Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-02-15


u -H@e'ing of the ci il rs If Bur,jurto,,
heId IN the Acadmy, Oh IHursday cry3ling
FeJy 8h. '''''"S
Meeting organiz"d ty appointing Silas Peck
President, and H. +. Frls5y S,c'y.
me me ting was then Opened with prayer
by Elder Adams The audience was the, =
vorrd with song from the Enolsb Chrir -
winch during the evening sung several excel
lent pi Gees.
lne meeting was then ably addressed by Mr.
Tinker, foil 'wcd by NJ IIoekins.
IN following resolutions were taken nm
separately, and unanimously adopted.
lNt. Resolved, That intemperance is the
source OF very great proportion Of the pow
cry ms ry' and line, which pTsyail in soci-
End. Resolved. That tn, traifi, in spiritu.
Gus drinks leads directly to intrmperancc an
therefore to the spread Of ov,rty. Misery and
crime.
3rd. Resolved, That every individual .bonf
oa h2id responsible to the co nm rlg. for the in
jury occasloned to it, by the business in wbcl,
that individual is engaged
an: hesoiveJ, That the law of this State
Prov ing That, these, who choose to obtain liy
ing at me expense OF human happiness. thereby
,""Nln9 misery Wftirh'dnc~s and poverty shali
a. q: .Gl" r]SP'hS'oe Tor tn" muir 1 ey NAV in
hitt by their accused traffic. on individuals r
cl'ty, Is JUST and righteous law. ami oug5t to be
sustained. So ~ ~
5h Resolved, That uncrrid,d ~ rho h.r
tn threats which have been ma ic 4 ain,r tbosa
Wao should dare to prosa.utt IN ii plao-s of TN.
law In TINS village, we are fully Diet ,ruinld to
see 20 Ii That the law i, enforced. and II at thost.
Who are illegally in the ill., II r traffic sl1Ybc held
is "'hehaoIe to law as any other class of the
community.
9th. Resolved, That a committee Of five bo
appointed by this meeting, to asc rain wbc,bnr
me Il lnor vendors in tbs place have given bonds
accC Ring to law
HA Resolved. That this committee b, in
s'ructed to prosecute these engaged in t G liouor
tFalllc WHO will not give bends IS tie law re-
cures, or abandon the traffic.
olh. 3 Owed, That this moftin will lepI
It's influence and purse to Sustain the committee
in its action. N0''''''''''c
The following gentlemen were appoi, to oS
,L" committee Jonn lluckins. Epi'rajm Per.
kns. ~" a.
voc Of thanks of the andicrco WINS tcr Ior,.d
the Speakers and Choir, for their eyc,llnnf ADJ ,[
dresses and Songs.
The meeting was large, the house being crow
ded TO excess. The ad re SOS and .,n, ho;,,,r
"' 'IFeIy ana anInatng nature, had a tendcncy
| AWAKEN interest and excite feeling on the sub
Ject OF Temperance. The utmost nara ony IRE.
vailed throHg' out the whole proceedings OF the
"lceuiE' An invitation was cXtcId d and time
o1ercd to any ono who wished to oppose any Of
the resolutions, or any of the p.cce 'diars of the
meeting, or TO speak in defence of those enpappd
IN the traffic OF S iri,u u, Liquors, but non,
came forward ''0'''
Tie following resolutions were offered and
adopted "'''
Resolved, That when this NEE ing aIiourns.
1t ADJOURN to meet again in enc W e6 to hear the
reports OF the committee, and that tn speakers
and choir be inviIed to lie in attendance.
Resolved, That the proceedings If hi. moot.
ing be published in th5 "Rqcine Advocate and
, southport Telegraph, and that the Secretary
De instructed to transmit a copy of the same tl
each OF those papers. Meeting then adjourned.
SlLAS PECK, President.
BURLLNGToN Feb'y 8, 1850