New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-20
THE sgnI-wEEkLY Tkib,NE
yFW-YORK TRIBUNE.
s,a,e temperance Convention.


c.uveDton OF friends Of the Temperance Re
-,.soec,abe in numbers and ardent in con-
s.sembled at Albany on the 10th inst. but
-. On that day beyond ehecting an organiza
n, the following friday very animated
les, debate sprang up on the general sub
Temperance policy and Temperance mea
With especial reference 70 Legislation which
led nearly the entire day, from 10 A NJ TO
l.u Among the speakers leach limited to ten
,,.,ta time and TO twice speaking on the
oue,,ionl were Rev. J. PIERroNr of Troy,
my Of Cattaraugus, Mr.. BLoss Of Monroe
l.. R.erLsrr. WARD and others OF Duchess,
los and ROCKWELL OF Saratoga, TABER Al
,,of Albany. EDsosDs CADT OLIVER, GREE
!, q New. York, beside many whose names
~, at this moment recollected The
| in onestion debated was the propricty and
IT,, of renewing the call for Legislative ac-
\ 10 repre-. intempcrance, on which qaes
-, the division of sentiment was nearly equal
/ /, an Enormously advocated the direct repression
a. traffic. while the remainder held that the end
Ia he more surely attained by repeating all laws
.,rdug 10 License, and leaving every dealer in
,,ubol responsible at common law for all the evil
..,.ouepces Of bis business. This course, as an
,,Dsrment, was preferred by majority.
The Convention was organized as follows;
e., JOSEPH s SMITH. of Ulster Co President
( ~ p,sid.nu WILLIAM EDMOSDs, New York; JOHN
cosrxe Duchess; AzoR TABER Albany EDGAR X.
- 1;,eepe. ISAAC CURRY Oneida JESSE BgARDsLEY,
'..zo: Ira BELLOWS, Monroe, Gen. A. w. RILEY,
srsfsugus
s-aarv,-HEzEErAB d BRowS. Albany Co. JOHN
Z 0,nra New.York; OTIS ALLEN. Albany.
4 g,,iu,ss Commit>s-E G. DELAvAN. Saratoga Co DR..
asrx,, Albany; Gen RILEY. Csttsrsueus, REV. JOHN
ir,a. NewYork CHARLES BARTLETT Du'chess.
The following are the Resolutions ultimately
reed on and passed;
TAs, ye believe the Temperance reformation orig
| ,sd from The same source whence cVmeth every
"a ADD perfect gtt" aud It's hitherto steady progress
to., all opposing influences confirms our trust That
oil not be reversed nor essentially retarded, by sby
nj and temporary triumph OF It's oppOsers-
That the result OF the election In April last sOro"
4 act ground 10 believe that majority OF tho people
al state are In favor Of licensing the sale OF nox
az drinks and that the precipitste repeal oil that
. vithou, any attempt 10 amend and perfect H. was
s,sl.d for by any sufficient expression oil puOhc sen
ssnt
Ihat the svstem of Licensing men 10 sell ntoxlcst
adruks Ia radically wrong. aud ought u be aboshrd
a all lave parts of laws that sanction and justify
tfsfic la such drinks ought to be repealed
That this Convention recommend to the friends OF
mpersnce throughout the state 10 meInorisli<e tue
nj L. islsfurc 90 pass law
b, Repeating ali laws parts Of laws licensing any
ron on any terms 60 sell any Intoxicating liquor a.
kFersge; aud
"a Making every person selling any such drinks liable
Rsl consequent damages
The above were all submitted by the Business
onnttee.
On notion OF F. WARD, Esq. OF Duchess,
Rsored Tbst a. no legislation be sufficient de-
1ce sgsnsi the evils of lntempersnce but that when
.ns the entire prohibition of the sale OF Intoxicating
Dsls the great question To he submitted TO the
R1pe Il not License or No License but Sale OF NO
~ Of intoxicating Liquor Ms a beverage.