New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-01

Pewter Mug-that is he doesn't drink himself, but
goes in for "the largest liberty" in rumselling.
This gentleman has procured himself to be ap
pointed Commissioner of Excise, with the manifest
determination so to cOnstrue, disparage, einaScu-
late and bedeyil the new Excise Law as to com.
mend himself to the grog,bOp interest which
governs Tammany Hall for fat Federal berth or
OH Office under the City. Accordingly, we have
had perpetual givings out from this faithful func-
tionary that the law was stupid, bungling, good
for-DotbDg affar-tbat its trainers must have been
drunk (Which, considering that they were all hos
tile to Prohibition is not incredible that it could
never be made practically efficient, &c, &c.-that
the clause which requires the appcantfO for tavern
license in our City to have three spare beds, with
" the requisite bedding for the accommodation OF
travellers, will be duly fulfilled by having three
beds crowded into box OF chest in the bar-room
whence liquors are dealt out to thirsty customers
That one who thus CONSTITUTES the act should con
slider it poor affair." is not surprisng but why
should be thrust himself into the place of one of its
chief executors
Mr.. Haskett's latest effort IL earn the admira-
ton and gratitude Of bis intended patrons has taken
shape os follows;
To the Editor n The Herald:
In The Daily Tim" Of yesterday the reporter under the anti
Gle Our New Liquor Law ha: neoLsssy ana no aoo9 M
charged of license He says that Mr. Holmes and myself
% the nS m. ns FRY Is s hGf m Az h
.eed The applicants o esne beg leave to otter this COZ
upon this point in this law the greatest msny errors
equally enjoy its benefits lsw how
ever proposes q citizen in busness more than
ebusne IN
taxing one Of this class NOR than smother Of the 'ae
,ii.b Hiding scae and thu. pronounce doctrine ounequa
taxation and leave the sacred nights Of the eY Than The
Intelligent portion the Les1vTe D the
law In liberal and impartial manner sceordng to the neces
Ties a. great commercial emporium think that hxed sum
Of $50 more should be charged aud shall vote for
Ills and no other sum opposed to the doctrine of raising
revenue from Of citizens under the name Ii
license when the smallest sum charged my brethren in
the Board oayoe me- and to ean d Ss
never sought office but for the purpose Of establishing
principle unite in the Administration Of one when
forces in the violation Of one of the csrdn,
principles OF our free governmeut-equa taxation am with
p'O'0DA' WM JAY HASKETT Com. of Excise.
The reader of the above brilliant effort will
naturally recall the homely interrogative distich-
Iwonder what was begun fort"
How comes Mr.. VIM. Jay Haskett to be a Com
missioner of Excise, holding the act which he I'M
dertakts to administer in such aversion and oathing
as he says he does? Why not stand back and per-
nit its friends to interpret and execute it When
a citizen regards law with such contempt, and at
the same time constructs it so differently from 9th
ers is it not quite probable that he misunderstands
itl Mr. Haskell challenges our admiration by his
volunteered assurance that he "never sought an
"Ofiice but for the purpose of establishing prln-
ciple"-what principle has induced him to seek
this one What principle would have suffered from
his keeping out of it And when he purposes to
let his brethren in the Board sign all the licenses
unless they conform to his ideas, what does he pro-
pose to do as to the per diem which he is con-
structyely earning Does he propose to let bis
brethren "eDoy the felicity fpocketng that asol
Mr.. Haskett "cannot think the Legislature ever
" intended to establish sliding scale" for liquor
dealers. What did they intend, then And if this
is not the intent Of the law what are you quarrel
ing with The law manifestly purposes that the
St. Nicholas or Metropolitan, selling 100000
werth Of liquor per annum shall pay higher
license than q tavern at Harlem or Kingsbrdge
which sells but $4,000 worth per annum This
may be monstrousy unequal and unjust, though
we cannot see 10 that light; but that "the intel.
gent portion Of the Legislature" meant to have
in this City no higher license than $50 is not the
fact, and Mr.. Haskell knows it. But he has set
his heart on earning the rumselers' gratitude and
support, and must do il as he can.
a word, now, to the eminent Judicial fulctiOna
ries who have cOncocted this Excise Commission.
We read them no lecture on the duty of fidelity to
high public trust and of obedience to law in its spirit
as well letter; We simply ask them to review the
whole matter, and judge whether their trust has
been well or i'll performed. Was it not reasona
BILE expectation that the earnest advocates of the
legal repression of Intemperance should have had
at least one representative in this Board Its title
proclams it, IAN Act to suppress lntemperance
and 10 regulate the sale Of intoxicating Liquors.;
who believes that Messrs. Haskell Kerr and
Holmes will faithfully endeayor to accomplish those
purposes We say nothing Of these gentlemen as
citizens: We speak of them only us chosen by Re
cordcr Smith and Judge Ingraham with the appa
rent concurrence of Judge Duer, to initiate the
execution Of this particular law, and we assert a
notorious fact in stating that not one Of them be-
lieyes in depressing Inemperance by law. Why,
them were they chosen We have heard that
Judge Duer was to be allowed freely TO select one
Of the three and that he purpOsed to designate
friend of the law; but surely he could not have
chosen Mr.. Holmes, whom one of the anti.repres-
sion Sunday papers significantly eulogizes as ga
just sensible, aud pleasant gentleman, who will
"toks no Advantage Of the lac to ne,diessty Cypress
"6nitns, or make political capital" OF course
not. Why Mas Peter Cooper selected Xhan ~ Nh.