New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-21
TEMPERANCE LBGIsLATION.

We are quite too frequently rem nded, IN sc,n-
npg the various bill. reported to legislative bodies.
of one that was subuittcd to our Assembly some
ten OF twelve years ago. The punishment OF Be
duct,on and Adultery was under snsideratlOn, aud
Col Sam. G.. Hathaway WAS the member fron
ChenuDg. Those who knOH the gentleman will
DOT douot that this subject excited thu iiTeest IN
tere.t on bis part Various propositions tsd oeen
made none Of which se-ned TO be generally &C
cep,abe--in fact, while every one seemed to be in
f.vor of the object OF the bill. nobod, appeared able
to point cut satisfactory mode OF e-cting 1t. ln
this dilemma, Col Sam. rose TO PROFOUND meas
ure which be thought would solve the difficulty.
HIS bill ran supy and briefly thus:
"AS ACT 20 sboN.h Seduction aud Adultery.
"Sl. Seduction and AduittIy are hereby abolished.
az =. This act shall take effect inrue dlateiy."
MI. Halls (assemby) bill TO Preye0t Ia
temperance (pnOtrd 10 our issue OF Friday,
seem. to US to be substantially after the Hathaway
pattern. Itprovides that " NointoHc,tne Liquors
"shall be .old 10 b, used as btotrdge, under aoy
"pretext whatever; and spy Que who does 20 cell
"by himself or bi. ageut, shall forfeit $40 tor tie
" first offtn,e, S25 for the second. aud 800 Tor
leach sub,equett odeDse, with costs" "Aud al
Liquors offered or kept for sale in violation Of this
"sct, with toe vessels containing the same, are
cher, By declared public Dulssnce.'
This VIII seem TO many very sweeping measure
Just tee thiDg-a complete demOlishsr TO the
business Of druhksrd. uskipg In our sorrowful
Judgment there could lot be q greater mls,ske II
remnds US of suodry experimentation contrl-
yaDces that have fom time 10 tine been thrust
upon our atiention-very pretty to look a,-qui5e
isenou.-in fact rather Interesting ss trophies OF
q perverted talent, but l.boUns under ode serious
obj cton or dIs Sback-ttey Won dat go oOe step
further than they were carried. Not another oBe.
If ~e cid not ca uestly desire 70 see some real
Temperance measure enacted at this session, We
should urge the passage Of SIR. Halls bill. We
think there are some p.ssabiy good men no Y sell
ug Liquor whom tn, bill YOU'D Cause to oesist-
some rural ne'shhorbooos 10 which hP2lers are
nos being manufactured, in which that hldeoas
business would be temporarily giseD up. For so
much good We should be duly uatetul-and Te
lorg ago ceased TO look conteU ptaoa-5 on oit-by-
OFT reform. We should hke also TO have orr earn.
e.t Temperance men convinced by actual expe-
renee that such sD act as Mr. H,li proposes would
never effect its u.in object For these reasoos,
We have half mind, even now, TO sing INTO what
wou't seem TO be TIE current, and call On the
Legislature TO pass that bill
But wien con,ider tue Ter Fhoa'sad liquor
ceiling II our cry, and ibe Twenty Tnou-
sM more sucb shattered throughout Brooklyn.
Albany, Troy, Rochester, Baf4o. and tie otter
cities Of our State. AID ash, wnM would toe PISS
Usage Of Mr.. Halls bni 10 90 arrest their ruInoas
traffic I've ere constr,ned to answer, J Isl
nothing q. all. "oal' tcst aed nothing more +"
We oeubt Whether there would b. one les grog.
chop 10 tbis CITY, or VI any Of our cities, on ard
aftsr the l5tu Of next June, when ar. Hail az
surdly proposes that ais meas IRE aha. take effect
than there are this day.
II the Legislature is prepared to pas ,,sIiy
Prohibitoy Act, we shall ce very glad to have the
.xperine ut tairiy tired, ard vii Go what We can
| TO render j. Elective. We s.s not surc tast tie