New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-25
CONNECTICUT
Meeting OF tho State Temperance society.
Correspondence OF The y Tribune
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Meeting OF the State Temperance society.
Correspondence OF The y Tribune
NEw-HAvIN, Wednesday. Oct. p, 1851.
To day the Annual Meeting Of the Con-
necticut state Temperance Society convened IN the
Chapel-st. Church, New Haven. The President
Rev. HENAs BANGS, called the meeting to order.
Payer offered by Rev Rem. P!llsbury, Of Gull
ford, and The usual committees were appointed.
Interesting communications were read from Hon
Neal Dow, Of Portland, Maine, and other true and
tired Temperance men in tina. State and IN other
parts OF our country
Avery free and general expression Of sentiment
was INDUCED upon me Temperance Law recently
enacted so wisely and advantsgeously, IN Maine
Ii seems TO meet with most universal appreciation
throughout the Convention. have never seen so
perfect an agreem Mt the minds Of people collect
ed unfortunately from all parts of an entire State
is apparent In the deliberations OF this unerous
assembage Of the thinking and cctire men of Con-
pectlcut.
The following resolutions. from the Business Com
miitee, we're discussed and hnaiiy adopted by
unanimous vote The same. something similar,
will be adopted by the Sons at the meeting Otthe
Grand Division Of the State tomorrow
l. ReSOlrsd, That the alarming prevalence Of Intenper-
this State INVOKING great increase Of paupsrIsm
CRIME and human wretchedLess. admonshes the true
ontls and complete suppression Of the liquor traffic
Res0lred. That the Jaw recently enacted By the Legs
state from the terrible and blghmg effects Of the liquor
trac adn rahly adapted to accomplish the same object
n our state and pledge ourselves to use every
effort Tor the production OF smliar "a" upon our own
statute boob.
g. Reso.rsd, That VIII vote for man for an esecu
Legislative Office ~ the st. ~ any iutae election
who known 10 be IN favsr of law Identical ~ sab-
with the law Row IN force IA Name, for the de-
structOn of the liquor traffic.
l. Resolred. That recommend that the following
psdse circulated each town this State, prevOusto
meetings OF the different political parties for the NOM
nation II for office, We the undersigned
hereby pledge ourselves thar will not vote for any nan
executive OF legislative Office a. The next election
who not knon positively 20 be IN favor Of law for the
suppress the liquor traffic identical N substance with
the ii aiue law Tor lhls purpose.
RSsoid That II IS the duty Of al men who desire tho
men and execution Of the Yfoposed ia" 70 attend
the primary eotngs Of the political pAit-s 20 winch Ihey
belong possible secure the nomnaon of candidates
for Office Who known 10 be favorable to the utter and
entire distinction OF the iiquor RAM and u iaihs 20
secure such nomnstlons Is tAe me duts Of co9sLsvt
Rtoirrf That as he people have been denied by the
Executive opportunity to vote for or against the ilor
traffic under resolution passed. BY the almost uhahi-
Of the last Legislature. giving them TINS p'i
iegc becones eyeIy man OF sound moral prncipesa u
integrity make ne best demonstrators that ne en-
against such anG al oce 50 10 Ia a. 10 crush
the system Which Tins executive act was evidently de-
RrsoIrcd That the Executive Committee Of this ocisy
be requested to publish the Maine law enlent form
and append thereto petition to the heit iol
the iuned Enactment Of law Identical 70 suOh ance
with for state and cause the same to he ccu-
g. Reso,red. Thai Rev b + Hale Ba'zla Hudson, Esq.
RuTlegh be Committee 70 ascertain the views
of the different candidates tO State OihctrS ana Tor he
Senate and publish the same rs soon as obtained
O. Rsortd That Sisnce on the part OF candidates les
toned or refusal their views upon the lay PRO.
pnsed shall be regarded opposition to the law ana haI
such candidates shall not have our votes
TO- RssoiFd That cary ont our plans anu secure 70
the peope The information needed upon tins SUBJECT we
should raise At least five hundIt dollars, and that ucan
Burtieh 3 r. Hale and AlS all Holt be COMMITTEE 10
raise none here and elsewhere for this prpose and thh
this money be expended under the direction OF ths ENecu
tive Committee # this Society .
officers for the wear were chosen as follows
Presidenf-BARIiLLA HUDSoS. ESQ, OF Hartford.
VPrs- presi6epfs-( Zone from each County )-Solonon
Olmsted John g. North. z. Il Barnum, thas Adams,
Eras,us Lester o. Z. Waldo, B. r. TompAins, J. IT,
BALDWIN
Co,rsspondine >scrsfGry and TreasurT-B f. Hale.
Recoyd,ng SecrCfarv-D. w. Lathrop.
Irecutire COh7liftse-TlmOthy Williams, lion ~
T. Judson. Thomas Clarke ID. Coventry, Bonlamin
Douglass, F. Fessenden.
The meeting has held evening session At the
First Baptist Church. at Which DR. Jewett, OF Mass
and the Rev. ID. n. Merritt of Connecticut, spoke
The doctor gave graphic account Of the ert'ons
OF the new Maine aw, which alternately entranced
and convulsed the audience Never had we tenn
pefanCe orator whose mind was So stored with mel
dents If interest and genuine utility. or VINO had so
AT command the entire artillery OF mirth, sarcasm,
logic and fact. The doctor Is In himself host.
TIE Convention adjourned 90 meet to-morro" al
TIE Bap,ist Church.
The Sons meet here tomorrow, and on FRIDAY are
n lave a mass me citing OF the Sons, Rcchabites Ga
II VIII be great GAY for temperance In Connecticut