American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-10
reported for the Baltimore Oipper.l
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
VAn,E rENVpER ANcu F.nNUENTTng

SLATE IEM EEttANCH SON ENA1ON'
A convention of delegates for different Sec
tons If the State, met yesterday morning at
10 O'Clock, in the Lecture Room of the End
Presbyterian Church, corner of North and
Fayette streets The meeting was organized
by calling Judge Hopper, of Queen AIMS
County, TO The chair, and appointing DR.. Hunt,
Secretary. The meeting was then opened in
due form by an impressive prayer from the
Rev. Mr. Trapnall.
On motion Of C. Keener, ESQ, the delegates
present reported themselves, when it was found
that Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Queen
AIMS and Talbot counties.were the only por-
tons of the State represented.
The Rev. Mr.. Cross, then arose and stated
the object Of the meeting He said that at
meeting of Temperance men, held in Annapolis
last winter, 1t was determined to call a State
Temperance Convention this fall, as soon as
the result of the election in New York was
known in regard to the license system. The
object was to ascertain what the Temperance
men throughout the State would do in refer
ence to the election this fall in Maryland. The
result in New York had astonished every body,
as ive-sixths OF the elective districts had deci-
ded against the license system. The present
condition of the cause of Temperance, urged
a call of this convention TO know what should
be done in reference to it. A large portion of
the Temperance societies had become dead in
the State, and now an effort to revive them had
become necessary.
Judge Hopper said that he knew that re-
lapse had taken place in the Temperance
cause, and that few societies were now in active
operation, and too many of those who once pro-
fessed to be temperance men, had got to drink
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ty was, in his opinion, the most temperate
county in the State; a meeting was held last
winter, and every society in the county was re-
presented. He thought that the present con-
vention was too small to act in regard to cleo
tons, and for himself he was opposed to a po-
tical movement, and believed it would be the
death knell Of the cause in the State He
could not consent to act as chairman Of any
meeting which had for its object the minglng
of the Temperance cause with the State cleo
tons In Cecil county and Baltimore city, the
effect of such meddling has been shown in the
last elections. On the Eastern Shore, with the
exception of Cecil county, all were opposed to
any anna lgamation of the kind.
The Rev. J. c. Cazer, of Talbot county,
thought that the Temperance cause had back
sided. In his county they had commenced
forming Temperance societies in the Sabbath
Schools, and he thought it would result bene-
ficially. He was not a party man, but he
thought the time had come when no man
should ride into power on the effects of Rum
In Talbot county, the Temperance men had
propounded to the Democratic and Wing cam
didates for the Legislature, the question whether
or not they would use their efforts in favor of
the cause of Temperance, and would support
law with that end. No answer had as yet been
received, but they would support only those
who answered affirmativey.
The Rev. Mr.. Cross said that there was no
use in applying to the Legislature, for their Pc
ttions were thrown under the table, whilst
those of rum.sellers were received favorably.-
Taverns and grog-shops were on the increase,
and only few days since two of the largest
daily papers of this city had published an ad-
vertisement of a respectable tavern being open
ed in High street, near Baltimore, and had
spoken of it in their columns as well-conduct-
ed and fine house, although these papers were
the protested friends of Temperance. In Cecil
county the grog-shop keepers had applied to
the Legislature for the privilege of trial by
jury in license cases, which had been granted.
Previously the Judges invariably fined all yio-
iators Of the law, but now the Sheriff would
summon juries who would find no man guilty
ofsuch violations. He was opposed 10 making
the Temperance cause a political one, but
wished law enacted similar to that of New
York, that the people should say whether or
not grog-shops should be licensed.
Christian Keener, ESQ.,, commended that ac-
ton in the cause was necessary; that resolu-
tons on paper would effect nothing without
corresponding action. 1t was a fearful time
for the cause. In Boston, $25, 900 had been
raised by the tavern keepers, to test the validi-
ty of the license laws there, before the u. S.
Supreme Court He was opposed to having
any thing to do with party, but wished the same
system as that of New York, adopted here.
Judge Hopper said he was not opposed TO
law being enacted by the Legislature, to permit
the people to say by Their votes whether they
would license taverns or grog-shops, but he be-
lieved that if men were as active now, as thew
had been formerly, that all the grog-shops