Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-06-06

raj members, who had not appeared in the
morning, ca me forward, and took their
places. Numerous resolutions were offer
ed, and referred TO the business Commit
tee, among which was noted one against
connecting the Temperance cause with
relig ION, or any other purposes;not
directly connected with IT; another recon
mendIng report upon the effects Of ar
dent and intoxicating liquors 10 the (unc
tons OF the animal frame, sc
The business Committee reported in
part, bringing forward for the considera-
ton OF the Convention, twenty resolutions
approving oil the government regulation,
IA relation, 10 preventing the use of ardent
spirits in the Army and Navy; Of the Gen
eral Convention; OF the formation Of lem.
perance Societies; -recommending EN-
ployers TO prevent the use Of liquors in
mechanical or manufacturing establish.
ments: recommending the formation of
ward Temperance Societies, 10 cities, s.
district societies in the counties OF each
State that each state society should EN-
p!oy travelling agents within its limits,
shall devote all their time aud energies 10
the cause; that every family should pro
vide itself with temperance periodicals
reciting the great advantages already
gained by the establishment of Tempe
rance grocery stores, steamboats,, hotels,
nc; advising emisrants, and those about
removing from one state to another, to
form Temperance Societies to hold stimuli
taneous meetings on the last Tuesday of
February, 1884, 10 review their past
around, and take measures for the future
to them report on the moral state of the
population within their sphere Of action;
how many have signed the pledse-how
many have given up the traffic in ardent
spirits, how many deaths which there is
reason believe were caused by intempe-
rance, how many criminal convictions Of
sober men, and how many of those habit
uaily Incorporate.
The resolution also recommended the
establishment OF correspondence between
societies, that there might be, if possible,
simultaneous meetings throughout the
world. The services that the conductors
oil the public press and physicians might
render to The cause were pointed out; s.
1t was stated that during the six last years
SIX thousand Temperance Societies have
been formed IN the Union, enrolling up.
wards oil million members, two thousand
distillers have been discontinued in that
tine, and five thousand trafiickers have
abandoned the trade. Ii is also stated
that i've thousand drunkards have been
reformed during that period, who are now
useful members OF the community The
officers OF the National and State Societies
are requested to form an union, TO employ
public sentiment, 10 extend their prlncl
pies not only throughout this country, but
throughout the world The formation of
The Congressional Society was spoken OF
IN the resolutions with peculiar satisfaction
aud State Legislative Societies were ad J.
vlsed.
An animated debate took place on the
resolution relative to the statistics of in
temperance, TO which amendments were
offered, to ascertain how the members of
certain professions stood 10 regard TO the
cause OF total abstinence. These amend
ments were opposed as impolitlc anu in
yidious In effect, by .Nessrs Bradford of
Pennsylvania; Pitkin, ofConnecucut, who
took occasion 10 compliment the lair upon
their SANITARY endeavOurs Oh the side of
temperance; Adair, of Delaware; Niles,
OF Harrisburg, and DR.. Drury Two g=n
tlemen oil .uassachuseits, whose names
we did not hear, were In favour OF these
amendments.
On motion Of Mr.. Bradford, clauses in
the twelfth resolution, relative to members
OF churches engaged IN the traffic in ardent
spirits, &c. were stricken out. The mo
ton was supported by ID Harris, of AL
6any; Farley, of Rhode Island; Atkins, of
Kentucky; Wright, OF Massachusetts:
Maxwell of New York; .Nessrs Wilson.
oil New York; Key, Off Hampshire, sc.
On motion, the Committee of Arrange
ment was requested TO procure a proper
place for general Temperance Meeting
on 'uonday evening; and The COMMITTED
oil seven to ascertain the gentlemen who
would deliver addresses on the occa sion.
The Convention then adjourned until
this morning at nine O'Clock. Penn.
The Albany Evening Journal oflate
says
Floacery Introduction. Our facetious
Host OF the Eagle opened one of MS
richest veins In recent introduction of AN
eminent Agricultural to a distinguished
=" P'''ohth5 TUG FORMER 10
'he latter gentleman, NINE Host, in his
0,o" happy manner, said: "This Is Judge
bUEL, who cutttrates the finest Flowers Of
The Fietd-thls, the Hon. DANIEL WEB
sTEK, who cubs the choicest Flowers or
hitetOrtc"
The following, from the SAME Jour.
nal OF ontecedent date, gives the key
to the BON mot of ''our Host of the Ea.
gle:"
The Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER, Lady.
ana ana daughters, accompanied by SrEpHEN
W WHITE, ESQ of Boston, arrived in the
Steamboat Erie, on .Nonda, Evening and
look lodgings at the Eagle 10 the course
oil the morning large number of citizens
paid their respects TO this distinguished
champion OF the Supremacy of the Con-
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