The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-05-08
Minnesota Territorial Temperance Society.


President, in the chair.
On motion, Hon. N. Mclean, Rev. C..
Seccombe, Rev. B. F. Hoyt, Professor
E. w. Merrill and Rev. T. M. Fullerton
were appointed committee to consider
ard report on the duty of Temperance
men in the present crisis of public affairs.
To that committee were referred the fol-
lowing questions:
a. What course ought the citizens Of
Minnesota to take with those dealers in
intoxicating drinks, who hold licenses da-
ted since the adoption Of the new Liquor
Law?
"2. What course with those whose IL
censes bear date previous to the adoption
of the law?
"What course with unlicensed deal
ers ?"
Adjourned to meet at 2 o'clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON.
Letters were read from Rev. John
Marsh, Secretary of the American Tenn
perance Union, and from Hon. Neal Dow.
Voted to so amend our Constitution as
to constitute this society "auxiliary to the
American Temperance Union.
Voted to request the publication of Neal
BOWS letter in the St. Anthony Express
and the Minnesotian. =.
The committee on measures reported,
and their report, as slightly amended and
unanimously adopted, is as follows:
" Firmly believing the new Liquor Law
to be a good one,-that it has been legal
ly enacted and approved by large ma
jority of the popular vote to which it was
referred; believing also that the Law is
one of vast importance to the interests of
our Territory, it is our decided opinion
that it should be promptly executed IN all
ats provisions; in doing which, the friends
of Temperance should exercise all the
kindness and forbearness consistent with
firm execution of the Law.
"In regard to the proper course to be
pursued with liquor dealers holding IL
censes dated since the adoption of the new
Law, it is our opinion that such licenses
are not valid, and that their legality should
not be admitted without trial. We
therefore recommend that it should be put
to the test in order to obtain a legal de-
cision on that point.
In regard to the proper course to be
pursued with those holding unexpired Ii
censes dated previous to the adoption Of
the new Law, we would recommend that
such licenses be regarded as good until
the time expires for which they were
given.
in regard to the proper course to be
pursued with unlicensed liquor dealers,
it is our opinion that the Law should be
erecuied withoat delay.
awe would also recommend to the
local Temperance societies (and to good
citizens every where) to take the most
energetic measures for bringing to the no.
tice Of the proper officers all eases of vio-
lation of the Law
A committee was appointed consisting
of one from each precinct in the Territory,
to confer with the friends of Temperance
in St. Paul in regard to Temperance
celebration on Monday, July 9Th. Said
committee ESQ far as the Secretary pro-
cured their names is constituted as fol-
lows:
w. B. Dodd, St. Paul, C. Seecombe,
St. Anthony, Maj. Mclean, Fort Smell
ing, ]. d. Trumble, Saltwater, o. Wal
kcr, Marine Mills, w. R. Brown, Red
Rock, E. Parker, Point Douglass, Mr.. Le-
may, Little Canada, Michael Brophy, Rev.
w. T. Boutwell,, A. Mixar, Cass county,
Robt. Kennedy, Mr.. Richardson, Sank
, Rapids, Mr.. Rice, 1tasca. N. Myrick,
Watab, Mr.. Drew, Rice Place, Joseph
w. Furber, Cottage Grove.
The First Annual Report of the cor
responding secretary was read and accep-
Voted that said report be published in
pamphlet form, under the direction of the
executive committee.
Eleven new members were added to the
society.
; The former board of officers were re-
!; elected for the ensuing year: A. Van
Worries, Saltwater, President; N. Nc
Lean, Fort Smelling, c. Hobart, st. Paul.
Vice Presidents G. G. Ames, St. An
thony, Cor. and Rec. Secretary; H. F.
Masterson, St. Paul, Treasurer; E. d.
Neill, B. F. Hoyt, St. Paul, c. Seccombe
E. w. Merrill, St. Anthony, and ]. c.
Whitney, Saltwater, Executive Com
mittee.
Voted that the newspapers of the Ter
! ritory be requested to publish our pro-
+ ceedings.
Adjourned to meet at the call of the
Elk. Committee.
A. VAN WORRIES, Pres't
G. G. AMEs, Sec'y.
NEAL DOW'S LETTER.
PORTLAND, April IA, 1852.
Y c. G. AMEs, (Cor. Sec. Min. Ter. Temp
S Society:)
S Dear @:-Yours of March 10th is
5 duly received. l am rejoiced to know
4 that our brethren. Of the great West are
e interesting themselves in the work of pro-
a tecting the people from the terrible eff