The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-11-21

the Mayor, by majority Of 072,votes, Chat for the
| future u was Meg 4csH thai no lie6nses should be
granted! Within less han five months from that
DAY. every license for the sale Of intoxicating liquors
/ would, bY positive law, RUN OUT AND EXPIRE! Ind
theFe aoa W net te1lGSm a0itlin kI6iigts If HE 4Yo
Hos4sngfPa, @tgls estatisfaeht aqtariaed u selA
| q g"g ere z, e 94gSo a.E~t ri aAyAaR9 tbdtse20ht
| rt@rsasE! Tic temperance eause-gas triumphant,
and The devoted band that had laborea 50 long and
50 faithfully in il, were jubilant and joyful.
! But woSldahe Mayor ana Councils have the FIRM
ness ana courage % stand up to what had been done
/ aud carry out the declared Will Of the city? This
was the question which arose and caused tina fiaengs
Of Temperature 70 look anxosly to the LIST of Noyepi-
4 Some ttomonths before that period arrived, / met
thf Mayorion tho streeti mean the lanented aud
i hen0red Jphn w MGury and broaehed the subject 60
| him. lie said he had thought much and anxiously
4 on tho suBoct but had not made up his mind aud
would e dad 10 talk the matter over ct some eayly
i day when lhe had more leisure. The conversation
yas renewed soon after, when Mr. IA, remarked that
ne hogght u would not do 10 witbbpa the licenses
The resolutions which had been voted on only prom
isqd N THE event OF ayete agaitst ell licenses that
Congress should be appealed to, 10 aofd the char
Ter 20 ID authorise the Councils u pass laws pro.
/ hibling the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, &C. He
thought thht 70 REFUSE absolutely AL licenses, would
create 100 great ash0ek, and produce rsyulson Chat
would Gender things worse. He was not total alb
stinence man but decidedly temperate, anxious TO
lHpress drn king suppress crime, and preserve order
| and tranquility, He assured me thai he would do
L \. p
| NcepsRg bonestlyaaad faithfully carried out and
| You'd exert his whole power with the police 70 en-.
oreelts provisions, by the rigid prosecution OF al
yinlatSns 81 the laws To these efforts ofmiAe, said
he to nae, do you nleating The Temperance orQanz-
1 atonf add with like perseyering fathfulness THE
POWER OF AoRAI suAsIos, and think the practice Of
using intoxicating liquors rs q beverage may be re-
nIcted and suppressed, as much as ii possibility
human efforts 70 do tmore than il would he by an
| absolute refAsa of the licenses such, I have no
doubt were his sincere and honest CONVICTIONS '.'
tod him WIS satisfied, he would find hinise II
mistaken ind that, he could not execute the law az
lie supposed he could. il. the first place, the law
rsiuirad that he should be satisfied that every appli-
can't tor llocnse possessed "legal responsibility
ana ejaooD lcHARAcTER."l NV, if that meant any
| thing, thought twas that he should have such d
Character rs would assure to travellers and soourners
ha their effects would be safe in his house that his
accommodations were good, that there should be no
dr!hking to- rifoxcation, and no disorder On his
premises; than has bar should be honestly closed
during the cntire SUNDAY aud every other day from
| y T. II. 10 A.. NJ, and that he would under no
olHanisanefs, sell liquor to negroes or minors
tk2Sa Ivgre the qualities necessary to make up in
She fe Of tAt hw, racod caat@cta, ina tvoru-keepog
On saop-Soeper A man might have what is called
Ia COMMON parance, good character a. G. be rel-
~ aIy P'neutl N the payment Of debts, free from
me sfGsser wees lying, steag, fighting &c, and
vtba destitute Of the main qualities Of good and afe
ttytTl-lteepQr. Now had he the tirmness and c6ur-
aga 20 investigate H' @afeT q a2oR csaaGchg, as
thought It ought to be investigated or had the six
'icputable eeholdcrs, who were required to certify
tolNp orey41 the majority Of the white hoGseksepers
on N SIDES OF the square, whoWere 10 i'ec0nfniend
't, t7flla Commissioner Of improvements, who was
specially required 10 examine and certify 10 the same
acts? Thought with due Difference he qg6u2l aot
Ib@t evsd thai all these parties would fnd whom
lhey came 10 lry IT. that twas ad(icQts zia!iP To
pass on the CHARACTER of q lGW.citzeh, end that
.hey would FB DOES their predecessors had done
= the required papers were presented igtfe forms
prescribed By law, the license would be signed asa
mat er OF course with little or 10 investigation as M
no| these papers were obtained, or the eject or lie
heai senpoh the general interest, con9eniencs and
goo order Of the city However this may be- | am
| eaii tied that many licenses hive been so.granted
| atd ! ann 9tsure that some such may not now ex-
st that ought never TO have been granted and which
wqua no, have been granted If the proper inv6stga-
| ucn had been made. Let any citizen make The ex-
| pertinent. Let him start at ten o'clock the hour
tor elosinE the shops and go over the city any night
ing places still open, audpersons drinking; aye and
dfgnk too, aud many times Tr3nglinga and disorderiy
| and i doubt # there is a single Que who could
say, honestly and truly that q single Sunday had
| pas ted without the drinking Of liquor at his bar
mi the existing licenses to- the test OF the law and
we Mayor did his duty, according to letter aud
spirit ne would be compelled to aunul them. And
thC e opinions ] expressed 10 Mayor Marry in the
Hyersqtious had with him in the summer and G4Il
OF Sb3! / have the same opinions now. g.. 20 LII. :
believe we never had a better or more conscien-
tious Mayor Than Mr.. Maury was or one more anxious
| 70 perferm hi duty. | know not what course he
tr licenses, but do know, that they were AT re-
ncwcd; that Is, ! know the number IN the city was
mot diminished, and never heard ofthe refusal TO
grant one tina, was applied fot. know too that in
every ward in tie city, persons wcr selling liquor
@2bgn license, and la positive violation Of The law
aud Tins fact was known the police magisrutes 0f
10 wards and 10 the police OicGrs Of the wards as
%gl AZ tag auxiliary guard, These officers IN gen.
1 Gi-l way, may be relied TO suppress positive
ri5t or outbreak but they cannot be relied on To sup
goss Illegal tipping, OF 20 enforce the penalties OF
hf law against II and II is idle % expect il Of them
The law prohibits them from drinking lpfei on lgtJ
| ". many Of them do drink l won't say they are
| IHtG1'da bW they DO drink and sometimes ret
4 drunk. The keepers Of these shops are kind and
civil TO them, and rather think they do not alwars
ply Tor what they drink they drink most commonly
| "a ingstqdp7 20 nan the shopkoopers are liberal
sHo they can aitOrd 10 BE- For these ElnOgs or
some other reason, the police seldom disturb shop
or taycn-keeper unless some riot or Disorder TAX
| place that they are obliged 10 notice This thing cf
playing the sPY on shops and tavCrns, they cons der
| oiious and mean. They are ashamed TO do H. and
they throw OF hC business Of Informing against these
PAGES, upon The citizen Yet IL is for this especial
business that they arc appointed The citizen thinks
whether truly or falsely say not that il H. little
business for Inn To beengagcd in and for that reason
ls unwilling % do IT. aad because this il So the city
appoints police magistrates and Constabes and pays
Them fixed salaries for that especial busncs5. They
are the hircd 2b and tDlpsT8 Of the city, and as
| such they are to be yriie 0srqhe night and day II
The sole business and duty, to 4gPa every viola
|
utmost extremity Of the fa@ They arc fathfll and
honorable, Just ~ proportion 70 the ti,hflpess with
which they perform this duty; aud it they fall
come saof5 q il, they arc useless and worthless.
They ere ie sentinels The Safeguards Of the city,
Pond under their watchul Guardianship tc CITY GgRht
u rCpcsG N saic5y. ..
81 law, taycT1s are 10 close their bars on snndays,
| and from y =. NJ 10 q A. H. every other dav and
| shops on Sundays, and from 70 p. 81 {o4 a NJ ev-
cry other Day, apd inecf $40 supposed for every
| Violation q hs law. Now, what ia fneantby closiuG
40 bars OF other places where liquors are usually
gldl tOrthese are the words Of Tie law. Is il tho
absolute prohibition Of the salc Of inloxca
iurirg those hours, or is II simply tl1 The s al
I nc roOtnsh whiChthe bars ere kart be shut VIII
the room Is flied with people drinking who pass n
ana out by side entraacss, and thus Keep up fhs
{, drinking often during the eEtifc niqht Is such a
,osing Of iha door conplisncs with the law Us
tais law honestly kept at any tavern or drinkshop
4 "a t.lecity2 tel yOu nay The "fesRoHsSJk l4qn
Iqr Goo3 ctaFac'6;. may Keep ont ~ SIGHT but the
drinking g1es 81 IL az rim some more Some less
bntthe law1js violated By all Ietl5 penalties were
enforced they would Gil the city treasury and forfeit
every license And lrom these midnigf rtv&Iiineg,
cone the arsoiis, murders, houSa-AJ,trnint- ard
riots (which disgrace the city The police ai4a Ia
protection agains this irghtful evil .rg- .aa.
In the spring Of 1854 u was ,ioui,d TIM the pes,
lie nse system was failure. The g0,d which had
I leen hoped for from il, had moi been foaliztd. On