The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-17
THE TEMPERANCE AGITATION.


Tho friends Of temperance held meeting last night
In tho church OF the Rev. Dr. Crosby, Fourth
and Twenty second street, 10 adopt measures for the
prevention Of legislation that will the
decision Of the Court Of Appeals and thus repeal the
Excise law OF 1857 sand to secure such additional
legislation, will protect the people from tho burdens
and crimes imposed by unrestricted traffic in
alcoholic liquors."
Tho chair occupied by tho Rev. DR.. Darling
who announced the objects Of the meeting In brief
speech
MR. MUSDY QUOTES LAW.
Mr. William II. Mundy traced tho history OF tho Ex-
law giving bhe main features OF the law OF 1851
that OF 1860 commonly known as the Metropolitan
Excise law, when there was two excise laws-the ono
OF 1857 governing the towns tho State, and that OF
1866 governing tho Metropolitan Police district. Hc
referred to the beer laws that were passed enabling
licenses TO be granted throughout the State TO sell ale
beer and TO tho law OF 1870, which repealed that
portion OF the laws OF 1881 and 1865 that neon
sistcnt Herewith. In commenting on his abors in
this movement said that he several OF the
leading temperance men OF this city 10 ask them
frequently 10 test this question OF tho license;
He then went TO tho brewers and set the deficiency in
the law before hcm and they thought II would
be good thing to upset tho sale OF spiruous liquors,
aud tho sheer men'' the only men In the city
who had attributed any thing in the shape OF money
to this movement Mr.. Mundy then gave particulars
Jury Of h endcavors obtain warrants Tor tho arrest
OF the Excise Board, and concluded by urging earnest
OLIVER coTTERs STORY
Captain Oliver Cotter SAID no would only say few
practical things. II Biackwell's Island Penuentiary
were visited 1t would be found that nearly every in
mate had been brought there through drink There
were 10000 men IN this ciy selling liquors on
sunday, all OF whom ought 10 DC stopped III their
unlawful trade ON that day certainly In BROOK.
Ign, by Efforts OF temperance men, the number OF
persons selling liquors had been reduced IRON 300 10
i 6UO nearly all OF these 1000 now unlaw-
fully selling liquors, Tor the decision OF the
Court Of Appeals said II twas unlawful This rum
frat
both body and soul On Wednesday next tho liquor
dealers viii send delegation TO tho Albany Legsla-
turc 10 for the passage OF criminal For II
was criminal to sell liquors to men who 20 away and
said nc should be In Albany to see what those men
MR.. BERGH ASD ms cLiESTs.
Mr.. Henry Bergh said that he represented the lower
thc inieriorl animals and that "among US thore Is
not liquor dealer TO be found. You cannot get IRON
any one drop OF drink that will steal away
your scnscs.n Abiding the iondness OF the animals
Tor their young, he contrasted this love OF offspring
with the conduct OF American mothers who took their
daughters Europe .ior the purpose OF getting rid Of
them ami selling them TO paupcr duke In refer
TO the formation OF this society ne hau hnd some
experience that direction and he said that II was
not money much that wanted as was sincerity
and carncstness oi purpose. Tho first thing was TO
find a man. alone, II need be, who would devote MN.
self 10 this For he had struggled In
Albany get law Tor his society, and no started by
tho assurance that there mo money in It, " He
worked and got the law and now there are thirty
two states in this country in which tho principles OF
this society are operative.
IDEA
Mr.. Henry Kmba said that what was needed as
well as u nah, idea. Tho law had TO be taken
10 crush this OWL IL was the passing OF the law that
slavery should go no further that abolished slavery
We are here instruct the people IN the law that can
| stop this traffic. When pass law that this
uauor is .contraband nd" shall soon abolish these
grog shops
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were acoptod:--
Whereas the general traffic 10 asohoic liquors ~, a.
IL source OF vast portion Of the bnrden OF an
cuuinry and whereas the traffic in stron,
thinks is the source ouh.ih- OF the paup-rsm and CRIME
| which aiiict community; therefore,
Ncsoved That 1t becomes the duty OF every citizen wh'
Is oflaw good order ana the moral welfare OF th'
community organize and sustain special effort TO re
strict IL aud repuiae, lar Hs possible. the traffic III nco
holic liquors !, ~ -.-....... i,
and organized protect aud promote the immuntes
tie dealers drink should DO met by correspond
Ing the part OF honest men who wiz devote thei
lime and advance the work, .
Resolved. That the Committee on organxnt9n, DC re
and empowered by this meeting In their behnli
,ertect the organization without deny. !.
Icsulycd That Executive Committee be directed
preuare and 10 circulated 10. signature ana tnhsini
ZION 10 the Legislature memorial from the people OF TIL
city adverse tho granting OF licenses other than as prt
vdec by the law OF ls"I
Tho meeting, which was not very largely attended
was concluded BY tho pronounciny Of me penouGson