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5. Address to Military men.
6. To take measures for National Tempe
rance Convention
The Committee appointed to procure speak
ers through heir Chairman. reported progress
and stated tha: speakers would be obtained Tor
their meetings.
The following resolution was submitted by
the Rev. w. Barnwell, and on nlolion Of Maj.
Smart amended by inserting The following
words, wholesale dealers in," was adopted,
to wit:
ResoIrcd, That a Committee, TO consist Of
three members of this body, be appointed to
prepare and submit an address to all the i'm.
porters Of and wholesale dealers in Intoxicating
Liquors in the State, respectfully and earnest
ly requesting their cooperation with those en-.
gagged in the suppression Of lntemperance, by
abandoning for importation and sale for gene
raj use, that which has proved and still con-
| tinues 10 prove source Of moral evil; human
wretchedness, social disorder, and civil depres-
sion.
The Chairman appointed Committee TO
carry the above resolution into effect, when the
Convention adjourned until tomorrow.
February THE Convention met pursuant
| to adjournmcnt-The Hon. John Belton o.
Ncall, Presiden. oftbe State Temperance So.
ciety took his seat as President Of the Conyen.
ton, and after the minutes Of the preceding
day were read, upon the call Of the President,
Delegates from four Societies, no, previously
represenlcd.appeared and enrolled theirnames,
The Rev. DR.. Leland called the attention Of
the Convention TO the subject ofprocuring suit
able persous to deliver Temperance Lectures
throughout the State, wherenpon, the following
Resolution, offered by Ma. smart, was adopted.
.Resoloed, That Committee of FIVE be ap-
pointed TO take into consideration the propriety
Of procuring Temperance Lecturers 10 labor
throughout the STATE, and also to recommend
to the different local Societies the propriety Of
giving licenses 10 such of their members as
they may deem fiji and proper persons 10 lecture
on the subject of Temperance.
The President appointed the COMMITTEES,
when
The following Resolution offered by Lieut..
Coste was adopted: 2
Rssolced, That this Convention highly ap-
prove the object contemplated in the Seaman.s
Memorial to Congress, on the Spint Ration,
and would afIectionately recommend to the
individual members Of this Convention, TO add
| their signatures TO that Memorial.
For the want of room we are forced to omit
the Memorial which shall appearin in our ne1t.
Gu motion of Rev. Dr. Leland, the subject
ola National Temperance Convention was
| ;uken mp. ~
And Major Masra,h offered the following
| resolutions, which were adopted.
J. Resotusd, That Committee of FIVE be
now appointed by the Chair to prepare an ad-
| dress to the friends Of Temperance through
| out the United States recommending the pro-,
prieiy of holding National Temperance Con-
| venllon at such time and place az shall be
considered most proper.
9 Resoleed, That the Executive Committee
of the State Temperance Society be requested
to take measures to ascertain from the friends
of Temperance The most agreeable time and
place. and TO select proper delegates TO the
Convention as soon as the time and place of
meeting shall be determined.
8. Resolrcd, That the Executive Committee
of the State Temperance Society be requested
10 adopt such measures as may be expedient.
TO secure the cooperation Of all the friends of
| Temperance throughout the United States, In
this great moral and national enterprise.
On motion OF Mr.. J. Ell. Taylor, the follow.
ing Resolution was adopted:
Resolred That a Committee of five be ap-
pointed Of which the President Of the Con-
vention shall be Chairman, to prepare and sub
nil an Address to military men,, on tlie sub
iect of permitting the use Of intoxicating
liquors on parade, &c.
The Convention took a recess until 8 o'cl'k.
AT the hour of three the Convention met and
| upon the call of the President, Delegates from
two Societies, hitherto unreprescnted, appeared
ano enrolled their names.
The following Resolution, offered by the
| Rev. DR.. Johnson, was adopted:
Resolced That the next semi annual me ct
ing Of the State Temperance Convention be
held at Edgeiield Court House. and that the
| Executive Committee designate the time.
The following Resolutions were offered by
Mr.. C. Presley, and unanimously adopted:.
RcsoLued, That this Convention do earnestly
entreat all candidates for Office in this State,
! 10 take into serious consideration the practice
Of treating at elections; and that they be re-
onested 10 abandon practice SO calculated
to corrupt the fountains of government, TO
make a drunken constituency and TO convert
the privilege of universal suffrage into "a uni.
versal curse.
Resolved, That each member Of this body
bring the above resolution to the notice of
the societies of each district and that they be
requested to bring the same to the notice Of
y, ~ ro ni;d,te fnr offica
The following Resolution. offered by the
Rev. r. A. BolIes, was adopted:
Rcsolrcd, That committee of FIVE, on the
part of this Convention, be appointed to pre-.
pare an Address 10 the Firemen of this State,
against the use of spirituous liquors at their
meetings. =
The following Resolution, offered by the
Rev. Mr Banwell, was adopted:
Resolrsd, That committee Of FIVE be ap-
pointed TO prepare an afectionate and res
! a tba MinicfoYo NJ tho differ.