New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28
Temperance In Jefferson County, N. Y.
aforementioned Of The Thbunl


WATERTowN Tuesday, Jan. u, 1881.
The Annual Meeting of the Jefferson County
Temperance Society was held here this afternoon,
and was characterized by the right spirit, and
will doubtless be productive of good results
Hon. HILLARD IVES, NJ. G. elect, in the Chair; L.
INGALLS,, Esq. Secretary.
Not 10 speak in detail Of that part of the pro-
ceedings which have only local interest, the
friends of the cause throughout the State may be
grat6ed to know the position held by the friends
in Jefferson County. The following Preamble and
Resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WAered Experience has shown Iha; without some more
efficient chees upon NE progress oi lnouperAneo IN our
land the evil never be sd and whereas The present
license laws are seen to operate .1her In perpssug man
din inshing the evils OF intemperancei ana woerSas 10
clearly the duty OF our State Legislature 10 pfonou ws
ever business manufacture traffic is known to DO wholly
evil IN tie results uPen the OF The p9ehc when request
ed 80 70 do by them and whereas egssuon Is sPProps
convened Stale House In Albany ana is nO by our
Constitution The business VI The people Is mass there
ReseS ThAimeasures should be taken, only to
eaecusy check The further progress Of Dempersnee In
our borders but 10 Danish Il nom the land.
Resolred That present license laws are radically
wrong In principle, aud universally per9coas IN prsence
being based erroneous premises and executed WIZ no
reference 30 their spirit and but very hiue 10 their letter
Reached Thai tho presen, Legislature be requested TO
abolish the present cense laws aud 10 pass al ae proho
ltng the tralc IN intoxicating liquors as beverage with
suitable penal provisions take eject simultaneously
RssSissd Thai while temperance men. deprecats
The necessity Of any political action upon The subject ot
temperance that yet Il Is the duty Of every temperance
for such sud only such, for members OF
such legislatures for AL Judicial officers As vel as board
OF excise have hnness % character
enough % Do TAt and r0t rgA however others may do
OF lhnf.
Resssd Thai to secure CONCERT Of acton s expected
and necessary that perfect Organization OF the
friends OF Temperance should Dc had IN several towns
OF this County, and a. auxiliary 10 tue County Society
Ecsored That brandy sugar, cod to boys for
confectionery shut another for brandy aHi in
"a y AID dssa' form, and that We canuo consc
eniicusy psiToaKe such shops eel il children
VIM. GLAND Bourne Of New York, offered the
following preamble and resolutions, which we're
unanimously adopted;
HAeroas The only eg dmals mode o. Sresng The wide
spresd evils OF The liquor traffic IS ne enactment Of pro
heiiosy law and me procurement OF ms law depends
upon he zeal h3ues and energy OF the neads Of Tenn
Rsorsd That we cal spon the friends Of Temperance
IN the City aud County Of Newly orb ana In The several
Countes Of this STATE uoe with us IN immediae ana
concerted effort for he accom- shmen. OF ms enc
Albany on the hrs Of March win memorials accompanied
with two thousand signatures rom Jefferson CoaIsy, and
cal upon The County OF New YORK for twenty tnoasSl
snc the remaining Counties for the balance Of 81 least one
hunofea thousand peliuoners
The following form of petition was adopted, to
be circulated IN this County and forwarded TO the
Legislature:
10 ne Le2'slaivye q tAs STATE Of NEG York
Count, ~ 5sr.o- psSeoaeEs OF the town OF = aud
which shall prohihit under sdsss, ~ - 80 sDs srd
imprisonment Tie sale Of Intoxicating As beverage
An efficient organization in every town and
school district is resolved upon, and win be ener.
getically prosecuted throughoutthe Country. We
hope the challenge thrown out to our felOw.la.
borers in every County in the State win be Aa-
cepted, and that the members Of the Legislature
will have the memorials poured in upon them by
the first of March with an overwhelming and ire
sistible force.
Yours IN L. p and +. w. .. B.