The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-26
TOO LATE FOR CLAssIFICATION.
THE EXCISE DEsPOTIsM
TFrom wilkes, Spirit OF the Times Of MAY "a

THE EXCISE DEsPOTIsM.
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licenses should demand them under conditions
sc o. April y 1866 and none other And az pssis:
custody under pending convictions. and q good moral
sny pubic r w 4 and not O.
II the Commissioners, going beyond the prescription Of
IN ni aassncs BOND obey their laws eoadaon pre-
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dealers single day. and We have long %sryssd sss
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the they took In
the Excise Law but they looked Mt that law In another
and better light than did the Court Of Appcal They
necsd In the hrst place that all local laws passed BY ho
general Legislature are presumed 70 Be made In the
Interest the direction Of The majority OF the com
Judges recognized, cen.sauently. certain qualified
these laws: and either 70 rAufy them BY general
acquescence with our market lava or 70 ro
peal them in certain By giving them heed
The Of rockets and hrearms the Fourth Of July
This IL the way which laws locally repealed made
absolute and the custom proceeds from that reserved right
OF repeal which IL always retained BY the sovereignty In
when their deputies In legislature have mistaken
their wishes or their prncples This the doctrine
which the New York courts and magisacy recognized n
the FIRST action they took against the Excise law rhW
knew 10 be unconstitutional the city Of New York. be-
cause evellcd against the wishes Of IL majority and
this point Of view. though possibly consulting their ow
defenders q the eiiys rshs Had ,hes, . aSS
otherwise they would have been unworthy % sbosea
stations and OF the community which hs ~ rpesis
them understand ~ privileges The cour. az 81
may nc recognise this principle but sns 70
oosolee Had the liquor dealers reposed a. da their now
IN the general public local v ;nrss md
harAssod fraternity wou6 have gone " w fev have
NOT have fallen 10 their present scs The esssrts
had everything 70 encourage hen ~ their bertiea o.
and the people have invited them 20 s ~ nisbt ~ %
them. soina 70 but tne 40
utterly ~sh~r th. No. shs
they tamely resien their dearest risns i-'"'' ~
Commissioners In the face ,ne Fxclse despov ann SO
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