Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1852-02-06
MAINE STATE TEMPERANCE CON.
VENTI0E.
AreusrA, LS. 2isi, 1852.

doubtless take 40 intcfesi ~ lhc Cau>t W WW-
pcraucc, sond YOU a few notes Of the 6rs,
State Convention had since the passage oi
What has already Acquired world wide note
ricty as The Maine law"
Hon. T.. NJ. rhur,ion, Sec. u the Board
of Education, called the Convention to order,
on uho,e motion Hon. Geo. DuNpes, Mayor
Of Calais, Eas selected as temporary chair.
man. After prayer, a committee, consisting
of Me.5!. ~ be Of orono, Boo'hby of IA
rt.. a.l ot6c.s, was raised to report a board
of,rcH.Heni officers, who subsequently, ~
ported lit, among which was Hon. Jou>
lIruu,Ep, Governor II the State, for Prrsi-
dent, and ~ Vice Presidents, among whom
was Hon. No,h Prncc, President Of the Sen.
ate. \ committee nj sNccnsc ue hcm each
County, with s,s a, large, was raised tn re-
port resolutions, the chairman Of which wa'
Hon. 4 =. Merrill, land Ageui-'rmolhy
IuJhn. FL member Of the House irum
Turner. hcinc th, mcmbcr lor ONiurj County.
Gov. Hubbard, on taking the chair, express
ed his thank, for the honor conferred on him
Ia selecting him In preside over ihi. meeting.
Ne said he would ilin have destined a rusl-
ton fur which be- was 80 l,llc qualified Sc
we're .icLne,, in b.. family, and prolnc,cd
v1irrus, had more than usually untitled him
Tor the duty Bot ON such 1n occasion. call
cd upon b, such an audience, composed of the
aged and The Young, representing the comhin-
"a WISDOM ol the State, united IN one great
great effort. he could not, humhly rric-'nt.
INC "a, be- I'D the majesty Ut ihr State, refuse
thc position assigned him Tho suh'cr, Of
Temperance has long bccn a subject Of effort,
by mean, of pledges, moral suas'ou and other
mode, IT seton. Bu,,hcrc ls a limit, h'yood
which private and associated effort cannot go.
Tho reform canuo, b. carried out whilst in.
duc,mruts arr held ont ON every side Maine.
true io her motto, has uniruukrU a. drrrri
she has taken The first step u lcr,sh,nc uu
this subject, with ,lrv oi DESTROYING The
creature itself H. said Boz would not discus.
at large the cousr,ul,uu1Iryo 90 cNIsjp,ncy of
the law. lIcvuuH lra,cih1ti o other ,r,ll.
ere. H. would only nv, with regard Go lhr
cou,lluuonl'ly. ihat II We cln lrc.,laic Tor
lhc determination of 1,yruus BEASTS, We may
ior ihr determination of ,lfs rrrli,,, ul 40
evils. which roluc,, ihr hum7n form divine
GO a condition worse than that of ,l,aer,.-
Congress has the power Co regulate commerce,
but not Co determine What shall b. ihr subject,
Of cumusrcc The state NAV rrahlbi ihu-c
article, OF trade vh.ch1rr detrimental Co com.
muuriy. and lr-..'lir ior lhr protection ut i,,
own cUullus. H. assured ihc meeting ib1,
hr va. with them 900 40 measure, com.us
strictly within the power of thy state, To- CON.
lrol ih., rrr1,c,l. Tho power OF ,hc STATE
va. a, hrrlt and as jrrpa, Do thc necessity
tur protecting thr live, anI ,hr health, rhr
physical aoJ intellectual currrrr, ct h,r CT.
N NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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H.. ,...l.,.,.. b.. s,,r, -l.,,.I ,-, ,.
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l. R-a'r,d. Tia, ,hr. Convention render
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q, carry ,n,, execution ,h, l,v or ,t,. STATE
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.nr house. ana ,farlia- shops"
. P.ulr,t That rn rr,in, this law lu
,t. r.1nr,. r..s I..,r.lsfsrr and thr Executive
Of Name deserve NOT only of ,ir thank, of
,h,.r constituents. bot of ,lr fr,nJ, Of hu.