The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-11-25
From The Raleigh Registsr.
THE TEMPERANCE coNvENTI(

meat u John A. Alcbane, Nj. ID. OF Greens
borough as President, Rev. Hezekiah G
Leigh, Vice President, and Thomas j.
Lemay, Jesse Brown and William w.
Holden, Clerks. The certificates of one
hundred and four Delegates from Societies
in different parts Of the State, were receiv.
ed At the Clerks tables, though, on account
OF the indisposition Of a few, there were
not quite one hundred III actual attendance.
\ friend has furnished us with the sub.
joined account of the Proceedings:
To prevent disappointment in the large
audience which had assembled 10 witness
It's proceedings, the business Of the Con-
vont'on was temporarily suspended, and an
opportunity afforded Of hearing addresses
delivered BY the Rev, John Sevs, Superin.
tendent Of the Mission Of The Methodist
Episcopal Church on the Western Coast Of
Alrica-thc Rev. Leroy NJ. Lee, Cor.
responding Delegate from the city Of Rich.
mond, and Mr. John +. Carey, Delegate
from the Washington Temperance Socie.
~ OF Baltimore, who bad been invited By
tie Raleigh City Temperance Society to
attend this Convention. Mr.. Seys gave a
brief but exceedingly interesting account
.oi The commencement progress, and tri-
umphs of tie Temperance Reform in that
distant and benightaL land Mr.. Lee, Of
The great and COED work in the metropolis
Of the Old Dominion, especially in refer.
ence TO Its success for me last six or eight
months aud Mr.. Carey made PLAIN,
straight forward statement If the prrnci
pies Of the Washington Temperance socie.
~ Of Baltimore, promising to gre an &C
count OF what these principles had effected,
al another pubic meeting The attention
Of the audience was fixed aud it. interest
undated to the close of these prctracted
services.
The Convention continued its sessions
during the remainder Of The day, and all Of
tie day following, and as the result Of
their business transactions, formed State
Temperance Society, nia.ured and adopted
a Constitution OF general principles for its
government and as a bond Of Union and
Correspondence between Auxiliary Socie.
ties throughout the State, aud elected OFF.
GERS tor the ensuing year. The following
IS lis. Of the Officers elected, VIZ:
Joha PhiFer Esq Or Csba.r.s Co. rra.den,
Rev SAMUEL Wait, President or Wals Forest
COllege. lst Wee President,
Bythan Bryan, ESQ. OF Johnston. u Y P
Alexander Anderson, Esq. Of Wilmington, Sd
Vice President,
Gen. Alfred DoeLerr, Of Richmond, ia Y. P.
John hebaus, " p. Of Guiiford, 5th Y p
jonathan White, * PaxHataus 9th prast
Rev Bcnaoi T Blake, Of Wake County. Cor.
responding Secretary
Rer. prlsy Lacey, Of Raleigh Recording Sc
cregAr}
Jesse Rsawr Esq Of Ralsgh Tfsasurer and
WA, Hi, VIM PECK, Charles Dewey. John
Primrose, Thomas ] Ls,nay, Eaglteg, Exccu
-.se Committee.
Various subjects which came before the
Convention, were discussed with much sp.
4 and ability, and Notwithstanding the d.
eTs.ty Of sentiment nG4 opinion expressed
n sorae Of them, ihero WIS ~ no instance,
ha least exhibition q uakinA ealing, bur
,n.g ylclng with each o,hef il zeal to
ldyaaee tie great cause. 0a Tuesday
.7eaing, another public meeting was held,
md tho Church, though tho Iafccst ia the
Jity, was crowded at an early hour Tie
Eeetiug was addressed ~ the venerable
I'd eIoquon, DR.. Carers, Of South Carroll.
"a. 10 the very haPPias, style ana manner.
dr. Carey, Of E-.,:maTa, vas then called
ai, aad after a sHccjart rccapitulation OF
be principles Of The Washington Temper.
nee Society, which had boon more fully
made known the day before, & gayc DE-
allied account OF his experience as a
)ruuka.d f0r the Lost - years, and the
means Of his reformation. Its impossible ;
. describe the intensity Of feeling EXHIBIT.
2 by tic audience in several parts cf his
nipple and affecting narrative. he Offer.
d, IL closing bis narrative, tae pledge Of
be Washington Society Of Baltimore, to
2 subscribed BY any persons pre- -nt, and
Notwithstanding the iatcncss ST tic hour, ,
be MINES Of 70 Can ominou-agmbcr %hcre .
he spiri, Of freedom aud Independence is
t work. subscribed.
Another meeting, for gentlemen only,
'as held on Wednesday night last in the /
own Hall, VIM. Hill, ESQ. II the Chair.
hort Addresses were msde by various IN. i
ivldua!s who were called on @ do 50, and
mong them, By several Of those who had
,ined but the night before. About fifty :
sw subscriptions were made. 4 commit !,
e Of five were appointed 70 draft q Con. .
Ilutton on the principles u the Wishing. !.
N Society, Of Baltimore, and to report on !
riday evening, WHOM an organization Of a /
ew Society IN town vii take place By the
ection Of Officers.
When the thought was Grst suggested
calling this Convention, IN the RaIeiph
ify Temperance Society it was done with !
ar and trembling. From the known =
'alhy on the subject Of Temperance thai !,
listed in all this region Of country, and !"
e general state of lukewarmncss, not to .
y GOODNESS, that prevailed throughout the +"
ate, 50 far as could b. ascertaned, the
ost anxious solicItude as to the meeting.
ID the results Of the meeting of ths Con. 9
nilon, were entertained. And when The "a
oposition was made in the Temperance n
'ciety Of this City to invite n delegate OF
I'm the Washington Society Of Baltimore ca