Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-27
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LIQUOR hAW.-aErrrTIlSF.skTI q kTIRpAY NIGHT.


I1QUuR hAw-AEEETINssKTURDA NIGHT.
On Saturday lnlghR a u y sized latldis1re
incindigg several ladies, assembled at the Ciy
HI dawn Together by the announcement that
ttt New liquor Law was TO be discus by able
speakers and important business transacted.
The meeting was presided over by George
Day.
The frst speaker introduced was Rev. I. A.
Tompk kinsOn, pastor Of Scott NJ. L. Church. Mr..
4. is man OF fine appearance and RusseSseg .
good voice and an excellent delivery lIe con-
lined his remarks chiefly tothe new law il
which be thought Temperance people could
6nd much toibe AhlGltdCl nbtwii 6standing
snch kaIeAI gflmbN AalAlke6 tasd against
q. lt effect in Sussex county, said the speaker
has been TO prevent the grating of licenses TO
every applicant at the recent term Of Court there.
Iu kert cPnKb T HrWsOPabe tARupPPse lhat.
q Ike tGodst ANiA " AaltalA0d4 4hd "a NM
Castle county should the Temperance people
rally id their might, il is fair prediction that
nine tenths of the applications for licenses will
Da reiIPed:G The speakersalill flrther reviewed
the Law and its workings, and closed by con-
Eratulating the Temperance people, on tie
crescent encouraging state of affairs.
Rev /. &. MaLlack, pastor of Grace NJ, Il.
Church, was next introduced. Mr.. Mailack
also revieWed alle new LIQUOR Law, ,hut ia a
different light. lie said ne had not Set1 feSd
the Law carefully, brft from Nhat IStlS1he had
seen OF il, he thought It was most foolish and
ridiculous instrument. ,he referred ~ the yar
rious stringent provisions, which however were
inapplcable 20 most localities on account Of the
little provided, therefore" that these provisions
shall not apPl4 no towns OF cities q oyer tYS
thousand Inhabitants @,phns said the <peakSf,
IN towns containing two thousand and one inha-
bitantb the liguor-sellets are exempt from the
provisions. .requiri0g beds for four and horse ac-
CommOdations IN proportion, Decides .otlief pro-
visions while in other towns, whose population
might corsiR OfeOhe tl1ousahd nehpndfeyi AND
ninety nine land small BOY fhe HFFispts afe
70 be strictly com bliea with! u - a
The speaker referred at length TO the great
evil o. intemPerance the necessity for reform
and urged hish hd6bfa 10 make lS bloafeg DE
imperfect law under which they had 10 work,
aud DO their utmost for the benefit of the
Temper9pA cadef2 MA .7A\N .3Nv
The remarks of both speakers were listened
TO with attention, and were frequently applaU-
ded.
The chairmsn of The meeting then read the
following preamble and resolutions, which were
Unanimously adopted:
Y WHEREAs. uh eEpnael am @rntQ poti;
ti0n our legal representatives have given us Q
law that offers us better protection from tbe evils
flowing from the sale Of intoxicating liquOri
than we have had in the past and
WHEEEAS, 10 make L trtAy aefIeelite, ii s.
ueedful that it should have the. friendly sup
port bf those friendly 10 It's existence there
lore. rs 4tG1fk iu4. @s-,474clasA
RRsoLAKp ThatflIis peBting endorse sth'
action'thAt Is nov On SOOt, to lnGEe,fh ei1scit'
in the accomplishment VI the work for WHICH i
kcreated "A 4HE HVaGH ldAuJI ig asf,
RESOLVED, That WeWill giVc such materia
and rs mHy4 within OHpoWer - the WQTl
demands 10 the General COMMITTEES appointed
TO carry ont this most laudable object
4, A committee consisting Of Won. Mccall
y JOhn w. Hawkins and Jacob n. Sharpe, we
appeinted 10 aet ID rc0njunOtion Nth he Gsners
! COmmillee msndoned IN Che ahoFe fcsolu
tion, E..t 1lia EaA ,s.. aFas.
j A ColIecsion vas uAen takeh 10 and the meet
ing adjourned. t.1-l - q