The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-25
state Mass Temperance Convention.

State Mass Temperance Convention.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Oct -, Is45
hasten to sketch brief account Of the Mass Tempe
rance Convention now in session in this city of mills
and manufactures
This Convention convened to-day in the Washington
street Church, Vice Chancellor Whittlesey, of this
place in the chair, assisted by Henry Dwight ESQ., of
Geneva and Rev. DR.. Luckey of Niagara, and Mr. War.
rem as Secretary After prayer, by Rev. John Marsh
the delegates called when appeared that twenty.
six counties were represented.
On motion OF DIR. DWIGHT, business committee of
seven was appointed, follows e. q. Delavan, of
Saratoga Rev John Marsh. OF New York Rev. DR..
Luckey, Of Niagara Rev. Henry Dwight, of Geneva /;
Judge VanvakcnbuTgb, OF Chemung Judge Haskell,
OF Genesee Charles Bartlett Of Duchess.
communication from J. ID. Husbands was read. Mr..
Husbands is President Of tho County Temperance So
ciety.
invited TO attendthe convention letter received
and read declining the invitation, or account OF previ
GUS engagements.
Rev Mr. MARSH, from the Business Committee, re-
ported the following resolutions =
l. Resolved That in assembling as Temperance
Convention for the State of New York feel the
sponsibes resting upon us, by the excise law refer
ring the question of license license in the towns
and cities Of the State, to the ballot box.
. Resolved, That the contemplate the act of
the legislature in answer to the prayer submitting the
question Of license license directly to the people
the several cities and towns of the State the fully
are we satisfied with its justice, truly democratic
principle recognising the people the suitable regua-
TOT OF their own ponce, as submitting to the electors
one OF the most important questions brought before
them and therefore, with the exception of the exclusion
ofthe city ofNewYork from the privileges granted
to the rest Of the State demanding support and most
prompt and vigilant improvement
3. Resolved That in the acknowledgment of the good
intentions Of Legislators in the enactment of license
satisfied that the license sy stem has proved an en-
tire failure that has neither secured the best for
the retail OF Intoxicating liquors. restrained nempe-
rance brought to the State but the
trary, by egazing the traffic has made il respectable
and poured the land desolatng tide of evil and
and cities OF the State of New York. no licenses be
granted by the people for the further sale of intoxicating
liquors.
These resolutions for time laid upon the table,
to hear an address read by Mr. Batchord of your city
This address was written by committee appointed by
Convention held in Albany last winter 1t is long able
eloquent paper, and is to be published and scattered
broadcast over the State. It impossible for me to
send you copy, or should have done so.
Alter the reading Of the address, the Convention ad-
journed until O'Clock p NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dr. LucKEY moved that the Supreme Court and the
members OF the bar attending the same be invited to
tend the sessions Of the Convention After which, the
first resolution in the above series taken up.
Rev. Mr.. MARSH expounded the new excise law, and
earnestly urged upon the Convention the importance
seizing upon every advantage it affords Connecticut,
he said had simiarlaw, but by it had been
repealed The traffic in ardent spirits had thereupon
become equally general as before The people the
folly of it and asked and obtained law referring the
question to commissioners to be chosen by the people
This election has recently been held and the number
towns voting for license is 90 while 300 voted against it,
was his opinion that il do duty in this State
we may have similar law here The eyes of the world
are upon u.s. and men look with interest to the issue.
aging-now all is bright and cheering The old country
is moving Germany and England are setting brilliant
examples.
Mr. DcpuE approved of the spirit and tone of the
RESOLUTION and its high design He thought the Of
Temperance owed its present high position TO the zeal
and selfsacrifce of its true, consistent persevering
friends Our State Legislature had given the friends Of
temperance the right to labor and they ought not to
neglect to do their duty While in some towns King
therxh he he
sway These towns must be besieged and the traffic
broken up Prudence, as well zeal is requisteand
the time for action is now Ii alcohol is allowed to
triumph now, the will retrograde rapidly. Mr..
d. mentioned towns where the public expenses had
been reduced more than one.thrd by the influence OF
temperance
Mr. GRAVES in speaking upon the resolution said the
time had come when we must do something more than
merely to talk and pass resolutions. few must be
appointed in each town to act as committee of vigilance
and action-to move the masses to work. Our minis
tiers must take hold OF the work They have
stood back for few years, for public opinion to
give way to the Washingtonians they must stand
back more. They bound by every Consideration
of morality and religion to work faithfully.
Asa Is SMITH, an eccentric and eloquent Quaker far
mer said he hal not much fear of the ultimate triumph
this-but greater triumph to have secured the law
passed by Legislature last winterto have oppor-
where the power Of the people may be felt We must
make the people feel that their politics part of their
IN II not go0a RELIGION or good %
except and that to violate the principles Of
each. II all the good and intelligent CT our country
keep away from the ballot box, shall have a
loafer dspe nsatonbut if all good do their duty,
we shall have christianity and ballobox justice alike
and better than all, temperance triumph The stone
is removed from the mouth of the wellal have to
do now is to draw.
MIR. BLATcnroRD, of New York, said if he had ever
despared he should despair longer The occasion for
is gone The two first speakers spoke Of their fears
The last of his hopes" These two are the springs of
fathers in the revolution They feared their liberties
might be taken from them-bu they hoped to triumph
they fought, and did triumph. Mr. b. made very nte-
resting reference to the progress and triumph Of the
cause. The people convinced, and when this
vctionis brought into practical action our success will
be speedy. The present is an important crisis
Judge BRows, Of Monroe county, felt his responsible
ties He had both hopes and fears. In his town licenses
had been refused and yet liquor had been sold
before, although prosecutions had been instituted.
Mr. JONES, OF Rochester, said it was much easier to
get people to attend large conventions than to induce
Dr. BARTLETT of Duchess county did not doubt that
the rumseerswoud oppose the movement contemplated
siness. We wish them no harm, although they
us of wishing to ride them. II do ride over
them, we win do it smoothly. They have rode
rough shod;" and he had doubt every foot of the
soil OF this town had drank in the blood OF those who
had been crushed by this monster vice. Yet there
many Others good citizens engaged in the traffic, who
he hoped would be convinced that was their duty to
vote with In the course of his remarks, Mr. said
It was not sufficient that we vote no cense we must
do all other duties growing out Of obligations In the
cause.
Mr. BRADLEY of Penn Yam, deemed the course of tenn.
ism scattered the land and honor the engaged
in it, They should not do Rumsellers criminals
-murderers-andw worse than all others Poor fellows
he pitied them
Other individuals spoke upon the resolutions to little
effect when the Convention adjourned until evening, at
which time the long address read again. and follow
ed by remarks Of eloquent character from A. Spen
Ger, Esq of Utica, and Nlillard Fillmore These gentle.
men were eloquent and impressive and listened to with
interest But the mail is closing. and most defer other
notes till tomorrow.
GREAT FLOOD The Luscyne Democrat of the
18th instant, mentions that the mill OF Messrs
whites, at Providence Ken, used for the manufacture
OF and axes denomnated the "Star Works.
swept BY the flood from its foundation, and not single
vestge is now left to mark the spot where it stood to-
gether with the saw mill which was just finished and
their finishing shop, with their whole contents consist
ing OF large quantity of ready made work. tools, ma
chnery &C. &c The upper story of the factory
occupied with machinery for manufacturing bedsesds
and was owned BY Messrs Bennett Throop with large
quantity OF manufactured work; and also, by Mr. SEas
brook with machinery for carriages wa
gons NC The whole contents Of the building taken