New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-30


sioner of our city. is gentleman in dff;ultes.
We make no auusion here to the dffculty-nsy,
the insurmouLtsble obHscle-oppOsed by the finty
heart Of Counselor Busted to the drawing OF that
liberal allowance Of compensation on which Robert
would fain compress his digit' Such adverse for
tune has beset even greater and better men than
our Commissioner. But sitting solus day after day
in bis tficiA seat with his solitude only semi-occs-
sionalB cleered by the dropping in of one of his
brother Commissioners to assure himself that there
is nothing going Cd, and that nobody wants to pay
$50 for a license which these model magistrates
have 80 Unanswered as to render neither necessary
nor useful--being thus "played out " in the regu-
lar way Of business, the Hon. Robert, the great de-
serted, as be sits grim and lonely in bis chair of
state would seem to have pondered intently on the
means Of bringing fresh srist to the mill, Of which
profound cogitation the following Prcja Of new
act for the protection of ppers is the net result;
tute prohibiting Inc sale OF adulterated liquors.
Let us rame chemist to analyzs the liquors,
aud pay Tim for his services ard constant
employment. A constabulsry or police force
ia wanted. with the right of entry IN places where
Equc rs are sold andto take samples with view OF
smii.rg them 10 the chemists to learn If they are
Contaminated. Such course W0aid Involve cnuhgo
of lsw but all thet is wanted s executive power-to
give the light of entry, any power TO enter houses ior
can pies. The consequence would be that The mortal
'ty from TIE Of intoxicating liquors would be at
.ess; fifty per cant less.
LET as name s''chemist' says Robert. Very
we'll We VIII suppose him named. How long will
it take ,aid chemist to anaJzs all the liquors for
sale in all the big ard little rum holes in this City
Certainly, hundred years would be found quite
Insufficient Fer the analysis Of one barrel one
demjobn, ore bottle, would at best be conclusive
only as to the contents of that vessel this might be
pure, yet the next decanter on the same shelf
be full Of stIychnins or other deadly poison. 1t is
certainly weeks work to analyz thoroughly the
coLteLts Of oGe leading grogshop. Before this was
concluded the bottle first analy zed aud pronounced
good would probably have been empted aud filled
half dozen times. Hoe filed Whence With
what VINO could determine We are sure that
| 10 chemist, armed with ever " despotic 20 Yer,
| could prevent tie selling Of poisoned liquor in q
single street Ike Wster or Cherry, though he
should faithfully dey,te his whole time to that
street Judge, then, Of the probability that one
| chemist or one hundred ike him, could stop the
| sale Of drugsed liquors in great city like this.
| The alt, mpt would prove q farce, the pretended
analysis fraud, dsludiug Thousands into fatal
security ard increasing the custom AID the profits
! of the rumseilels.
But how about The cor sttutionality Of the model
Commissioners act Here are officers boiling into
| houses uLsought and unwecome, and taking BY
force tie property Of the owner or tenant to be
destroyed in on effort procure testimony WHEREOF
to indict him. What becomes of The sacred Right
Of Property, IS exPounded in the decision of the
Court of Appeals subyerlipg the Prohbi.ory Law ?
What becomes Of the right to be presumed inno-
cent until proved guilty Aud what becomes Of
of the Liberty OF the Citizen his liberty 70 eat
and drink as he sees fit Commissioner Holmes.
for instance chooses TO poison himself With Alec.
hol adm Mustered in the form OF brandy smsshss or
milt Jueps; bit other men have relish for 50.
complaining tie same eLd By s.rychnine Or cocculus
indicus: Why shall be be allowed TO crafty his
appetite, ard they forbidden TO sstisfy theirs ?
| How did Alcohol secure this advantage oTer other
poisons no more deadly OF nsidogs than Itself
Tie end sought BY Commissioner Holmes is the
prolorgpg of the average life of tipplers to twice
its prssent duration. We believe this total mis-.
calculation. If All poisons but Alcohol could be
excluded fom liquors, We presume they would be
less bsnefd than now; bu. as they neiths, would
nor could be, the pro!cDgsiion Of lie counted on By
Robert would prove sheer illusion. But suppose
The fact were otherwise, if people cM imb.bs
Alcoholic Liquors, in d. 6arce Of conclusive dem.
ons.rations that they are poisons, why should the
public be taxed for the expense of spinning gu.
their CAREERS Of tipping from FIVE years to ten or
from ten to twenty Where does Mr.. Holmes ind
authority for such an outlsy'
Had tas Ccmmis,oaer boe1 hsl. Is snxiss from