The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-27

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Sasfl.s 9 leigh NJ Hewitt, WIN; SiSyd,
The Pi9aIpES, addressed the meeting He grathed,
be sad by seeing many friends OF temperance respond
to the cali Of the Alliance, and had only 70 regret that the
hall was not crowded There time, per-
haps in The biz tory of the State when ntemDerance was
rampant and the evils Of IL great as at present
Ought not, them all the friends Of temper
themselves to the work Of subdung III He believed that
they the power II they bostirred themselves des
iroy and root out this great evil fros, their midst
The uviauon repeated TO all clergymen present 10
take seats the patcrm but either found 10
give the sanction OF their to the meeting they
were too modest to take an elevated positi n.
Mr. c. J. WARREN, Corresponding Secretary, for
ward to make brief report No matter, he said, what
the law might be Called whether excise o. prsh6,tory
II they could by means Of only prevent the drinking
of intoxicating liquors in he country the object Of the
cety would be Obtaned for II their country friends
not found to drink men in the city would not erect Ia
and saloons 70 supply them. They had endeavored
10 spread their influence throughout the State For that
purpose he sent courteous but urgent letter TO the
Judge OF tho State, calling them TO appoint Grm,
good men rs Commissioners They had also sent APP
peal 10 the Com missoners, urging them two points:
fist that they not nd by the tenor Of the law
grant license TO any tavorn saloon, and IL their
good Of the community demanded that they should with
hold them altogether but supposug that they might MOI
up TO ha; high they PLEADED hs. they
get the Commissioners regu atoms In conformity with
the and had partially succeeded He hsn read the
following resolutions, which were adopted BY aoclamA
l. Resolved That however opposed to the Il ~nsing Of
men to sell intoxicating druks is The doty Of the friends
Of temperance and good order 10 ndeavor 10 enforce all
the proh'btory provisions Of the present law.
q Resolved, That the Excise Commissioners ought no.
TO demand anything less than $3.50 the 70 be paid
for license 10 fseii liquor be drunk In The house Of
the vendor.
sious OF the Supreme Court of the state the Nco Oomuis
soners have right to withhold al licenses for The sale of
intoxicating drinks; and their duty to do co. unless they
convinced that the necessities Of travellers require
at that place. and that the sale Of liquor
sary for travellers IN such tavern
T. Resolved, That ne per.on who has heretofore kept
disordery house, who has kept his premises any i'm
pemcnts for gambling who has kept his place open for
the sale Of qnor ON Sunday, can have that good moral
Commissioners orgb not 10 license any who will not
declare oath tina, he has not habtuay violated the law
on these points.
g. Resolved That the form Of adavt prepared by the
Excise Commissioners for the witness who TO sub cribs
the petition Of the twenty frcchoders, " not such
vertical Of said petition the Law requires; and that
the Commh sioners be respectfully requested to go
change that affidavit that the subscribing witness shall
declare on that he has read the petition and that he
knows the contents thereof 10 be true, Of his know
Ledge that he knows all the petitioners and knows them
to DC ccholdcrs and residents o that election district
and that he saw each Of them write his name to said pe
ton.
Resolved That it the duty of all good citizens to
keep their eyes open relative 10 the violations Of the excise
law, and to take prom and energetic measures to have
NIL such violations OF law reported 10 the proper author
ties TO those other friends OF temperance and good
der who will that all such violations prosecuted in
due time.
4 Resolved, That the Act to suppress ntemperance"
&C. passed April 10, 1857, the law the land and
will be obligatory on all the people TIL hshall be repealed
be declared null and void by the Court Of Appeals and
hat any appeal fom the decision Of any ether court
aw the ground Of iu alleged ,onstituionsly win
justify the sale OF liquor contrary this Law than
Justify all other hemicides till his decided by the
court Of last resort
bad "dodged" the question OF temperance. u had
been, he said, his privilege 10 battle In the OF tenn
throughout the State. Many friends OF the
considered il their duty stand aoof from, and
place themselves In an attitude Of agas, the
xcse law on the principle that they could not recognise
he licensing Of wrong He sympa,hised with that feel
.crtsn extent but he could not forget also that
hey Law abiding citizens, and IL their duty 10
us;sn The laws, extracting all that twas good out hcm.
on tho present Law 10 N luce him IN do all he could
carry out its provisions. (Appause) Wero they To
sx "a az s,ooJ because ,hey could no, 20, Law Also
cy prChbory9 Were they tooyerlook The benefits To be
worked by this awf To take provision Of the law
prohibited the sale of intoxicating drinks within half
nile Of the polls election day. Was not here
hr 20 be thankful for-somehing 10 remove the cleo
ionsernE disgraces Of this cif What the friends or
ignorance chiefly required courage, he thought, aod
o,birg Would tend 70 strike terror INTO the minds of
he sellers Of the city The prurnrt and determined
c'ion Of good men In enforcing tho pFohoory provisions
If the present Law.
A note was read from Dr. Marsh Corresponding Secrc-
The American temperance Union, IN wnico, Atcr
egreng his necessary absence, he added tina, although
took ground against the law, licensing the sale Of
iquor, he yet considered well TO enforce all the pro
hibiory provnions Of H.
Mr. WV II. ARMSTRONG, patriarch Of the Sons OF TEN
pcTanoc, introduced, and said Shatoycr din, renee
Of opinion may cxst some subjects presume that the
grcnt mas VI tho community ayrced upon this That
enforce the license law, aboah the dram shops and
deem the Fabbsih would be greatly fer the public good
bat stands 10 the way Of cOi1 unmliion so dc'Ogy
b. be wishcdp
l. prevailing idea that nothing of much consequences
ran be done 10 remedy the cyils Of drinking For
believe that muci be dOrc-I have faith In the
Of tAc species.
q The aIaihy Of the lends Of temperance ~ tbis
law and their difference of on " the propre;y OF
having anything 10 DO with H.
sucf men Mr.. Warren, and The o,hc who have con
vCucd this meeting, like ~ TO sir up pure
minds by way Of REMEMBRANCE that with a few
such meetings this, and sponding individual a;on
upon The resolves here made there will soon b. very little
apathy this subject in the temperance oommuni As
The difference Of opinion among them, vii state this.
10 the sons OF temperance, although a the last two
quarterly sessons of the Grand Division the principle Of pro
bibou rs The bet aud only remedy, decidedly
and unanimously endorsed yet since The passage 81 the
present law the general sentiment them, far
informally ASCERTAIN ia Is In favor of giving ali The
cd and Influence In their power 70 the enforcement OF the
penal prolibiory pTOvions ~ Tho present law, and
this too without compromising their position, or surrender
ing their preference pfohi 1ory But suppoSug
soly Cd By the interest and cxccmcnt which must NJ
upciurc like this, and that the moral aud temperance
portions Of the community perfectly united 10 the
enfoccnt c this law, there remains pcrhaIr prin.
The Of rum, be rebellion against the law by the
LIQUOR callers u this city, and those who united Ia
rust with them sons ~ Temperance familiar with
The maYm-"He 10 not nj N govern, WIN has not first
learned 10 obey" N " great pity that the whole com
MUMMY OF this governed city wore not all Impressed
with this suggestive truth. We the liquor ntercsat