The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24
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numerous aSSemDldge Ol thc Ci1lASuS
of Greene, and the adjoining counties,
convened at Paintersville, Ohio, May
28th, 1853, for the purpose of promo
ting an enactment in this State, OF the
Maine Liquor Law. f8
The meeting was organized BY the
appointment ef w. G. Thorp, Of Xe-
MIA, as President Jas. Hibben, Of
Greene, Oliver W. Nixon, Of Clinton,
John Mullen, of Warren, VIM. Den
ton, of Butler, and Thomas Foulke, of
Clarke, as Vice Presidents DR.. A.
Brooke, of Clinton, DR.. H. c. Winans
and DR.. G. F. Birdsall, of Greene, Sec
retaries. Prayer was then offered by
Rev. Mr.. Andrews, followed by excel
lent music by the Painterville BrOss
Band, which added great interest to
the exercises, by its occasional perfOr-
mances throughout the day. On mo-
ton of DR.. BirdsalI, Messrs. DR.. j.
H. Watson, o. w. Nixon, T. D.
Royse, DR.. Henry G, Winans, VIM.
Cotterell and Parker S. Browder were
appointed committee tOprepare bus
mess to come before the meeting. An
interesting address was then made by
0. W. Nixon, in advocacy of prohibi-
tory legislation against the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating drinks,
within the State. A letter from the
Rev. Mr.. Phillips, was then read, and
after music from the Band, a recess
of an hour was taken.
Bpm. The meeting reassembled
to the music of a most pathetic tenn
pererance song, by P. S, Browder,
which he followed by some energetic
remarks in favor of the objects of the
meeting. The business committee re-
ported the following series of resolu-
tions, which were most eloquently ad-
vocated by Mr.. Denton, followed by
Rev. Mr.. Collett, and were passed
unanimously-viz:
ResolOed, That in the manufacture,
the importation, sale and use of intox-
icating drinks, with which they are
cursed, the people Of Ohio find the
greatest obstacle to their progress in
ealth edHcalion, moralsandfehgion,
duty to ourselves, to our neigh.
bors, and to posterity, demands of us
that we Immediately obtain legisla-
lative prohibition of the importation,
manufacture and sale of them within
the State, by an enactment similar, in
its provisions, to the Maine Liquor
Law.
Resolved, That we hereby pledge
our most sacred honor, that we will
vote for no candidate to the Legisla-
ture, of any party, who is not public
ly pledged TO advocate and vote for
such law, and in whose private
character, we have a sufficient guar
antee, that he will faithfully abide by
such pledge.
Resolved, That we recommend to
our fellow citizens of Greene County,
and throughout the State, the forma-
ton Of township organizations, to can
vass every township in Ohio, and OBJ
tain, if possible, the pledge of every
voter, that he will support no candi-
date not publicly pledged, as afore-
said.
RESOLVED, That we also recommend
the township committees, in canvass
ing their respective districts, to be
provided with petitions to the Legisla-
ture asking the passage of such a
law, to be presented to non-voters,
and those not pledged, for their sig.
natures.
Mr.. o. w. Nixon then offered and
advocated the following, which was
adopted
Resolved, That we recognize wo-
man as an efficient co-laborer in the
temperance reform, and that we ear
nestly call upon her to use her power
full influence in the furtherance of