The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-04-01
TEMPERANCE AT THE CAPITAL.


died here is spreading over the broad State
Of Iowa and from its Capital comes senti
ments clothed in the emphatic form Of res
olu,ions ,hattell rs plainly the people there
are wide awake to the fact, that crisi.
has arrived in the Temperance cause wher
it bebooyes every Temperance man Il
show himself consistent advocate Of TEN
perance principles. We give below por
ton Of the preamble and the resolutions
adopted at large meeting Of the Temper
ance folks Of Iowa City. The remon
STRANGE alluded TO here was similar in il:
nature to resolutions passed at an anti
Temperance meeting held a few week:
since in this place.
And, Whereas, There is a striking CO
incidence between the language used il
this remonsirance, and that Of the same
class Of dealers, as exhibited among US ane
elsewhere, therefore,
Rcsolred, That we arc admonished O
an approaching crisis between the strength
and power of Rum, and that Of law that il
New York, from her long forbearance witt
this potent element Of anarchy, should be
found at this late day, too impo,ent TO re.
move it, we Of Iowa, who are unwilling td
live under the tyranny Of such master
should work while it is ye, day, before the
CALLING yoke is fastened upon US, and be-
fore the night Of destruction oyertakes US
Resolred, That the Iowa liquor law, SC
obnoxious to the Rum craft, although cred
table to the State, requires amendmen,
the commerce which il protects, being q
clog to its enforcement.
Resolred, That the efforts which are
making through the principles Of the Maine
Law, 10 many OF the States, TO drive the
liquor traffic from our entire land, meets
with the cordial appreciation Of this meet.
ing.
Resolpea, That business to be legiti-
mate must be useful, that the primary OBJ
iect of the social compact, is protection,
and that herein lies the right to prohibit
what is hurtfui to society.
Resolrcd, Tina. upon the foregoing prin.
ciple, the liquor traffic stands condemned
as being at war with the peace and good
order o! soeiety--the generator Of all thai
is ,lle and wicked among men; the nsii
gator Of nearly every criminal offence
against the peace and dignity Of the State
Resoired, That SO far from its being odi
Gus and disrepu,able, 10 inform against OF
tenders for violations of the criminal law
BY Withholding information, coming with
in our knowledge, which will bring offend
ers to justice, we become, in legal sense
parties to the crime.
Resolrei, That when an enemy is il
our midst, whose insidious progress is un
dermning the health, wealth, morals and
happiness of a large portion Of our fellow
countrymen, and at the same time running
The youth Of our country, We are admonish
ed 10 come TO the rescue.
Resoired, That the rights claimed by
the rum craft are rights to inflict wrong,
upon civil polity and upon mankind in al
their social and domestic rela,ions--righ,:
to impose upon community the most stu
pendous frauds in drugged poisons, which
if chemically analyzed, would be found ,c
be the worst kind Of bogus.
Resolred, That as citizens off christian
community. and Of free government we
are morally and politically responsible fol-
The virtuous training Of the rising genera.
tion.
Resolred, That we owe it as duty i'm
pcratire, to make an effort to save the
rising ard promising boys Of our land, from
the fatal influence of the rum traffic. Hu
mani,y-nay, the eternal and immutabe
principles Of justice, demand that liquor
houses, the primary schools for vice ant
crime, should be closed.
Resolred, That the wholesale abuse
dealt out with so much bitterness agains
the advocates Of temperance, by rum sci
lcrs and their tme-serving apologists fall:
harmless at their feet.
Resolred, That while, amid threats and
ISLANDERS. we find the choicest spirits of th'
Nation, fluently advocating this great ant
salutary reform with all their zeal and en-
ergy, i, is not for temperance men Of lows
to he driven from their posts.
Resolrcd, That in the ladies, who are
all on our side, aud who are always righ
on such occasions, we have cheering
auxilary--now, as in the days Of Washing
ton, when, with equal facility, they coul'
mould bullets, or knit stockings, for ihei
brave countrytnen, they will offord us "ai'
and comfort" in this great contest will
their worst enemy.
BALKy HoRsEs.-The practice OF nj
English friend, who has cured numbers o
them, is to hitch steady horse or team be
hind them, and pull them backwards. !
should be done on smooth fair ground
The refractory beast will not relish sue
treatment. and will soon be glad to 60 for
ward at the word Of command. The mos
stubborn will yield, and be perfectly tru
and tractable after three or four tutorings
The aforementioned friend says he neve
failed to conquer in-a single instance, an
that too without the stroke OF whip o
otherwise mal,reating the animal.
BrAur,FUL SENTIMENT.--LOrc.-Kos
suth, in addressing the ladies of Pittsburgh
said:
"Love is the vivifying spirit OF the un
verse. Love is the element of the hea,
Love is nerer tired of showing tender