Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-10-11

state Temperance Convention.
Pursuant to call made in the public
prints, by the ''Iowa City Union Tenn
Rerance Society,"" large Convention of
The friends of temperance was held in To-
wa City on the 18th and 10Th OF Sept.
1850.
The convention was temporarily or
ganized by the appointment of Hon.
Joseph Williams, President, and ID. N.
Van Dyke Secretary. The names of
seventy delegates were enrolled from the
counties of Muscatine, Linn, Des MONIES,
Delaware, Washington, Cedar, Henry,
Scott Dubuque, Lee, Louisa and john
son.
Messrs. s. FL. Hazard, N. l.. Stout,
l.. Washburn, j. Fullerton and VIM.
Salter were appointed committee to
nominate officers for the permanent or
ganizalion of the convention, who, in
short time, reported the following named
gentlemen as officers of the convention,
to-wit:
Hon. JOSEPH WILLIAMS, Pres.
Hon. LINCOLN CLARK.
n. J. A. PARKER, Vice Pres.
Elk. Gov, RoBT. LUCAS,
" W. y. c Van Dyke Secretaries.
The report was concurred in and the
officers took the seats assigned them.
rMessrs. John NJ. Coleman, G. G.
Beeman, N. C Swank, B. Roberts and
Robert Lucas were appointed a commit
tee to prepare business for the action of
the convention, who reported the follow
ing subjects for The consideration of the
convention, to-wit:
TO take measures for the suppression
of the traffic in intoxicating drinks, as
now sanctioned by the License Laws of
this State
LIST By the organization Of a State
Temperance Society, based upon the
principle of total abstinence from all in
toxicaiing drinks as beverage, and hav-
Ing for It's special object the entire sup
preston of the traffic in Intoxicating
drinks and the securing on The part of
the Legislature of this State the re-
peal of all existing license laws and The
enactment of stringent statute wholly
prohibilory of the traffic.
2nd. The formation of auxiliary soc-
cites on the same principles.
Bird. BY petitions 10 the Legislature,
to be circulated and signed by the peo-
pie as extensively as possible.
4ih. By Memorial from the State
Society to the Legislature, demanding
bpm that body protection against The
enormous evils of intemperance.
9th. The employ ment of an able and
efficient Temperance Lecturer, and the
circulation Of Temperance Documents.
TThese several subjects were ably ar
gued and adopted when the following
committees were appointed:
TO draft a Constitution for State So
ciely, Rev. S. HI. Hazard, II. Wash
burn and Rev. z. III. Archibald.
TO draft bill to submit TO the Legis-
lalive Assembly.
Elk Gov. Robt. Lucas, F. HI. Stone,
and Rev. G.. G.. Beeman.
TO draw up memorial to the Gener-
al Assembly Rev. I. F. Lyon. Rev. w.
+. Baird, Hon. Lincoln Clark, Mr..
Joha NJ. Coleman, Hon. James P. Carl
ton, and Mr.. Jos. +. Fales.
The committee appointed 10 draft a
Constitution reported Constitution in
accordance with their instructions, to be
published next week.
The Committee appointed to draft a
bill to be submitted to the General AS
sembly presented bill, which was re-
ferred 10 the Executive committee with
instructions TO revise and report the same
to the Commissioners appointed for the
revision of the Statutes of the State.
On motion of Mr.. N. l.. Stout the
Convention then resolved itself INTO a
State Temperance Society, and the fol-
lowing named gentleman were appointed
~ committee to nominate officers, to-wit:
N. l.. Stout, Robert Lucas, Lincoln
Clark, and Rev. G. G. Beeman, who
reported the following which was unani-
mously adopted.
For President Elk Gov. Robert Lucas.
For vice Presidents, Mr.. Il Washburn.
Rev J c Holbrook, Rev ] Fullerton.
For Treas. and Secretary Jos t Fales.
For Executive committee Mr. John M
Coleman, Rev S H Hazard, Mr. Jos I
Fales, Hon JOS Williams, w Grimes
Esq, Hiram Price Esq, DR. A Parker
Freeman Alger Esq, and John P Cook,
Esq.
On motion of Hon l. Clark, Resolped
that each member Of this Society be re
ouestsd to see that Petitions be drawn uE
and circulated for signatures in the vari,
Gus sections of the State in which they
reside, asking the Legislature to act il
accordance with the principles Of the re-
port adopted by the convention just held
The minutes were then directed to bt
presented for publication, with reques
from the Society that the publishers o
the several papers within the State Civ
them an insertion.
JOSEPH WILLIAMS, President
d. N. VAN DYKE, Secre,ar;es
w. CARPENTER,
The population of Lowell, by the U
States census, is 32,964.