Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-02-02
NUMBER e 49,
For tie Reporter.
Tempern,nce,.g

II hses aFas For the Reporter. "
, 1892 u 1.empernncc, 9z,.s ~,
At an adjouruedi meeting of the Iowa
City Temperance Society, heidi Ia the Rep
resentatives' Hall, On Tuesday, the 18Th
Of January, l848, Dr. b ven in .hs chair.
2as Mr., Coleman, from the com itteee ito
+ whom was referred the subject masteSsof
the law regulating the fcsnsing Of Gro
ceries and The retailing Of sp;rii.,.eus III
1 quors, presented the following pert
- HHEREAs, free garcrnmenss are insii-
tuted Tor the advancement of hun,4h hap.
pipess. to tnelonste she condition. a;'h,.n,
isto, elsyals. tle indissnt isi rsspss,4kiey
an sd co CONTEXT g 9 tntsn5sge trade, aehssl-
tire, commerce, a:d tie ,nerharic arts, 10
suppress vice and immortality. ai!aslsff55" tbltt.-
mote the cause of educaiiSns and peassat
Intelligence among the masses = ta.nd
whereas, these important interests, so ia-
tinately connected with the prosperity
and liappinessofthe State and Her citizens,
are coniit'ed to the guardian. care ofiho
representatives. OF the people in d General
Assembly. And whereas, the use Of ar.
dent spirits, asa. common beverage among
the people, is one Of the most formidable
barriers to the attainment OF these erds.
great and growing moral and politicaievii,
without any coed results 10 be derived
from the pr actice: And; whereas, ;he
laws now in force are found inateqilate 10
the suppression Of this great evil, and no,
in accordances with the will of the people;
asexpresssd at the ballot box iin April
last: Therefore,
Resolved, Tha. the public interest c.lis
loudly for such legislative enactments as
will suppress gTog shops, the fruitful
eou.ee VI citins' Egst a&} - sgTai;a
Resolved, That it is in these houses
that the great mass of crime originates,
and the evils incident thereto which per-
wade our land end nation.a4nag aia SD
p. Resolved, That We are highly gratilide
to witness the efforts now making BY the
legislature, in accordance with the ex-
pressed wishes Of the people 81 thi, State,
to suppress those dens Of vice and i'm
morslityo which have already shrouded our
land in gloom. ,-a..s 49,: s-.f. .,.u.,,-.
Resolved, That copy Of the foregoing
preamble and resolutions be laid BET fore
the legislature, asexp.essive Of the sense
Of this meeting, upon the subject matters
therein contained. --.....r. s...;,,.,,s-,,.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Young, then delivered very
interesting address. s'4 q 1"Q o3 Tsb7S
# Mr.. Smith, from Van, Buren, county.
slso addressed the meeting inshis usual
eloquent aud happy manner. His speech.
distinguished for elegance Of diction, Wig
or Of sentiment, and elevation Q: thought,
was rapturously received. a7- ~
Mr.. Bradshaw offered the following
resolutions, which We're adopted. as ID
Resolved, That the Rev. A. Young DO
requested to furnish copy Of his able
and interesting address fur publication,
and that copy Of the address delivered
by MIR. Coleman, at former meeting, be
also procured, and arrangements made to
have published, in pamphlet form, fox
gratuitous distribution.
Resolved, That those present be now
solicited 10 lnske donation to carry the
abnve publication into effect; that the
"pP'ihteu d iHe last meeting pc
requested to take, charge Of this matter;
soIici, further aid, if necessary, and report
TO the next netting 4. ...a..E
Mr.. Colman offered the following res
olu,ion, which was adopted: ,... .ir,.-.,
Resolved, That the thanks Of this nee
ting be given to Mr.. Delazon Smith, for
his very eloquent address on The present
OCCASION. .. - q. . y .-sbzs
II resolution, rendering the thanks OF
the meeting TO the House of Representa-
tives, for the use ofthe Hall, was also a.
dopted. -. s'- '@ .1"' ~ rsa>ae
Saturday, the 22d instant, was appoin-
ted for the next meeting, to be held al tho
Methodist Church.
Adjourned,
JESSE BOWEN, CAairmon.