The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-08-04
Meeting Of Liquor-seIlers, Corn-grow-

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Having received an authorized statement
of the proceedings of the meeting held in
the market house on Saturday, we are now
enabled to give the resolutions and other par
ticulars which were not contained in our no
tice in yesterdays paper.
MIR. Milton Kennedy was chosen President
OF the meeting and L. Groniger, Esq, ap
pointed Secretary.
The following persons were appointed .
committee to draft resolutions: l. ". Gun
ningham, John Crull, J. B. 0rmsby, Henry
Jefords and H. Smith. @a
| The foregoing committee after retiring q
short time introduced the following pfsam!
Bile and resolutions, which were passed unan
imously:
WHEREAS, By the adoption of the new
constitution, the right to license dealers in
spirituous liquors is abolished, and whereas
the question is now solely between entire
prohibition and free trade in spirituous IL
quors-and whereas, the so-called Temperance
men have avowed a disposition to carry that
question directly to the ballot-box, There
fore,
lst. Rc8olpsd, That we at once organize to
meet the political issue thus rendered.
End. Rcsolved, Thatdiscardingall politi.
cal prejudices and feelings we pledge our.
selves, each to the other that we will support
no man for seat in the Ohio Legislature
who does not distinctly pledge himself to use
his influence in good earnest for the repeal
of the liquor law of last winter.
Sd. Re8olusd, That we hold that the
right to. trade in spirituous liquors is one
which ought to be under no other or further
restraints than the right to trade in any other
goods or personal property; and that SO
holding many of us voted mo" on the spe-
cial clause in the constitution.
4th. Rssolved, That in the opinion Of
this meeting, the right to raise corn and to
sell it at the market price, without regard to
the use it isput to, is a right essential to the
prosperity of the farmers o this entire region
and is one which we will not tamely and
quietly yield to any set of men. <
5th. Rcaolocd, That in the opinion OF
this meeting the suppression Of all manufac-
lures of grain into liquors would have ten
dency to reduce the products of the Scioto
valley at least 60 per cent. and as conse-
quence the value of the real estate in the val
ley would be proportionally decreased, as
the following facts abundantly prove: $780,
600 bushels Of corn have been this year sold
to distilers at this point, and not exceeding
25 900 to the Iron men.
| 9th. RcsolUcd, That self-defence, tina
first great law of our natures, requires us tt
support and stand by our friends in prefer
ence to those who war upon our best inter
tests.
| 7th. Rcsolpcd, That we recommend thu
corn raisers, liquor manufacturers aud ven
ders in every county and township in tn,
State, TO organize and meet the issue at tn
ballot-box.
9Th. Resolued, That Geo. Calvert, Chas
o. Tracy and Jno. Glover, be appointed I
Corresponding Committee.
9th. By VIM. S. Huston, Rcsolued. tha
we will support no newspaper that will no
advocate free laws in reference to the manu-
facture and sale Of ardent spirits.
After the adoption Of the resolutions, ap
propriate and forcible addresses were deliver
ed by G. o. Tracy, Esq, Joseph Bennett, M
Kennedy and Henry Jeffords, which were re
reived throughout with enthusiastic applause
AT the conclusion of the addresses, tn
meeting adjourned.
M. KENNEDY, Pres't.
| l., GRoNIGER, iSec'u. va