The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-05-25

The convention was called 10 order by w
A Champlin, Vie President
DIR Hartman, IN response 10 the invitation
Of this convention. addressed large and In
telliuent audience in condemnation Of the
liauor laws, and in support Of radical
reform.
Rev D Z Burns being called upon, adj
dressed the assembly upon the suhjrct Of
Temperance. and the necessity of. banishing
the viceof intemperance from our midst
The c,mmittee Of nine by their chairman.
male thetollowing report
PREAMIa.E -lnasmuch rs the use Of in
toxieating liquors as a beverage. has long
been a prominent cause Of innumerable evils
that ailict mankind, producing directly a
large portion Of the vice, poverty and crime
which prevail in the country, poisoning the
fountain Of domestic fclirity-coriupting the
yaung and rising race-eniailing moral and
rhysicil disease ani decrepitude upen each
.nsceedine generation Of men. and annually
consiming thousands Of our fell0w-rltlzeTS to
premature graves, before they have lived oQt
half their days; and inasmuch as the con-
slant exposure for sale by retail. as a bever-
age. Of vinous or spirituous liquors. as is by
law estab'i-hed throughout our State. Is felt
10 be an evil Of surprising magnitude there
fire-
/. Resolred. That in view Of the eno-mi.
~ of these grievances, il becomes the duty, as
il is the right # the good people Of this State,
without distinction Of name or party, to inquire
diligently for some more effective remedy
against the popular source of those evils.
, Resokued. That the present license sys-
ton, insri ad of remedying. seems to nourlsh
and strengthen the vice Of drunkenness, Is
demoralizinr and iniuriousto the public pace,
While the Unrestricted trade in ardent spirits
,vould be Till more fatal and rulnous we
,bersf,re deem It necessary that all retail Of
drinks at bar.rooms and tipping houses
should be prDhitited, except IN cases where
the mniority of the heads OF families, It 10 the
towns. or such majority, it not IN the towns.
os reside within Eve miles Of the place where
such retail is proposed to be carried on shall
signify their wish by petition to the proper
authorities. that such license be granted.
2 Rexokrcd. That We regard thls move
ment a. eminently poPular-'he evils cum
planned Of b ing general and wide-spread-
and that il becomes the people throughout
the State 10 take the subject IN hand, and
perseveringly seek an efeciuaI and Permai-
ent reform.
4 Rcsolred, That we consider the su' ject
a. ~ M way involving party or natloiml pol
;,;cs but exclusively Of State aud domestic
nolicv and above al ordinary Issues that u
Ia ofen heretofore been acted on by the
Leois'aiure, aui is Legitimate and proper Tor
the primary action Of the people ~ view Of
fnture Iepislation-illat now y an appropriate
Time b move in this work, and we call upon
m Good ci.izens Of every name aud party T.
uniie IN asking of our next Legislature the
suppre.sion Of the retail system as It now
exists
5. Rcsolred. That It be the duty Of the
Central Committee Of the State k'iorm
League TO memoriaiize the next Leglslalur
in behalf Of a law on the subject OF retailing
sbiritious liquors embodyins the substance
III the I'd restitution, and that they be lnstruc-
ted to use al diligence to procure the passage
Of the same.
G Resolcea, That the branches Of the
State R,1orn League which may be organized
In The several counties Of the State. are here
bg reouestei to menlorialize the Legislature
in connection with the citizens OF said SOAP.
ties respectively, in behalf Of the passage OF o.
such liquor law as the central committee snA''
approve.
Ga motion. the report was received and
laid on the table.
Mr. Clifton offered the following resoln'
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Resoircd, That State Central Committee