed it strangled
him at last (Lsughter) and was glad that be cid veto
+ for then We went right into the e,nva,s with
victory The people at the ballot box decided that
should have It, and we have got i, and we mean to
carry 1t out too (Appausel The Ia y is good ons;
iii. Motif it old not cut the rumsser the quicx
should not hear such outcries against it. If 1t was
forming into societies and contributing thou
sands OF collars to endeavor to fight IL of. No. they
s about IT, They tall Of setns the law slG
submitting it to the people, &c. only hope they may
get ls to the people once more and I % bound We
Law is just ana right; it enables to ri our.
crime that have been preying upon our fansss; it en-
abs us to restore to respectabty the drunkard and
fsmily It will empty our almshoures, dspopuiste our
jsils, and turn the hapgman out Of Office Then let it
be carried out in Gods name end let every and
torhood. The speaker retired amid much applause.
Hon. GEO. HALL spoke of the misery caused by the
in the action of his official duties he said in the
consolidated city Of Brooklyn there 600 liquor
dealers and estimating their receipts at SO per day,
you have the enormous expenditure Of over S3 900
Per apnum.
The meeting closed by singing by the Giee Club,
and prayer by Rev. NJ. King.
Personal Intelligence.
Among the passengers in the ship Emerald Isle, for
Liverpool to-day are-Messrs. Thomas McArdle Edward
Ennis, and John Moylan, OF Dublin.
.asy Mn
lopez NH Burrs ts' snlss Mss 1--WE Blown,
and y Er NJ.
Howland, Beutelle and servant, William Bones,
Perry Mss Dukes Miss Perry, Miss Boylston, Mrs
Hobart, G Fonda, McCorke and 20 In the steerage
From Monteyideo, in schr Queen OF the South-Edw
Palmer OF steamer Water Witch.
From Ponce PR in brig James Crosby-Mr Hatch and
From Remedies Cuba bark Lizzie Nichols-B Ravens
DEPARTURES.
For California via tAspnwall in the steamship Georse
Law-Major ii Bache Md con; Col Della Torre u s A. DIR
Nswberry Dr. Sterling, Y 8 a; Hiram Young y w Dey.
Peach, Mrs Ssrano and three children. Goldsmith,
King Dent, lady and sister, MRS Erkson, Cort.
lin mrs. Finley, Mrs Hale, Wild Mrs B Cook and
three children, Mrs Taylor and children, Mrs Nichols
Mrs Chste nden and three children, Chittenden
A. Wood, Mrs , nandley ard child, N A Conea, M a