The New York herald., 1869-03-13
ANTI-EXCISE MEETING In BROOKLYN.

Journeo until Monday next.
MTIEXCISE MEETING In BROOKLYN.
Resolutions and Speeches by Gerrit Smith,
Rev. DR.. Cuyler and Rev. George Lansing
Taylor-Repeal or Modification Of the Pre-
sent Law Strenuously Opposed.
mass meeting Of the citizens OF Brooklyn. with
out political or religious distinction, was held last
night at the Academy Of Music Tor the purpose Of
entering protest against the proposed repee' u
modification OF the Metropolitan Excise ldW as az
present existing, and for the expre~ion OF views
generally on the subject. The ,Jademy OF Music
was pretty well filed and urge proportion OF the
audience were ladies' ale Twenty third Regiment
band discoursaa same choice music during the
evening
- eight O'Clock Mr.. A. A. ROBBINS, chairman Of
the committee which had the organization OF the
meeting In hand, called the assembage to order
and nominated Judge Dikeman rs chairman.
REMARKS OF REV. DIR. CUYLER.
Rev. DR.. CUYLER, having read q list OF the vice
presidents and secretaries said that although his
name appeared on the list Of those who were to
speak there that night, yet having taken part and
spoken at all the public demonstrations in Brooklyn
on behalf OF the Excise law and having uttered
his views on that important Oquestion SO fully,
that evening to give way to those whom they had
not heard 80 often and who would be able to throw
new light upon that great important civic and mo-
raj question 1t had gone ont to this community that
this most admirable and excellent law was in danger
OF being go tampered with as to render 1t absolutely
useless and mpracticable. It had been proposed 80
to manipulate it "a to take away all its efficacy, and
for fear by unwise counses, our Legislature might
be led to sucn an unwse procedure that meeting had
been called that night II they would bear in mind
simply three facts they would understand why
the meeting. had been called. Under the
the oi M %poa 81 Excise ~ law
ence 2,419 dram shops, many Of them OF the
lowest and most .pernicious description had been
protected their Sabbaths, 80 that, although there
had been some liquor bought on Saturdays to be
On c e a OK the
only fifty arrests for drunkenness on the Sabbath In
comparison with ia on any Tuesday OF the preced-
the Lords Day was day OF most general drunken
ness and debauchery, It was now day that there was
was was that whereas. under the old dlspcnsation, the
liquor sellers paid no license worth speaking or
they had now got it SO that four millions OF money
This money was appropriated to sustain the Ine-
oriate Asylum Of Kings county, the state Inebriate
. sna Sn5 These
needed every one Of them 70 start with alarm and
dread at the bear mention OF changing 1t In any
the secretary, Mr. John N. stearns, then read the
following preamble and resolutions, which were re-
ceiyed Vith appause:-
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snc c ana n ns even rs and good order In our
kssoIvsd, That earnestly and smphaticaly protest
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defeat ne Operations Of the law;
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no party who would open our sabbahs once
REMARKS OF REV. MIR. TAYLOR.
Rev. GEORGE LANSING TAYLOR next addressed
ns meeting As o. = ne sa6 knSs nn county s
to appear twice within the last month before CON-
mitfee to which the matter under discussion was
meeting what was the state Of AFFAIRS there The
skirmisher had little risk In gaining the favor or
rood e sS u to h ne
The spsar nSRea aSs @ s po
the attacks on that law fors There was Certainly
say nothing Of civilization and Christianity
object The attacks on II were just as various and
numerous as the good points In the law. There was
not good point In the law that was not the subject
would only close the liquor shops thirty hours in
; the week instead OF sixty hours now. He then re-
viewed the notifications demanded, such as the
with summary arrests and the reward to
the informer, and urged the utter fallacy
in force The revenue derived from he u iiuucr law
had paid 5000 900 last year to the sinking fund.- It
paid $2ol,eoo to the Inebrate ASYLUM Of Brook
yn, while during the last year the number Of liquor
shops increased rather than diminished. They in
creased TO the number OF 456 In this Metropolitan Dis
Il me no dees T aSs
tion lay upon the liquor dealers like straw upon
the scay back OF eviathan Out Of these facts they
hnf HsnxS 1.io
OF the pancst most palpabe, most irresistible argu
ments in Its favor. But
what thief e'er felt the halter draw
with good op nion Of the Law,
Applause and laughter.) He was never more sur
prised when he met at Albany General Sigel that
man who on the battlefield at Bull Run shook HIS
thing again he would put pistol bullet through
him); he said he was never more surprised as when
pressed his desire 70 his own national Gus
toms into this country and do away with the ra-'
tional sabbath II the German and the Prenchman
toms to- this country why moi. the Royal
King Of the Africans bring his national
9p iSs on ntom, mSs Sss
sentiment % our masthead and keep IL there and
dren to come. "American conscience American
liberty, American customs for America TAP
audience to contrrbute towards collection to pay
the expenses OF the meeting.
REMARKS or aERRfT SMITH.
Mr. GERRTT SMITH was the next speaker. He
commenced by asking, "Shail the sword devour us
ever shall the sword devour everfn Well
alcohol dcvour us everf Shall alcohol devour us
everr' Having eoquenty delineated the miserfes OF
the drunkard he proceeded to speak Of the tactics
they should observe to gain the achievement Of
which they were In pursuit. They could set the ex-
ample OF total abstinence from all intoxicating
ca ocs who was IN favor Of % licensing the drS
shop There were q class who called themselves tem-
perate drinkers and these were the most self-com-
placent men in the world. They were what
might be called In Latin phraseology the IN medo
tutlssfus ibts class, and those were the men from
whom drunkards were recruited. The speaker spoke
incaculabe blessings was destined to shed ON the
community AZ large, and predicted the dawnings OF