Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-22

PROCEEDINGS OF TIE
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION,
E"Lu ST r.t.RMO&T, ~,
MAY l2h & 18Th, 1852.

fN'N'II'i"'S ~ f'"''O''
large aul respectable number oi ''GI
sgntes from the various Temperance
organizations Of Nnnh.wes:crH Nlr
vi!:sassrmhlc,lin the Methods, Epis
,npul cinIcIl in Fairmont, IN The l2tt
Inst. uali after prayer by the Rev. )
Sicctiitql. was organized by tho ap
n5;il,mprf orWlLLlAM 4. llA!tRl
son, Esq, Of Harrison county, Pres
;len,. and SAMUEL Woops, of Bar
bour Comfy. Secretary.
The following gentlemen, Wis IohI
). bt.us, johns. Smith, and W. 1
.ri',ay, we're appointed a committee,
ascertain and report 10 The Conveu
ton the names Of oil Delegates III a,
tendance, vino aNera short time re
rol!cd the following gentlemen Il
delegates, viz: 'Sf do
Ollie CovntY--Messrs. A. Thomp
san an.I Joseph Bodley. rt.
lT3=1-J. c. Moore.
Narrjsoa-Wm. A. Harrison, Thos
". Harrison, J. W. James and J. W
Harris.
Raa1a!pl-Rev. Jacob Yeager.
i,arJ0ar-Samucl Woods.
p.sston-J. L. Hagans, Thos.Sco,l
ca. Nixon and john y. Ollie.
lloamga7ia-NIcrslrall NJ. Dent,
Henry Pride, Henry Daughcrty, Rev
S..no3a Sicgliicd, j. /. Mercer, n. E
Smith. George S, Ray, James Prolz
man, Orlando Shay. l.. 5. Hough, &C.
PIN, GREGG. W. 7. Wiley, John
Watts, sen, Jas. D. Kerns, Edgar G.
Wilson End r. l.. Berkshire.
7aEor--J. Frcam, Jedediah Golf,
Rev. Gloon keyes. a 4
Nariop--W. J. Martin, John B.
N:xon. David H. Lilly, John S. Smith,
Larkin pirpont, james ]. Smith, D.
Turmry, John S. Barns, SEN, F. Nc
DoggaI, Dudley E. Wells, J. Sheets,
Daniel II. Coz, Geo. w. Ncwcomb,
i. +. Bell, DR.. Gibbons, Rev. B. F.
Su,lwirk, Rev. Geo. Durham, Rev.
Win. ?. lIarshic, Rev. J. S. Patler-
son, Geo. Irwin, VIM. l.. Fottcr, Dr..
". ". Granger, John Jones, Frank
lin Phillips, r. D. Upton, John Car
penter, WIN. II. Covert, Benz. Price,
and Jas. L. Moorehead.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Mr.. Wiley, and after consid'
crablc discussion it was adopted
Resolrrd, That Committee Of one
from each County represented in thi:
Convention be appointed to considc'
and report upon the cxpediency o
memoriaizing the next Legislature o
Virginia to pass a law to be suhmitic'
TO the vote Of the people, prohibitin!
the sale ofall spirituous liquors in thu
Commonwealth, except for mechani
cal, medicinal or sacramento purpos
cS. .s
=. -tWhcreupon the President appoint
cd the f5llowipa sss::::'leenen said Com
miiies; VIZ: Messrs. Waitrean I. Viii
lev of Monongalia; Samuel Woods .
Barbour; John A. Ollie of Preston
Rev. Gloon Reyes of Taylor; Joh'
$. Barnes, sen. ofMalion; ! c. Moor
Of Wetzol; James w. Harris of Har
lison, and Adam Thompson of ohi'
county
Mr.. Ollie offered the following res
olution, which was also adopted:
Reso7rea, That said Committee dc
also report to this Convention such
measures as, in their opinion will be
hest calculated tosecure an active and
efficient organization Of the friends Of
temperance throughout the State fol
The purpose of carrying into effect
the object Of said resolution.
And on motion Of Mr.. Thompson j,
was further
Resolre2, That said Committee do
also devise and report to the Conyen'
ton such ways and means as in their
opinion will best procure the funds
necessary to carry out the objects OF
the foregoing resolutions.
Mr.. Wiley offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
RcsOlrcd, That Committee Of five
be appointed to prepare un address to
the public on the propriety of memo
,ializing the next Legislature for the
passage ofsuch law as is designated
in his first resolution.
Whereupon the President appoint,
Ell Messrs. W. T. Wiley, SamueI
Woods, ]. C. Moore, John S. Barns
scn., and Adam Thompson said Com
,niltce.
The Convention then adjourned nm
Ill Thursday morning at9 o'clock.
Thursday morning, May 10.
The Convention met pursuant Il
the adjournment ofyesterday aud wa