Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-10-03


Pursuant TO notice. a few o. the Ciii-
zens OF Wayne County, assembled them
selves together, on Saturday. September
e9th, l8i9. for the purpose of consulting
abou; the mos, ctiicien,means of surround-
ing "OId King Alcohol" and abolish;ng
his strong holds. throughout, County and
State The meeting took place in the
Basement.~tory Of the NJ T.. Church in
Centrevile. and was organized by appoint
ing Rev. Jno. c. Smith, President. and
3. w. Davis. Sec'y.
4 petition 10 the Legislature Of Indiana.
prepared by committee of Temperance
men at Indianapolis, was read.
Mr.. J. b. St!,t, moved its adoption BY
the Convention: which motion, elected
considerable discussion. in which Messrs.
Schoolield. Newman, Morton, Sti,,, Tv-
ner. Ezekiel Johnson and DIR. Lynch par
ticipated. The penalty prayed for; 1.-The
same as petit larceny-.ine and imprison-
nent in the county Jail. or Imprisonment,
in the peni,en,iary. at the discretion Of the
jury" for selling liquor without license,
was thought, by Messrs Morton and Tv.
ner, 10 be somewhat harsher imam the crime
neutrality-suspicious.: but the motion was
finally adopted unanimously.
Central Committee. CONSISTING. of
Messts. Stir. Morton, Falkncr. Smith, and
|. q. Noble, was then appointed. whose
Tut: II is To call meetings in each Town
ship in the County, for the purpose of dis
cussing the memorial and procuring sigma
lures TO the same, and appointing suitable
speakers 10 the work.
Mr.. Slit. presented the following pre-,
amble and resolutions. which were unan-
imously adopted. TO wit:
WHEREAS. The system Of licensin.
men to retail ardent spirits duplicates the
citizens of the State in the miseries. muir
ders, theits, and riots, occasioncd by the
cent. Of the profits arising from licenses
into their Treasury, thereby becoming
partners in the transaction:
AND WHEREAS. There is a vast amour,
of crime, and suffering. and death attend.
ing the traffic. requiring the industrious
and sober citizen TO pay heavy taxes. 70,
and the support of insane and paupcrs;
Therefore,
Resolred. That we protest against the
system of licensing men to make drum
kards. and az citizens wishing 10 dissolve
our connection with the traffic, We will
pcrseveringly use our influence, first, by
memorial. and then at the ballot box, II
repeal all license laws.
Resolrcd That in our opinion it is the
duty Of the State TO wholly suppress the
traffic Except for medicinal, mechanical
and sacremental purposes) by declaring
ii high crime. punishable as petit larceny
or 10 make those who engage in it ac-
countabc TO the sufferers for all damages
! done by drunkards, and also bound to
support the paupers and prosecute the
crimes attributable to drunkenness.
On motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed t. attend the State Tenn
perance Convention. to be held at lndi-
annapolis, on Thursday, Oct. 18th, 1919:
Ellington Towaship.-Jacob Fender
Jacob Black;
B,ston.-Jos. NJ. Bulla, VIM. Druley
Ccntrc-John y. Sttt. .. r. Norton
Ciay-Dr. Personnel. Esq. Ogborn;
Da{ioa.-Dr. Dickcy. Jos. Ruth;
FrantHn.-liugh Stevenson. Henry
DuttcrrOw;
Grecn--F Ezekiel Johnson, WA Langs
ton:
Harrison Thompson. Jas Scott
.Iacksoa-Nr. sschoolGeld. Mr.. Tyner
.JefcrSon.--Dr. West. Geo. Barlow;
Ne,c- Garden.-Esq. Tonlinson, Mr.
Hunt.
Pcrrg-IIenry Roop. VIM. Russev;
Washington.--Jas. Il. Humphrey, Ste
phen Jones;
Wayne.-D. p. Holloway, Jesse II
Hutton.
On motion, the Editors in this Count,
were requested to publish the proceeding
Of this convention in their respectiy,
pepers
JOHN c. SMITH, Pres't.
Benz. w. DAVIS. Secr'y.
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