The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-01-14

Withdrawn, and the speaking turned !
directly on the amendment of Rev.
Mr.. Thomas,
SIS. Cox, Of Muskingum, rose and
spoke in favor of the amendments
He thought it was the only motion that
would promote harmony, Tor both ends
Of the party could meet. Mr.. Jones,
of Pickaway, called his attention to
the exact wording of the amendment,
when he at once claimed TO have mis-.
understood it, and was opposed to it,
and would have his remarks applied
against it. All we wanted was TO di.
rect the law making power, and the
rest would follow.
Mr.. Darlington, Of Franklin, thought
the Maine Law would be all sufficient,
and with its peculiar features it would
enforce itself better than any former
law.
Mr.. Kimball, Of Medina, was in favor
of the resolution as the committee
modified it, What we wanted was
general action at the Convention, and
they might take such special action in
each county as they pleased. We
were placing ourselves in a position
which could not be sustained by the
Temperance men throughout the State,
if we voted for the amendment. We
were placing on our backs burden
we might not be able to carry, and by
so doing injure the cause.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas said he had pro-
posed the amendment, because he
thought it would produce harmony in
the Convention. lie was one of those
who would not vote for any man who
was not in favor of a prohibitory law,
but he was willing not to require the
Convention to pledge themselves so
far as this; therefore, he proposed to
have them say they should only ap-
ply the text to those officers who had
the making and execution of the law
We must talk plain, and be deter.
mined if we would accomplish any
thing. lie read in his bible, of
woman who gained her cause from a
Judge who feared not God, nor re-
garded man we could follow her ex-
ample to profit.
7. d. Jones, of Fairfield, was op-
posed to anything that tended to the
formation of third party. He was
assured that men would not give up
their political preferences more than
to vote for men to make the kind cf a
law which we wanted in the State.
He knew that his views were opposed
to those of the mover of the amend
ment, and it might be to a majority of
the delegates present, but it was that
to which we would have to come be-
fore we could be successful.
Other speakers we're on the floor
beside these reported, among whom
were Messrs. Emerson, of Wayne,
Kreiden, of Fairfield; at the close of
whose speech, Mr.. Addison, of Cuya.
hoga, moved the previous question,
which was seconded properly. The
President decided that it cut off the
amendment of Rev. Mr.. Thomas, and
the Convention sustained his decision.
The fifth resolution was then pass
ed by large majority, as it was modi-
fed by the committee.
The remaining resolutions then
passed in regular order as below, with
very little or no dissent, and without
debate. Between the passage OF the
seventh and eighth, collection was
taken up to defray the expenses of the
| Convention.
6. That we will not be induced by
the alienation of friends, or the hos
tilities Of enemies, by partial and tenn
porary defeat, to desert our standard
until the shout of triumph goes up
from every dwelling within the bound
aries of our beloved State.
7. That the state of our cause de-
mands special effort among our Ger
man fellow-citizens, and that we ought
to have German Temperance paper,
and one or more German lecturers, to
scatter the lights of truth among that
large and interesting class of our pop
ulation, and that the State Executive
Committee adopt such measures as
will secure the end contemplated by
this resolution.
8. That State vigilance and Exc
cutive Committee of thirteen be APP
pointed, whose duty shall be to confer
with similar committees appointed in
the several counties, and devise and
carry out measures to secure the elec-
ton of such men to the next General
Assembly, as are known to be friends
of the prohibiting law.
8. That the friends of Temperance
in each county be earnestly invited to
organize, and appoint an Executive
Committee Of three, and imm edialely
report the names to the State Com
mittee.
10. That the State Committee be
authorized and requested to exercise
and solicit contributions, for the pur-
pose Of employing popular speakers