New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-27
State Temperance Convention.

In pursuance Of call BY the Executive Commit
~ of the State Society, Convention Of the triend
Of Temperance in our State assembled at the Cap.
tol In Albany on Wednesday, 25th at loAM Hon
uosEs TAooARr Of Genesee Co. was temporaril!
called 10 the chair, while Messrs ALLEN of Alban!
snd MARSH Of N. Y. were chosen Secretaries.
roll was opened aud the unexpectedly large num-
bsr Of One Hundred and FiAyeight Delegates er'
tered their names. and there were doubtless othe
who did not present themselves at the morning Gu
The blessing Of Heaven was invoked by Rev. Mir
LUDLOW Of Poughkeepsis A Committee Of o. G
membsr from each Senate District was then chos' II
70 nominate officers for the pennancn, organization
Of the Convention, who, after consultation report
Cd the following who were unanimously elect
Cd, viz:
ssnsss Diet Vice Prssidsnts.
c. S.srll HILL D S ven .,nso s chsm
Rev Mr. senstlIrn Abb L oLsvrI1 Gsos S",s'
Sscyaariss-JoHN WARNER - ALLEN
A Committee Of Business consisting OF nine Men
bsrs, E. C. DELAvAS. Chairman, was appointed b.
whom various Resolutions were from time TO tmo
reported for the of The Convention ana
toward evening, q brief Address to the People o.
this State especially the friends of Temperance, ui'
dag them to activity aud fidelity in the discharge.
their duties ~ citizens and voters in maintaining
end extending the ground gained the last Session
efshs Legislature We could not bring away tie
Address and Resolutions but the spirit Of the who's
d pretty faithfully expressed in the following sun
mary:
l. Intoxicating Drinks are never healthful, limo.
cent nor safe whether taken ia large or small qua
dtisa
g. The sale Of such liquids is perpetual and fla
grant offence against Morality, Order and Huma
Welfare. and therefore gricvous wrong to the con-
nunity which ought TO be stopped, il Unnecessary, b.
law.
;. The New Excise Law, which enables the pee
PIE Of each township city 10 put stop To liquor
selling within its limits, when they shall tit 10 GO
%. b { wise and righteous Law, and must be man
tsiaed
Z. The exception of the CRY Of New York from
~ operation OF that law is unjust and indeiensible
end must be done away.
3. To preserve the good and abolish the evil aorc
aid. the friends Of Temperance and the highes'
0eneF1l Good mus, say 10 their respective parte'
Tile Fall. Give US candidates for the Legislature
who arc openly, avowedly in favor Of sustaining IL,
New Excise and extending ii to the City Of New
York. or we shall not support them.
g. The law being first preserved and made gene
yal We must next agItate the general subject OF To
tai Abstinence CO. Moderate Drinking and Intern
perance and Of the necessity and duty Of voting \,
License. in every township in the State. tn,
6jonds Of Temperance must take the field at once
end not relax their efforts until next April is pass,o
end the battle won.
Such 10 substantially the doctrine set forth in the
Address and Resolutions On certain incidental
questions such as that of the proprie,y and policy o.
L. \ .>1u Of Won
City from tho oper alton Of the New Excise the jus
Ice and expressing sympathy for Rumsecrs and
hope that they viii no, be injured by the suppress
soa Of the traffic, &c there arose very able and an
tnated discussions each speaker being limited b.
vsss V ten minutes Among the Speakers were The
lais Chief Justice JONI SAVAGE Of Washington Go
Hon. 3. D. CrLvrR Of do, Rev. DR.. Norr of Union
College. HESRr BRADLEY of Yates Co Messrs
VIZ. EpxoSps A. c. FLANAGAN and others Of til 5
City. JoRS 9. NosLE of Brooklyn srAiSsBY of Co
hnba HAypoox Of Du,chess &c. Many Of the
ss'sss and moss forcble speakers were day-labocrs
u NE eommoncst walks Of liie-backsmiths shoe
uAkers. woodsawcrs. &c-who. having suffered !
the missries and degrsdations Of In:cmperanc,
wers most eloquent in their denes,ions of lis h,.
yegA and most earnest in their requirements ,h.,,l
1amssllsr shall first abandon his desola,ins ,rac
= bslors any special sympathy is expressed for him
Dr. JswErr Of Mass was speaking by reques
WAsa W were obliged to leave for the evening
beat bat The Convention would continue through
discovering, and perhaps part f,he following day
Hon. /. O. c. ELxEx Loco delivered al
Ossioa before The Literary Societies Of the Coese
NswJsrsey On Tuesday. We learn from the Tren,or
0ssssss thai bic subject The origin Of GOrra~o,
01 ~ Ssress ssd Limitations Of 10 As,Aovty He
eemned h course Of Dor and HE followers in Rhoce
l1and.
= By The Albany Argus Of yesterday we sec
~ sssvsary Marcy declines spubnc dinner proserrs
~ b. his ffisnds IN Albany
r. The Committee In the case Of Don were 10
lsss asde shsrrpor 10 The Lsgislasurs On wednes
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