Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-12-08
Temperance Movement.

NaAta Temperance meeting held at Woods Run
School house on Monday evening, Nov. 29th, 1852.
Mr.. ]. r. Buchanan was called TO the chair and
VIM. Gregg Jr. Secretary. The President stated
the object of The meeting was to take into con6ld-
Grafton the propriety of sending petitions to the
Legislature in General Assembly met.
The following Preamble and Resolutions were
presented and warmly indicated BY Messrs. w.
ID. SiIliman, A. A. Allison, b, F. Gregg and
others.
Whereas, Intemperance with its innumerable
train of evils has for ages devastated families,
blasted the hopes Of the Patriot and crushed the
fondest hope of the christian; AMI whereas gradual
and moderate remedies have failed TO cure this
great public SeaSe; and whereas II is the iii ut oil
the people in our land OF liberty peaceably to eS
press their indignation at every system and pTaC.
tice which degradeS and enSlaveS the bodies ard
minds of men; and whereas the use Of ardent spr-
its only tends TO degrade, enSlaye and demorallze
man and is desructivet TO the prosperity, honor and
happiness of the nation; therefore,
list. Resolved, That we believe the time has
come W hen every individual should speak out on
this subject and proclaim their earnest protest
against practice fraught with SO much mischief
I'd. Resolved, That we respectfully pray our
Legislature now in ion to enact law prohibits
ing the making and tralcing in ardent spirits tx
cept for mechanical medicinal and sacramental
purposes.
Sd. Resolved, That we believe that great ma
ority of the peOpld of Virginia are now prepared to
take decided action upon this subject and that SO
far as our influence extends it shall not be with
holden.
4th. Resolved, That we urge our fellow citizens
every where to roll petition after petition into
Legislature that they may become convinced that
the people prepared and ready for law similar
to that OF Maine.
9Th. Resolved, That if the present Legislature
diSregardS our petitions we will be compelled by
sense of duty, TO abandon them and select
from our citizens those who will hear our humble
requests, and act upon them, and, If necessity de-
mandS, will fOrsake party connexions and
vote for those alone who favorable TO this
ment.
9Th. Resolved that the friends Of the Temper
ance movement throughout the State be called up
to put forth their exeTtIons in getting up petit
tons to send into the Legislature as soon as con-
venient.
The above resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted.
On motion, Resolved, That MeSSrs. F. Gregg, j.
G. McCOmbe, and j. Munnell, be a committee 10
circulate the following petition in this vicinity:
To the Honorable, the Senate and the House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth Of Virgin
ia, in General ASSemblymet:
We, the undersigned, citizens Of the State OF
Virginia, and county of Ohio, believing intemper-
ance to be great and growing evil, and believing
it to be debasing, and demoralizing and ruinous
in its tendency; that its effects are only evil and
that continually, and seeing that all the milder
measures hitherto made use of, for The eradication
of this deadly evil from the land, have proved una
Vailing, and believing that you are with us in
heart IN this moral reform, we therefore pray your
honorable body to enact law equally stringent to
that of Maine for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
0rif your honorable body in their wisdom should
reject our prayers in this respect, that you will
grant u.s. as citizens of this Commonwealth, the
privilege of testing the matter at the ballot box.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
Onmotion, resolved that the above proceedings
resolutions, and petition be published in the
nISyR
On n6 aip the meeting adjourned to meet on
Monday evening; Dec. 9Th, 1882.
]. R. BUCHANAN, Pres't.
WV. GREEo, Jr., Sec'y.